“Trader Joe’s Amaryllis Bulbs come to us conveniently pre-sprouted and carefully hand-dipped in a paraffin Wax. Fascinatingly enough, all of the nutrients and moisture that the Amaryllis will require for growth & bloom are already packed into that one big, round, colorful, Wax-covered Bulb. Which means that when you get your Bulb home, you can just place it on a counter (or in a window—anywhere that receives filtered light is fine) and periodically turn it to encourage tall, straight growth. That’s it. No water. No soil. No constant watching. No kidding! The Amaryllis Bulb in Wax is the must-have, must-gift plant of the season, no green thumb required.”
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/waxed-amaryllis-bulb-058231
So I got one of these. Both my wife and I were a little bit skeptical that this would work as they said it would. Or that it would work so well. It was just a waxed bulb with a tiny green shoot at the time peeking out at the top of this round wax ball, containing the amaryllis bulb. But guess what? It absolutely did work, and then some. I mean, Wow! This is our plant…..
I placed the bulb in a sunny place. And waited. Thats it. It grew very slowly. It took about a 6 weeks or so. One could see something was happening as it grew and some bulges where the flowers would come. About a week or so later there were flowers emerging and after about another week, the whole thing just looked magnificent as you can see. It bloomed with 4 huge Amaryllis flowers.
I am not big on cut flowers which die on you in a few days however I do like some flowering plants. This one in particular! Sorry – You won’t find it anymore this season but I am posting this if you are interested in theses wax bulbs, so you can look for them next season when Trader Joe’s starts stocking them, which is sometime in early Spring. I think it cost about 7.99 (early spring 2026) I have seen them going for way more at other places. double that price or more.
This could be a fabulous gift. Maybe next Easter time?
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