During the gray winter months its easy for the gardener to feel down and gloomy, when unable to be outdoors working in our gardens. Color has the unique ability to cheer us up; and even a single flowering houseplant can lift your spirits and warm your heart. Don't forget about colorful foliage, it can work the same magic. Here are some good, easy to grow, flowering house plants you can try.
Flowering Plants
African Violet (Saintpaulia)
Begonia (Many types)
Bromeliad (Many types)
Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus)
Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)
Fuchsia
Geraniums (Pelargonium)
Gloxinia (Sinningia)
Golden Trumpet (Allamanda cathartica)
Impatiens (Impatiens)
Kohleria
Passion Flower (Passiflora)
Pentas lanceolata
Primrose
Waxplant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya)
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Colorful Foliage
Caladium (Caladium)
Coleus
Croton (Codiaeum)
Ivy (Hedera)
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Velvet Plant (Gynura)
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Bulbs
Amaryllis
African Lily (Agapanthus africanus)
Blood Lily (Haemanthus)
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Freesia
Glory Lily (Goriosa rothschildiana)
Hippeastrum
Kafir Lily (Clivia miniata)
Oxalis
Spider Lily (Hymenocallis calathina)
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