Amaryllis Bulb Update - 2019 Winter Flowers
Time to check in our our Winter flowering bulb project: our planted amaryllis for Christmas flowers. All of them are at different stages and provide a nice contrast between the set of four bulbs in pots. You can see the three Menards bulbs in the photo at the top here with the Star of Holland bulb being the one that has shot up the furthest and is starting to have a flower emerge. For reference: This is the full set of four from November 23rd - three weeks ago - that shows all four of the bulbs including a few of the Menards ones that had some early (and pale green) growth from the bulb. And here's a set of photos from the end of November that shows how far these have come in a couple of weeks . I also tracked our bulb last year - here's a look at it on Christmas Day - no bloom . Back to this year, we have a clear leader: The Star of Holland - a red flower with white stripes. Here's a closer look at the Star of Holland: The bloom is right around 10&qu