What's blooming in the sunroom.

All photos:  M. Clouse

My double hibiscus. 1st bloom, second round since coming inside.

Variegated Euphorbia milii-a flower show hopeful
Flower Show=Boston Flower and Garden Show  2014

Potential Mother and Baby for flower show-an aloe

One of last season's geraniums that didn't make it
 into the ground.

Flower show hopeful orchids-pink phalaenopsis

FS veteran-holds two blue ribbons, one red,
a MHS Cultural Certificate and two botanical name changes.
My trusty "camel" ponytail palm

OK, friends,

  I am back from Costa Rica now (Sigh!).  The snow and cold are outrageous here in NE but my sunroom has kept me sane.  These are pictures of some of the inhabitants that were in flower or approaching blossom this morning. The Boston Flower Show begins on March 12th down at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.  Here are some pictures of my hopefuls and other bloomers in the sunroom.  The sunny window makes it so easy to keep common garden geraniums blooming. They are sooo cheerful!

I also have some Tiny Tim tomatoes coming up, but they seem to be creeping along slowly, just having sprouted their second leaf pairs while I was away.  This is, however, as far as I have ever got with tomatoes from seed in many years and they appear to be healthy and enjoying their place on the top shelf.  I am hoping for more plant so they can go into the seed starting class at the flower show and/or the dwarf plant category.

My Sansevieria cylindrica (below) from NC is still blooming merrily along since December and I have a couple more succulents which are potential flower show contestants.  I have a couple of other candidates for Mother and Baby as well.

Sansevieria cylindrica

Nothing but green leaves from my bougainvillea.  Gonna have to put some Osmacote on that one, I think.  

Just a note: If anyone wants to enter the Boston Flower and Garden Show with their horticulture entries, go to the Mass Hort website:  www.masshort.org and click on the Flower Show button to get the full entry schedule and rule book.  I know you all have some prize or other out there that could compete! Bring it down to us on March 10th. which is Horticulture Entry Day. Ok, thus endeth the lesson.

Back to gardening for now.

Martha