Indoor Blooms & things that get you through the winter #3

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AWE!!! How cute is that!!!

nice feature

I went to the NY Botanical Garden Show last week and that really helped with the winter bloom deprivation for sure. I ran out of batteries and didn't have my good camera, so this is not great. But lots of color!

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DROOL!!

Other stuff in bloom that week. A few stopped me dead in my tracks.

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nice Patti!!!!

Just bought seeds - morning glory, scarlet runner bean and cardinal climber, herbs such as basil, thyme and oregano. Husband caved in and bought the 4in1 pack grape/blackberry/blueberry/raspberry combo pack

I meant to write the quad pack is growing inside my sunroom, dont know when it would be a good time to plant; trying to quarantine my tropical hibiscus with aphids from all the other tenants in that room

Beautiful pictures from the NY Botanical Garden Show. Thanks for posting them, just loved the Jade Vine.

nice piks Patti

Blooming this week is my pink Christmas cactus........

My new .50 cent rescue one.....it's vibrant red!!

and my Tropical Hibiscus.

great Celest.We just have coleus here.

Drool is right over those orchids! Paeonie, I would think you can plant the fruits right now. Pixie, nice blooms....I have a violet, that's about it.

Robin,
Are you talking about planting these berries outside now. Yey. I was worried that I am growing an aphid farm onto everything from my hibiscus. sigh; organic husband only lets me use neem oil for the aphids and I have already tried two rounds of that, washed the plants and used soap water as well

very nice Celeste & Robin

Thanks. Yes, Peonie, I think you can plant them outside now.

Thanks will do.
Rama

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Beautiful blooms at the orchid show, Patti!

Nice violet from you, Marilyn, and great cactus and hibiscus blooms, Celeste!

Rama, be patient with the organic controls. They often take more time than the dangerous pesticides.

Karen

I do not use commercial sprays and usually use the oil/ soap and they would be gone but this is just stubborn infestation this year, so much so that I had to give a haircut for my gardenias, jasmines and the hibiscus. Thanks Karen, are your day lilies emerging yet?
Has anyone ever had success with germinating rosemary and lavender from seeds?
Those orchids are simply beautiful.
Rama

Rama I grew rosemary from seed last year and was stilling picking it out of the garden in Dec.!

Pixie, did you have to stratify your seeds in the freezer first or use a heat mat? I am thinking of using shop lights?
Thanks,
Rama

just a heat mat...no freezer.

I hacked up an EE yesterday. Dont even know why I kept it in the house. I did a bunch of lavender 3 years ago. Bought the seeds and germinated them in soil. I ended up with 100+ plants and threw them over the bank.

Whats an EE schickenlady?

Elephant Ears, Rama....I grew some last year in a pot, & wintered the pot in the garage....if the warm weather comes, I'll put it outside, & hope it made it through the winter.

i dig mine up every year - think it is too early to bring them out?

You can always bring the pots back in if it gets cold...our neighbors in FL had a row of them along side their house...they looked fine until the temp went below 30.

When is a good time to bring the cannas out? I have them in pots in the garage and some in a cardboard box. I usually keep them in my sunroom but they dont go thru dormancy in that room, so this time they went to the garage.

I doubt they will do anything until the nights are warmer, like average temps 50 and above, Same for caladiums.

The EE's are tropical, not sure on caladiums but I think so. They love warmth so they wont even like it out right now. Dont forget this is still March. OK April is right around the corner, we could still have a Frost...............

We arent frost free until the end of May.If EE's or Caladiums go in too soon they will stay cold and wet and you run the risk of rotting.

Yep, that's why I have the EEs in a pot...haven't planted cannas in awhile..they usually start blooming just before frost, so I see the bloom like for 2-3 days.

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very cute. Thanks.

AWWW that did brighten my day.

Thank you, Sherrie! Very cute!