My sis gave me this plant and i dont no how to spell it (i think its arymliss)?
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Is it an amaryllis? If so, and if it's in bloom...
IN BLOOM
Typically, each flower stem produces four blooms, which open within 2-3 days of each other. Hearty bulbs of large diameter may produce more than one stem at a time.
Once blossoms open, keeping the plant in a cool, shaded room (65 F) will prolong the life of the bloom. A blooming amaryllis does NOT need to sit in a bright room or sunlight. Heat & light causes the bloom to wither. Blooms may last several days to a week. Be careful to not let the pollen get on fabrics - it can stain some cloth.
Note in the photo that the support for the stem is a wire loop held on a wooden dowel. Don't tie a string or wire around the stem; a wire loop around but not touching the stem will provide it support if it leans under the weight of the open flowers.
When each bloom withers, cut the flower off just in back of the bloom, removing the green 'lump' in back of the blossom, and the thin stem connecting the bloom to the main flower stem. This is done so that the plant does not waste energy forming seeds behind each bloom. It is not worth trying to propogate amaryllis from seed, as it would be a multi-year project until you produced a bulb capable of flowering.
When all blooms on the top of the main stem are spent and removed, cut the main stem off 2 inches above the bulb. You will note that the main stem is hollow - as are the stems of daffodils, which are in the same family. The stem was rigid because of the water in its tissues.
http://www.rochestergardening.com/bulbs/...
That website also describes all it's life stages and how to care for it during each season.
And here's some natural history on it and pictures...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/amaryllis...
Are you thinking of Amaryllis?
Google Image link:
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab...
They are lovely plants. It's "amaryllis".
I think it is spelled amaryllis.
Oh. It's an amaryllis.
If you've ever seen the musical The Music Man, it's sung or spoken about six dozen times in the course of the show.
Search the flower name (arymliss) on a search engine and see if there is a website that has a picture of the flower. Then go from there.
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