Showing posts with label houseplants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label houseplants. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

It's a Cyclamen!


Many thanks to Peggy for letting me know in comments to the previous post that this is a cyclamen. (By the way, Peggy, I love the mailbox!)

With a little help from my friends google and wikipedia, I have learned that these guys live in dry forest soil. They like bright but indirect sunlight and cool to moderate temperatures. And they don't like too much water.

This page claims that it's a challenge to get them to bloom more than once and that they don't live very long, just 2 to 3 months. But Mary informs me that she had one for quite some time and it bloomed over and over without much trouble. Her questionable watering habits ("whoops, this guy's getting parched!") might not be good for some plants, but probably helped this one along.

I think I must have watered this guy too much. I'm going to let him dry out a bit and see how he does.

Thanks, all!

Name That Plant!

Can anyone tell me what this houseplant is? My mom got it as a table prize at a bridal shower. The bride is a beautiful young lady that I babysat for many years ago. I sadly couldn't attend her shower because it was the same day as the Tour de Cure. Mom brought the plant to me because I have a nice sunny window in my kitchen and plants tend to be very happy and healthy living there.

This pretty little plant has rubbery stems and thick heart shaped leaves and delicate pink flowers that curl over like a shy little girl staring at her toes.

Sadly, though, I think this shy little plant is in trouble.

It's leaves are turning yellow and it's flowers are getting wilty. Can anyone identify the plant? Or maybe even identify the problem? I'm not much of a green thumb so any help or advice you might have for me, dear readers, would be much appreciated.