Amaryllis surprise
A couple of years ago I opened my eyes to discover something that since then has become a January “tradition” for me: the amaryllis. These bulbs are cheap in early January, and their amazing flowers make the whole world seem a lot brighter.
This year, I had bought myself an amaryllis once again. It went very well, growing and growing, until one day I came home from work and found the long stalk broken at the base! I was disappointed, but chose to set it in a vase instead, hoping the flowers would still come out. The bulb with a couple of leaves I just left where it stood (lazy me).
After a loooong weekend where I wasn’t home, I came home to a surprise: another stalk has started growing! It has a large bud, and it keeps growing. So, actually this bulb has given me two amaryllis flowers!
Now I’m just waiting to see them come out, first one, then the other.
[…] of the deadly cheap 39 kr. it cost. That’s like $7, or £4. First, the stem breaks, but it still produces 4 amazing flowers when I put the stem in water – and, a new stem appears! Now, this one is providing no less […]