Today i thought i would talk about one of my favourite flowers, so beautifull and elegant and very easy to grow.
Amaryllis is a genus of plant that has only one species, the belladonna lily. Many lily like plants of the same family, however, arc commonly called amaryllis, including the daffodil, snowdrop, tuberose, century plant, and more than 1,000 others.
The belladonna lily, grows from a bulb. its stalk is 18 to 30 inches high. It is topped by a cluster of 6 to 10 trumpet-shaped flowers which grow about 3 inches long. The fragrant, six-petaled blossoms are typically rose red, but they may be pink, purple, or white striped. Long, narrow leaves appear after the flowers wither.
As a wedding bloom, amaryllis is a novelty among better-known flowers like roses and peonies. But there is no end to the romance of this blossom's tale. According to Greek myth, a maiden named Amaryllis created a red bloom for her true love from her own heart's blood. In Victorian times, the flower was given as a sign of the recipient's "splendid beauty.", amaryllis come in whisper-white, creamy orange, pink, or even yellow.
They are among the easiest plants to growsimply water if indoors 2 or 3 times a week, and if outside, well this time of year, nature will take care of the watering!
at the top of the page is a picture of our variety of Amaryllis variety, very pretty as you can see, pop over and see us for more information.
No comments:
Post a Comment