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Article: THE AMAZING AMARYLLIS LET DELIGHTFUL FLOWER BRING SOME INDOOR SPARKLE TO YOUR HOLIDAY.(L.A. Life)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- December 23, 2000
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Byline: Karen Dardick Correspondent
A holiday gift that keeps on giving and growing is amaryllis, an amazing bulb that flowers indoors with little effort, then can be moved out into our warm gardens where it will thrive for years to come.
Nurseries and garden centers offer these very large bulbs for sale now. The name ``amaryllis'' means ``sparkling'' in Greek. Consider buying a few for yourself, or pot them up as welcome holiday presents.
Debbie van Bourgondien, who calls herself ``the bulb lady,'' laughingly explains that she's a popular guest at holiday parties because she always comes with potted amaryllis as hostess gifts.
She ...