Flowering Plants
Blooming joy. Our flowering plants are delivered in bud, ready to open, offering a colorful display that will surprise and delight. A perfect way to cheer and celebrate.
Calla Lily
Elegant flower is perfect for just about any occasion.
Water: Keep soil damp by watering 2-3 times per week
Location: A light, cool spot with indirect sun.
Grooming: Removing spent flowers will encourage long lasting, healthy growth.
Fertilizing: Feed every three weeks with a balanced liquid fertilizer, or every few months with a slow release granular fertilizer.
Replanting: replant outdoors, be sure to mix plenty of peat moss into the soil in order to ensure good root activity and growth.
Azalea
Colorful blooms and lush green leaves make this one of the most popular flowering plants. Used in a variety of settings, including containers, Japanese gardens, bonsai and traditional gardens.
Water: Keep soil damp by watering 2-3 times per week.
Location: A light, cool spot with indirect sun.
Fertilizing: Use an acid based fertilizer designed for gardenias and azaleas to keep it looking its best.
Transplanting: To replant outdoors, be sure to mix plenty of peat most into the soil in order to ensure good root activity and growth.
Bromeliad
A beautiful tropical flower, the bright bloom of a bromeliad will last much longer than most flowers. Exotic, and dramatic, it is great accent for any home or office,
Water: Use filtered or purified water, and never use water from a softener. Let the plants dry out between each watering. It is okay if the bottom of the pot stays a little damp, but make sure the top of the soil has dried out completely.
Light: Direct afternoon sun is too much for bromeliads to handle. They prefer morning, afternoon and filtered sun. They want as much filtered and indirect light as possible, but they can survive with only a modicum.
Humidity: Bromeliads typically grow best in 50 to 70 percent humidity. Since most houses aren't as humid as a rainforest, it is a good idea to mist your bromeliad at least once or twice a week.
Fertilizer: Feed your bromeliad sparingly. Once a season with a 20-20-20 fertilizer mixed to half strength should do the trick.
Gardenia
Exquisite aroma, lush dark green glossy leaves. Blooms throughout the year, thriving indoors - and out in protected environments in temperate climates.
Water: Gardenias prefer moderately moist soil. Water when top is dry to the touch.
Location: Bright, but not scorching, sunlight. Prefers warm, humid climate to extend bloom.
Fertilizing: Use an acid based fertilizer designed for gardenias and azaleas inorder to keep it looking its best.
Transplanting: To replant outdoors, be sure to mix plenty of peat moss into the soil in order
Troubleshooting: Inconsistent watering, drafty conditions and a lack of humidity can cause yellowing leaves.
Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe is a unique flowering succulent plant characterized by its vibrant blooms and fleshy leaves. Like sedum or succulent, the Kalanchoe is easy to care for and needs little water.
Water: Minimal. Allow to become totally dry to touch between waterings. If the plant is extremely dry, then submerge entire potted plant in a sink or bucket filled with water .
Location: Full sun, with good air circulation
Grooming: As the flowers begin to fade, trim them from the plant to keep it looking healthy and beautiful.
Transplanting: If the danger of frost has passed, plant in the ground or in a garden pot for long lasting display.
Peace Lily
Prized for its subtle white flower, this lush, leafy tropical evergreen perennial not only tolerates the low light and dry conditions found in most homes, it actually makes the indoors healthier! When NASA did a study on sick building syndrome, peace lilies were rated among the top ten air cleaning plants for interiors.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
Water: Allow soil to dry out between waterings. Water thoroughly whenever soil is dry.
Location: Keep in medium to bright indirect sunlight indoors.
Fertilizer: Feed with plant spikes or liquid fertilizer for healthier growth.
Mini Rose
The rose is a symbol of life and love that makes poets muse and lovers swoon. These miniature versions of the garden rose are a lovely way to show your affection. Comes in a small container that can be grown almost anywhere. Mini roses are long lasting and can even be transplanted outdoors for years of pleasure. Mini Roses stand approximately 10 inches tall.
Light: In general, roses grow best outdoors, but, with proper care, they can do quite well inside. Keep in a spot that is sunny and cool.
Water: You want to keep the soil moist, but be careful not to overwater. Pinch off dead blooms and branches as they appear.
Other Tips: After all blooms have finished, prune the plants back to promote new growth.
Plant Outdoors: If there is no chance of frost, replant the roses in a large pot or the ground. Choose a sunny spot where soil drains well. The plants should be watered and fertilized with a packaged rose food, diluted by one third.