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Amaryllis bulb gifts turn a thoughtful gesture into a show that unfolds day by day. Potted amaryllis arrive ready to grow in decorative containers, while waxed bulbs bloom without soil or watering. Their tall stems and trumpet-shaped flowers make memorable Christmas gifts and brighten winter birthdays, thank-yous, and other special occasions.
Potted amaryllis gifts arrive pre-planted in a decorative container, already in early growth. It's the right choice for a recipient who likes checking in on a plant: a little water, a quarter-turn toward the light, watching for the first bud. After the bloom fades, the leaves can be kept going to help the bulb store energy for next year. See our guide to reblooming amaryllis for the full process.
Some potted amaryllis gifts include a single bulb. Others step up in named sizes:
Waxed amaryllis bulbs need no soil, no pot, and no watering. The bulb already holds the moisture and stored energy it needs to bloom entirely on its own. Just set it in bright, indirect light. Waxed amaryllis bulbs are offered in one size, built for a single bloom cycle (but often grows multiple blooms per stem). It's the gift for a recipient who might never remember to water it, and doesn't need to.
Amaryllis bulb gifts are a holiday season staple, and the same shipping window covers winter birthdays, thank-yous, and client gifts too. Round out the season with live decorated trees, Christmas greenery, or wreaths, or browse the full assortment of Christmas plants and holiday gifts.
Clear away the packing material at the top of the container and follow the included care card. For potted amaryllis, moisten the soil if it needs water; don't soak it. Set the plant in bright, indirect light, and give the pot a quarter-turn every few days if the stem starts leaning. Waxed amaryllis bulbs need none of this: unwrap it and set it in place. Turning it occasionally helps keep the stem growing straight.
For potted amaryllis, cut back the spent flower stalk but leave the leaves alone. The leaves feed the bulb so it can bloom again next year, not this same season. Timing on a repeat bloom varies. Waxed amaryllis bulbs are built for one bloom cycle and don't need this step.
Full instructions live in the Living Gift Care Guides, along with the card that ships with each gift.
Jackson & Perkins has been sending living gifts for decades, and an amaryllis plant gift is one of our most reliable: it ships expertly packed, arrives on the week you choose, and is backed by our guarantee. Shop amaryllis bulbs for sale as potted amaryllis gifts or waxed amaryllis bulbs, in holiday colors and sizes from a single bulb to the Ultimate arrangement. For bulbs beyond amaryllis, explore our full bulb gardens.
See more ways to give plants this season in our holiday plant gift ideas, or send a gift that keeps arriving with our flowering plant bulb clubs.
Yes. Amaryllis bulb gifts keep blooming for weeks instead of being enjoyed once and set aside, and you can choose potted for a recipient who likes plant care or waxed for one who'd rather not do any.
Potted amaryllis gifts grow in soil and need occasional watering, and the bulb can potentially be saved for another bloom next year. Waxed amaryllis bulbs need no soil or water at all. The bulb has stored everything it needs to flower once, on its own.
It depends on the size. Some gifts include a single bulb. Duo and Trio step up from there. Ultimate is our largest potted arrangement. Waxed amaryllis bulbs come in one size.
Most amaryllis bulbs flower within a few weeks of active growth starting, depending on the variety, its growth stage on arrival, and the light and warmth in the room.
You choose your own ship week at checkout, so you can time delivery around when you want the blooms to open. Each amaryllis bulb item has the estimated weeks to bloom included on the product page. Order earlier for a Christmas Day bloom, or later for New Year's.
A potted amaryllis often can, if you let the leaves keep growing after the flowers fade and give the bulb a dormancy period. See our guide to reblooming amaryllis for the full process. Waxed amaryllis bulbs are made for a single bloom cycle and aren't intended to be replanted.
