My Christmas Cacti have bloomed! They’re about five or six weeks early. We have several of the fuchsia pink version, and the oldest one, which sits in the west window of the green room has bloomed. One of my Mother’s cacti has also bloomed. It has a hot reddish orange bloom that makes me think of firecrackers for some reason. *S*
The English Ivy in my bathroom is kaput! I knew there was a problem, but when I went to pick it up to move what I thought were a few dead leaves, virtually all the leaves fell off. Normally I give my plants greater attention than that. I’m sure I had sprayed this particular plant with Safer’s soap. Either I over-sprayed it, or I used the wrong spray, or I over-watered. I’m not sure what happened, but it was so severe a problem that the plant has been pitched. You need to know that I almost never give up on a plant. I have a basil plant that seriously needs to be cut back for the winter. I’m going to have to make pesto this weekend, I think.
My Pothos is not a happy camper. I’ve carried this plant through the years, and I wonder if it’s just time to let it go. I keep finding leaves here and there that need to be plucked. I think it’s root bound, and there’s hardly any soil. I need to think about this. The room might look better without the plant, and I probably don’t want to move it, when we sell the house.
It’s time to buy evergreen wreaths. I usually put a wreath on the front and the back of the fireplace, but Dear Husband is allergic to cedar, and his chair is next to the fireplace. I may try to create a Christmas wreath from silk or dried flowers to spare him the sniffles. I’ll put a fresh wreath at the front door.
I may need to buy an African violet. Mother always had them in her sitting room. It seems like we should have at least one. I’ll have to start looking for one.