Amarylis bud provides focal point. In back are bare net and sea of buildings.

アマリリスのつぼみに焦点をあてました。背景にはまだ新しいグリーンカーテンのネットと波のような建物の列があります。去年と２００９年に、同じアマリリスの写真を出しました。

I also took photos of this bulb last year and in 2009.

Amaryllis naturalizes and blooms in Tokyo’s early summer

東京で、このアマリリスが梅雨に咲いています。二年前の冬に買った。二回咲いたので驚いた。

Even in my small balcony garden, I have an area under a plant shelf where I store plants that are dormant or less interesting. Shu recently discovered tall flower stalks on the Cherry Nymph amaryllis from two winters ago. Our amaryllis produced two enormous flowers during rainy season.

I noticed in the neighborhood that others also had this amaryllis blooming now, including several pots right alongside Nakano Dori. Below my plant is a recycled nursery school chair from Shizuoka. It’s of course very small, which fits our balcony, but it’s also surprisingly strong.

Amaryllis Cherry Nymph

I bought this Amaryllis Cherry Nymph from my local flower shop. I was amazed at how many petals each flower has, and how the double stalks each have three flowers. I placed it in the ceramic pot I made last fall. The effect is somehow early winter.