Bloom: The secrets of growing flowering houseplants year-round

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.

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  

About the Author :
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.

Review :
"New and experienced growers alike will relish these strategies for adding a little flower power." "As a pet owner, I also love that the author doesn’t just go into care and prorogation to keep the plant healthy, but toxicity. Many pet parents have good intentions with houseplants but don’t realize that some are poisonous to cats and/or dogs. Pet parents can make informed decisions perfect for their household with great information." "Suitable for experienced or new houseplant owners, the book covers basics such as soil health, light and water needs, pot shapes, pruning, environmental conditions and how to solve problems that may arise."