Overview

In Bloom, The Houseplant Guru Lisa Eldred Steinkopf unleashes all the secrets on how to grow dozens of indoor plants that produce colorful, intricate, and sometimes fragrant blooms. If you've ever struggled to get an orchid or African violet to rebloom, or if you've hesitated to add plants like hoya, anthurium, Madagascar jasmine, or clivia to your windowsill for fear you may never see their gorgeous flowers, Lisa reveals the insider strategies you need to encourage these plants to strut their stuff. In her signature warm and beginner-friendly tone, she introduces simple techniques you can use to encourage bloom alongside all the ins and outs of caring for these beautiful plants. Lush, full-color photography accompanies each in-depth plant profile. Upping your houseplant game doesn't have to involve spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the next trendy leafy-green foliage plant. If you want to expand both your growing skills and the number of specimens in your houseplant family, dive into the world of flowering houseplants instead. New cultivars of old favorites are taking the houseplant world by storm, and other, more unusual, species are now making their way into the limelight, thanks to the interest of millions of new houseplant parents around the world. Inside the pages of Bloom, you'll meet: - The best flowering houseplants to cascade from window ledges, hanging pots, and plant shelves - A collection of small blooming houseplants perfect for tabletops, desks, and windowsills - Houseplants with colorful blooms for the living room, dining room, and bedroom Fill your home with foliage and flowers, and enjoy all the color and calm they'll add to your living space.

Full Product Details

Author:   Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:   Cool Springs Press
Weight:   0.721kg
ISBN:  

9780760374153

ISBN 10:   0760374155
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   09 August 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Caring for Flowering Houseplants Light, Potting Medium, Containers, Water, Humidity, Grooming 2 It’s Bloom Time! Bloom Cycles and Photoperiodism Fertilizer Root Systems and Dormancy Plant Health 3 Flower Portraits Bromeliads Aechmea fasciata—Silver Urn Billbergia species Guzmania lingulata—Scarlet Star Tillandsia ionantha—Air Plant Wallisia cyanea (formerly Tillandsia)—Pink Quill or Blue Flowered Torch Cacti and Other Succulents Adenium obesum—Desert Rose or Mock Azalea Ceropegia species—String of Hearts or Rosary Vine Cleistocactus winteri—Golden Rat Tail, Cactus or Golden Monkey Tail Epiphyllum oxypetalum—Queen of the Night or Orchid Cactus Euphorbia milii—Crown of Thorns or Christ Plant Hoya species—Wax Plant or Porcelain Flower Huernia zebrina—Lifesaver Plant or Little Owl Eyes Orbea variegata (formerly Stapelia)—Starfish Flower or Carrion Flower Rhipsalis pilocarpa—Hairy-Stemmed Rhipsalis Gesneriads Aeschynanthus radicans—Lipstick Plant Columnea species—Goldfish Plant or Dancing Dolphins Episcia species—Flame Violet or Peacock Plant Kohleria species—Kohleria Nematanthus gregarius—Goldfish Plant or Clog Plant Primulina species—Vietnamese Violet Streptocarpus section Saintpaulia (formerly Saintpaulia ionantha)—African Violet Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpella (formerly Streptocarpella saxorum)—Nodding Violet or False African Violet Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpus—Cape Primrose Orchids Gastrochilus retrocallus (formerly Haraella retrocalla)—Fragrant Mini Orchid Gomesa echinata (formerly Baptistonia  echinata)—Bee Orchid Ludisia discolor—Jewel Orchid Paphiopedilum species—Slipper Orchid or Lady Slipper Orchid Phalaenopsis—Moth Orchid Holiday Plants Cyclamen persicum—Florist Cyclamen Euphorbia pulcherrima—Poinsettia or Christmas Star Hippeastrum—Amaryllis or Knight’s Star Lily Kalanchoe blossfeldiana—Flaming Katy or Florist Kalanchoe Oxalis triangularis—False Shamrock or Good Luck Plant Schlumbergera species—Holiday Cactus or Christmas Cactus Stephanotis floribunda—Madagascar Jasmine or Bridal Flower More Blooms Anthurium andraeanum—Flamingo Flower or Painter’s Palette Aphelandra squarrosa—Zebra Plant Begonia species—Begonia Citrus species—Citrus Clerodendrum thomsoniae—Bleeding-Heart Vine or Butterfly Flower Clivia miniata—Natal Lily Gardenia jasminoides—Gardenia or Cape Jasmine Justicia brandegeeana (formerly Beloperone guttata)—Shrimp Plant or False Medinilla magnifica—Rose Grape or Chandelier Tree Spathiphyllum—Peace Lily or White Sails RESOURCES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT T HE AUTHOR INDEX  

