Dancing Queen
The two ‘Dancing Queen’ amaryllis bulbs that I planted on January 11th are now opening their flowers. They have been growing for almost eleven weeks , so I was beginning to wonder if they would come up to snuff, but they have, and that is pleasing.The original conservatory bulb was far behind the one in the sitting room, but rapidly caught up after we moved it into the warmth to join its companion.
Recently, Herschel caught sight of the unfurling frilly flower and leapt up to assail it. Maybe he thought it was an exotic bird set free in the house. We discouraged him, and he hasn’t attempted to attack it since. I was quite expecting to find the stem broken one morning, but that has not happened . . . yet!
I have
been delighted with the amaryllis and will certainly grow them again.
Glad to hear that your two amaryllis bulbs have done the business for you. It's surely a kind of magic.
ReplyDeleteIt is magical to see them develop.
Deletei have been afraid to grow bulb plants indoors because I have a VERY inquisitive kitty who loves to chew on the other plants I have, and I thought bulb plants were toxic for cats.
ReplyDeleteYou're wise to be cautious.
DeleteIt's very beautiful, I might check the nursery next time I go and see if they have these.
ReplyDeleteThey are very stately!
DeleteSuch a beautiful plant and flower and has grown to full bloom relatively quickly.
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DeleteIt's interesting, watching it grow.
DeleteThar is stunning. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteI just watched it . . .
DeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteI am pleased with it.
DeleteAmaryllis are such showy flowers. You've been well rewarded with your blooms.
ReplyDeleteIt has been generous.
DeleteJust so beautiful Janice. I would still love to try growing one of these.
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased with it. You would be, too, Julie.
DeleteThat's so cool. I loved having amaryllis bloom for us in the winter indoors. Your bloom is so different and gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIt's quite a change from the red, which is equally lovely, of course.
DeleteThose Amaryllis 'Dancing Queen' blooms are worth the wait, and hopefully cat Herschel continues to admire them from a safe distance rather than turning them into prey
ReplyDeleteI hope so.
DeleteGorgeous flowers! Funny that Herschel wanted to attack it. My old cat thought a stuffed toy rabbit on the windowsill was a real animal until I brought it up close for her to sniff.
ReplyDeleteHow funny!
DeleteThey are really pretty, I shall look out for them next year.
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous flower! I wonder if mine will bloom this year. The seasons are so mixed up
ReplyDeleteAre yours outside? The seasons don't know what to do with themselves this year.
DeleteThat is so pretty and delicate.
ReplyDeleteYour blog post title immediately conjured up an image of our late Queen dancing to that ABBA song...
That's an unexpected image.
DeleteI do love their huge blooms and grow a couple most years, I have one similar to your colours but sadly it only grew leaves this year.
ReplyDeleteI shall be interested to see if ours bloom next year.
DeleteI am sure that it is a bright spot in your day. How could it be otherwise?
ReplyDeleteIt would be enlightening to see time lapse photography of its growth and development.
DeleteThat is simply beautiful. Glad to hear that it bloomed for you and that no one broke the stem. I was actually in a store over the weekend and they had amaryllis bulbs for sale and two of them had been in the bin so long that they were in bud. I thought about buying one but the stems were already curved from growing inside of a box. I knew they'd never stand up straight.
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame. They respond very quickly to light, so turning them daily helps them to grow straight.
ReplyDeleteThe queen look resplendent.
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