There are these bushes growing alongside the Rotunda lecture hall at school. A scent that is like orange blossoms on speed: tropical, citrusy, sweet. Amazing. And little red fruits that look like plums but narrower and with points (and, well, on the bush in October while the thing is also blooming). For a long time I thought they were some sort of mock orange hybrid, but they do not match any mock orange in any book I have or online. Anybody have any ideas?
I had just about reached the end of my patience with the flat of amaryllis seeds I planted a couple of weeks ago (yes, I know it was only like two weeks and I was being overly impatient). Some of the seeds had very visibly rotted over the weekend, so I was looking at the flat thinking it might be time to throw the whole thing away when I noticed this:
That's a tiny little sprout. And a few other seeds are sprouting, as well, though they are not as visible. Hooray for the baby amaryllis belladonna!
