Show us your houseplants in bloom now

You may well be right. I do know that the seed has got to be fresh.
I cut mine back to a couple of leaves to overwinter it. When I moved (last April) I had to get rid of it (due to space issues), but it was actively back in growth. I regret it a little now.

 

Taken today

 

Psychopsis mariposa

 

That is stunning Coolsox!

 

Thanks! The individual flowers don't last long, only a week or so if I'm lucky but they keep pushing out one after another. Apparently it can continue like this for several years!

 

Even better then!
Why oh why am I always drawn to the ones with a short and specific blooming period!

 

My Ruellia, I'm not sure of the species, portellae or makoyana? this is a white flowered form.

 

Mr G,

Very nice!

 

Smelled them before I noticed they had opened!



Have also just taken a few cuttings so if anyone would like to try their hand at growing this gorgeous plant let me know!

 

Not strictly a houseplant, but the flower stem on one of my Sprekelia formosissima had emerged whilst they were still in their winter storage box (wrapped up in bubble wrap with all the other borderline bulbs), so I bought it indoors.

As you can see, it's not a perfect bloom, but that is probably down to the sudden temperature change that it experienced..............


The second flower spike on my BoP continues to grow.................

 

Hi Coolsox, which Hoya is that, I have carnosa, in the greenhouse but used to have bella, which I actually prefer.

 

Exacum affine... notoriously difficult to get hold of, and keep alive, but mines doing ok at the moment.. its going outside in the border in summer.. it has a little bit of hardiness apparently! Has an amazing perfume too, the new flowers have a sweet perfume, whilst the older flowers smell like chocolate.

 

that's a good size Stephen - how long have you had it?

 

only a month or so

 

I've only ever grown that as an annual Stephen, sow the seeds early.
I'd never contemplate planting it outside.

I had a white flowered one one year, it grew bigger than the blue ones.
Not seen seed available since. Of the white one that is.