Monday, April 13, 2009

Easter flowers

I know, I know, amaryllis are supposed to bloom at Christmas.
But I stashed them in the basement rather belatedly for dormancy, then forgot about them until a month ago.
They're apt for Easter, anyway: "The angels came to roll away the stone before His tomb."

Even if you're not a Christian, you pick this stuff up.

6 comments:

  1. I collect amarylis from the senior citizens who don't want to keep them for a whole year and plant them in my yard. They bloom big time in the summer. You have to dig them up over the winter,

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  2. Love your idea to make them into an Easter flower and why not?! My Christmas cactus bloomed at St. Patrick's Day.

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  3. Very pretty! Mine are going bananas in the garden right now too, wonderful! They are red and white, a little less dramatic. I've never touched them and they've put on a big show every year, but then I am in san diego...

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  4. Thanks, Mimi!

    Peggy, what a great idea! I have seen them blooming in
    the ground in Texas, but I didn't think about planting them here. Probably because I would surely forget to dig them up in the fall and that would be the end of them.

    JGH, Lucky you! I have Christmas cacti, too, but they never bloom :-(

    Thanks, Natashya!

    Jenny, you're lucky. Nice climate there for tropicals. Bet you have some citrus trees, too.

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