House Plants: A Handbook |
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28 early February African violets aphids artificial light Average baskets begonias bloom blossoms blue branches bromeliads Brooklyn Botanic Garden buds Buhle bulbs cacti Christmas cactus clay pots color cool covered daffodils December 23 December 23 mid-January December 28 early drainage hole easy to grow Episcia cupreata episcias ferns fertilizer flowers foliage geraniums gesneriads glass gloxinia grape hyacinth green leaves grower grown growth house plants house trees humidity humus Hyacinths hybrids inches indoor garden January 1 early January 24 January 7 mid-February Kalanchoe keep moist leaf cuttings leafmold loam manure McFarland mealy bug moisture orange orchids over-water peat moss perianth pests Philodendron pink plastic propagate pruning red spider Rich soil Roche roots Rothschild Saintpaulia sand sandy soil seed seedlings shade soil mixture species spring Stem cuttings summer tolerant of gas trays tree tubers tulips varieties vermiculite weeks white perianth window winter yellow