These are just a few of my cherished "Friendship Plants"... I have many more seedlings, cuttings, offsets, and bulbs that my dear and generous friends have gifted me with. Thank you, all!

Bulbs from Maria... I received them as tiny little seedlings, and they've grown quite a bit! This one is Orange Sovereign x Orange Sovereign.

Ledebouria from Kitty... a South African bulbous plant with beautiful mottled leaves.

An Epidendrum radicans cutting from Cindee... it's grown its own keikis and a new growth is starting in the pot!

Night blooming Cereus from Chaz... it's growing very well, and will need re-potting soon!

Also from Chaz, a small Dendrobium piece that is starting to fill up its pot! I'm really impressed with the growth, since my environment isn't the kindest to orchids!

A pregnant onion plant from Chaz... growing well and gaining size!

Hymenocallis bulbs from Dan... these are just beginning to rest, having grown long leaves and bloomed beautifully earlier this summer!

The tops of Alstromeria, from cuttings Tally sent! I kept this plant outside all summer, and it bloomed gorgeous red flowers! I hope I can keep it alive over winter.

Here's the whole Alstromeria plant... it appears that stems bloomed previously are dying back, but the younger ones are still nice and green.

Tally's Alstromeria on the left, and a Chalice Vine from Chaz on the right...

Even if you don't see your name or your gifts pictured here, know that I cherish them just as much as the plants in the photos! Every friendship plant I have is part of my wonderful jungle... and I love them all! Thank you so much for filling my jungle, and my life, with your gifts and your friendship... you are very special people, and I love you all! :-)

I had no idea they could be grown from cuttings, either... but as I recall, and my memory is really bad, these had very little or no roots when I received them. I dipped the ends in rooting hormone powder, and hoped they would grow. They looked kind of sad for a little while, but then they perked up and sprouted new leaves! And the pot is filling up with what I can only describe as offsets, I guess. I can see I need to learn more about this wonderful plant!

Alstromeria blooms twice a year here, spring and fall, it goes dormant in the hot part of summer, and in the coldest of winter, so for us sometimes it doesn't go dormant until summer. It may not go dormant over summer for you if it's not tooo hot. It has a poor root system, kind of little tubers that break really easy, the foliage breaks off like crazy, even when you are weeding around it. Also called Inca lily, parrot flower. It's one of the most common flowers in the retail floral trade, often used as filler. It causes "florist hand", contact dermatitis, in a lot of people, the sap is irritating. It reproduces rapidly. Is prone to white fly. If it dies back just keep it on the dry side and it should sprout again in the spring. I'm not sure on cold hardiness.

Tally HO!

Once spring gets here again, I'll take it back outdoors. It has the most interesting red and green blooms... I just love it! Thanks, Tally! I'm a sucker for tender bulbs and plants!

I'll remember to just pull the stems once they're dead and dried... and I don't think I'll have to worry about seeds coming up everywhere. I think the cold will kill any in the garden.

Hot coral pink sounds like a lovely color... I can see I need to look deeper into this plant... maybe find some seeds for different colored flowers!

You know how it is... the grass always looks greener on the other side of that fence!

Mine currently has only one leaf... it's in a translucent plastic pot, but I think I should move it into clay. When I first got it, I placed it right on the east windowsill, and the first leaf it grew got sunburned. So, I moved it out of direct sunlight, and now... it's just lazing around, not doing much of anything!

I'm thinking a re-pot into clay, and maybe a tad bit more light.

Keep up the good growing, Cindee! Looking good! :-)