Sunday, January 30, 2011

Amaryllis ~ Macro Monday #123

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I had to poke the camera in my first Amaryllis bloom. No doubt. : )  I didn't realize the stalk put out more than one bloom.  I'm loving the burst of color amongst all the white.  But, what do I do with the bulb when it's done blooming?

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45 comments:

  1. Look after it till the leaves have turned brown. Keep feeding and watering till they have all turned brown or yellow. Then stick the bulbs in the pot in a cupboard and ignore for a few months.
    Don't repot and start watering VERY sparsely till new leaves appear.
    This is a great colour and worth keeping.
    Mine are still in hibernation under the stairs. I am getting them out again in March.

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  2. Lisa, when it's done blooming just let the leaves go until they are fading then cut them off and store the bulb in a cool place in sawdust or vermiculite away from light. then next fall, plant it in a pot and enjoy the show again. At least in theory....

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  3. Lots of pollen! Too bad it goes to waste...

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  4. It is very pretty, indeed. What a beautiful color.

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  5. sorry my link didn't work (first tulip link)

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  6. Love the vivid dimensionality as well as intense color!

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  7. What a wonderful blooming thing!

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  8. Beautiful capture - makes me want to go out and buy some flowers.

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  9. I recently took some macro shots of our amaryllis, but I have not figured out when I'll post them. I did a little funkiness (is that even a word?) with the lighting this time.

    We're new to them and tried last year, but didn't have any luck. This year, we have two amaryllis, each with four flowers blooming now.

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  10. One of my favorite garden flowers! What a beautiful shot! David/ Tropical Texana/ Houston

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  11. It is so beautiful. I really miss the colors this time of year. I love seeing that their are colors somewhere.

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  12. so stunning. I am going to be getting a new macro filter, can`t really afford a new lens right now but I do with what I got.

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  13. Woof, I think you should chop them up and feed to Spiderpie. OR, you can dry them under the sun and make potpourri. OR, you can bury it in your background and cry like Keeper. But y'see, I'm just a dog and I don't know any better. Woof!

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  14. Lovely one!
    Happy new week.
    Regards.
    xo

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  15. Wonderful photos. Here we re-plant, outside. There, you'll have to follow Teresa's #2, advise

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  16. Besides of being a beautiful flower it's also interesting to see the inside in details for once !

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  17. What a beautifully colored flower. I hope it blooms for you again next year once you figure out what to do with the bulb.

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  18. Amaryllis are great! I had 5 flowers on a stalk once and 3 stalks from one bulb. It's a matter of quality 'i guess. In addition to what the others said about keeping it after flowering, cut of the flowers (leave the stals) so they dont produce seeds wich take energy from the bulb. Then....hope that the bulb will produce flowers once again, I'm not so lucky with that part :-(

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  19. Your amaryllis is such a wonderful colour! It looks great as a macro!

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  20. Wonderful photos. These are such beautiful flowers and there's got to be a BIG REASON why they only flower briefly once a year - something to do with anticipation I think.

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  21. Beautiful amaryllis. That first shot would go nicely with a white wall. :-D

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  22. [...] Rocky is mostly green. But all of his colours are fun to see. Or at least what you can see during Macro Monday! [...]

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  23. The closeup is really very very close but it is a great shot!

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  24. What a wonderful Amaryllis! Ciao Lisa.

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  25. Mt mother-in-law had a large planter box full of amaryllis that bloomed every year. I don't know how she watered them, but I know the box was by a picture window in her living room in the winter. We live in northern Idaho, and the winter days are short and often overcast, so they didn't get a lot of light. She would get someone to move them outside in the spring, onto her covered porch. They made more bulbs and were (to my mind) rather crowded, but they didn't seem to mind.

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  26. This is a beautiful macro of a flower Lisa!

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  27. I know if you prep them a certain way, they will rebloom next year but I'm not sure of the details.

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  28. amazing catch..love it!
    mine is up!
    http://www.webbloggirl.com/2011/01/tulips-in-our-little-keukenhof.html

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  29. That first shot is just gorgeous!

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  30. I just love amaryllis. What a gorgeous bloom!

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  31. Love this amaryllis! I have never had good luck trying to save them. My sister's always blooms again and again! Beautiful color!!

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  32. I have kept mine in a sunny window, feeding it regularly and letting it gradually get brown. Very soon after the last leaf turned brown and dropped off, a new shoot began and I see it's a flower bud! We'll just see if it's as amazing as the first time around.

    The thing I've learned about amaryllis is that they tend to get very top-heavy and like to topple over. I planted mine in a clay, not plastic pot, and that's helped a lot.

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  33. I have one too, that are still in blossom - love them. Was sold out after Christmas and I payed a dollar for it. MB

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  34. Beautiful macro of the anthers. I found this website to be useful: http://www.amaryllis.com/pac.htm#afterbloom

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  35. Very beautiful! The warmth of it melts my winter!

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  36. I love that first shot...so soft yet exciting w/ those colors! Awesome!

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  37. Simply beautiful. I definitely want to try one of these next year now!!

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  38. It has been a long time since I have tried growing this plant! Just love the lily look to them. Beautiful velvet look to the red petals you have captured.

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