This morning when I was standing in front of the kitchen window, I noticed that my jonquils are blooming in the pot. The little golden yellow flowers instantly swept away the winter’s dullness which had been there for months and brought the positive vibes to our little courtyard. I feel quite satisfied.

In China, we grow jonquils indoor at a particular time of a year, normally it’s about a month before the Chinese New Year. So by the time of getting into their flowering stage, they would be just right on spot around the Chinese New Year day or so. My family has a history of having jonquils in the house every year. Mom and dad have quite a number of friends or colleagues who were so into growing jonquils in water and also very good at craving the bulbs in some particular way to shape the plants to a particular figure to meet people’s aesthetics needs. Since the jonquils in mom and dad’s place had always been the successful growing experience, which forms part of my childhood memory, I’d say that I really like this sort of plant and consider them as one of the prettiest.

Now, my own jonquils are flowering. Unbelievable but true! Not in the house, not in the water, but in a soil-filled pot after a long time of staying in a freezing cold winter outdoor. They are known to be one of the most indestructible and easy to grow garden bulbs, though I had doubt before. However, since now even me is getting them into flowering, I’d say “yes, I definitely believe what they said”.

Another good news is, my tulips appear to survive. Now I saw the very first growth this morning as well in the same pot with jonquils. I thought they had died as it’s been so many months that nothing has happened, but now it seems they at least are still alive. Let’s wait and see what’s gonna happen in the next month.