Is it strange that the freshest green of the season is to be found in the flower rather than leaves of this amaryllis? If so, it’s a strangeness that is as gorgeous and beautiful as it is mind-pondering. It’s taken me many years to find the exquisite beauty of cream and light green flowers – for so Lon I considered them a waste of floral splendor. What’s the point of putting all your time and effort into a bloom that is the same color as a leaf? I’ve spent the last few years making up for that error, indulging in bouquets that are monochromatically cream and green, as gentle and easy on the eyes as they are simple to assemble. Sometimes a single bloom, when it’s as spectacular as this amaryllis, is all that you need.
Our home is due for another bouquet, to stave off the winter, to make the days bearable.
