How to Use amaryllis in a Sentence

amaryllis

noun

• The amaryllis will bloom every year for a long, long time.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2019
• For amaryllis, plant the bulb in rich, moist potting soil.
  — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2019
• There were amaryllis growing out of the ground, their bulbs the size of soccer balls.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 19 Mar. 2019
• In five to eight weeks after planting, the amaryllis will bloom.
  — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• The exception is amaryllis, which will bloom from a bulb in a matter of months.
  — Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 29 May 2022
• Try simple pots of red amaryllis and a tree for every main room in your house.
  — Colleen Egan, ELLE Decor, 3 Dec. 2014
• The huge, brilliant blooms of amaryllis certainly fit the bill.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2020
• At Grumpy’s house, pots of gorgeous amaryllis blooms decorate the front steps.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2020
• Big red blooms often with white stripes are likely spring displays of amaryllis.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Landscapes have filled with red, pink, orange and white amaryllis displays.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 1 May 2021
• As Bird picked up his violin to play, the Janus Horn began to spin, like an amaryllis sending out an alarm signal.
  — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
• Take care to prevent amaryllis from stretching and toppling.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2020
• The equally popular but much more flamboyant amaryllis takes a bit longer — up to 12 weeks.
  — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2019
• Plus, there will be a display of Kidder's favorite flowers, pink amaryllis.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2018
• My amaryllis developed red patches on some leaves over the summer.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• These durable lilies with spider- to amaryllis-looking clusters of blooms in white, pink, red or maroon don’t seem to mind being transplanted.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2020
• Use spider lilies, fall crocus, fall amaryllis, mums and asters for later flowers.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
• On Labor Day, take amaryllis inside, lay pots on their sides, and let the plants go dormant by withholding water.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2020
• Student Aliana Rojano selected a bright pink amaryllis for her project.
  — Linda Lemond, Post-Tribune, 27 June 2017
• Most amaryllis plants are Dutch or African hybrids selected for flower size, color and ease of forcing.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2022
• The other plants used throughout the three houses range from lilies and azaleas to paperwhites, amaryllis, and mini-evergreens.
  — Robert Khederian, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2018
• This is the tropical form of amaryllis (genus Hippeastrum) that is commonly sold at Christmas.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 2 Apr. 2020
• Many years ago there were several farmers growing amaryllis in the Orlando area.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• If the outdoors isn’t calling you right now, concentrate on paper whites, narcissus and amaryllis.
  — Suzanne Sproul, Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2017
• To explain plants that form bulbs, bulbs are storage organs that let the plants survive through difficult times such as extreme winters and, in the case of tropical amaryllis, through periods of drought.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 3 Dec. 2020
• By Gemma and Andrew Ingalls Stroll through a garden of roses--plus amaryllises, lilies of the valley, peonies, poppies, daffodils and bleeding hearts.
  — Lucy Feldman, Time, 30 June 2017
• Deep red amaryllis flowers, cut short, mimicked the rose at her chest, and finally, the large white Protea lent the arrangement a boldness, a hit of the exotic, and suggested the porcelain quality of her skin.
  — Lindsey Taylor, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2017
• Tall, showy, colorful blooms like red amaryllis make a similar festive statement.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
• Fresh greens and stockings decorate the mantel while pretty pink 'Spotlight' amaryllis layers the windowsill with seasonal cheer.
  — Anna Molvik, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
• Be sure your holiday gift is finished flowering as many amaryllis bulbs send up an additional shoot to enjoy.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024