Cathy I love your hippeastrums and how to present them. All are fantastic but Carmen with her velvety dark red color is my favorite. Take care Greetings from Margarita.
Coincidence: I noticed some sprigs of pussy willow being sold here in Austin the other day. Your post prompted me to learn more about pussy willows, and I found this informative article:
Thanks for the link Steve. Ours are Salix caprea and get banned from the house as soon as they start releasing pollen! They are a bit earlier than usual this year and are sold in bunches at the markets in towns here as well… for a small fortune, so I was lucky to find my own supply.
We wouldn’t have wanted you to deplete your fortune for the likes of some pussy willows.
Your species name caprea made me wonder what was goaty about it, so I searched and found this: “The scientific name, and the common name goat willow, probably derive from the first known illustration of the species in Hieronymus Bock’s 1546 Herbal, where the plant is shown being browsed by a goat. The species was historically also widely used as a browse for goats, to which Bock’s illustration may refer.”
Thanks Steve. I have heard that goats like to nibble on Salix caprea, but I am a bit skeptical and would find it rather odd, particularly since most of the trees bearing catkins near us have branches far too high for them to reach! (Although I have seen very small goats jump quite high…. 😉 )
Words and Herbs 
Hipp, Hipp, Hooray!
Yay! Hoorah for the winter bloomers! 😉
Cathy I love your hippeastrums and how to present them. All are fantastic but Carmen with her velvety dark red color is my favorite. Take care Greetings from Margarita.
Glad to share them with you and I hope they bring you some cheer. 🙂
What beauties!
I always grow a few as I can‘t imagine winter without them. Susan is the star with two heads flowering at the same time. 🙂
Yes, that is quite the trick!
Such beautiful, rich colours!
Just what I need while waiting for the garden to wake up! 😉
Oh such vibrant colour – all beauties Cathy and names noted for when it comes to choosing hippeastrum bulbs later this year.
I really can recommend both Susan and Carmen. Still another to flower – there is a bud but it hasn‘t grown for weeks…
Such a dramatic beauty! 🙂
Each one is lovely in its own way. 🙂
Ooops. It took me a minute to realize they were repeating. (I was waiting for a white one.)
No white ones this year I‘m afraid. I must remember to order my bulbs earlier for next winter!
Well, white is not for everyone. It just happens to be my favorite.
Oh my! They’re amazing 🙂
Love the rich colors and they look absolutely perfect. What a sight for a February windowsill.
😃 I love them all simply for daring to flower when everything else is brown and frozen!
So lovely! Like you I am drawn to the red ones, but lately I’m also liking the white and yellow. Didn’t grow any this year, though. Wish I had.
Thanks Jason. I wouldn‘t want to be without a few each winter. I hardly ever get them to flower again for me, but they are worth every penny!
The flowers are so cheery. Indoor flowers can really brighten a cold winter day.
I agree. The one called Susan has been fantastic!
Coincidence: I noticed some sprigs of pussy willow being sold here in Austin the other day. Your post prompted me to learn more about pussy willows, and I found this informative article:
https://www.bbg.org/news/what_are_pussy_willows_anyway
Thanks for the link Steve. Ours are Salix caprea and get banned from the house as soon as they start releasing pollen! They are a bit earlier than usual this year and are sold in bunches at the markets in towns here as well… for a small fortune, so I was lucky to find my own supply.
We wouldn’t have wanted you to deplete your fortune for the likes of some pussy willows.
Your species name caprea made me wonder what was goaty about it, so I searched and found this: “The scientific name, and the common name goat willow, probably derive from the first known illustration of the species in Hieronymus Bock’s 1546 Herbal, where the plant is shown being browsed by a goat. The species was historically also widely used as a browse for goats, to which Bock’s illustration may refer.”
Thanks Steve. I have heard that goats like to nibble on Salix caprea, but I am a bit skeptical and would find it rather odd, particularly since most of the trees bearing catkins near us have branches far too high for them to reach! (Although I have seen very small goats jump quite high…. 😉 )