These paperwhites, a housewarming gift from a dear friend, are almost as white as the snow outside. They may not warm my toes, but they warm my heart!
I passed it by the first week. The second week it was the only one left in the grocery store, and marked down. Last year I had no success inducing dormancy and rebloom in a hothouse cyclamen, but this year I'm going to try again.
When it was blooming outside, the flowers were a deep red. Now they are pink. I guess I should just be thankful it's blooming at all.
Inspired by the words of Elizabeth Lawrence, “We can have flowers nearly every month of the year,” Carol of May Dreams Gardens started Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. On the 15th of every month, garden bloggers from all over the world publish what is currently blooming in their gardens, and leave a link in Mr. Linky and the comments of May Dreams Gardens.
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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Three cheers for blooming houseplants!
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It’s nice to be able to pick up a grocery store treasure – got my narcissus bulbs at half price and they were also the only ones left at the local grocery store. Hope it warms up a bit for you.
Heather @ whats blooming this week´s last [type] ..Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
The indoor blooms brighten up those gray winter days, but there has been a lot of sun this winter for a change. Our snow will be melting most probably this week if temps get to what is predicted. What a roller coaster winter it has been.
Donna´s last [type] ..My Garden Year in Photos – NFG and GBBD
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My parents have had a cyclamen hanging from the hutch for as long as I can remember (decades?). It’s become a member of the family. (Your 3 photos didn’t load in Safari for some reason, although all others on the page did).
Twitter: @suburbangarden
Good luck with the Cyclamen. If you figure out how to do it, please share your secret. I just love them.
Mr. McGregor’s Daughter´s last [type] ..Outdoor Blooms for January
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That’s a beautiful shot Kathy~all sparkly white snow, white rocker and white flowers! I’ve gotten out of the habit of indoor plants; it might be time to try a pretty pink cyclamen. Happy GBBD. gail
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I love love love that first shot, white on white! Good luck with the cyclamen, they are so exotic looking.
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Kathy,
Love your pretty winter blooms. I always get cyclamen. They are one of my favorites. I have some hardy ones, too, that bloom in Autumn.
Yael
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I’m glad you have some pretty blooms to cheer up that white world! Although I think perhaps the cold is worse than the white