Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Indoor plants at Mid At- continued Feb 2013, 1 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Logees sells seed grown starter plants for $15 that they say will reach blooming size in 2-3 years.

Plants I saw are not 'dividable' but are blooming size with four or more blooms each. Would think that tip cuttings would take 2-3 years for blooming size, too. Like orchids or Christmas cactus, they come in and out of bloom and repeat bloom but are not continuos bloom like in the areas where they can be planted in the ground year round...Could definitely be part of a ' blooming plant of the week, month, season' rotation. Major propagator in N America is hoping to gain 2-3 % of the 'orchid' market with them.

Not sure where our mercenary tendancies come from Sally and Paul! Maybe some left overs from past lives in the fast lane of the Tulip Craze? lol So, shall I brave the snowy conditions and risk my life to get to Homestead and buy up all of the local supply? Sally, I could rent on to you for your article for say $30 and pass one on to Paul for cost plus say a $10-$20 handling fee, bring one or two to the plant swap and charge 'admission' to see them nicely displayed in the back of my van or perhaps auction one off to the highest bidder (of course taking any tip cuttings for future propagation and sales...or just enjoy them for myself?

I'm such a sucker for anything like "Grow ____(fill in the blank) for Fun and Profit in Your Own Back Yard." Making a living doin what you love...

On the other hand, I would be willing to acquire one and baby sit it for any one here who wants me to LMK

Judy

PS, on a different note there was what looks to be a strep relative with no id that also caught my eye yesterday. Any thoughts? Definitely pale yellow blooms and lots of them.