I've been waiting 3 long years for these plants to bloom! They were dug from my grandmother's garden after hurricane season 2005, which brought through wretched tornadic weather and destroyed the garden, and then frost which almost decimated everything. My dear sweet grandmother dug up 4-5 bulbs of the amaryllis and put them in a planter for me, and for 3 years, they have been nothing but green and leafy. But a week ago, a stalk shot up and a day or so ago, three beautiful deep red blooms perked up and have brightened up the porch, as well as giving me a reason to smile on my way out the door..
See what I mean with the green and leafiness? It's definitely full of plantness. This, and my African Violet are the only things that I haven't managed to kill off. Speaking of my African Violet, here it is:
Of course, this is from last year… I haven't gotten a recent picture of it. But, it's much more leafy this year, and it probably needs a bigger planter. I'm scared of developing a black thumb, so I don't want to move anything… I want it to stay as-is…
Maybe if I can get back to my homeland, I can hang more with Sassy and learn to be more of a green thumb.