The National Garden Bureau designates a specific plant to celebrate each year. The goal is to promote awareness, education and appreciation for that particular plant — and this year, one of the ...

With its vivid, trumpet-shaped blooms, amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.) is known as an iconic holiday flower that can brighten up the long, winter nights and cold dreary days. The bulbs of these flowers ...

If you’ve decided to save your amaryllis bulb, you’ll need to follow specific steps so you can get it to bloom next holiday.

Amaryllis flowers are some of the most striking there are. They add punchy color to any room or flower bed, and their unique silhouette acts as a statement focal point in a modern setting. They're ...

It’s about time to start decking those halls. I love using natural materials and plants as holiday décor, and one plant known for merry and bright is the amaryllis. The amaryllis we buy for our homes ...

Plant a few bulbs in your home now and this winter you can enjoy a dramatic, large red amaryllis or a group of dainty, fragrant paperwhites. And you don’t have to wait too long for flowers. Some of ...

Plant amaryllis bulbs about 8 weeks before you want them to bloom. Grow amaryllis indoors in pots or outdoors in frost-free zones. Provide bright light, regular water, and occasional fertilizing. Huge ...

For many years, all the children in my family were given amaryllis bulbs as Christmas gifts by my mother, and we’d rush to pot them and have a friendly contest to see whose bloomed first. Naturally, I ...