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I confess! I am far more at home in my outside garden than I am tending plants indoors. From orchids and African violets to amaryllis and kalanchoe, I need help. And now I have it. I have always been a fan of Lisa because she explains what to do in an easy-to-understand style. In this book, she also explains why I should be doing it. The in-depth discussions of photoperiod and types of lights are enlightening, and the plant-by-plant guides are invaluable. I recommend this book for anyone wishing to bring the outdoors in. --Allan Armitage, award-winning educator, horticulturist, and author of Armitage's Garden Perennials As an owner of a houseplant boutique, we get lots of requests for certain plants - low-light plants, beginner-friendly plants, and lately an influx of plants that can be kept indoors that flower. Lisa's book covers everything anything anyone needs to know about flowering houseplants and is a quintessential guide to anyone looking to add color and perpetual summer to their home. --Johanna C. Dominguez, owner of Put a Plant on It houseplant boutique in Buffalo, NY. BLOOM is a handy resource for new and experienced plant parents looking to add color to their homes with beautiful flowering plants. From tried-and-true varieties to fresh picks that may be familiar to many, this work is sure to help anyone select the right flowering plants for their home (or office) and keep them healthy and beautiful. --Justin Hancock, Horticulturist, Costa Farms BLOOM is the best guide to houseplanting ever published. Superb! --Elvin McDonald, the 'dean of American garden editors' and author of more than 50 gardening books For too long, flowering houseplants have played second fiddle to foliage: Lisa Steinkopf is putting that right in this inspirational new book. It is packed full of sage advice on flowering plant care that is sure to help you build a collection of gorgeous indoor blooms. --Jane Perrone, host of the houseplant podcast On The Ledge Houseplants that flower don't get enough celebration because we are so often distracted by their beautiful tropical foliage. Lisa puts blooms in the well-deserved spotlight and walks you through exactly how to enjoy year-round blossoms in your home. In addition to providing all the information you need to care for these plants, I loved the Flower Portraits which introduced me to so many different blooming houseplants I need to add to my wish list! --Maria Failla, host of the Bloom and Grow Radio podcast and author of Growing Joy Lisa is the original houseplant influencer. She has paved the way for countless people to feel comfortable having easy-care foliage in their homes. Now, she continues to guide us in adding color indoors with this beautiful book. It inspires, educates, and most of all, encourages a new obsession for plant parents, flowers! --Katie Dubow, President, Garden Media Group and QVC guest host Lisa's book provides lots of practical tips for growing flowering plants indoors. She provides the detailed plant care information needed for success that is often missing in similar books. Beginning and experienced indoor gardeners will find this book useful. Whether adding new flowering plants to the indoor garden or nurturing existing plants, Lisa's advice will prove beneficial. --Melinda Myers, author, television and radio host The Houseplant Guru has done it again, this time with Bloom. Lisa has created an easy-to-read and use reference (no matter your plant-parent level of experience) that encourages and guides the reader on how to add a little flower power to your houseplant collection for year-round living color. Those with pets and little people will especially appreciate the plant toxicity level rating. --Maria Zampini, President UpShoot, LLC and co-author, Garden-pedia: An A-to-Z Guide to Gardening Terms This is a treasure trove of information that's both up to date and in depth. --Nancy Szerlag, garden columnist for The Detroit News

New and experienced growers alike will relish these strategies for adding a little flower power. * Publishers Weekly *

Author Information

Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is The Houseplant Guru, who features all things houseplants on her blog, thehouseplantguru.com. She is the author of Houseplants and Grow in the Dark and has written for HGTVgardens.com, Real Simple magazine, Michigan Gardener Magazine, the houseplant section of Allan Armitage's Greatest Perennials and Annuals app, and Michigan Gardening Magazine, where she writes a monthly column. She worked for more than a decade at Steinkopf Nursery as the Annuals and Houseplants Manager, and has been interviewed online, in print, and on TV about houseplants. She harbors well over 1,000 houseplants in her home.

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