is the ugliest houseplant imaginable. But that 12th month? Oh, that 12th month makes up for everything.I hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. That's the whole point of this holiday, right? The biggest stresser is conjuring up a new, flimsy excuse on why, oh why, you need an extra slice of pie.
And, now? Let the madness begin...
Paper Yellows
Depending upon the holiday task at hand, I am either light years ahead of the game or so far behind it’s doubtful I’ll ever catch up.
Their original career path ~ cheery Christmas gifts ~ is certainly not gonna happen. They'll run out of steam long before then but I can’t really blame them for the extra-early flowering.
‘Twas I who jumped the gun on the planting of the indoor bulbs.
Amaryllis
bulbs
bulbsYeah, yeah.. ugly now but just you wait a month or two!
If only I had stuck with that program. After a burst of energy with the Narcissus
(Paper Yellows,) I slipped right back into my procrastinating ways.
bulbs, wishing I had a magic wand. They take their sweet lazy time at giving forth a flower, so I may have to give up on the idea of gifting these blossoms and keep them all to myself. Hmmm… are you spotting a pattern here…. ?Elsewhere in the sunny window, holiday lovers are coming to life...
Edna, my ancient Christmas Cactus
(since college!) is raining bright fuchsia blossoms. {top pic}Not sure if that’s because she’s highly delighted for the holidays or if she’s feeling intense competition from this new little brat we purchased last winter:
New baby Christmas Cactus
Darling Sybil is demonstrating her schizophrenic holiday behavior, too. Somewhere, deep down, this 4 year old Poinsettia knows she's supposed to turn red for Christmas:
Terribly Confused Poinsettia
I just don't have the heart to lock up my poinsettias in a dark closet for 10 cruel weeks so they'll drop their leaves, go berserk and come back thoroughly red. Around these parts, we settle for red/green halfsies, instead.
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