I kind of hate the waste of a waxed amaryllis. It’s such a popular holiday gift, but the wax renders the plant useless for composting, and also creates an impenetrable boundary for the roots to cross. People watch them bloom, and throw them out. I’m sure I’ve whinged about this before.
I’m relieved that the ones I rescued survived to go outside. I’m thrilled that one is standing tall.
leafed
greenery brilliant
glowing red petals, spattered
and weather-beaten:
sturdy beauty’s cultivar
affirms what it takes to bloom.
I share that dislike~I’d rather just have cut flowers. And I weirdly have a poinsettia that has survived since the yuletide. (I didn’t have them for years as they’re toxic to cats.) It’s just sitting over there, blooming away.