I can keep amaryllis going for years. Some years they don't flower, but unless the bulbs have really shrunk, I keep them going for another year (or 2) and they can usually be coaxed back into flower. Then they start producing bulblets attached to the bulb which get bigger and bigger until they can be broken off, potted up, and brought into flower, sometimes, but not usually, the same year.
This meant that last year I had 14 amaryllis, 13 flowering, in my conservatory and little space for seed trays, etc.
As they are in a north facing, unheated conservatory I have stopped trying to start them off in January but wait til Easter or until the first one shows a tip of a leaf, whichever is the sooner. Last year I put in wooden plant holders into the pots noting the colours of the ones I wanted to keep. This year any of the other pots that showed a bud coming, I have brought into work and given away. I have found good homes for 7.
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