Amaryllis

Posted on January 22, 2005

The amaryllis is very popular in Dutch houses. And they are quite beautiful and a miracle the way they grow from a big seemingly lifeless bulb. I saw this one looking across one of the Amsterdam canals.
My friend Irmgard Lamers did a series of paintings on the subject and one etching: https://www.wimvandermeij.nl/index.php?PageID=235