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Waking the Amaryllis
3-18-98
The Amaryllis plant has come out of the closet after it's two month hibernation in the dark. I've stripped away the dead leaves, and started watering/sunshine.  It is fun to watch this plant grow every year.  I wonder if this year we'll have flowers? Last year it produced two, the year before, four.
amaryllis 3-28
  The anticipation is part of the fun!  I'll be taking a picture every few weeks as it develops.
3-28-98
I was beginning to wonder if we'd lost the amaryllis this year----nothing seemed to be happening for the longest time. But patience is worth the wait! The plant lives!  The tip of the new leaves has shown itself.
amaryllis 3-28 close-up
amaryllis 4/2/98
4/3/98
Now that it has started, growth is rapid.  It shoots up as much as 1/4" a day, so far.
Scott says that I should make an animated gif out of this when it is done growing.  I just might tackle the project once I get the hang of constructing them. amaryllis 4/6/98
4-6-98
Rapid growth now shows splitting up of plant into multiple leaves. Height from the top of the bulb is now about 4 inches. 
amarylis 4/11
4-11-98
Growing 3/4" to 2" per day it seems, flower bud visible above the leaves. 
4-13-98
Stem is about 12" long now, new leave coming up from in between the first leaves. 
There may be blooms as early as next week!!!!!! We'll just have to wait and see!! :)
4-17-98
Stem is about 18"  long now, new leaves gaining some length, but not really visisble yet. Growth rate really seems to have sped up.  This is the first time I have ever kept a log on this plant's growth.  I never realized how quickly it develops!
amaryllis 4/16
4/20 to 4/25
Stem is about 24"  long now, new leaves gaining in  length, bud gradually opening. Definitely can see 4 flower buds by 4/25! 
4/26 to 4/27
Sorry it took so long to get back to this!!! Here are the last few shots as the flower came to bloom
4/26 to 4/27
and the closeups: