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'California Gold'

Bougainvillea

Our Bougainvilleas have been blooming like crazy for quite awhile now. I covet the warm southern climate where these wonderful, tropical beauties flourish! Even though we can't leave them outside all year, they do make an excellent, easy-care houseplant! I water once to twice per week, and keep them in the sunniest location we've got. The picture is proof that they do well indoors! 

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This is the current state of my Improved Meyer Lemon Tree!

If you have a citrus plant inside, and have not had luck getting them to set fruit, it's most likely because there is no flying critters to pollinate it! To remedy this, take a feather or soft, thin paint brush and dab the pollen from one flower to the pollen of another. Continue until all flowers have been pollinated. I did this the last time we had blooming citrus inside, and had great luck (all of them went out the door with fruit set and growing)!

The smell of the blooms is to die for.

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I just ordered these! They will be here in the spring!

Aloe

'Christmas Carol'

(image from http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/2942/christmas-carol-aloe.php)

Isn't that an interesting color pattern on the foliage? 

I was also taken with the variety pictured below, 'Guido'. 

Unfortunately, they won't have any ready by spring...so sad.

(image from http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/3270/guido-aloe.php)

Daily Inspiration: Agave love.

I want one of these...

Victoria reginae

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