is there a way to keep an amaryllis from growing so tall?

is there a way to keep an amaryllis from growing so tall?
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There is no way to grow your amaryillis shorter, but you can buy bulbs of other varieties of amaryillis that don't grow so tall.  Read the descriptions in a bulb magazine or catalog for this information.
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