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And they were blooming nicely Thanksgiving Day!

I had to use some plant ties to get them to stand up – sort of. These bulbs put out very long stems before flowering:

I’m sure there is a more showy or professional way to do it but this works fine for me. As they continue to bloom, I’ll make some adjustments to try and get them on the straight and narrow through the rest of the bloom period.

Some have/had good luck getting these to bloom a second or even third season. I might do some research on how to properly store these bulbs and see if I can get “Year Two” out of them!

Here’s a link to the last 6 weeks’ worth of growth posts and images.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

I haven’t been able to post much lately. It seems that about 75% of the leaves have fallen so raking has become part of a nearly daily routine! But, there are quite a few left ON the trees as evidenced by this colorful example:

For once there is a bird feeder without a squirrel on it!!

As for the Paperwhites…

I came down this morning to see several of the bulb stems bent over – meaning the top-heavy buds are starting to form. Right on track for some Thanksgiving Day blooms this year…

Well, if you’ve been keeping track of the 2013 Paperwhite bulbs, you’ll be amazed to see how much they’ve grown in the last week:

You can see the growth from Week One and Week Two

Tomorrow I’ll be revealing my 2013 Pumpkin Design. I doubt it will win any awards but it has been fun to work on – almost finished!!

I have a Christmas Cactus my Mom gave me over 5 years ago. I think of her each year when it blooms again….

Fairy Tale Amaryllis And Narcissus

Christmas Cactus In A Ceramic Pot

Miniature African Amaryllis, 3 bulbs