Amaryllis For The Holidays - Wisconsin Garden Video Blog 61.wmv
Amaryllis is a dual species that's been characterized as elegant, mysterious, and sensual. While the taxonomy of this tender tropical plant ...
Holiday Houseplants
Holiday houseplants are typically in postcard-perfect form when they come into our homes.
Poinsettias are plumped out in traditional red. Amaryllis bear giant, striped trumpets that blare “Look at me!” And Christmas cactus and cyclamen flash impossibly iridescent flowers in shades of red, pink and white.
But after New Year’s, those beauties start becoming bedraggled. Eventually we’re faced with whether to keep them or toss them.
Before you make that decision, it’s useful to know what kind of effort is required to sustain the plants.
It’s also important to realize that despite your most valiant attempts, some holiday houseplants simply will not return to their former stunning selves unless you replicate the extraordinary steps that commercial growers take, which include the use of greenhouses, grow lights, shade cloth and tight control over temperatures at various times during the plants’ life cycles.
That said, here’s what to expect.
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