Christmas Colors and Blooms

I skipped Paperwhites this year and concentrated on Hyacinths, shown in the last post. The Gypsy Queen Hyacinths have formed thick roots that are pushing the bulbs upward. I hope eventually they will pull themselves down.


Christmas Cactus in Bloom is Here: Christmas Cactus.

There are other festive flowers blooming:

Susie brought me Pineapple Sage.

It sits beside the Firecracker Fern which has bloomed ever since I brought it inside. I potted up the Graptopetalum that was growing with it. That Ghost Plant will grow with anything, a good filler.

 

Tillandsia cyanea bloomed since I bought it.

The pink bract was there, the blossoms just

come out and stay for a few days.

 

 

A red begonia I potted up is blooming.

I potted several pieces of Persian Shield before

cold weather. Frost took out some in the garden;

those in more sheltered spots are still growing.

The fern is in a pot with a Bird of Paradise

that has a new leaf but no buds.

 

A view of the potting bench where I potted up

Hyacinths on the 5th. In the foreground is a bromeliad.

None of them have blooms but the red foliage is festive.

If you click and enlarge, you can see Christmas Cactus.

 

 

That's a tomato plant behind the heaters -- we only needed heat for a few

nights recently. Lately the weather has been very warm.

Past the tomato plant you can see a green pepper or two, big enough to

eat. The tomato plant beside the peppers has marble-sized fruit.

There are some tiny eggplants, too. This is my first year for trying to

bring vegetables to eating size, inside.

 

Today I planted lettuce, spinach and carrots in big rectangular planters.

They are outside on Ike's 'porch' until freezes send them in. I'll have to

find a spot for them to sit on cold nights.

 

Thanks for coming by to see what's blooming.