Amaryllis #WordlessWednesday

In the fall, I purchased two amaryllis bulbs.  I stagger planted them.  Both of them are growing, each with two flower buds.

One of the plants started to open its blooms and I brought it down to the dining room this afternoon.

Here's a picture.

I have quite a history with amaryllis.  Almost every year I buy one or two bulbs ready for planting.  They bloom.  They go dormant.  I start them up again, and then...nothing.  They grow leaves.  They don't bloom.

Well, one or two times, they've rebloomed.  Here's the story of one of those times. 

I am now trying to restart two bulbs from previous years.  Last year; the one amaryllis I bought (from a clearance rack) never bloomed.  That's one of them.  The other is from two or three years ago which I've never been able to rebloom, either.

I'd love to know the secret to reblooming. 

Amaryllis are the only bulbs I try to bloom indoors.  I have a problem with the scent of paperwhites.  I know there are varieties other than the Ziva that all the stores here seem to sell, but I never remember to order until it's too late.

It's too late. 

But I'll be enjoying my amaryllis.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for #WordlessWednesday.