Friday, December 9, 2011

The Indoor Azalea Blooms Again

Today we had our first accumulation of snow--about an inch. Winter has finally arrived. But inside my plants are blooming profusely, including Christmas cacti, a cyclamen and the 5(?) year-old azalea below. Check out last year's blooms:
 http://agardeningrose.blogspot.com/2010/11/blooming-for-thanksgiving-november-27.html

Completely pot-bound in its original plastic container and generously watered and fertilized, this azalea faithfully and gloriously blooms at least once a year. This is the view from my kitchen sink, photographed today: