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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    March 8, 2018
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    This is unlikely. This happens over time due to many factors. Most of them are genetic. They may never return to their original color, and most likely will continue to change over time. The only two things you can do now are to sit back and enjoy the strange world of genetics, or replant with the color of your choice. Either way would be up to you. This is a very interesting thing to watch, and I enjoy seeing how flowers change over time, but others will want a certain color. Whatever you decide will be up to you and perfectly fine.

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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    March 14, 2018
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    Leave them on the stem to ripen further. Once the pod is brown, the seeds are ready. It will take several years for seeds to develop a bulb big enough to bloom. Most amaryllis are hybrids; therefore, the flowers will not look exactly like the parent plant. Here is an article that discusses propagation methods: https://lancaster.unl.edu/hort/nebline/amaryllis.shtml

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    March 28, 2018
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    If the flowers were pollinated, then you can expect there to be a green swollen pod. If this did not happen and the stalks are starting to die, then you may cut these off. Stop watering them, and the leaves will start going dormant. After the leaves start dying off, then you can move the pot to a dark location for a couple of months. This will give them the rest they need to continue to flower again. After this, they will be ready for watering, feeding, and put back out to begin the cycle again.

    This article can help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/amaryllis-hippeastrum/amaryllis-care-after-flowering.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    March 28, 2018
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    Your best bet is to wait until the bulb is dormant and then attempt to split or chip the bulb.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/chipping-flower-bulbs.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    April 17, 2018
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    You will want to start cutting down on water until the leaves are dried. Then you can cut the growth off. This article will direct you from this point: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/amaryllis-hippeastrum/amaryllis-bulb-storage.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    April 30, 2018
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    If the pods do not swell from pollination, then they can be removed as soon as the flowers fade. You can remove close to the base with a sharp clean blade.

    This article will give you more information about their care: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/amaryllis-hippeastrum/amaryllis-care-instructions-how-to-care-for-an-amaryllis.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    May 1, 2018
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    I would not do this now. I would wait until the next dormancy period. This will keep it from harming the plant's natural bloom cycle. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/amaryllis-hippeastrum/amaryllis-bulbs-propagation.htm

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