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No doubt that the
Poinsettia is the number one live plant for decorating indoors for the
holidays. But there are a few other interesting plants that you may want to
include with your decorating plans.
Jerusalem artichoke…or
sometimes called Christmas Cherry. It’s a non-hardy bushy evergreen shrub
that’s greenhouse grown as a winter fruiting annual. Glossy green leaves,
white flowers in the summer, and then produces these colorful orange red
fruits, just in time for the holiday season. Grow as a houseplant over the
winter, move it outside in the summer, where it will reflower and reset
these wonderful fruits. One note…the fruits are toxic, so keep them away
from the kids and the pets.
African Violets…been
around forever, and are one of the easiest indoor flowering plants to grow.
Lots of colors to choose from, and a great way to add holiday colors to your
home.
Cyclamen…wonderful
foliage, and look at these gorgeous flowers. Keep your cyclamen in a cooler
– well lit location, and make sure the soil stays evenly moist. At some
point the flowers will stop and the plant will yellow. But don’t toss it
out. It’ll go dormant for a while and then start to regrow several weeks
later.
And how about the
Christmas cactus? Almost as traditional as the poinsettia, these wonderful
bloomers are available in a multitude of colors. Easy to care for and easy
to grow indoors, this ones been around for a long time. Keep them in a
cooler well lit area, and when it comes to watering, they’re not a true
cactus, so water when the top half of the soil feels dry.
And don’t forget
paperwhites and amaryllis bulbs for not only holiday colors…but for
providing your home with wonderful flowers throughout the entire winter
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