March 20 and all these
houseplants are blooming indoors.
Egyptian Starflower.
Mini Fuschsia.
Orchid.
And....tah dah...
JASMINE.
My Jasmine plant which I had such
high hopes for it's fragrance in the winter...
well...then....about 3 flowers.
If I stick my nose right up close it smells great!
But I expected an abundance of flowers
and a whole roomful of fragrance.
But not this year.
I need to perfect the strategy of getting
it to bloom abundantly and earlier.
Letting it have a cold slow Fall that rolls into winter
yet not a freezing one (which allows flowers to set)
and then placement in
a room with bright indirect light and
more humidity is what's up for later this year.
I'm on a learning curve.
In the meantime I'll smell this flower
up close for as long as it lasts.
