Amaryllis

In Alaska we buy these amaryllis at Christmas and so tenderly nurture them inside our houses during the holidays. We often use them as gifts.

This one I found outside the building in Mexico, growing so handsomely in an old pile of the worst soil you can imagine. Plus it hasn't rained here for at least three months. Three flowers have bloomed, and there is still one for tomorrow.I wonder if anyone has even noticed it.