1 Caring for Flowering Houseplants Light, Potting Medium, Containers, Water, Humidity, Grooming 2 It's Bloom Time! Bloom Cycles and Photoperiodism Fertilizer Root Systems and Dormancy Plant Health 3 Flower Portraits Bromeliads Aechmea fasciata--Silver Urn Billbergia species Guzmania lingulata--Scarlet Star Tillandsia ionantha--Air Plant Wallisia cyanea (formerly Tillandsia)--Pink Quill or Blue Flowered Torch Cacti and Other Succulents Adenium obesum--Desert Rose or Mock Azalea Ceropegia species--String of Hearts or Rosary Vine Cleistocactus winteri--Golden Rat Tail, Cactus or Golden Monkey Tail Epiphyllum oxypetalum--Queen of the Night or Orchid Cactus Euphorbia milii--Crown of Thorns or Christ Plant Hoya species--Wax Plant or Porcelain Flower Huernia zebrina--Lifesaver Plant or Little Owl Eyes Orbea variegata (formerly Stapelia)--Starfish Flower or Carrion Flower Rhipsalis pilocarpa--Hairy-Stemmed Rhipsalis Gesneriads Aeschynanthus radicans--Lipstick Plant Columnea species--Goldfish Plant or Dancing Dolphins Episcia species--Flame Violet or Peacock Plant Kohleria species--Kohleria Nematanthus gregarius--Goldfish Plant or Clog Plant Primulina species--Vietnamese Violet Streptocarpus section Saintpaulia (formerly Saintpaulia ionantha)--African Violet Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpella (formerly Streptocarpella saxorum)--Nodding Violet or False African Violet Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpus--Cape Primrose Orchids Gastrochilus retrocallus (formerly Haraella retrocalla)--Fragrant Mini Orchid Gomesa echinata (formerly Baptistonia echinata)--Bee Orchid Ludisia discolor--Jewel Orchid Paphiopedilum species--Slipper Orchid or Lady Slipper Orchid Phalaenopsis--Moth Orchid Holiday Plants Cyclamen persicum--Florist Cyclamen Euphorbia pulcherrima--Poinsettia or Christmas Star Hippeastrum--Amaryllis or Knight's Star Lily Kalanchoe blossfeldiana--Flaming Katy or Florist Kalanchoe Oxalis triangularis--False Shamrock or Good Luck Plant Schlumbergera species--Holiday Cactus or Christmas Cactus Stephanotis floribunda--Madagascar Jasmine or Bridal Flower More Blooms Anthurium andraeanum--Flamingo Flower or Painter's Palette Aphelandra squarrosa--Zebra Plant Begonia species--Begonia Citrus species--Citrus Clerodendrum thomsoniae--Bleeding-Heart Vine or Butterfly Flower Clivia miniata--Natal Lily Gardenia jasminoides--Gardenia or Cape Jasmine Justicia brandegeeana (formerly Beloperone guttata)--Shrimp Plant or False Medinilla magnifica--Rose Grape or Chandelier Tree Spathiphyllum--Peace Lily or White Sails RESOURCES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT T HE AUTHOR INDEX.