amaryllis

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Look at my bloomers !

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169477) • United States 7 Apr

Many things are out of season right now. My holiday cactus--I think it is a Thanksgiving cactus--is blooming for the second time this year. Bloomed around Thanksgiving to Christmas. I picked it up in its pot to hold it by my...

blooming in spring

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Old Faithful

Fleur @Fleura (35034) • United Kingdom 1 Mar 25

Some years ago my Mum bought me an Amaryllis bulb (now known as Hippeastrum). She had found it in the reduced basket and thought I might be able to give it a chance. Well I put it in a pot of compost and sure enough, it grew well...

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So far just the Amaryllis

Stacey @xstitcher (39034) • Petaluma, California 12 May 23

Is coming up, but I didn't plant it. There are other flowers blooming, too, but no sign of activity from any of the sweet peas or hollyhocks that I planted. I know that it wasn't that long ago, and I'm probably just "jumping the...

did not plant it

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Amaryllis buds bloom sooner than Easter lilies

Sheali @Sheali (7461) • India 29 Mar 19

My first set of amaryllis and Easter lily buds appeared at the same time but the Amaryllis is in full bloom while the Easter lilies will still take a week, I think. It is good actually, as my garden will be full with something...

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Our Daughter Mailed Us an Amaryllis Flower!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40847) • Laguna Woods, California 10 Jan 19

This plant absolutely amazed me. Our daughter in New York mailed us an amaryllis bulb. It came in a little wax cocoon, with a green stem sticking out. She mailed it in a box. After about a week, it started to bloom. There is...

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It's coming!

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 11 Mar 18

It's coming slowly but surely. About six weeks after planting this Amaryllis bulb it is showing signs of blooming. It started from a packaged bulb I purchased and came with its own pot and soil. Just put it together and watch it...

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Its raining lilies

sofs @sofssu (23660) 27 Jul 16

I have been on Fb gardening groups and and I have been exchanging plants with others. I have a whole lot of Zephyranthes or rain lilies and amaryllis (a few varieties) and didn't know what to do with them Now they are going fast...

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Flowers and Gardening

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 8 Apr 16

My husband and I downsized last spring. I was ready to move into a smaller home with less yard to maintain. Unfortunately there were sacrifices. I had to leave my flower beds behind. I love to garden, but when we moved we...

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Amaryllis,amaryllis...

michaelkaer @michaelkaer (254) • Canada 6 Feb 07

In highschool I took part in the play "The Music Man" and there was a part where a boy with a lisp ran around looking for a girl named for a flower "Amaryllis" t was a point in the play where the audience got to laugh. I always...