Some shots of my Amaryllis in bloom
Since I was telling you how I rescued my three Amaryllis from the basement in my last post I figured that it might be worthwhile posting some photos of the Amaryllis that I grow. I have no idea what kind I have, all I know is that I have two types. Two that I purchased as bulbs and grew on my own and one that I inherited from my parents. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of my parents Amaryllis in bloom. If it blooms this year I must take a photo of it. Here’s a close up of one of my Amaryllis blooms: And for those that don’t grow Amaryllis, here’s a shot taken from a distance, just to show you how large the blooms are!
You can see one of my orchids blooming behind the Amaryllis just to the right. Orchid blooms are about two inches in diameter or perhaps a little smaller … so you can imagine just how big those Amaryllis blooms are! Excuse the tacky curtains in the background! These pictures were taken in 2004 and those were the kitchen curtains that came with the house. They’ve since been replaced with cream white curtains. The Amaryllis plants are starting to green up. You might remember that I said in my last post that when we brought them up from the basement they had new leaves on them, but that they were a pale green. Now that they’ve had a couple days of sunlight they are becoming greener. In a week or so I’ll start giving them a very weak dose of fertilizer and hope for blooms in two or three months.
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Leaves! Leaves! Leaves!
January 5th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
There’s really only two words to describe that flower, absolutely beautiful!
January 5th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
What a beautiful amaryllis! My Appleblossom has similar coloring, but yours is much frillier (very pretty!!)
January 6th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Simply amazing. How long have you been growing it?
January 7th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Beautiful pics! I wish I had more of a green thumb
January 7th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Nice amaryllis one tip Once the amaryllis has stopped flowering, it can be made to flower again all you need to do is to cut the old flowers from the stem after flowering, and when the stem starts to sag, cut it back to the top of the bulb.
January 8th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
The first picture is really stunning. My mom is pretty big into flowers so I’ll let her know about this.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
AMAZING: so delicate and exotic!
January 12th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Very inspiring. This blog is full of life.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
[...] – One of my Amaryllis is about to bloom. It developed a flower stalk about a week after I’d brought it up from the [...]
February 15th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
[...] By the way this Amaryllis is the one I inherited from my parents. It’s a vibrant red/orange. My other two have white petals tinged with coral, peach and pink – like this. [...]
February 17th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I love amaryllis bulbs and flowers. I have been growing them since I was a child, over 30 years now. Thanks for taking the time to share your pictures.
TomG.
May 17th, 2009 at 6:24 am
nice shot and beautiful amaryllis
is that indoor planted?
June 12th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
What a beautiful flower you have there! Be sure to water it properly to keep it looking so healthy.