I planted this amaryllis bulb in early December hoping to have a bloom by Christmas...
...at Christmas it was still completely dormant...
...after the New Year I nearly threw it out...
...I was sure it was a dud...
...in the middle of January it finally sent out a shoot with a bud...
...altho I have had prettier, more spectacular amaryllis...
...I have probably enjoyed this one the most...
...I certainly have had a lot of fun photographing its progress...
...it is just starting to fade now...
5 comments:
I've never grown one - this is a beauty, even if it was a late starter.
what a fabulous transformation ~one of my favorite flowers to grow...they really are miracles!
I have some amaryllis in my flowerbeds. I dug them up at my grandmother's house after she died. Some years they do very well and others they don't. I hope this is a good year. Love the shot of the bloom in front of the window looking out on the snowy yard. Great set-up!
How beautiful! A bit of color in the gray of winter. I'll have to try growing one next year.
I hope you do get a chance to see an opera at the Met! I believe the season ends in May. The staging is so spectacular and the orchestra is divine...it really is an experience.
Lovely photos of this beauty. I had two Amaryllis' I was keeping track of - I love their majesty.
(I must have dreamt my comment, since it seems I didn't actually 'publish' it the first time I read this!)
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