7 years…

It has been 7 years.

It first bloomed in January, 2009 and again in May that same year and June as well but after the last time a year later in June, 2010, it never did bloom again.

It was my missus who planted it…in the ground and it grew well at the time. There was only a little bit of what was left of the dwindling, struggling-to-survive old plant when she transplanted it in a big pot and since I took up gardening, I have been able to take good care of it – all the weeding, replenishing the  soil, adding the fertilisers and of course, the daily watering and eventually, it started looking a whole lot better again…

In one moment of carelessness as I was watering the plants in my garden one morning, I caused some damage to this leaf…

…when it got caught in the hose I was using. It did not wither away and die though – obviously, this plant is a very sturdy one that can survive even in adverse conditions.

For one thing, that leaf did not look so nice and I was thinking of trimming it and throwing it away and thankfully, I never did that for out of that one leaf, I spotted these…

…and they grew and grew…

…and last Saturday, it sure looked like it was going to bloom…

…that night and it did…

…two blooms only on the 14th of January, 2017…

I have no idea whether there will be any more after this and one thing’s for sure, I most certainly hope so. Let’s just wait and see…