Hello Amaryllis
I've been enjoying the wonderful spectacle of emerging amaryllis flowers from a bulb my sister brought with her for my birthday in December. The flower-heads are so heavy, without support, the stalks can just snap off - but when that happened to one of the stalks, I got to enjoy the flowers in two rooms - one bunch in my living-room, and the other in a vase on the kitchen table.
When I read Fran's post about her beautiful amaryllis and the lessons she has learnt from watching it grow, I was reminded of my first encounter with these remarkable plants. After a summer working in Holland, one of the parting gifts my summer-boyfriend gave me was a huge, ugly bulb, with no wrapping, no indication as to what it should look like. Of course, it wasn't strictly legal to bring it back into Ireland, but I did nevertheless. I followed his instructions, and the amazement with which my family and I watched the burgeoning flower was incredible. They are commonplace now, but then they were something unknown in these parts, and it was such a wonderful gift.
This is such a wonderful gift. I just want to say Hello to my amaryllis. Hello to Spring. The weekend was about Goodbyes. This is Hello.
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It must be that time of year... I have been watching buds push up on my Amaryllis... The stalk grows taller every day and I am awaiting the blooms.
Lovely post
This reminds me of one of my favourite poets - Diane Wakoski. The book of hers I have has a photo of an amaryllus on the cover. And she writes of them as well. Beautiful flowers - so striking. Announcing, Here I am!
Hello to spring. And lemon and cream and light and freshness. Isn't it wonderful what flowers do for us?
Hi Greenish Lady
These photos are beautiful and loving. I had an amaryllis in my house last year. It was pure magic to watch it unfold. How did I forget to buy one this year?
My first amaryllis was a gift too. I had no idea how beautiful they could be, like a promise fulfilled.
very very pretty!
I can't wait for flowers to come...
:)
The amaryllis are gorgeous--and thanks for mentioning mine. My own five blossoms from one bulb are beginning to slightly fade and I am aware of the cycles of birth and death--but reminded that these cycles are not tragic. They just are.
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