Forcing paperwhites is supposed to cheer the gardener through the gloomy, dark days of winter. But this gardener is wailing and gnashing her teeth because the paperwhites aren't cooperating!
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Lessons Learned Growing Houseplants
November 16, 2018 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingWhat do your houseplants teach you? Houseplants are the only plants blooming in November, but they are fascinating in their own way. Here's what I've learned from a few of mine.
Sometimes Plants Surprise Me: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day February 2017
February 16, 2017 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingSometimes plants surprise me. It surprises me that this 'Sweet Nymph' amaryllis is blooming. Why? Because I didn't follow any of the "rules" for getting an amaryllis to re-bloom. I did not put it (or my other amaryllises) in a closet in mid-August or early September. Why would I, when the plants were growing lushly? [...]
Christmas Cactus Saved From Near Death: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day February 2016
February 15, 2016 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingI have whined before, here and on Facebook, that some of my Christmas cacti (Schlumbergera hybrids, also called zygocacti) were failing. I got plenty of advice as a result, most of which I was already following, when I happened to stumble upon an old blog post of Matt Mattus'. In it he advised to avoid [...]
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