Look who's blooming at our house:  Amaryllis.  
 

My friends in Virginia sent the bulbs to us each Thanksgiving for many years.  They have always bloomed beautifully.  We used to "force" them to bloom in the winter. Lots of folks do that.  You take the dormant bulb and water it, and it begins to grow and bloom in about 6 weeks.  
 

That was fun, but now we just let them grow all summer, and store them in the basement over the winter.  When spring comes and the weather is nice outside we put them out and start watering them.  So, ours are on a natural schedule, no forcing necessary.  They bloom when they're ready.  
 

Look for Amaryllis bulbs in garden centers around October, November.  They are dormant at that time.  Just follow the instructions for forcing, and you'll have these gorgeous flowers in January and February.  After that you can let them do their own thing, or repeat the process for winter flowers.  
 

Btw:  I tried to plant them in the garden, but that didn't work out so well.  It's too cold here for that.  So we just overwinter them in the basement. 
 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!