Greenhouse Surprises

[Jackie Ramo]

Well certainly my greenhouse holds nothing like Busy's but today it had a few surprises for me.

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I didn't expect these tiny croscus to bloom and was very pleased to see them in bloom for the first time today

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a store bought rose... but pretty none the less

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the ivy geranium has decided there is enough sun to start blooming again

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The first of the Clivia blooms - I've been waiting a week for it to open

[Busy B]

Somebody has figured out that macro feature! :lol:

Beautiful pics! I'd rather have your green thumb any day!

[GregBickal]

Ahhhhhh, I miss spring :frisbee:

[Jackie Ramo]

Actually I went it to get pics of the fish... but they wouldn't co-operate so I looked around and hey!! better than silly old fish anyway!!

[marla]

Beautiful, makes me wish I had a greenhouse, and it was SPRING, that would even be nicer. Tommorrow is supose to be in the 30's here, yeeha :D

[Jackie Ramo]

Marla, the funny thing is, when we were looking for a new house I didn't even want to come inside this one. Finally hubby convinced me and when I looked into the size of yard... unheard of in a big city and then saw the greenhouse was attached to the house... mine mine mine!!! Went over budget to get it and even more over budget to make the changes I deemed necessary and I am still not done but slowly we are making our mark. I probably could have built a greenhouse on a cheaper house... oh well...

[Jackie Ramo]

The Clivia is in full bloom today so I thought I would share. It is one of my favourite house plants. nice green foliage all year and then this burst of long lasting colour.

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another view

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and for those who like them some tulips, one only wishes they were blooming in the garden and not in a pot in the window...

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[Tamianth]

Very pretty Jackie! The Clivia is awesome! :)

[Jackie Ramo]

Clivia are underused as house plants. They are very undemanding, needs little sun, bright light will do and they bloom for a long time. Only available, here anyway, at this time of year and I admit are pricey but almost impossible to fail with. Mine goes out in the summer under a tree in the shade but that is not necessary. There is also a yellow one, more rare so more pricey...

[Tamianth]

I can't say that I have ever seen one around the stores here at all. I do fancy the Orange, it appears to be such a bright tangerine color! :)

I saw a Rhodie that color I liked, but Oregon is like rhodie country, they grow wild here lol!

[Jackie Ramo]

There is a selection of Rhodies called Northern Lights that have the most awesome bright colours, even a clear bright yellow and a hot pink along with the orange. I bought a couple but managed to kill 2 out of 3... so will have to put them back on the list. :sad: