i got a few years ago. I decided to put it outside after blooms gone and it warmed up. It soaked up so much energy. It grew 6 more leaves during the summer. I brought it in and put in fridge in paper bag and thermos bag and had it for 3 seasons. I fell in love. WHy do I do it. JUST TO SEE IF I CAN DO IT. It makes me feel like Im nurturing a precious bulb. I love their big thick blooms Im hooked
I’ve lost to many plants already because I overwater or underwater them. No way I’m going to throw out something beautiful that is easy to care for and gives gorgeous blooms.
I took the wax off of mine and cut it back and I have a new flower coming on mine too! The only thing is- it only has gotten a couple of hair roots so not sure if it will make it or not. I think that is why I do it though, just to see if I can! 🙃
Hi, I'm in Michigan so it's cold here after October. I received one of these as a Christmas gift. Do I cut these down and put them in a dormant state like now? Or do I leave them in a sunny window. This would be after taking the wax off. Mine still has blooms on but they are beginning to wilt, so I'll be cutting them down soon. Thank you.
You would put them in a dormant state about 12 weeks before Christmas if you want blooms around Christmas time. You definitely need to pot it up and keep it inside near a sunny window so that the bulb can take in nutrients to be able to bloom again. Once your temperatures warm up in spring ( around 70 degrees make sure the freezing temperatures have passed) take it outside to take in more of that sunshine to continue to let the bulb store up nutrients. I would fertilize it about once a month with some indoor fertilizer. Towards the end of your summer whenever your temperatures are still fairly warm and before it freezes bring it indoor to go dormant. Put it in a area where it gets about 50 degrees and it’s dark. Stop watering it and keep it in that room for around 6-8 weeks. When you want to bring it out of dormancy, put it back in a sunny place and water it in potting soil in a pot slightly bigger than the bulb. I hope this helped!
Well, next year I will know what to do.🤭🫤🤔😅. I didn’t throw them away, but they smelled moldy after I took the wax off. I peeled back the covering AND the next layer!😮😮. I sprayed them a few times with antifungal spray, a copper mix, and then a growth promoting one, potted them up and spray watered the pots to damp. They were put by an indirectly bright window, and began filling out and plumping up almost immediately. (All dead matter was removed, and since it’s the middle of July, there was a lot.). Visibly, they look ok and I will keep a close eye on them, but I can only hope they will be ok and start taking root. I’m pretty worried about peeling back that outer layer. 🤨😕🤷🏼♀️ They were potted in a Miracle Grow mix with a layer or two of bark. Maybe they will be ok. What should I have done? (Maybe, I already know.). Live and learn.
i got a few years ago. I decided to put it outside after blooms gone and it warmed up. It soaked up so much energy. It grew 6 more leaves during the summer. I brought it in and put in fridge in paper bag and thermos bag and had it for 3 seasons. I fell in love. WHy do I do it. JUST TO SEE IF I CAN DO IT. It makes me feel like Im nurturing a precious bulb. I love their big thick blooms Im hooked
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I’ve lost to many plants already because I overwater or underwater them. No way I’m going to throw out something beautiful that is easy to care for and gives gorgeous blooms.
Yeah. I’m hoping to have blooms this year. I’ll find out soon. It’s pretty amazing how these bulbs can regenerate and keep going. Thought bulbs.
I took the wax off of mine and cut it back and I have a new flower coming on mine too! The only thing is- it only has gotten a couple of hair roots so not sure if it will make it or not. I think that is why I do it though, just to see if I can! 🙃
I agree with you 😊 I’m sure you will get more roots.
Hi, I'm in Michigan so it's cold here after October. I received one of these as a Christmas gift. Do I cut these down and put them in a dormant state like now? Or do I leave them in a sunny window. This would be after taking the wax off. Mine still has blooms on but they are beginning to wilt, so I'll be cutting them down soon. Thank you.
You would put them in a dormant state about 12 weeks before Christmas if you want blooms around Christmas time. You definitely need to pot it up and keep it inside near a sunny window so that the bulb can take in nutrients to be able to bloom again. Once your temperatures warm up in spring ( around 70 degrees make sure the freezing temperatures have passed) take it outside to take in more of that sunshine to continue to let the bulb store up nutrients. I would fertilize it about once a month with some indoor fertilizer. Towards the end of your summer whenever your temperatures are still fairly warm and before it freezes bring it indoor to go dormant. Put it in a area where it gets about 50 degrees and it’s dark. Stop watering it and keep it in that room for around 6-8 weeks. When you want to bring it out of dormancy, put it back in a sunny place and water it in potting soil in a pot slightly bigger than the bulb. I hope this helped!
@@FlowerFanatic Thank you very much. I appreciate the time you took to help me.
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Well, next year I will know what to do.🤭🫤🤔😅. I didn’t throw them away, but they smelled moldy after I took the wax off. I peeled back the covering AND the next layer!😮😮. I sprayed them a few times with antifungal spray, a copper mix, and then a growth promoting one, potted them up and spray watered the pots to damp. They were put by an indirectly bright window, and began filling out and plumping up almost immediately. (All dead matter was removed, and since it’s the middle of July, there was a lot.). Visibly, they look ok and I will keep a close eye on them, but I can only hope they will be ok and start taking root. I’m pretty worried about peeling back that outer layer. 🤨😕🤷🏼♀️ They were potted in a Miracle Grow mix with a layer or two of bark. Maybe they will be ok. What should I have done? (Maybe, I already know.). Live and learn.