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Mini Amaryllis Tinkerbell
Feb. 8th, 2025 03:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darkcedars I've had a standard red amaryllis since 2021 and have enjoyed starting it for the year as my winter solstice activity. This December I decided to get a second one, and Tinkerbell caught my eye. I had not heard of miniature amaryllis before. The bulb is large, the bloom stalks (it has 2) and leaves are just a little smaller, but the flower is only about 4 inches across. I am completely enchanted with it.
Otherwise, recently I have been --
Repotting my indoor plants. I like to do this around the start of February so it is out of the way when it's warmer and other projects are the focus.
Winter seed starting. I sink nursery pots into larger planters and cover them with a milk jug (the bottom is cut off) to protect any sprouts. Starting more lavender, evening primrose, a second type of milkweed, showy partridge pea, edible climbing peas, tulips. Tulips take at least 3 years from seed to bloom so this is a long term project. My aunt picked seed pods off her dwarf tulips and we thought it would be fun to try.
Otherwise, recently I have been --
Repotting my indoor plants. I like to do this around the start of February so it is out of the way when it's warmer and other projects are the focus.
Winter seed starting. I sink nursery pots into larger planters and cover them with a milk jug (the bottom is cut off) to protect any sprouts. Starting more lavender, evening primrose, a second type of milkweed, showy partridge pea, edible climbing peas, tulips. Tulips take at least 3 years from seed to bloom so this is a long term project. My aunt picked seed pods off her dwarf tulips and we thought it would be fun to try.
