Well 'In A Vase On Monday' is coming from indoors again this week and it's the turn of the hippeastrums still fondly known as amaryllis by many of us. The bulbs both came from a certain German supermarket and made their way into my trolley sometime in November. They both came into flower a tad too early for my liking and probably will be on their way out in the next few days. I may move one into a slightly cooler room. Both are on the kitchen windowsill at the moment and provide a welcome splash of colour whilst I'm pretending to be a domestic goddess.
The stem in water bears a good sized flower. It came already planted in a pot and showing green. This is the second flowering stem - the first has gone over already. The second one in a festive vase rests on a nest of moss and what look like wood shavings. There is no compost or grit in the vase which I considered to be a good buy as it it is reusable as are all the festive trimmings. I have another vase like this from last year but the amaryllis in that is a a rather lopsided one flowering stem effort which is looking rather sad for itself. Meanwhile I have another two bulbs waiting to be planted later this week, which hopefully will provide some colour later in the winter.
A big thanks as always to the lovely Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for hosting this most enjoyable and informative meme.
There seems to be little time to venture out into the garden recently - a combination of seasonal preparations and the weather have got in the way. We have just had 48 hours of gale force winds and more rain. However after today it looks as if it will be mainly dry and comparatively mild for the next few days so I will be getting out there to see what's happening. I already have some snowdrops flowering both outdoors and under cover and no doubt there are more stirrings afoot. I am also looking forward to sitting down on Boxing Day to sort through my seed box with the new Chiltern Seeds catalogue to hand, just in case any top ups are required. Wishing all my blogging friends a most Happy Christmas! 🎄
Oh this is much nicer than mine, Anna, and is probably the same shade as one of my as yet unplanted ones 👍 I think I like them more when they are in vases, than in pots, as you can cut the stems so they don't look so ungainly - mind you, it always amazes me that they will also grow in vases without soil, as in your second one - and do I understand that your one from last year is actually reflowering? Did you give it any attention in the meantime?
ReplyDeleteI think it's lovely that you already have Hippeastrums in bloom, Anna. I thought I'd ordered some of these bulbs in September, only to belatedly discover that I'd never followed through so all mine arrived late (with 2 still missing). I can't expect to see flowers for quite awhile yet. (All mine are growing outside in pots or in the ground.)
ReplyDeleteI hope you do indeed get some dry and sunny days to enjoy your garden soon. Here, we're waiting anxiously to see if Santa Claus will bring us any rain at all before the year ends. Best wishes for a happy Christmas!
The pale pink Amaryllis really is pretty Anna. At the same time it is also lovely to have a red one for Christmas though. I love them all! I have a deep red one about to open… maybe just in time for Christmas dinner! I hope you have some calm and mild weather so you can spend some time in the garden. And enjoy perusing your seed catalogue too. A very happy Christmas to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteYour pale Amaryllis may be a little on the early stage, but they have both managed to catch the IAVOM on time unlike my post! The large glass vase with the red Amaryllis looks really classy. Have a lovely Christmas Anna.
ReplyDeleteWhy have I never grown amaryllis? They’re so lovely, Anna. I particularly love your red - it’s the perfect colour for this time of year!
ReplyDeleteI’m anxious to get back into my garden (or at least having the time and weather to browse through garden catalogues) but unlike you, it won’t be on Boxing Day as I have more family arriving then until Hogmanay! But after that I’ll be doing the same as you and I’ll have my feet up with a seed catalogue in hand!
Merry Christmas, Anna!