No Flowers in February

I always overwinter a few plants in my basement laundry room, such as the pot of succulents above. Over the weekend I brought a few upstairs, sprinkled them and set them near a sunny window. I also have several geraniums in pots--but nothing is in bloom.

I checked with the the site of Chicago Botanical Gardens. Of course they have indoor tropicals etc. blooming, but outdoors it seems they have a bit of witch hazel that was beginning to bloom in the January thaw, but not much else.

So we are all awaiting Spring, here in the Midwest, longing for a color fix, or even just some sign of green growth sprouting!

Saturday it was sunny and I treated a few lucky basement plants to a day in the sun.

New growth on a bergenia cordifolia was welcome--I uprooted it in fall cleanup at my aunt's house and since it barely had any roots attached, I decided to pot it up and try to save it indoors.

Bergenia cordifolia with new green growth

I again saved the amaryllis that bloomed for Easter last year. Nothing is sprouting yet, but I have been treating it to some upstairs warmth and natural light and expect something from this large green bulb soon:

The red & white amaryllis

I don't know how this pathetic little african violet has survived in such a small pot:

Tiny African violet

I am so starved for growing things that I even set this red onion in a pot, since it seemed so eager to grow:

Next month will officially be Spring. I will have to enjoy looking out the window at the snow while I can. Check out the Martha Blog--she has 72 gorgeous photos of her farm in the newly fallen snow, posted February 15, 2013.