There is a simple version of amaryllis seeds and a complete version. Both are here, in that order.
The simplest explanation that accounts for what you are seeing is usually the correct one. Treat the numbers as a guideline; your exact result depends on your setup and current version. It is worth knowing which part of this the game actually enforces and which part is convention. A change that works but that you cannot repeat has not really solved anything.
The quick answer
There is a single decision that determines the result here. Everything after it is preference.
The straightforward version
The second time takes a fraction as long, which makes the first attempt worth doing carefully. Start with the simplest option before touching anything that is hard to reverse. The version number is the single most useful thing to note before following instructions.
How to check it worked
The advice that sounds too simple is usually the part that actually matters. Details that seem cosmetic occasionally are not, which is why the order is specified. The step people skip is almost always the one that makes the rest reliable. Where several approaches exist, the popular one is popular for being easy to explain rather than best.
Anything presented as a hidden trick for amaryllis seeds is normally a step a popular guide left out. Where two methods both work, prefer the one with fewer places to go wrong. Give the first attempt an honest try before deciding the method does not work.
If your situation is slightly different
If something here stops matching what you see on screen, the game has probably changed a value in an update. The useful part of amaryllis seeds is one sentence long; the rest is the reasoning behind it. A method that works for everyone is usually slower than one tuned to your situation, and worth it anyway. Most guides are written once and never revisited, which is worth remembering when one does not match.
Where a guide and the game disagree, the game is right and the guide is old. People often blame the game when the actual cause is a setting they changed weeks ago. Doing this properly once is faster than doing it approximately three times.
Why it works
Anything presented as a hidden trick is normally just a step that a popular guide left out. Keep the first attempt simple and add refinements only after it works. Most advice on this topic assumes you already know half the answer, which is exactly the problem.
Anything described as a known issue is worth checking before assuming the fault is yours. The obvious approach works; the rest of this page is about making it work the first time. Most pages on amaryllis seeds either assume too much or explain too little.
- Take a screenshot of settings before changing them.
- Read to the end of the section before starting it.
- Save the original settings somewhere retrievable.
- Confirm the starting conditions before following any steps.
- Keep a spare loadout for the attempts that go badly.
- Try it once without shortcuts to see the full behaviour.
Where people usually trip up
- Making a permanent change to answer a question a reversible one would have settled.
- Following two guides simultaneously and ending up with neither method intact.
- Mixing instructions from two versions and getting neither.
- Reading only the summary and missing the condition it depended on.
Common questions
Is there a faster method?
Usually yes, and usually it is riskier. The route above trades a little speed for a much lower chance of having to start over.
Is there an easier way?
Often, but the easy route tends to be less reliable. The method above trades a couple of extra minutes for a result that works the first time.
Is the longer method worth it?
Only if the short one has already failed for you. Starting with the complicated version is how simple problems become long evenings.
That is the whole of amaryllis seeds, minus the parts that only pad out a page.