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Francine
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hello everybody,

i ve got a beautifull amarylis in my living room (why do you call it a living room...don t you live in every room of the house..lol )

it had 4 beautiful flowers, they died ,as expected they don t live for ever, and now i ve got this tall cane with no flower and about 7 or 8 tall beautiful leaves around it...should i leave the cane or cut it...

thank you

Franny.

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Plants: 1937 | From: Laval,qc,Canada | Registered: Apr 2005  |  Seeded: 65.93.192.198
margaret e. pell
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I always cut mine. If it's not setting seed, it will just die slowly on its own, anyway. The flower stalk holds a lot of water and will drip after you cut it.

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may God bless the WHOLE world!
Plants: 601 | From: Rhinebeck, NY USA | Registered: Jan 2005  |  Seeded: 68.199.184.133
Francine
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thank you , i will do that.

have a good day !

Franny.

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Plants: 1937 | From: Laval,qc,Canada | Registered: Apr 2005  |  Seeded: 65.93.195.51
TomR
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Yup, cut off the flower stalk and keep those leaves going! Don't forget to feed it as well.

Tom

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My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.
Plants: 233 | From: Dutchess county,N.Y. | Registered: Oct 2003  |  Seeded: 24.161.95.233
   

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