Show us your houseplants in bloom now

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    The Easter Cactus is confused and is blooming again!
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      Hoya.........................
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      The scent is amazing!
       
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        Surprising how such a small flower can pack such a big punch!

        My only issue with these plants is how messy the flowers are. When fresh they drip nectar. When they fade they turn brown and drop all over the place. It's definitely a plant that makes you work for our enjoyment.
         
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        True! Worth the effort IMO though.
         
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        My piccies are not as good as yours but here is my hoya bella at the moment I also have a dischidia ovata in flower and a dischidia philippines that is about to
         

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        Dischidia ovata in flower though the leaves are its attraction 20130720_084425.jpg
         
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          Dischidia philippines about to flower I find this plant particularly vigorous on a normal 20130720_084310.jpg uk windowsill
           
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            Nice to see them!
             
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            shrimp plant 2.jpg shrimp plant 4.jpg Justicia brandegeeana.... the shrimp plant
             
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              Nice to see one, they are not very popular nowadays and they can get a bit straggly.
              In contrast to yours, here is a different form, I 'found' the cuttings :biggrin: in a hotel garden in Nairobi last year, it is a much darker colour.
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                Duranta erecta was in the greenhouse but the cool nights were causing the buds to blast so it's now indoors.....................
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                Stephanotis floribunda was a bargain bin rescue earlier in the year and has decided to reward me with a flush of new blooms which are very fragrant....................
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                  Oooh , bet that Stephi smells lovely...
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                  The whole room does!!!
                   
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                  Excellent longk, I have the variegated form, when it turns cold the foliage tips turn blue, does that happen with the green form?
                   
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                  Not really - they just went limp and rather pallid.
                   
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