Most years, the week four amaryllis report is filled with despair that the bulb may never bloom. This year, T confessed that she read the instructions on the box and stored the bulb in a cool place in advance of Christmas day. As I am known for my unwillingness to turn up the furnace, she claims that cool place was underneath the Christmas tree. One thing is clear, it wasn’t next to the area heater in her Africa-hot home office. Here at week four, the very start of a flower can be seen.
Tucked in the greenhouse corner, the tall stalk gets plenty of inspiration from the southern sunlight and neighboring plants. In the next few weeks, we’ll see a flower. That’s happy!
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