Surprise! There's a second bud emerging from the Indecisive Amaryllis. See it? It is the little green point just under the pink straw in this photo.
Since last Friday's blog post the leaves have grown about two inches and the first bud head is fattening. I'm using filtered water for the amaryllis. I give it a turn once or twice a day so it won't bend just one way into the light. The pot is situated in filtered light on the kitchen counter.
I put two plastic drinking straws inside each other and inserted them into the soil. They will be good markers to judge how much the bulb has grown.
So, last week this bulb was indecisive, a lot like the much talked about independent voters in this spring's Republican primary elections. Now it looks like it might be only a week, maybe two, until the buds appear. This bulb, this indecisive plant, has made up its mind and is voting for the party that supports growth. Maybe the Plantocrats. Or could it be a Re-pot-blican? Who knows. Oh, I know. It's voting for the Green Party!
Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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