I confess that I had to look up the plural of stamen… either stamina or stamens will do 🙂
Just four days after popping their bud, the first of the amaryllis flowers are open.
This is a macro shot of the stamina in one of them.
Mar 24, 2011
Tag: amaryllis
Mar 23, 2011
These guys are going gangbusters! I wonder if that little 3rd flower will open up as well? You can see another bud has started to open on the top right of this frame, and another one is on its way, too, at the bottom center of the frame.
Mar 22, 2011
There are 3 flowers in this bud. One looks much smaller than the other 2. They’re growing fast!
Mar 21, 2011
The amaryllis I planted 4 weeks ago now has about 5 buds on it. one of them has burst and now the flower is starting to grow out of the bud. You can see the slightest hint of red start to show as it opens. I know these will be bright red since this is the 2nd year they will be blooming. Can’t wait to see them fully open.
Feb 22, 2011
My sister-in-law Susanne gave us a basket of amaryllis bulbs in December of 2009. They bloomed beautifully last year — with gorgeous red flowers. Last spring after the blooms had faded I cut the spent blooms and put the basket outside to let the foliage feed the bulbs over the summer. And last fall I dutifully cut the leaves off each bulb and put the basket in a cool dark place in the garage to start their dormant cycle.
I’ve been meaning to pull them out to start the cycle all over again. I should have done it closer to the holidays but didn’t. Well, last Sunday I finally dusted off the basket, watered and brought it back inside.
Just 2 days later little tips of green have already started showing on each bulb. Pretty cool, i must say. I can’t wait to watch them bloom over the next few weeks.
Sheila365 