The amaryllis my sister in Texas gave me all those many years ago is blooming again! This bulb must be at least 7 years old now and I first mentioned it here in 2009 when it was at least 2 years old then.
The cultivar is Apple Blossom and it has a very light, sweet scent. So nice when it is cold and there is still snow on the ground outside.
I also mentioned it on one of my Plantitude posts here and its care is very easy. I put it outdoors with my other houseplants when the weather permits, and there it sits, enjoying all the benefits of a life out of doors until I bring it in in the late fall. Then I cut off any leaves, put it on a windowsill, and stop watering it until a tiny green shoot pokes up from the bulb.
Isn’t it amazing?!
