Cherry Nymph Amaryllis Bulb Planted - November 2026

Last week, I posted some photos and details of a handful of Amaryllis bulbs that caught our eye at Wannemakers and talked about how we're heading into Christmas Flower Season in our house.  Back in October, I showed the bulbs that Home Depot was carrying near me this year, too.  

Having a set of "Christmas Flowers" is one of the Christmas traditions that I've tried to keep going with two of my kids.  I have them pick out a bulb each and we plant them up.  In recent years, we've also bought my Mom and Nat's Mom some bulbs, too. 

For this year, we all nosed through the boxes of bulbs and all three of us picked one.  I'll post about their bulbs in separate posts.  The bulb that I picked to grow this year is Cherry Nymph.  

I've grown Cherry Nymph Amaryllis before (2019) and it was a late bloomer.  

Amaryllis dot com describes Cherry Nymph like this: 

"Cherry Nymph offers the perfect combination of a vibrant, bright red color and strong, sturdy stems. Its vivid display makes it an ideal choice for any holiday display or garden setting."

Sturdy stems.  That was how they described me in grade school.

Eden Brothers listing includes these details:

Cherry Nymph Amaryllis bursts with bold, double blooms in rich cherry-red tones that exudes style and elegance. Its lush, layered petals create a dramatic display perfect for brightening winter days.

Double-flowering blooms.  And 'long lasting'.  

Here is a post from mid-February 2020 proving out both of those things:  double blooms.  And...since I posted those photos on February 18th, I'd certainly say it could be considered 'long lasting'.  Or...perhaps..."late blooming". 

The bulb have gone up in price, but they also feel larger than in the past.  Just by a little bit.  I seem to gravitate towards bulbs that haven't started yet and have some green showing around their necks.  

Here's the Cherry Nymph bulb that I selected below.  Roots and green neck.  And, firm.

The box (below) shows the price:  $25.99.   I don't seem to have photos of the boxes at Wannemaker's every year,  but here is a post from December 2023 that shows the bulbs cost $21.99.  Up $4.00 in three years.  That's an 18% price increase in 3 years.  

Like most years, I planted this in a single terracotta clay pot.  Burying about half of the bulb in potting soil.  See below for the amaryllis bulb in the container:

Cherry Nymph Amaryllis Bulb

Here, below, is the tag that was rubber-banded to the bulb: 

We're just shy of six weeks before Christmas.  Will we get a bloom by then?