To whom it may concern:
I received an amarilla plant which had two beautiful blooms. They have finished blooming and are wilting down. Two new shoots are coming up. What do I do with the two wilting flowers, should I let the long stalks wilt down by itself or should I cut them to give the two new stalks more energy?
Thank you very much
Marga E Senger

My advice is always to leave the stalks in place (the green color means that they are making food for the plant) BUT to take off any fruits that might be forming since making seeds will use energy from the plant. So, cut off the dead flowers and leave the stalks unless that looks ugly to you. In that case take the stalks off too. The plant will do its thing either way. Derek

My mother was given an Amarilla bulb for Christmas. She understood the instructions said to put the bulb with root end pointed up and the opposite end down on the rock base in the container that came with it. This did not seem right to her but she did it anyway and nothing has happened with the plant growing/blooming. She has recently turned the bulb around so the "sprouts" will be pointing up. Has she ruined the plant? Will it still grow and have blooms? Is there anything she can do to better its chances?