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Bloggers are cool people! And "lurkers" aren't bad, either! This is my "Bloom Day" post...no blooms, but a "blooming friendship" instead! Awhile back, my favorite lurker/commenter, Vonne, and I exchanged some plant starts and seeds. When I got the box, I was amazed at the size and quantity!I mean, this is better stuff than I pay for most of the time!And look at this! Holy cultural info, Batman!So I potted them up, taking a "multi-disciplinary" approach to rooting the cuttings.... .....some cuttings I put in soil that can dry out between waterings.......and these in an "african violet" pot with capillary action for even moisture.........and one of these in a violet pot, too (along with what's left of my african violet casualty from last summer )....*sigh*..........and finally, some are rooting in just water. Honestly, I have as much luck rooting christmas cactus this way as any other. I figured sucess would be more likely if I tried more than one method though, and I'm always up for a new expiriment! This is "blue mistflower", it was a bag of roots that I just tossed in here and covered with dirt...
....and they're sprouting! Cool!
These muscari probably feel weird growing indoors in winter, but I think they'll get over it...

...these bulbs don't care though, as Vonne says they grow in winter and bloom in summer. I need deeper pots for them, but this will do for now.... ....one is "blood lily", and I forget the other (sorry Vonne, I'm at work right now and my memory's not what it used to be, y'know? ;-) ....
....anyway, here are the plants I sent her. Goody! Growth happening all the way around, looks like a sucessful exchange! Yet another awesome benefit of blogging: cool people!
Happy Bloom Day everybody!