Amaryllis

This has been fascinating me since I received it as a Christmas gift. I've never seen the likes. It's an amaryllis bulb inside a softish, waxy 'ball' on a metal stand. When I received it, it had a Rudolph the Reindeer face on the white ball, (held on by pins), which I have since removed. I placed the ball on the windowsill, in the light, as per instructions. You can't water it. No idea how it works, but the flower is gradually appearing from the ball as you can see. I can't wait to see how this story ends. Thanks to my friend Shirley for a zero-maintenance, high interest, long lasting gift!

[Lesley]

Oh I saw some of these in our local garden centre last week and fancied giving it a go. This is a great shot - gorgeous bokeh!

[Bep]

What a wonderful gift! I'm sure you'll keep us informed...

[Cazzi]

I agree - what a fascinating gift. Normally amayllis' grow really tall so I'm interested to see this one in flower.

[Kitty Hawke]

They do grow very tall and with a lovely coloured flower....sometimes you get two flowers from a single bulb.

[Pam Knowler]

Fascinating to watch these grow almost before your eyes - fabulous plants!! Lovely image!!

[Babs]

How intriguing, our amaryllis plants just grow in the garden here. Never seen anything like this though.

[Pigeons Farm]

This is definitely fascinating, enjoy :)

[Lin]

Lovely capture - my sister gave me one for Christmas - many of the blooms are already gone but I think one more is on its way. So odd that I don't have to do anything to it - just make sure it gets the light it needs.

[Caterina]

Lit’s wonderful and when it stops blooming you should plant it in ground and it will continue to bloom year after year. Mine was given to me by @mona65 and I found it so wonderful that I have given one to each of my friends. Fav
https://365project.org/caterina/365/2020-05-05

[Islandgirl]

Oh my what a great gift idea, and love your bokeh background!

[Kathy]

Nice close up of the leaf end of the bulb. Lots of textures in the top of the bulb and of course the bokeh makes it very Hollywood.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

fantastic image

[Jennie B.]

I can’t wait to see it too! Love your bokeh!!

[Pat Knowles]

Plus all the bokeh you have given us! I have never had an Amaryllis given so I have never grown one....this sounds a very easy but fascinating present. Must look out fir one & I might actually buy one myself!

[haskar]

Lovely gift. Great capture and bokeh.

[Tunia McClure]

I think things will happen fast from this point on.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Cool- never heard of a plant that grows without water!

[Mallory]

Love the bokeh

[Kat]

Interesting and lovely bokeh.

[Leslie]

it will have an amazing flower

[Doris J]

My first amaryllis bloom, the bulb was in the open and only received light. But after the first bloom I potted it and was rewarded with several more blooms. Now the second bloom is done but it has several healthy leaves, so I will keep watering it.

[Wylie]

How interesting, and all your bokeh looks like Christmas too!

[Judith Johnson]

Super shot, awesome bokeh! I have tried re-growing them but no success.

[Hazel]

Fairly amazing!

[Margaret Brown]

Super image and bokeh keep us posted, I’m intrigued!!

[Sarah Bremner]

Look forward to more developments on this. They are amazing plants and spectacular as weeks go by.

[Molly]

I love an Amaryllis! Really stunning when they bloom. Is this one out of the soil on a metal stand? I’ve not grown one like that so I’m fascinated.

[Issi Bannerman]

@miss_molly Should have answered this before. Yes! It sits in a waxy ball, on a metal stand. No effort required. And what a result I'm currently getting!