http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/pleiones-easy-orchids-from-bulbs/ Tips and advice for gardeners about gardening Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:57:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/pleiones-easy-orchids-from-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1647 Top Windowsill Plants | Gardeners Tips Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:27:31 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=1434#comment-1647 [...] Geraniums make good house plants and will flower most of the year given the chance and a regular light feed. Like many plants they are phototropic and grow towards the light. For this reason they need a quarter turn regularly to keep growth even. As windowsills may narrow you can try some of the dwarf or miniature varieties which I find fascinating (see the pink flower and variegated leaf in the background). Stephanotis has a heady fragrance on waxy flowers and needs to be stood on damp pebbles to maintain humidity for best blooms. Keep well fertilised and provide some support for the climbing stems. Cacti are often found on a windowsill and I would opt for one of the flowering Rebutia for its dainty appearance. Cyclamen persicum are popular flowering plants for winter that need regular watering and humid conditions so avoid too much direct sunlight. Cape Primroses or Streptocarpus are now available in many varieties and colours. The photograph shows an small flowered bicolour Blue Layla. Beware some Streptocarpus have one or two very large leaves that can be damaged by curtains and rough handling. Windowsill Orchids or Pleiones make good windowsill bulbs as the name implies see Easy orchids from Bulbs [...] [...] Geraniums make good house plants and will flower most of the year given the chance and a regular light feed. Like many plants they are phototropic and grow towards the light. For this reason they need a quarter turn regularly to keep growth even. As windowsills may narrow you can try some of the dwarf or miniature varieties which I find fascinating (see the pink flower and variegated leaf in the background). Stephanotis has a heady fragrance on waxy flowers and needs to be stood on damp pebbles to maintain humidity for best blooms. Keep well fertilised and provide some support for the climbing stems. Cacti are often found on a windowsill and I would opt for one of the flowering Rebutia for its dainty appearance. Cyclamen persicum are popular flowering plants for winter that need regular watering and humid conditions so avoid too much direct sunlight. Cape Primroses or Streptocarpus are now available in many varieties and colours. The photograph shows an small flowered bicolour Blue Layla. Beware some Streptocarpus have one or two very large leaves that can be damaged by curtains and rough handling. Windowsill Orchids or Pleiones make good windowsill bulbs as the name implies see Easy orchids from Bulbs [...]

]]> http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/pleiones-easy-orchids-from-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Growing Hardy Orchids | Gardeners Tips Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:20:36 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/?p=1434#comment-1039 [...] Pleiones Orchids [...] [...] Pleiones Orchids [...]

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