Yay! I remembered! I’m so proud of myself. OK, anyway: Two amaryllises, of which one is a plain, boring red, and the other isn’t behaving very well. H My dark purple Dendrobium started to… more →
Letters & Leaveswrote 1 week ago: cristmas cactus blossom (schlumbergera)…designed in digital art…by The Gimp … more →
wrote 1 week ago: My Mother’s Day treat was having the time to work through the orchids and get a handle on who … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: I found this glorious zygocactus (Schlumbergera, Christmas cactus) in full bloom in a sunny bay wind … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Yay! I remembered! I’m so proud of myself. OK, anyway: Two amaryllises, of which one is a plai … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Once the threat of frost has passed, greenhouse plants began to stretch toward the garden. Before th … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Gonna try my hands on propagating some X’mas cacti. Same original plant, 3 different set. … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Whoops. Totally forgot about it this month! I’m in a bit of a hurry, so just a few quick pictu … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Ahhh, let’s hear it for flowers! Thanks to Carol over at May Dreams Gardens for suggesting we … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Well, this schlumbergera, a cactae, is an interesting plant. I don’t exactly know what is the … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Today’s post is largely for our beloved Expert Dottie, so she can see how the Schlumbergera sh … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Click here to se … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Look who’s blooming right on time this year! Really a Christmas Cactus this year, and not an A … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Christmas cactus was one of my mothers favourite house plants. I remember the pink schlumbergera I … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Christmas Cactus I have had Christmas cactuses for a few years now and they just wouldn’t bloo … more →
wrote 5 months ago: When the outside world becomes too much for me, like when innocent little kids are maniacally gunned … more →
wrote 5 months ago: When I realized that I am commenting on many blogs as Word Press Seedscatterer, I rushed back to dup … more →
wrote 5 months ago: A Christmas cactus does have a more formal name. It is “Schlumbergera” although it is s … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This is my favourite Schlumbergera – a cutting from my grandmother’s plant – and one of my favourite … more →
wrote 5 months ago: My grandmother had a knack for getting these to bloom all year around. Mine blooms once a year, but … more →