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title: "What’s wrong with me amaryllis? It started out as just the bulb, and…"
description: "What’s wrong with me amaryllis? It started out as just the bulb, and it’s just been growing straight up since then. It’s 29 inches long and just started to…"
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author: "NewlyGardenObsessed"
published: "2026-01-16T11:13:37.613727Z"
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# What’s wrong with me amaryllis? It started out as just the bulb, and…

_Posted by NewlyGardenObsessed on 2026-01-16_

What’s wrong with me amaryllis? It started out as just the bulb, and it’s just been growing straight up since then. It’s 29 inches long and just started to open up but it doesn’t look like a pretty red flower coming out of there to me!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ByNjQdWyYD1Z4xOBQm_fhzJLBvnjTrUsKVNXORD-TKE/Y-RtdQMUScGcLbG9VCrnoA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ByNjQdWyYD1Z4xOBQm_fhzJLBvnjTrUsKVNXORD-TKE/HX6L1UBwRdeNzC3PINFrbg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Immaculata commented on 2026-01-16

Give it some time. He still has a lot two grow

### DDs PLANTS commented on 2026-01-17

Patience, young jedi

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