New Year's Blooms and others

Happy New Year!

Here is a seasonal plant: cyclamen. I picked this up recently, and I hope to rebloom it next year. It likes to be cool, so I have it on an enclosed porch. It seems happy out there. 

A close-up on the naughty bits:

The Phalaenopsis have begun their blooming cycle. They bloom in the winter and need a temperature difference of at least 10F to bloom. This is a noid that I rescued from Stop&Stop a while back.

I also have another orchid blooming: Pleurothallis viduata. Unfortunately it's so small that I can't take a decent picture of it. I have recently purchased a new macro camera, but by the time it arrives, these blooms will have passed. (I've been taking pictures with my cellphone for the past four months.)

Here's an update on my Ponderosa Lemon that was pollinated over the summer: baby!

And two of my AVs:

 I can't get this one to stop blooming! Such problems!

Tumblr

Hello all,

I wanted to let you know that I have set up a tumblr account for this blog. It's pretty pictures of my plants across your tumblr dashboard. It's set up to give you a picture a day.

It's at http://venividivivarium.tumblr.com/. Enjoy!

ferns

I've been posting a lot about what I have in bloom, so I have decided it's time for some seedless vasculars. I have several ferns, most of them rescues. They're very low maintenance plants: they need some sun and water, and that's about it. They also prefer not to be chewed on by cats. My cats love to crunch on the fallen leaves, thankfully, and not the live plant.

I have the old staple of the Boston fern. Actually, I have two. One was a housewarming gift a few years ago, and one is a behemoth I've had since my sophomore year of college. This one has fronds that are almost three feet long.

 I have another sword fern (Boston fern is a sword fern), that is not a Boston fern, and that was also a rescue. I'm not sure exactly what this one is, but it's small and compact.

 I also have a cute little button fern. This one was a rescue. These are great for small spaces, because they stay small, unlike Boston ferns.

Next up is a bird's foot fern, so named because the fronds form something that looks like a bird's foot. Sometimes. Not sure why it's called bird's foot and not dinosaur foot. More people would want a fern if it were named "dinosaur fern."

I also have three African violets starting their blooming cycle. These three are my best bloomers, and I've had them the longest. I've had that blue one on the bottom for ten years.