This Amaryllis was grown from seed. Quite a few years ago I saw the most beautiful tall amaryllis I had ever seen. They were growing in front of a tan brick home in Moulton, Texas. There were only about a dozen or so of them, so I figured that there was no way that I would be able to get any of them. None the less, I stopped and asked, if they could be shared. The lady's name was Ruth. She was an older lady, that is still alive, and has a twin sister in Houston. Anyway, she said that she would be happy to share them with me, and that these amaryllis she had, had come from her Mother. She went and got a giant pickax, and went about digging these bulbs out for me. I believe she gave me six of them, almost half of what she had. They grow tall and beautiful for me, just as they still do for her. Each year when they are blooming, I try to make sure that I get them pollinated, even if I have to do it myself. I have collected and grown seed from these Amaryllis that I call Ruth, for all the years I have had them. My plants never come back true, because I have so many other types of Amaryllis close by, but sometime I get flowers almost as pretty. I think I had to stay and talk for 5 hours, when I got these plants, so you can't say that I didn't have to work for them. Ruth was very kind. Thanks for your kindness and generosity. And thanks to those of you who look at and read this blog.
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