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Show us your houseplants in bloom now

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  1. longk

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    Two of my faves as you know!

    It cuts the other way too - as you know my Impatiens niamniamensis has flourished outdoors this year. So maybe the answer is that if it adapts then it is (if that makes sense). Pleione make a lovely indoor display, yet they're classed as a fairly hardy orchid for a sheltered spot.

    Or look at it another way - in their natural habitat no plant is a houseplant. Just some plants have to be grown indoors in the UK.
     
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      My oldest Dendrobium "Berry Oda" has started blooming. Not brilliantly, but it has produced lots of keikis to pot up this year.
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      They're very small flowers, no more than 20mm wide. Kingianium Dens need a cool spell to encourage flowering.
       
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        I don't have much room for houseplants but I do have two Streptocarpus, Charlotte and katie plus a Chamaedora Metallica.
         
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          Neither do I but I'm a weak individual!

          Bought this about five weeks ago - Echeveria pulvinata..............
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          I would love to take credit for blooming this, but the spikes were just emerging when I bought it. At least they didn't drop off I suppose! They grew fast and far bigger than I expected though.
           
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          Wow, that looks good :dbgrtmb:

          Our Echeverias (don't know the variety) bloomed about two months ago, in the greenhouse. They live there all year and have done so for decades.
           
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            Mine never bloomed in the greenhouse, but boy has it produced lots of new rosettes!
             
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            all my Echeverias flowered but are outside.
             
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            Gave up waiting for it and moved it in!
             
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            The Hoyas have just been brought in from the greenhouse so they are now house plants. This one has started blooming again (think it's the third time this year).

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            Kristen, this is the sister of the one you had but I think it's quite a bit longer. It's also wound round so can't tell. I hope yours is blooming now :dbgrtmb:
             
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              Should I bring mine in over Winter?
               
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              Most are better off over wintered inside, I'm bringing mine in in the next month or so, they can take a light frost so I wouldnt rush to do it.
               
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              Thank you, I will squeeze it in the mini green house - no heat, but should be frost free with a bit of luck.
               
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              I've waited two years for this to bloom again..............
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              It was always reliable, but then decided to produce a keiki on the end of a flower stem (a first for me on a Phal as they usually emerged from the main plant). The wait was worth it though as it has created a wonderfully wild look and produced three flower spikes too..................
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                I didn't know you could speak Hawaiian LongK - I had to look "keiki" up. :SUNsmile:
                 
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                Just a word Peter.............

                Being in the motor trade I am fluent in bull doo-doo though!!!!
                 
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