I bought an amaryllis bulb this week.  Not a peace lily, but an amaryllis.  They are beautiful for the Christmas season with their massive red blossoms.  They lay in the box at the store with a stem extending from the bulb and blooming.  No soil, no water, not even sun for photosynthesis but they survived.  How could I go wrong?  I bought one with no blossom so I could start from scratch.

I brought it home lovingly from work in the dark and finally found a cracked pot beside the house to plant it in.  In all those flower pots beside the house not one contained any soil and it was dark, cold and drizzling heavily.  I searched with a flashlight until I was drenched.  I remembered once reading an article with instructions for growing them in a saucer with rocks and water.  I searched through the hobby cabinet and found some marbles – but no rocks. Well, marbles are similar to rocks, right?

I placed the bulb roots down on the marbles in the pot and poured water over them.  Several days went by and nothing. Then  guess what?  It’s growing! I can’t wait to see the crimson blossoms peaking out just in time for Christmas. Now all I need is some holly and I’ll be ready for the yule season.

I’ll let you know if it survives.