“I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard! ~J.R.R. Tolkien
Weather warmed this past week, but now we are in the throes of true early spring….gray, wet, cold. But I decided I don’t want to wish for the warmer weather to appear too soon or I will miss my outdoor bulbs blooming for longer than a day or two. Too much heat, too early, and the delicate early bulbs are gone.
But I have indoor flowers to bring me joy too. The amaryllis/hippeastrums are flowering so I am featuring them this week.
The indoor bulbs were taking their sweet time to flower, but you can’t rush nature or indoor bulbs blooming. Once I cut the hippeastrum that were flowering, I was finally able to plant out the rest of the extra bulbs I ordered.
And I made an additional vase as I had too many left. This handmade vase is a gift from a friend with glass stones on the bottom. Seems to be working great for now getting this bulb to grow.
The two in the vase I cut are ‘Cocktail’ (pictured blooming in a photo above) and ‘Cherry Nymph’.
They fit together perfectly in my shamrock vase. The backdrop colors blend beautifully.
With this vase, I am joining in with the wonderful meme, In A Vase On Monday, from Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
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Lovely and vibrant Donna! Love your Art Nouveau/Deco lampshade too!
Thanks so much. One of my passions is Tiffany style shades.
Lovely! They’re especially beautiful placed near the artwork and your beautiful lamp. Happy IAVOM!
Thanks my friend. Once I saw that table I knew it was the perfect spot.
Ooh lovely! That one is so delightfully double, isn’t it? Do you find they grow well enough without soil?
I actually find them growing even better. They just grow more slowly which I like.
I am with you, Donna, I don’t want to rush spring, but savor every unfolding. A cool week is in store, so that will slow the process at least.
Yes which I am not too sad about. I see lots of spring vases coming soon.
I love the pretty vignette with the red Hippeastrum you cut, Donna. I have to try growing Hippeastrum bulbs inside in a glass container as you’re doing next year. I’ve always grown mine in pots outside and, even given our generally mild winter conditions, the combination of rain and wind this year brought some to a premature end. A few I planted in the ground last year are slowly emerging, though, so all is not lost 😉
It is worth growing them indoors too I think. I love how they grow outside there.
Beautiful colours Donna. So cheerful! And the shamrock vase is lovely too. Our spring is progressing slowly and I am glad – like you say, if it is too warm everything will flower and go over far too quickly. Still, hope you at least get some spring sunshine soon. ☀️
Thanks so much Cathy
Do you grow the hippeastrums indoors, Donna? I have some bulbs in my garden and I’m sure they are hippeastrums. When they bloom again, I’ll be asking for help identifying them!
In the background, I see you have a zygocactus in bloom too. Everything looks so fresh – and spring-like. 🙂
Thanks. Our climate is far too cold in winter to grow hippeastrum outdoors. So I can only grow them indoors in winter. That cactus blooms indoors from November through April or May. So from late fall through early spring.
Just lovely!
Thanks so much
Your hippeastrum are certainly providing you with some vibrant colour to lighten up the cold, grey wetness. Hope that it doesn’t last long. Wishing you a happy spring equinox Donna!
Thanks Anna. Seems this week will continue to be cold and snowy but it will slowly improve after that.