Flower Friday: Amaryllis
We are starting a new type of post, Flower Friday, where we will introduce one flower of the season a week! I tend to take my horticulture background for granted sometimes and think that everyone knows the scientific and common names of flowers just like I do. My friends can attest to this, I confuse them all the time. I also hope to introduce some new flowers to you all through these posts.
Since the holidays are here what better flower to start off with than the Amaryllis! Amaryllis come in a variety of colors; white, peach, coral, red, pink, and even some striped or bicolor. They have 3-5 blooms on their long stalk and are the perfect addition to a holiday table or winter wedding bouquet. 
Amaryllis are not only a good cut flower for floral design and weddings, but they make a lovely gift as a plant as well! You can buy them pregrown and ready to flower or you can buy a DIY kit like the one I posted about a few weeks ago in my DIY Amaryllis blog. An update on that, my poor little Amaryllis is not growing. I have discovered my apartment does not get enough direct sunlight, so sad. My Mom and I bought them together though and her’s is thriving and blooming in their sunroom, I’m jealous!
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