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Dec 20, 2023 4:54 PM CST
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Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
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IDK if either of those can perform inside for winter, but they are pretty! : )
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Dec 21, 2023 10:02 PM CST
JC NJ/So FL (Zone 7b)
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as far as i know they are strictly outdoors plants. Euphorbia is a small tree actually ;) ...about 1-1.5 story high? ...but can be pruned.
Regular Ixora bushes are quite large at least 8-9'. There is a dwarf form of Ixora that some people train as bonsai. But a lot of bonsai is kept outdoors too, at least for half the time..
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Dec 22, 2023 8:40 AM CST
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The funny part is that i have admired an old Euphorbia punicea in Fairchild gardens for years, but always took close-ups of bracts/flowers as they are so cute! The database does not have a good pic of big tree either, so i need to fix it soon :).
Same goes for Ixoras: we have a giant pink magnificent one next door that is just stunning in full bloom, but blooms always distract me. Ixoras are quite common in Miami area, all colors, all sizes. I thought of buying a dwarf one and making a faux-bonsai out of it. But dwarf ones are mostly salmon-pink/orange-yellow and i prefer a true-pink one.
The big ones are just the right shade of pink, but they are tall shrubs even for a big pot.
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Dec 22, 2023 10:31 AM CST
Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)
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Found this cyclamen, thought it was pretty festive.
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As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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Dec 22, 2023 11:05 AM CST
JC NJ/So FL (Zone 7b)
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This one is a very nice color!
How could I have forgotten? i grew several of florists Cyclamen from seeds and they bloomed for years in Dec/Jan.
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Dec 22, 2023 1:50 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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Fancy!!
Plant it and they will come.
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Dec 22, 2023 2:44 PM CST
Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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This one is called the Christmas Orchid, it always blooms around this time,
Cattleya percivaliana
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and the Darwin Orchid, Angraecum sesquipedale is also a Christmas bloomer. ( I lost this one after enjoying it for many years)


and one more, Coelia bella! Not only did it always bloom around Christmas, those pretty blooms have a strong Marzipan scent.


Merry Christmas
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Dec 22, 2023 3:34 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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beautiful!
Plant it and they will come.
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Dec 25, 2023 1:08 PM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
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a few blooms today in the houseplant shelf
..a balanced life is worth pursuit.
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Dec 25, 2023 5:34 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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very nice, Cinda!
Plant it and they will come.
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Dec 25, 2023 9:41 PM CST
Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
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My Christmas bloomers..and some still in bud formation:
Hoya shooting star, buds almost ready, anytime now:
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Crassula ovata, many clusters of buds..only one flower has opened for now:
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Euphorbia milii has some remaining blooms:
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Crassula Springtime has bud clusters as well, of weather continues to stay mild, it may have an early bloom show:

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Dec 26, 2023 12:20 AM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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a lot going on there, tarev!
Plant it and they will come.
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Jan 2, 2024 10:42 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)
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Fantastic blooms!! Very cheerful. : )

The last time I tried to grow an Ixora outside, I managed to kill it in less than a month. I was theoretically going to bring it in for the worst of winter because it wasn't rated to be hardy in Z8. It couldn't possibly go worse inside. LOL!! I got it because it seemed like something hummingbirds would like.
The golden rule: Do to others only that which you would have done to you.
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