Amaryllis Encore

[Edwina's Secretary]

Early this year I posted a photo of my annual amaryllis (my brother gives me a bulb each year for Christmas.)

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg23/EdwinaandEddie/th_IMG_3786.jpg

I had kept the bulb from last year. I let it sit in the pot for a while, then cleaned it up and left it in the garage for a couple months. I replanted and.....
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg23/EdwinaandEddie/IMG_3848.jpg?t=1208107978
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg23/EdwinaandEddie/IMG_3847.jpg?t=1208108068
It only has two blooms instead of the four. Perhaps it will need a longer rest for next year!

[ramanth]

Stunning!

[Kirsten]

Wow!!! It's looking huge!!!

My grandma used to have those when I was a child! :)

Kirsten

[Randi]

Wow, it's beautiful! So you do have green fingers after all! :) :D I love Amaryllis and I've kept some bulbs too, but nothing came of it. It needs a colder place to rest and I don't have that.

[Bengalz]

It's wonderful - I love the colour - makes me think of an exotic silk :)

[Twisterdog]

Wow.

Plant people fascinate me.

I can raise orphaned baby birds, heal sick reptiles, and keep pets alive for twice their natural lifespan.

But give me a beautiful, healthy plant and I'll kill it within months, every time.

[cassiesmom]

Wow, beautiful! What a lovely color!

[Killearn Kitties]

How lovely! I've never grown an amaryllis myself, but I used to buy one occasionally for a great aunt of Alec's. I remember one year the eagerly-awaited huge bud failed to pop open. When she investigated, she found the bud completely empty, just a casing with no flowers in it. Poor thing just had a long stalk and a couple of leaves for her windowsill.