Hey Gita, I found the name of your big Begonia
http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week094.shtml
Begonia corrallina
Ok donner, will do, I want to match the pot and ceramic stand to the other one, I should have one around here.
Indoor Gardens March 2014 Mid Atlantic
Thanks, Sally....
Good to know the name of something I have had for 22 years already...
I always just called it my "Angel Wing" Begonia.
Of course--now I realize--many of these Begonias are called "Angel Wing"...
Donner--My streps are blooming too...I was sure, last year, they were on their last leg...
Al the leaves shriveled and curled and died.
Now it is fully recovered.
donner or RRR--what causes this? G.
surprised to see no one has commented or added pictures to Plant file Corallina de Lucerne
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/206545/
Sally---
I have thought to add several pictures to PF--but, never get around to it...
I think, so far, I have only added WS pics.
Made a not of it....doesn't mean it is going to happen...G.
Gita, the streps look very healthy.
The shriveled leaves were probably caused by over-watering. Under watered streps look similar, but will normally plump up as soon as they are watered.
Your streps look great Gita!
Here is the new beautiful and fragrant orchid I picked up from the HGHA meeting raffle table.
wow, way cool. I think it's an Oncidium- as is Sharry baby
http://www.flowers.org.uk/flowers/flowers-names/m-p/oncidium/
How are the indoor gardens doing? Cuz it it ain't indoor by today, you've lost it (brrr!!!!)
I have inherited the job of Plant Person at the library; some of them have been in the same pot and soil for years, a mini Spath looks a goner but may go into plant ICU at home here.
Not sure I can foist off any of my own plants there- too small or too big or require special love. As in "I see you are sort of ugly, weird or just not in season, but I love you and I can wait for you to be pretty again" lol
Plus if I took something that developed gnats. whiteflies, or mites, I'd be embarrassed...and infect the currently uninfected building.
Might take the Clivia because it looks pretty nice and needs little care. And an Amaryllis I bought is going there.
Sally, are you looking for donations?
I have variegated curly spider plant babies that I could pot up.
So nice of you to offer, ssg!
Actually, I am trying to keep a tight leash on my plant lust in this case. They need to be totally leak and drip proof, tolerate low light and dry air. And we are not well suited to having a lot of plants. Aglaonema, Spath, philo, and a mixed pot of similar basic plants, is the bulk of it.
You should see the petrified soil in some of these things. I am amazed they're alive.
And I am notoriously bad with spider plants lately. How do I kill them? The last few rotted at the base.
Already have Gita's Swedish ivy that can go there.
How does Jade do in low/med light? I'm semi-lusting for a Jade. haven't had one for several years.
Most of the house plants are pretty happy right now. Small outbreak of mealy bug on one of the plants that was outside for the summer got right on it so I am hoping to have it in hand.
'Heaven Scent' Orchid is loaded with blooms and it is highly scented. Picked up a cute cart to put the plants on, second hand think it cost me $15. Several of the plants are pushed into one corner right now have to come up with a better way to display them in the room.
Sally, might be nice to cycle in a Holiday Cactus in bloom or a few other plants that can take a month of neglect or poor conditions and then replace before they can't be revived by home ICU intensive! You can change out displays of plants like you do books! Congrats and have fun!
No comment on Jade but it does take a long while for them to dehydrate. Tapla's Gritty Mix may be best for repotting. Take a few cuttings from Photos to continue the genetic line even if the mother plant can't be helped. A very fine mist sprayer will prevent most drips as the water is absorbed or evaporates before drips can form. Layer of sand on top of soil will help control fungus gnats and H2O2 spray kills on contact. Might try watering repotted fossilized root ball plants with H2O2 for awhile so they don't rot before they form new roots...
Have been reading up on H2O2 for reviving houseplants especially those prone to fungus gnats or root rot and have copied chart below for recommended proportions .
