Amaryllis 'Moon Scene'

the next to bloom in a succession of Amaryllis bulbs.

if these beautiful bulbs don't hold appeal for you (gasp!), you might want to avoid my blog over the next few weeks.

I have quite a few in various stages of growth that will be gracing future posts! 

Yippee.  

Hard to beat an Amaryllis bloom for chasing away the winter blues.  And winter blues I already have.  We've had more snow on a landscape that's been covered in white for over a month now.  It makes me long for green....

'Moon Scene' is funny in that it has two different kinds of stamens on the same bloom stalk ~ two flowers have one kind and the other two have the second kind. 

Maybe I've had other Amaryllis like that before & just haven't paid attention???

I must have been in a "red & white" mood when I placed my first Amaryllis order?!!   'Moon Scene' is the third sort of variation on that theme.  

Hope your weekend is off to a good start?    It's below freezing here:

So I'm staying indoors, taking down Christmas, always bittersweet...

 

Comments

[Beth @ PlantPostings]

How fascinating! And you capture them in such exquisite detail. I don't recall ever seeing a plant for which stamens were so different on the same flower stalk. That's fascinating!

[sweetbay]

The bold red striping on this amaryllis is so striking. It looks so Christmasy and festive.