When last seen back in October, my old amaryllis bulbs were headed into the refrigerator for
three months of dark and chilly hibernation. Yesterday, I pulled them out. Absolutely no signs of rot and decay! Applying that copper fungicide seems to have worked. You might question the logic of storing bags of chemically-treated bulbs next to organic celery and free range eggs--but in an "I hate to cook" way, it definitely makes sense to me! That's what cognitive dissonance is there for, anyways.
I planted the bulbs in their pots, watered well, and set them in a south-facing window over a warm radiator.
Hoping for some good ju-ju (and more success than last year), I tucked the baby "Minerva" bulb into a little pot given to me many Mother's Days ago (back when I had black eyes and wore blue lipstick) by one of my own off-spring.
Meanwhile, this new amaryllis "Temptation" is kicking off the amaryllis season just right--over the top!
