You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.
Login
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.
That was fast! Only 11 days ago did it begin to emerge, according to the photo record here. I like the yellow centers, they really liven up the blooms. I have 3 tiny seedlings now!
I think it was 12 days from the first photo because it was not posted on the day I uploaded it. I took the series of photos because of its quick emergence and the stages the blooms go through during the process. I have always found the blooming procedure of this plant fascinating, especially how the color finally comes nto the blooms. I observe it everyday. Its like magic. Thanks for your comments. Today, there are a total of 5 blooms open. I have an amaryllis that had no bloom stem a week or so ago and the bloom is just starting to open with another bloom stem appearing. It is a fast little guy too. Thanks for your comments.
Yes, amaryllis must hold the record for fast blooming, or maybe surprise lilies (Lycoris). They are in the amaryllis family, too, I think. Here is one of mine I took last week:
That is a huge plant. The color is so pleasing. I am amazed with the amaryllis too. I wished I had taken day by day photos of it. People who have never grown amaryllis have no idea how magical they are. From just the leaves to this in a week or so ...
Is that growing in the ground? It would be wonderful to get mine out of pots...I have a friend who (out of ignorance and sheer luck) planted hers by a southfacing masonry wall and it has lived and bloomed 2 years now. I would be afraid to try that here at my place. But with global warming...who knows!
No, it is in a pot. But, many people plant the red ones in the ground. I am not sure what the bloom color is because this one was giving to me by neighbor's mother who lives in Louisiana.
