Saturday, March 14, 2015

A Slow Amaryllis

I started watering this bulb during the last week of December.  I watched the stalk grow inches a day.  The top swelled more each day.  This was 20 days ago.

18 days ago.

16 days ago.  I keep expecting the flower to pop open every day.
13 days ago

7 days ago

5 days ago

today!  A triple bloom at last.


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