A nice surprise...

This is an "Apple Blossom"  Amaryllis...

This was a surprise blossom because I was very afraid that I had killed my bulbs. 
 I left the pot that they were in outside very late into the fall this year.  We had several frosts while the pot was out there, bad me...

When I did bring it in, it sat there for a while and all of a sudden it started sending up new leaves.  All the previous ones had died off.

So then, I left it go and the leaves got pretty long. 

All of a sudden a flower bud starts coming up....

I am delighted!

And so relieved that they are all still alive,
after all!

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'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Update on my Amaryllis.........

There are now 5 blossoms open!Every one of them is just as beautiful as the others!I did pollinate 2 of the flowers. Below shows the pistil (female part at the bottom) and the stamens (the male parts that has the pollen on them). Hopefully, the pollination will take and I will get some seeds from this beauty. It takes about a month or so to get seeds. I'll keep you updated.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Bridging the gap 'til Spring.....

Have you ever seen anything more beautiful! It is breathtakingly beautiful and the pic certainly does not do it justice.

I have two large Amaryllis plants. This one is about 15 years old. I bought it at the Flower Show in Boston and I paid $5 for it. That shows you how old it is! lol I have been getting these beautiful blooms each year. This scape has 3 flowers on it. The flower is totally red, the yellow that you see is from the sun shining through the petals.

There are 3 flowers on this scape. The third is behind this large one. It is not quite fully open yet.

You can see how large the flower is. (and my old hand)

This is the other plant. It is about 5 years old. It's scape is a lot later than the first, even though I started them both up at the same time.


This is the first plant and it has a second scape emerging on the other side of the bulb.

Another shot of the first one.

I pollinated this one two years ago and I now have 3 two year old bulbs and I pollinated it again last year and have 9 (!) one year old bulbs. I want to pollinate the second one this year and eventually I'll get to see the results. My daughter also gave me a pink one for Christmas, but I don't think it'll flower this year. It has large leaves but no sign of a flower scape. I'll have to baby it this year and then hopefully next year, I'll get a flower. (or two). If anyone wants the particulars of growing and getting the amaryllis to flower, email me and I will be glad to give you the instructions on how to do that. In the meantime, I am going to enjoy this beautiful sight!!! Til next time, Jean