Mini-Roses can live forever in a sunny window. Many varieties survive transplanting outdoors.Last Halloween, I had my very own killing spree! Bumped off every flowering houseplant that had graced my sunny window. L pleaded clemency for a couple of the extra special ones. The rest of those bug-filled urchins were tossed, unceremoniously, into the compost pile.
I have a big, wonderful, sunny, south-facing bay window. [Keeps me sane in the winter time.] In it, I can grow pretty much everything, including bell peppers and lettuce when I'm feeling cranky about produce prices.
African Violets prefer to hang out in the kitchen, where it's cooler.I spend all winter putzing with the flowers in that sunny window. I scoop 'em up at the local supermarket ~ most of the ones I murdered last Halloween had been living in there for years.
That window is a great incubator for bugs, too. Annoying, conniving, practically impossible to eliminate, indoor houseplant bugs. They can easily reach swarm capacity if you're a lazy housekeeper such as myself.
The more the merrier Mini-Roses.
Couldn't decide on a color so I ended up with two!I made a valiant effort to win this war. Tried a number of homespun bug remedies. But, I'd let the situation get too far out of hand. So, I threw in the proverbial towel, sent the plants (and the bugs!) to the sweet hereafter.
Now that winter is on it's way... I'm starting over!
Ugly Bugs:- Aphids: Persistent little green, brown, black bugs that collect on new plant growth.
- Mealy Bugs: White fluffy stuff collecting on plant stems.
- Scale: Hard brown shell hides a despicable character inside.
- Spider Mites: Tiny webs appear on flowers and leaves.
* There are lots of chemical bug pesticides but some can also kill your cat.
Doubtful I could endure winter without the happy blooms of Alstroemeria.
Or, pink Cyclamen gracing my indoor garden.
Windowsill African Violets don't seem to mind...
Look closely.
