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Winter Bloomers In The House...
« on: Dec 28, 2007, 08:19:33 PM »
Over our Christmas holidays, we have been able to enjoy some pretty blooms in the house.

Two African Violets were showing off their pretty colors...



...and a Thanksgiving cactus. :grinnnn:



Do any of you have houseplants blooming this winter season?
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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #1 on: Dec 28, 2007, 11:13:19 PM »
I love the Deep dark Purple AV's they are my favorite.. I have an affliction for Dark purple.. I have not bought one flowerin plant in so long.. I forgot how nice it made it feel in the house
thanks for sharing Dianna!   :clap:

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #2 on: Dec 29, 2007, 08:25:50 AM »
I have a white with purple tinted edges AV that is currently in bloom.  Other than that my Banana Pepper is going hog wild putting out blooms.  I'm hand polinating it just for the fun of it. 

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #3 on: Dec 29, 2007, 08:38:46 AM »
That is awsome Duh have you gotten any peppers that are starting to grow yet?

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #4 on: Dec 29, 2007, 08:48:51 AM »
No bloomers here. I dont get enough light for most blooming houseplants. My Clivia blooms when I put it outside in the spring and it gets real sunlight.



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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #5 on: Dec 29, 2007, 10:23:46 AM »
Nothing blooming here....I am doing good to keep them all alive this year :Blush: My Christmas cactus was almost killed by a frost a while back and my AV blooms are all dying back(the ones that are still alive, that is :rolleyes1: )

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #6 on: Dec 29, 2007, 06:52:27 PM »
I have an AV blooming and a couple weeks ago my lipstick plant still had a flower or two but right now nothing else is in bloom. 

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #7 on: Dec 31, 2007, 02:17:17 PM »
Yes I do have one little tiny pepper started from the first two that I hand polinated.  There are still four other blooms that are open on it. 

But today I noticed I have spider mites so I'm going to have to find my spray botte and give them what for.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #8 on: Jan 10, 2008, 01:54:50 AM »
those are so pretty dianna! makes me want spring,
i had a few house plants that didnt make it from the dog n cat wars here.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #9 on: Jan 10, 2008, 08:53:10 AM »
Wow Dianna, the purple is so pretty and vibrant, very nice!!

Makes me want Spring now too.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #10 on: Jan 13, 2008, 11:33:18 AM »
I've never tried a "holiday" cactus.  Maybe someday I will.  But for right now I'm waiting to see the epi bloom in spring.  At least I think it's spring when it likes to bloom.  Hope so.  It's more than big enough according to the lady that sent it to me.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #11 on: Jan 15, 2008, 10:05:53 AM »
I've never really had much luck with them, they seem to do well for a few months and then suddenly die, so i dont buy them anymore.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #12 on: Jan 16, 2008, 10:25:50 AM »
That would be a pain.  I like the idea of flowers that bloom in the house.  I've been tempted by the paperwhites but I'll wait until I can do some outdoors and check and see what I think of their smell.  I would hate for something to come up that smelled bad in the house.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #13 on: Jan 17, 2008, 04:48:15 PM »
Here are my blooms, all taken this week.



My angel wing begonia is just starting...



The black pagoda plant that is almost always blooming...



A closer shot of the cactus...



And the monkey flower...

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #14 on: Jan 18, 2008, 08:16:57 AM »
Beautiful shots, Sarah!! I just love your guys' flowers....maybe I can get some next time. This has been a rough year for my plants :Blush:

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #15 on: Jan 18, 2008, 08:29:17 AM »
This AV decided it wanted to show its' color, too. Most of my AVs are rescues from WalMart and I have no clue what color they are til they bloom. Guess I need to write the names on them somewhere... :grinnnn:


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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #16 on: Jan 18, 2008, 11:48:34 AM »
Just curious but why have you got a mimosa in the house?  Those things bring a new meaning to the word aggressive.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #17 on: Jan 18, 2008, 12:41:04 PM »
More great pictures everyone, i woudl say that your plants agree with that window Sarah!!

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #18 on: Jan 18, 2008, 12:45:14 PM »
Sarah, I wish my house got that much sunlight! My old house had a sunporch with lots of light, not this one. My kitchen window has my impatiens and geranium in it, they give an occasional bloom over the winter.(I'll get a pic later if they're cooperating)



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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #19 on: Jan 18, 2008, 07:31:24 PM »
Just curious but why have you got a mimosa in the house?  Those things bring a new meaning to the word aggressive.

That is a sensitive plant...you know, the ones that close up when you touch them. I got it to get Mike interested in houseplants. It worked. :BigGrin: I had to put the poor thing out of common reach, so it wasn't always being pestered. :rolleyes1:

Beautiful shots, Sarah!! I just love your guys' flowers....maybe I can get some next time. This has been a rough year for my plants :Blush:
I know how you feel...last year, after the move, my plants were not looking too hot, either. :razberry:
More great pictures everyone, i woudl say that your plants agree with that window Sarah!!
They sure love those windows. I'm glad i had them put in bigger windows while they were building. :dancingbunny:
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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #20 on: Jan 19, 2008, 07:15:11 PM »
Gorgeous flowers Sarah.  My black pagoda is between blooming right now but I sure do love that plant!

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #21 on: Jan 23, 2008, 08:33:53 AM »
That's a sensitive plant.  That is interesting.  I looks just like the other one. 

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #22 on: Jan 23, 2008, 03:15:21 PM »
It does look like the mimosa you are use to seeing, as it is a member of the same family.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_plant
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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #23 on: Jan 25, 2008, 06:40:16 PM »
Interesting info, I almost asked that but didn't.  The mimosa's around here will open and close if they are threatened with weed killer or heat I know.  those are just some of the things I've tried to kill them off with lol.  Nothing works by the way.

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Re: Winter Bloomers In The House...
« Reply #24 on: Jan 31, 2008, 07:22:40 PM »


This is a picture of my winter bloomers.
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