Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: Amaryllis in Peppermint

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Amaryllis in Peppermint

If you like peppermint, then you should love this amaryllis! The red and white stripes sure look like a sugary candy cane. The flower, which bloomed late this spring, was grown by one of Selma's master gardeners, Carol Henry.

4 comments:

Halcyon said...: I love it. Keeping the flowers coming. :); July 15, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Lois said...: How pretty! I have a couple of those in my front flower bed. My grandfather gave them to me 30 years ago and every time they bloom I think of him.; July 15, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Janet said...: Halcyon, Oh, I have photos of plenty more flowers from Carol's garden!

Lois, how nice to still have a flower that your grandfather gave you!; July 15, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Gunn said...: Beautiful!!:); July 15, 2010 at 3:22 PM

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Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.