The indoor garden occasionally brings me great joy. Today, I was graced with two new blossoms. One, is an Amaryllis, and the other is my old friend the orchid. Both flowers have stories behind them.
The Amaryllis: Grandma Peggy and I received this plant in a Christmas gift exchange. We brought it home and forgot about it. It was late January or early February when I found it and decided it was time to open the box. I knew the box contained a bulb in some organic floss. Surprise, When I opened the box the bulb had a three-inch long very pale green sprout sticking out of it. I planted the bulb into the pot that came with it, and watered it. Within six weeks we had a beautiful flower. At the end of winter, I planted the bulb in the garden. Every year for three years, I dug the bulb out, potted it, and brought it in. This year, for some odd reason, it decided to flower.
The orchid: My deceased wife Barb received the orchid as a gift when she came home from her open heart surgery in 2000. It was in full bloom when I brought it home with her. The orchid blooms for six months, then, takes a nap and re-blooms. This year, it is doing the same thing. This plant has been faithful to me for ten years. When I think about it, she has blossomed continuously for five of those ten years.
Right now, the plant has only opened one blossom. In a week or two it will have a double spike with as many as twenty flowers on it. I’ll show it again when it goes into full bloom. The poor thing needs to be repotted, but while I was thinking about it, she decided to go into labor and bloom. I can’t touch it now until the last bloom falls off sometime in June.
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You cant be in a hurry around beautiful flowers. Thet are beautiful, enjoy.
Beautiful flowers and beautiful memories. Thanks for sharing on this snowy day in Central Missouri.
Mylene
Just wait until Miss Orchid finalizes her bloom. She promises to be outstanding. In another week or two, I’ll have some more photos to show off her glorious figure.