Clivia blooms

My bathroom/greenhouse is virtually a hothouse right now.  I have two orchids almost ready to bloom, numerous Amaryllis bulbs with buds and now my Clivia has opened.  I absolutely don't need another thing for Christmas (unless it's those amazing owl ornaments I posted yesterday!!)   ;-)

For some reason, taking great pictures of the Clivia blooms is a challenge for me (seems like I get a lot of glare?) but here's the best of what I snapped yesterday.

The orange & yellow color combination makes me feel like I'm in a tropical paradise somewhere.

That's a great feeling in the middle of December!  

I really believe (I said this last winter too) that I have a much easier time getting thru the cold winter months since I've added so many winter blooming plants and bulbs.   

Last year, they had barely finished blooming when the early spring bulbs started.  It looks like I am on track for a repeat this year.  That could be a credit card commercial for gardeners:

Blooms all winter.  Priceless!

Comments

[Beth]

Your photography is amazing! Beautiful images, especially, as you say in December!

[Sweetbay]

Beautiful photos! I love the 2-toned flowers.

[Helen]

I have seen Clivias now in a few places but not in real life - however I think they are definately now on my must acquire list having seen the irredescient blooms in your post

[Joy]

Kathleen girl they are gorgeous and in my favorite Halloween colour ? ORANGE !! .. Some colours are just trouble makers for our cameras aren't they ?
Hey .. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year in case I forget girl !
Joy

[Kala]

Beautiful colors and depth of field in these images.

[Janet]

Kathleen, just beautiful! Mine hasn't bloomed for a couple years. I forget what I need to do to force it into bloom.....back to the books.