Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day in February

There is only one plant in bloom in my inside garden. It is a pink Anthurium.


I feel in love with the pink flower during my visit to Franklin Park Conservatory last month during Conservatory World Tour week. This plant was a Valentine's Day gift, just in time for Bloom Day. Looking at the plant closely, I noticed that the leaves resemble a heart.

What I think of as the flower is really a spathe. According to Green Web, a spathe is "A large bract, sometimes highly colored, surrounding or enclosing a spadix." A spadix is "A fleshy flower spike in which tiny florets are embedded."


Amazing what you can learn by digging deeper!

I had two plants bloom between Bloom Days, so here they are in all their glory.

Amaryllis "White Christmas"

Amaryllis "Apple Blossom"

I have one more Amaryllis, "Red Lion", that has not bloomed yet. I am starting to doubt if it will get any flowers. There are healthy green leaves, but no sign of flowers yet. This may be one for next month's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

On this cold, snowy January day, all I can do is dream about what will be blooming in the not so distant future. I happened to notice the buds of our Korean Dwarf Lilacs that will become a beautiful show in May, and also send their sweet fragrance right through the open windows in Spring. I made this observation by taking a picture of a Tufted Titmouse on a feeder in our backyard. Check out the bird, but also check out the flower buds too.


We do not have anything blooming outside, and only a couple of plants in bloom inside. I am all of a sudden feeling the urge to shop for more inside bloomers!

Here are the two plants that are brightening up our home for now.

A Shamrock

and an unidentified Primrose

OH DEER! Here are the last two of a herd of eight at dusk.

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is hosted by May Dream Gardens. Thank you for hosting this! Check out this blog to see what is blooming in other bloggers' gardens, both inside and out, on the 15th of each month.