Amaryllis Flower Cycle. When first flowers are fully colored. It takes a lot out of a bulb to produce such large flowers.
You should not water the bulb. The pot should be watered well and the soil kept barely moist until growth begins. Flowering time is 7-10 weeks.
Flower buds form atop the tall flower stems and usually begin blooming in as little as eight weeks from when new growth began.
Compared to most flowers amaryllis bulbs are easily encouraged to bloom additional times but for best results they require proper treatment year round to ensure they are developing correctly through each season. The upper shoulders and neck of the bulb are left exposed. Amaryllis plants in pots in different stages of growth. You should not water the bulb.