Preserving an amaryllis bulb after flowering is not easy, but you can try.

The recipe I will leave below is written from the words of one resident of our village. Once, seeing how she put pots with hippeastrum bulbs outside, I asked her why she was doing this and received the answer: so that the bulbs would bloom the following year. Then I asked her to tell me in detail how she does it.

RECIPE

1. Cut after flowering: After flowering, cut off the faded flowers with the stem (a few centimeters above the bulb). Leaves are not cut off, healthy leaves should grow and develop, since the bulb receives nutrients from them, which is very important for photosynthesis.
2. Location and care in summer: From mid-May to September (depending on the climate in your region. Important: there should be no frost), place the pot outside in a bright, but not too sunny place. Water the plant regularly, but avoid stagnant water. Fertilize every two weeks with any fertilizer for flowers (even fertilizer for geraniums will do).
3. Preparing for the rest phase: At the end of summer, from September to November, watering and fertilizing are gradually reduced. If the leaves turn yellow and die, cut them off completely.
4. Storing onions: Remove the bulb from the soil, thoroughly clean it from excess soil and remove dead roots. Store the onion in a cool, dark and dry place at a temperature of about 10-15 °C. or you can leave the bulbs in the pot and transfer them to a cool, dark and dry place with a temperature of about 10-15 °C.
5. Transplantation in autumn: In the fall, plant the bulb in fresh soil or add a little fresh soil to the pot so that a third of the bulb protrudes from the soil. Place the pot in a bright place and water moderately until new shoots appear.

I myself have not tried to save heppeastrum bulbs for a second year, but now that I have learned about this method, I will definitely try.

Good luck to everyone who wants to try it too!

Feel free to leave your comments and share your results, I will be very grateful!