Flowerful Beauty by Mary Granger
Amaryllis bloomed for Christmas
This year I planted an Amaryllis plant for the first time. I planted it in the pot in mid November, had my first bloom by the first week in December and all blossoms were open for Christmas.
When I went to photograph the plant I didn't want the distraction of the natural background so I hung a piece of black velveteen on a chair and sat the plant in front of it. I love the effect of the red flower against the black background.