Anne, It is much too late for you to force these bulbs for a Xmas bloom. You would have needed to start the process in August. Your bulbs may or may not bloom at their natural time in April-May next year. Did you have more leaves during the summer? From this photo I see only 2 leaves/pot. The old wives statement was that 3 leaves were necessary to make enough sugar to create a bloom bud at the basal plate this season to bloom next season. I'm live in Zone 9a. I don't force dormancy at all. I don't water from now until new growth appears, but they still get rain and half day sun. My pots have plenty of vigorous leaves right now. I protect them from our occasional frosts with freeze cloth. With 3 pots you can certainly bring them into your garage or house when temperatures are below 35 degrees. My outdoor Amaryllis finally die back naturally in late January and new growth starts up again about two weeks later, as day length starts to increase. If you want them to bloom a bit earlier inside, Put them in a dry, dark location now, to get them to die back now. After eight weeks, cut off the dead foliage, repot and put on sunny windowsill, water once and see if you get new growth. That is only going to push up the bloom by maybe a month. It is not uncommon for bulbs not to bloom every year. Next year fertilize them with a bulb fertilizer several times in the summer to encourage new leaves. Your bulbs look very healthy which is a real plus for trying to get them to rebloom. Good luck and let us know how they look next summer.
