Show Us Your Houseplants In Bloom 2018

I kept it cold (outdoors or in the greenhouse) until just before christmas then moved it to the bathroom. It is better than last year (when it was in the cool porch) but as I say, a little etiolated.

I bought some more from B&Q later in the year and they are in the shed. I want to see if they will wake up in the spring and grow outdoors in a pot. If it works I want to pot them up with Bessera elegans.

 

You do have have some beautiful plants..credit where it's due

 

@Zigs Word of the week?

 

GC word of the week award

 

Gotta be the funiest houseplants I've seen

 

@longk moved them mate for adding them in the wrong place

 

Easter Cactus about to burst into bloom - sorry, that's the only name I know it by.

 

M your as bad as me mate concerning names ...looks like it's going to be nice, i just flowering cacti's

 

How long have you had it?

 

About 18 months Why, has the name changed recently?

 

It looks like the Thanksgiving Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) which is a relative of the Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera X 'Buckleyi'). The Easter Cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertnerii with scarlet flowers, Rhipsalidopsis X 'Graeseri' in other colours) has different flowers.

 

Wow! Ok!! Very interesting, thank you. Never even heard of a Thanksgiving Cactus (and I do have Christmas Cactus, which duly flowered on time).

Well, in true "M" style: I'm giving thanks that it has not only survived my care, but cares enough to flower at Easter To my mind, that makes it an Easter Cactus (this year, at least) I'll take another shot when the flower has fully opened

 

And I'll show you my Easter Cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertnerii) in a day or two when the flowers are open on that!
I only found out about Thanksgiving Cactus yesterday!

 

You're on! I actually bought two Easter Cactus at the time; this year this one is flowering but the other is just green. Can't even recall the colour of the other one.

I only found out about Thanksgiving Cactus TODAY!!!!
That still makes you one step ahead I'll catch you up ... one day

 

Phoenix Robelenii (Pygmy Palm).


Lemon.


Orange Bougainvillea.


Yellow Bougainvillea.