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House plant care #923726

Asked January 17, 2026, 1:33 PM EST

What to do with this plant once the blossoms drop?

Chittenden County Vermont

Expert Response

Hello Hubert, 

Thank you for reaching out to the EMG helpline to ask about your amaryllis! Here are a few steps you can take as the blooms fade. First, cut off the flowers before they start to produce seeds. This will help keep energy in the plant. You can then wait for the flower stalk to turn yellow before cutting it off. It's best to place the plant in the sunniest location inside your home and you can water and fertilize like other house plants. After the change of frost has passed later this year, you can harden off the plant and keep it outdoors, if you would like to. Here are a few extension articles full of details about keeping these plants. Please feel to reach out if you have any other questions, we are just an email away! 

https://isuaamncus122stg.blob.core.windows.net/shop/RG328.pdf

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/growing_amaryllis_a_favorite_holiday_plant


 

Happy Gardening, Jessica, UVM Extension Master Gardener Programwww.uvm.edu/extension/mastergardenerWe do not intend to endorse any products we mention or criticize products we do not mention. When we include a link to a resource that recommends a chemical, it is for informational purposes only; the chemicals may not be registered for use in Vermont.  Replied January 17, 2026, 9:24 PM EST

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