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Amaryllis belladonna

Amaryllis belladonna

Description:

My grandmother was very big into flowers. At her home in Live Oak, Florida, she grew many different flowering plants including Magnolia, Camelia, and Amaryllis. Her passion was Camelias. These Amaryllis Belladonna were originally planted by, and cared for by her. My mother, after my grandmother passed away, transplanted many of her plants into our garden. Many of these Amaryllis are directly from my grandmother's garden and grow every year, reminding us of her and her green thumb. They have been blooming for a few days now and are absolutely breath taking and fabulous. Thought I would share a few photos. Those green circular things are seed pods, which dry out and break open later into the season. They release a number of flat, circular seeds that seem to be a dried film of some sort.

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3 Comments

Psilo
Psilo 12 years ago

@Nopayahnah, one of the many reasons they're so beautiful to me and my family!
@MayraSpringmann, Thanks!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Wonderful!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Lovely flowers and great background information on them. Great that you can still enjoy your grandmother's love of flowers.

Psilo
Spotted by
Psilo

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Apr 10, 2012

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