In January, I bought this 4 plant pot of miniature roses. When I brought it home, it had a couple of stunted blooms and a few buds. They all proceeded to fall off as well as many leaves. This usually happens when you bring a greenhouse rose from the grocery store into your home. All the changes are just too much for the plant. However, I fertilized it with Miracle Grow- Ultra Bloom (15-30-15) liquid fertilizer and now it is blooming nicely with lots of new growth.
It is a bit floppy but that could just be the lower light on a windowsill as opposed to being outside. I am thinking of putting a couple of the plants in a hanging basket with other plants for the summer. In the fall, I will plant the four plants in the ground as they do not make a good permanent houseplant. They are supposed to be hardy to zone 4. In the past, I have had miniature roses that lasted several years in the garden.
Crazy bougainvillae. It bloomed as it usually does in February. After a time, the blooms fell off as well as quite a few leaves. OK, I thought, now it needs a rest. Well, no, it started to put on new growth and after a shot of fertilizer it is blooming again. Lovely bright pink flowers which dry beautifully.
A friend gave me this violet last fall. It has been blooming constantly since January. I had it close to a south window for the winter and now I have moved it back a bit so it doesn't get scorched by the strong spring sun.
This lovely orchid blooms reliably every winter. The flowers last for weeks. When it is flowering, I feed it once a month with liquid fertilizer. I always water it with rainwater or distilled water. I give it about 1/4 cup of room temperature water once a week.
The kalanchoe of my last post in January is still blooming. I have taken cuttings so that hopefully next year I will have even more kalanchoes in bloom. Such an easy plant to grow. It's quite happy for the soil to dry out but can also handle a decent watering as long as it doesn't stay wet over a significant period of time. Just not fussy at all.
Spring is cool and rainy this year so having the indoor plants blooming is especially nice.
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