My Cameron Highlands Red Amaryllis Is Blooming.

On the first day of our recent Cameron Highlands trip, I bought a baby Red Amaryllis plant for only MYR 5. I already have the local Red Amaryllis in my garden but the flowers are smaller in size compared to the ones I bought from the highlands.

This is the Red Amaryllis that I bought in Cameron Highlands.
I left it alone for a few days to adjust to the lowland temperature before I transplanted it into a bigger pot.

My new Red Amaryllis plant with its first flower stalk.

From a small pot, I transferred it into a big shallow pot with good drainage soil. I water it once in every 2 to 3 days.

The appearing of the first two flowers.

I placed the pot away from direct sunlight.

The unfolding of the first two blooms.

First full bloom of my Cameron Highlands Red Amaryllis.

Followed by the second bloom.

With the morning sun shining on it, colour of the flowers tends to be more orange than red.

The flowers look so tall and elegant, held high on its tall stalk.

Can you see the difference between the Cameron Highland red Amaryllis (top picture) and the local red Amaryllis (bottom 2 pictures)? The petals from the C.Highlands Red Amaryllis are rounder and broader. The local flowers petals from my own garden are more tapered and slimmer. 

Three full blooms, one more to go.

I can't help but admire this beautiful flowers.

Linking to Floral Bliss.

Everyone admires a man with good sense,

but a man with a warped mind is despised.

(Proverbs 12:8, The Living Bible-TLB)