1. It's an amaryllis 2. You have to wait until all the flowers have died and then cut the stem. 3. You're supposed to leave the leaves and put them in the sun to absorb energy from the sun and make big new blooms for next year and then cut them after they withered. 4. After all this lift the bulb and put it somewhere dark and cool for it to go dormant. 5. YOU RUINED THE BULB