tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2989743300785550400..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: List: Houseplants Which Bloom More or Less Continuouslymr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3573341648921199772012-01-27T15:34:23.931-08:002012-01-27T15:34:23.931-08:00Hey Mr Subjunctive: I happened upon your blog and...Hey Mr Subjunctive: I happened upon your blog and enjoyed your section on ever-blooming plants. I had never seen an E. Milii until visiting a friend in Georgia who had several very old indoor versions that he was very proud of. I purchased a small one immediately, and over a period of ten years, the plant grew rapidly in my kitchen exposed to hot south-facing window sunlight. I treated it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56661908599004465232011-06-21T19:00:47.466-07:002011-06-21T19:00:47.466-07:00Saintpaulia do very well for me ... in terrariums....<i>Saintpaulia</i> do very well for me ... in terrariums. Under other growing conditions, we have "issues".Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41583472043692852622011-06-20T16:15:14.849-07:002011-06-20T16:15:14.849-07:00I would give Psychopsis a try. I cultivate orchid...I would give Psychopsis a try. I cultivate orchids specifically and have experience with growing many different species and have found my psychopsis to be one of the easiest I have grown. They do well in lower light conditions. I have mine in a large bark mix in a plastic pot. I water a three inch pot every three days, a four inch pot every four (in the low humidity environment of a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571879047356370430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68619958169063687802011-06-20T15:21:38.286-07:002011-06-20T15:21:38.286-07:00Nancy in Sun Lakes AZ:
I'm kind of surprised ...Nancy in Sun Lakes AZ:<br /><br />I'm kind of surprised by that. Mine's bloomed once, but only one stem, only one bloom, and that was it. Maybe I'll move it to a brighter spot and see if I can convince it to repeat.<br /><br />CelticRose:<br /><br />I'm even more surprised about <i>Mammillaria</i>; I'd somehow gotten the impression that extremely seasonal blooming was just mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-53024838185064280082011-06-20T14:53:28.245-07:002011-06-20T14:53:28.245-07:00You can add Mammillaria rhodantha to the list. I&...You can add Mammillaria rhodantha to the list. I've had one for 2.5 years that has bloomed nearly every single day. It's only taken a couple of brief rest periods. You can see a closeup of one of the flowers in my avatar.<br /><br />Bougainvillea blooms nonstop outdoors, but I wouldn't recommend it as an indoor plant. It's huge, thorny, and drops bracts everywhere.CelticRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386557639577698296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91688655001800416522011-06-20T12:58:29.081-07:002011-06-20T12:58:29.081-07:00I just have one to suggest and it's Hoya bella...I just have one to suggest and it's Hoya bella. It blooms continually for me here on my plant shelf in the super dry air of Phoenix. It is nice also because the plant stays relatively small compared to other hoyas.Nancy in Sun Lakes AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882208110664899569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-66130861549152124882011-06-20T12:40:37.863-07:002011-06-20T12:40:37.863-07:00Justin:
Huh. I've seen some Psychopsis (or at...Justin:<br /><br />Huh. I've seen some <i>Psychopsis</i> (or at least intergenerics with some <i>Psychopsis</i> ancestry, judging by the photos that come up in a Google search) for sale occasionally, but passed them up because I assumed they were difficult. <br /><br />Of course, orchids seem to be difficult for me in general, especially lately, so perhaps not-buying was still the right call.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15141321505572479842011-06-20T12:22:44.584-07:002011-06-20T12:22:44.584-07:00It's the other way round for the begonia flowe...It's the other way round for the begonia flowers - females are single, males are double (IIRC, the stamens turn into extra petals). I regularly have that discussion with my customers - 'no, I don't want that one, I want one with double flowers' - 'you'll always get double and single flowers on the same plant because blah-blah-blah...' Though one customers made me laughIvynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-40224673919922747662011-06-20T11:22:35.427-07:002011-06-20T11:22:35.427-07:00If you include orchids in the list then any one of...If you include orchids in the list then any one of the orchids in the Psychopsis genus are wonderful year round bloomers. The flowers of Psychopsis bloom successively on the same inflorescence(held high above the leaves) for years, I've heard as many as 15-20. As the plant ages it can develop 5 or 6 inflorescenses with 3 or 4 blooming at any given moment. They also have very attractive Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571879047356370430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24310478456730775442011-06-20T09:56:29.498-07:002011-06-20T09:56:29.498-07:00Paul:
I'm a little hesitant to include Brugma...Paul:<br /><br />I'm a little hesitant to include <i>Brugmansia</i> as an indoor plant -- I've never seen one indoors, even in a greenhouse, that wasn't also buggy as hell -- but I suppose if I included <i>Rosa</i> then I have to include <i>Brugmansia</i> too.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75824337145423931852011-06-20T09:54:15.237-07:002011-06-20T09:54:15.237-07:00Ginny Burton:
I've still never seen Osmanthus...Ginny Burton:<br /><br />I've still never seen <i>Osmanthus</i> for sale anywhere around here. <br /><br />Diana:<br /><br />Reiger begonias, you're talking about, or some other one? The garden center sells "non-stop" begonias every year, which are partly doubled (my memory is that the female flowers were doubles and the male flowers were singles), or possibly the other way mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81184455787230652082011-06-20T09:10:47.686-07:002011-06-20T09:10:47.686-07:00The Fuschia genus and brugmansias both will bloom ...The Fuschia genus and brugmansias both will bloom readily indoors.<br /><br />I've never seen an indoor-blooming bougainvillea, but I don't doubt they're possible. And they ARE tedious w/their thorns, but that's part of their appeal for me.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-82001866389078805882011-06-20T06:39:00.273-07:002011-06-20T06:39:00.273-07:00Well here is what I can add from my growing experi...Well here is what I can add from my growing experiences:<br /><br />Yes, Saintpaulias will bloom continuously. You actually have to take buds off for a while in order to get a beautiful head of blooms if you are growing a show plant.<br /><br />Streptocarpus hybrids bloom continuously under lights. In natural light they slow down a lot in the wintertime, but will keep putting up some bloom Long Haired Lady Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421649644927983974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-6619787481952182182011-06-20T05:14:00.974-07:002011-06-20T05:14:00.974-07:00I can confirm that rose-type begonias will bloom n...I can confirm that rose-type begonias will bloom non-stop for years in the right conditions. I kept mine in a bright window where they got afternoon sun. They are kind of messy (dropping old leaves and blooms frequently), eventually get leggy and I had some problems with pests. <br /><br />I did keep several of them blooming for two years straight before composting them. I replaced them with Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-32597263186415343892011-06-20T04:11:08.248-07:002011-06-20T04:11:08.248-07:00I've had ill luck with Saintpaulia before, too...I've had ill luck with <i>Saintpaulia</i> before, too, but maybe 'Tiny Wood Trail' in the glass jar will bloom for me!<br /><br />I ha an <i>Oxalis</i> in my office under a desk lamp with grow bulbs bloom almost constantly for about two years. It only paused when I started overloving my plants (overwatering). It was in a poorly draining mug. It was a mug. Y'know. For coffee. It Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-23695322297969766852011-06-20T03:35:05.036-07:002011-06-20T03:35:05.036-07:00Osmanthus fragrans blooms heavily from fall throug...Osmanthus fragrans blooms heavily from fall through spring, and by keeping it cool and out of direct sun in the summer, I get it to bloom then, too.<br /><br />This is the one plant that I am astonished that you don't have. The fragrance is heavenly, the mess is minimal (tiny flowers), and it is a very handsome plant.Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.com