Mixing charts for gardening with hydrogen peroxide:
To water or mist plants, to soak seeds, to add to water used to wash sprouts:
TO THIS AMOUNT OF WATER ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE --OR-- ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
water 3% hydrogen peroxide 35% hydrogen peroxide
1 cup 1 and 1/2 teaspoons 7 to 10 drops
1 quart 2 tablespoons 1/2 teaspoon
1 gallon 1/2 cup 2 teaspoons
To water or spray on sick or fungusy plants:
TO THIS AMOUNT OF WATER ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE --OR-- ADD THIS AMOUNT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
water 3% hydrogen peroxide 35% hydrogen peroxide
1 cup 1 tablespoon 1/4 teaspoon
1 pint 2 tablespoons 1/2 teaspoon
1 quart 1/4 cup 1 teaspoon
1 gallon 1 cup 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
Nice Holly!
How do you decide what becomes a house plant and which stay in the GH?
That orchid is just wonderful.
Well all the AV's are house plants, they don't like the wet on their leaves. Also the succulents too wet in the GH for them. Most of the ferns go to the GH where there is more humidly. I have a group of colorful smaller plants that I keep in the house like the variegated peace lily, Cordyline Miss Andrea, several colorful philodendrons. Size, shape, color, and blooming all are taken into consideration. Right now I have a very large bromeliad solid green and not blooming that will go into the GH as soon as it is warm enough to move it. The Orchid will go down to the GH when it is done blooming and there are several other orchids in the GH that will start blooming soon and I will bring them up when their blooms start to open, weather permitting.
Holly---
Please excuse me if you already know this---but Bromiliad plants bloom only one time
and then stay green from then on until it declines and dies..
What they DO is grow "pups", which in a couple years will be big enough to bloom....maybe???
The mother plant will then, eventually, just wither away and die.
Most Bromiliads do not set bloom at all in our homes. BUT--you can pot the pups up
and let them grow until they are big enough to bloom.
Here is the trick to get the mature "pups" to set bloom.
Put the whole plant,, pot and all, in a clear plastic bag with a ripe apple.
Close off the bag for about a week or so. Then--remove pot from bag and...and wait...
The Ethylene gas emitted from the ripe apple will cause the plant to, eventually,
make a bloom bud. And--the cycle continues.
Gita
Thanks Gita for the info. I do know a bit about the Bromiliads and the trick to get them to bloom. I have several varieties and have had a bit of luck getting a few blooms. Not that I actually did anything to help the process along.
Coleup, I love that advice on using sand and H2O2 to prevent and control fungus gnats.
I just printed out your "recipes" for future reference.
Sally, Jade does fine in low light. We had some for years until I killed it, by over-watering as I recall.
Some of the plants got one more day of freedom and ample watering today, yay.
I had two tip cuttings of Brug in vases to see if I could enjoy the flowers. Both, to my surprise, are rooted and very healthy looking. So they're now potted. Just not sure if one or both is Dr Seuss or the pink.
:^P
Pink Brug cuttings showing promise.
Planted Minerva hippeastrum bulb today. Divided a mini Spath from work, made two new nicer looking plants from one.
I've been reading about epsom salts so I'm adding just an eighth tsp to my 20 oz spray bottle for misting. Many various plants are said to benefit from a bit of epsom salt (Magnesium)
You put me to shame! My biggest accomplishment for the evening was cutting off Spath leaves that died, or were turning brown, due to serious neglect.
Sally--
If there is any sign of a leaf--you can always tell a Dr S. because their leaves
have serrated edges.
The pink Brug's edges are smooth.
G.
Muddy, had your Spath dried out? I'm wondering if there's a bit of seasonal dieback going on. Mine had dried and totally willted, and had a number of yellowed and browned leaves, but I thought it was being a bit of a drama queen .
Thanks GIta! I'll watch for that. Leaves are just tiny yet.
Yes, it dried out; it happens every time I don't water it enough. The leaves start turning brown from the tips down.
This article says both over- and under-watering can cause brown tips, but I've noticed that mine is fine if I don't let it dry out.
http://jardinageint.com/TIPSSPATHIPHYLLUM/BRTIPSSPATHIPHYLLUM.htm
I have a number of indoor plants in dire need of being re-potted; the soil is very crusty, etc. Maybe now that yardening is winding down...
Ric just brought another orchid up from the GH it is is full bloom. Now I have two really beautiful and smelly orchids up here. I got all the plants cleaned yesterday and arranged
Muddy, it's not ideal from the plant's side, But neither is sitting in really old soil. My mini SPath looks much happier now. They're so darn tough.
Haha, smelly orchids! Enjoy! My phal and oncidium are both showing bits of spike. I'm happy that the Dendrobium that has really struggled for me looks much better since repotting (again) this summer. It's been a learning experience.
My meyer lemon tree has full size ripe lemons. Quite an accomplishment for me because I have a huge fail rate with houseplants. The meyer lemon tree seems to be thriving with minimal attention - perfect!
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Terri--It is your picture of the Lemon Tree that made me want to have one....
I bet the taste is heavenly!
I've heard they are prone to bug infestation. Is that rue?
My Clivia, downstairs in the Shop, has the most beautiful bloom cluster on it.
I keep thinking I should bring it upstairs--but have not.
My Tropical Hibiscus, which I dragged inside and which sits under
the hanging light I had my AV's under, has 19 buds on it!!!!
They are just as beautiful as they were outside.
The Clivia bloom looks yellow, b/c if the camera flash--but it is orange.
G, it was probably SSG Terri's picture of the meyer lemon tree. It was seeing hers that made me want to try one too. I think this is the first time I've posted a picture of mine. As far as bugs, I haven't seen any on mine.
Nice, Aspen! What are you going to make with the lemons?
I used to have indoor lemon and lime trees (one of each) that produced fruit. I don't recall putting them outside during bloom time, so they must have self-pollinated.
My Coumadin Orange tree was outside all summer and bloomed but didn't produce oranges. I haven't done any research to find out what the problem might have been. Has anyone else grown them?
Lemonade? Ha ha ha, not much imagination here.
I've had spider mites on lemon.
Don't know about bud drop.
I was reading about Calamondin/ Calamansi. Fruit is very sour like a lime, and used in Phillipines. The plant sounds like a faithfully blooming very nice potted plant.
Right - Calamondin. I could have sworn I saw Coumadin Orange, but it was because Google brings them up together due to interactions between the two.
The daughter who gave it to me would like it to bear fruit, but I don't care. It's an attractive plant.
Another of the Orchids is blooming, Ric brought it up to the house a few days ago so we can really enjoy it. It's another smelly one so the house smells just wonderful.
Red Fantasy.
Gorgeous!
How are all of your amaryllises doing?
I have one that was supposed to be a white/pink double, and it's completely white. No sign of any color at all. :/
I found it this afternoon completely flopped over. Sigh. I'm not sure how it happened, since it wasn't even that tall.
I just harvested my Meyer lemons. So yummy! :D I can't wait for their winter blooms.
my Minerva amaryllis is showing the bud(s)
All my Amaryllis have yellowed out their leaves, which I have removed, and are
now starting their rest/dormancy period...All forgotten in the Shop.
They will bloom in March---sometime.
Last year's blooms were spectacular! Best I had ever seen before.
All I did differently from other years, when they were starting to show new growth,
was remove as much of the old soil-top and bottom--and put fresh soil in
amended with Osmacote.
Perhaps that is what caused this bloom outburst.
Will sure do it again this year!
Pics from March, 2014.
I put all the amaryllis I bought from the Co-op in Josh's dark cool basement since most of them are going for gifts. I haven't looked at them yet but I thought I would give a couple to the Garden Club fundraiser so I will be getting a few of them out.
I spent a Saturday a few weeks ago getting all my new amaryllis potted up. Repotted all the ones I've had for several years too. I think I have 28 of them now, and no real good place to put that many to get the kind of sunlight they need. Most of them are sitting on the pool table in the basement, but the ones I'm trying to get to bloom by Christmas are upstairs by the living room French doors. Gita, yours look great - must be several bulbs in the pot?
aspen, I don't think the light they get now will have much bearing on appearance, none on bloom quality.