Yesterday I said this amaryllis had 5 flowers and buds. I guess I was looking at it from the wrong angle. Yesterday I noticed it has 5 blooms and a bud. It is also VERY top heavy and has taken a dive once already but didn't hurt the flowers I have put the pot down into a deeper container and hope it will stay standing now.This little squirrel was up on the end of this broken branch eating a chunk of snow yesterday. I couldn't get the angle right to see the snow in his paws.
I finished quilting a quilt last night and got it trimmed but I'm going to put the binding on before I show it. It is a top that I finished last summer but that was started over 10 years ago.
I normally have only had 4 buds with flowers on the ones that I have grown for Xmas in the past, I don't think I have even seen one with 6! Karen http://karensquilting.com/blog/
Can you put some type of wooden dowel in the soil next to the plant and gently tie the plant's stem to that so it won't fall over anymore. It is SO pretty. I've never done an amaryllis bulb and probably should get one when I next see them.
lol, I just read your comment on my blog saying that you too had never seen 6 blooms on an amaryllis stem. Either this is a year for 6-blooms amaryllis, or yours was jealous of mine :-) Anyway congratulations for yours, it is gorgeous!
You mean you JUST started it 10 years ago! I love amaryllis- yours is gorgeous. I'm getting a very late start reading blogs today. I was really tired last night after the opening of my show and slept til after 10 today! K
Your amaryllis is gorgeous! I usually have problems with them falling over too. Staking them helps. This year mine fell over and broke anyways. Cats don't help much when it comes to knocking these beauties to the ground!
How very beautiful that amaryllis is! At least it must feel like spring inside. We haven't seen any of the roof garden squirrels -- think it's too cold even for them!
Love your Amaryllis! I too normally have them going to Xmas, but somehow didn't get one going this year. I use a green bamboo garden stake with green jute to keep them from toppling over. It works wonders.
Thanks for sharing yours, it put a smile on my face.
This little squirrel was up on the end of this broken branch eating a chunk of snow yesterday. I couldn't get the angle right to see the snow in his paws.
I finished quilting a quilt last night and got it trimmed but I'm going to put the binding on before I show it. It is a top that I finished last summer but that was started over 10 years ago.
I normally have only had 4 buds with flowers on the ones that I have grown for Xmas in the past, I don't think I have even seen one with 6!
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http://karensquilting.com/blog/
Can you put some type of wooden dowel in the soil next to the plant and gently tie the plant's stem to that so it won't fall over anymore. It is SO pretty. I've never done an amaryllis bulb and probably should get one when I next see them.
ReplyDeletelol, I just read your comment on my blog saying that you too had never seen 6 blooms on an amaryllis stem.
ReplyDeleteEither this is a year for 6-blooms amaryllis, or yours was jealous of mine :-)
Anyway congratulations for yours, it is gorgeous!
a long knitting needle sticking in the soil beside the flower would help prevent more falls :-)
ReplyDeleteI can see the sun streaming through your window, it adds to the splendor of all blossoms. A real treat to see so many.
ReplyDeleteAlways makes me smile to see a squirrel dashing around on a frigid day, but never seen one eating a little snowball !
J~MT
I usually have an amaryllis to brighten up the cold, dark days of winter, but somehow I didn't get one started this year. Thanks for sharing yours!
ReplyDeleteThat squirrel looks like he is very precariously perched. I thought I was the only one who had quilts that were started over 10 years ago?!
ReplyDeleteYou mean you JUST started it 10 years ago!
ReplyDeleteI love amaryllis- yours is gorgeous.
I'm getting a very late start reading blogs today. I was really tired last night after the opening of my show and slept til after 10 today!
K
If someone has got the magic working on plants, we call it the "green thumb"...
ReplyDeleteWish I had one. It is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour amaryllis is gorgeous! I usually have problems with them falling over too. Staking them helps. This year mine fell over and broke anyways. Cats don't help much when it comes to knocking these beauties to the ground!
ReplyDeleteHow very beautiful that amaryllis is! At least it must feel like spring inside.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't seen any of the roof garden squirrels -- think it's too cold even for them!
Love your Amaryllis! I too normally have them going to Xmas, but somehow didn't get one going this year. I use a green bamboo garden stake with green jute to keep them from toppling over. It works wonders.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing yours, it put a smile on my face.
Lovely to see the Amaryllis so happy & bright in your cold days!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the squirrel was thirsty?