Game on!

So, I told you during our trip to Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago, that we went to visit the flower market.  And I also told you that we bought some bulbs?  Right?

Well, here are our attempts to grow the beautiful blue/purple Amaryllis bulbs that we purchased:

Deirdre's:

Mine:

Look!  Even tho Deirdre lives 160 Km's away from me, and there was no collaboration, we both put them in the same colour pots!  Although Deirdre did go out and choose a pot for hers, while I just rooted in the shed and found one that would 'do'.  And in another unbelievable co-incidence, we even planted them within a week of each other.  Deirdre read all the instructions, while I found mine in a bag on top of the washing machine, just before I went to Spain, and thought I better do something with it before I left, or it would die while I was away!  She very kindly sent me the attached picture of hers yesterday, to show me it's progress.  (Not that she was bragging or anything...  Hmm....)

And look again!!  Deirdre's is bigger than mine and already has a flower bud.  Jeez, where did I go wrong?

Not that it's a competition or anything (of course it is, we are Brennan's after all!) but I have some serious catching up to do here.  

I'm going to have to read up about Amaryllis bulb/flower care and sort this out.  I can't have big sis beating me in the flower race.  I will have to resort to cheating (or Miracle grow!!) to fix this.  Watch this space.

Oh wait!!   I just remembered, my Mother also bought one, to give to my Aunt Mary, the most green fingered Brennan that I know.

I've no chance...