My first response to this question is to ask about the exact number of lovely green leaves. Regardless of where you grow them, a single Amaryllis bulb large enough to flower should produce, at a minimum, 9 to 10 leaves during each vegetative period. The number could vary with climate and could be different if you are growing Amaryllis hybrids. Knowing the total leaf number for an Amaryllis bulb is a key piece of data relative to flowering. If plants are not flowering and are routinely producing fewer than 9 leaves year after year, then that indicates something is preventing the bulbs from attaining sufficient size for flowering since leaf number is correlated with bulb size. If each bulb is producing plenty of leaves (10 or more) year after year but still no flowers, then that indicates something is either preventing flower initiation or causing flower abortion. I agree that excessive fertilization could conceivably prevent flowering of large bulbs but small bulbs benefit greatly from proper fertilization. Nathan At 05:06 PM 6/16/2015, you wrote: >Hi again, > >Monty Don holds the position of head gardener for the UK, I found >this quote from him. > >Q My daughter came back from holiday in Jersey three years ago with >a packet of Jersey lilies. We have grown them in pots and had lovely >green leaves, but no flowers. >Freda Turner, Eastwood, Essex > >A Amaryllis belladonna, or the Jersey lily does not come from >Jersey, but South Africa. That's the clue to its success. It need >lots of sun to flower in September or October, which is why it does >well in Jersey. For you, it is best to grow it in a greenhouse or >conservatory and to give it poor soil and not feed it. This will >reduce the leaves and encourage it to flower. To impoverish the >soil, mix peat-free potting compost half and half with grit. > >-- >David Pilling