Wednesday, 5 January 2022

WOYWW

 


I just wanted to share this beauty with you all this week.

Ben planted the Amaryllis with me a few weeks ago and of course it took off like a rocket growing over a cm a day. Each time he came we measured it and made a graph to mark it's amazing progress.

This week the two big buds burst into bloom. The first one has 5 flowers and the second one has 4 slightly smaller ones. It stands proudly at about 55cms!

Isn't nature wonderful.

With all the misery around I just love how this cheery, bright red bloom brings such pleasure.

No crafty activity this week although I have nearly finished 2 more hoodies and Tilly and I cleared her exhibition so, hopefully, she will get a little post Christmas boost to her funds.

I hope you are managing to avoid the bug and the snow. It's colder here today but at least we had stunning sunshine and blue skies as we drove past the Stretton Hills yesterday.

Have a good week all.

x Jo


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17 comments:

  1. Annie5 January 2022 at 08:09

    Yours is looking gorgeous....mine is fast growing now but only one shoot.
    Hugs,
    Annie x

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  2. Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith5 January 2022 at 12:12

    What an amazing flower and it must be so exciting for him to see it grow! What a great idea to chart it! Thanks for your visit earlier! Happy New Year! xx zsuzsa #25

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  3. Crafting With Jack5 January 2022 at 12:23

    Beautiful flower with a good number of flowers. The ones I have had only had one flower that was so tall it was in danger of falling over all the time! Happy New Year. Angela #1

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  4. Helen5 January 2022 at 12:23

    What a beauty I've not had one for several years. Take care and happy new year . Helen #3

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  5. Lunch Lady Jan5 January 2022 at 12:52

    Happy 2022 lovely gal, hope the year is full of fun and crafting! That is one magnificent plant, you definitely have green fingers, I remember growing amarylliseseseses (sorry, couldn’t stop there…) years ago but they weren’t as glorious as that!
    Keep safe and well, must catch up soon,
    Hugs LLJ 6 xxx

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  6. glitterandglue5 January 2022 at 13:00

    Happy New Year, Jo. Gorgeous Amaryllis - I love them, and have two that flower year after year. Enjoy yours!
    Take care. God bless.
    Margaret #14

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  7. My name is Cindy5 January 2022 at 14:24

    That is just amazing! The flowers are gorgeous but I must admit I do find them a bit creepy the way they grow so fast! My orchids are all full of bud so I should have some lovely flowers to look at very soon. Thanks for stopping by, happy WOYWW, stay safe, stay well, love n hugs Cindyxx #18

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  8. Heather M5 January 2022 at 19:36

    Happy New Year Jo. Wow, gorgeous colour - it certainly brightens the room! I planted a pear tree with my grandson about 6 years ago, when he was 3, he keeps checking how big it is, but no pears yet! I hope I didn't get it mixed up with something else ... have a lovely week, Heather xx #23

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  9. Sylvia/LittleTreasures5 January 2022 at 22:24

    Thanks for your visit. WoW that flower is awesome, I too love to watch them grown and enjoy the colors. My roses were somewhat that way this year. I'm taking a break to visit, as I am redoing a room downstairs. Then putting away Christmas a little at a time as not to re injure that shoulder. We faired well with the storm, WINDS but no snow or damages bitter cold -15 so good to stay in. Have a fun week.

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  10. Felix the Crafty Cat5 January 2022 at 23:06

    A bit late tonight but always try to get round everyone if possible so I'm here to wish you Happy New Year. The amarylis is looking wonderful, well done. Have a lovely woyww and a great week. Hugs, Angela x20x

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  11. Catriona6 January 2022 at 08:56

    Your amaryllis is beautiful. The best one I have ever grown came from the 50p bin in Wilkos and it was wonderful-it was late to start and then it produced many candy striped blooms over many weeks. Happy crafting.x

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  12. Sarah Brennan6 January 2022 at 09:24

    What a beauty indeed Jo. Ben must be really happy too. Happy New Year, stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah #12

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  13. Neet6 January 2022 at 16:23

    If it was a choice between the bug and snow I'd take a lot of snow any day. We did have some this morning but it seems to have cleared now - not that much really but it did stick.
    Love your bloom. Seems to be a very successful one and is a gorgeous deep red, a lovely welcoming colour.
    One of my orchids flowered before Christmas and now the other three are in various stages of bud. The white one is closest to opening and has about 5 buds on it. Always exciting and nice to bloom after Christmas decs have com down.
    Happy New Year, Hugs, Neet 2 xx

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  14. Julia Dunnit6 January 2022 at 19:51

    Good grief what a fantastic result Jo, I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many flowers on a single stem, it’s wonderful. We’ve been really lucky to have avoided all the bugs, poor Annie and Doddy seem to have suffered several shares! I’m hoping that we’ll manage some sort of meet up this year, but above all, hoping you all stay well and enjoy as much of the year as you can. Xxx

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  15. Ali Wade Designs7 January 2022 at 07:48

    Happy Belated WOYWW and Happy New Year. Beautiful flower. Both me and hubby have had horrible colds, and I am only just recovering. Probably caught from our grandchildren! Ali x. #27

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  16. Lyn9 January 2022 at 20:53

    Happy New Year to you xxx

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  17. Spyder10 January 2022 at 13:46

    I bought my mum and a few others one of those flowers. They are lovely! There was a race to see which one did the best! Mum's was the biggest! I'm house sitting dogs for a while so happy new year and a very happy very late woyww too stay safe ((Lyn)) #9

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Thanks for all your comments. I really appreciate your thoughts and ideas.