One Day Later...........Amaryllis 1 by susiemc

One Day Later...........Amaryllis 1

This is a close-up of the amaryllis which was beginning to open in yesterday's photo.
Gorgeous!! How fun to watch it bloom. I think that next year I need to buy myself one to enjoy.
January 17th, 2026  
@stownsend You should do that Susie, they're so easy to grow and so much fun.
January 17th, 2026  
Lovely!
January 17th, 2026  
Impressive!
January 17th, 2026  
Such beautiful showy flowers!
January 17th, 2026  
sweet
January 17th, 2026  
So beautiful !
January 17th, 2026  
Beautiful
January 17th, 2026  
That is a very showy flower. I can see the attraction & there seem to be lots of colours. You never know i might have one myself next year. Is it this time of the year they flower?
January 17th, 2026  
Stunning image, beautiful colours
January 17th, 2026  
@happypat Yes I think they are in the shops just before Christmas
January 17th, 2026  
So pretty. We call them hippeastrum here. I wonder what the difference is between amaryllis and hippeastrum. I must look it up and see.
January 17th, 2026  
@onewing Hippeastrum is the ’proper’ name Babs so it’s exactly the same thing. We all call them amaryllis.
January 17th, 2026  
@happypat I know you saw a very expensive one Pat but they usually range from £9.99 - £12.99. I have one which cost £2.00 and it’s doing as well as all the others. Judith is right, they’re in the shops from about October onwards.
January 17th, 2026  
@susiemc Interesting. Can you grow them in your garden or just in pots?

@happypat Just saw the reply from Sue to your comment. They grow like wildfire here in our garden and each year we split them and end up throwing some out as they would overtake the garden. I could make a fortune couldn't I if I sold them in the UK. ha ha.
January 17th, 2026  
@onewing. Yes you could specially to Sue! If sounds like they vary in price but the nice ones are quite expensive!
January 17th, 2026  
@onewing The ones with huge flowers like this one will only grow indoors but there is a type with smaller flowers that grows. They make big clumps.
January 17th, 2026  
That's just stunning, Sue, with the light coming through the variegated red and white petals! Fav (And thank you for explaining the appearance of catkins, snowdrops, etc. and your weather patterns. I can only imagine how uplifting it must be to catch a sight of the early flowers. Thanks for posting shots of them, too. You are spreading the good feeling across the Atlantic :-)
January 18th, 2026  
Stunning! Fav.
January 18th, 2026  
Beautiful.
January 18th, 2026  
Beautiful shot.
January 18th, 2026  
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