Christmas Plants

I always have to buy a few pots of Hyacinths for indoors at this time of year as I just love the smell of them in the room...do you buy any special plants for Xmas like Pointsettia or Christmas Cactus?
The pot of hyacinths I have atm has 7 Hyacinths growing in it so will be lovely when they all bloom

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Hyacinths do smell gorgeous, Aysa.
I used to get given a Poinsettia every year, back along, but the friend passed on, so I don't get them now.
I have an African Violet which was my late Mother's, it is still flowering many years after she died, Daughter says it's Nan keeping an eye on us. It has lasted a very long time, with very little care, which is amazing as pot plants usually die on me.

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I love hyacinths, I have a Xmas cactus but it flowered in November, I may treat myself to some hyacinths now you've reminded me!

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I love them TessA ...here are some I had the other year

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Like Tiffany, I too, have got an African Violet that was Mum's, it is a purple and white striped one.
I also have a cutting of Mum's huge Christmas cactus which has just flowered too. I used to also buy her bowls of Hyacinths every year which she loved, so I have planted some on her grave for her and like to think she will see them next spring.

I don't like Pointsettias, never have done much.
I believe the leaves are toxic to dogs as well, and seeing as they can drop their leaves quite easily, I wouldn't have them anyway.

I do like the Amaryllis though. Only thing is with them, I have never been able to get them to flower the following year as an indoor pot plant.
I have about 7 of the miniature bulbs that grow to about a foot high starting off at the moment, they were beautiful last year and I shall be overjoyed if any flower this time, but I bet they don't.
I water and feed them and really look after them, but as yet, have never got any back into flower. Most frustrating.

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I could never get an Amaryllis to flower more than once either.

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For years I have bought and planted NSW Christmas Bushes but for the same number of years they have died.


Also I have not seen a swarm of Christmas beetles for years and I miss the buggers

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Just an amyrilis but it's going mad, it's supposed to be one single stem and has put up two 18 inch stems and another just breaking through ! If it flowers could be spectacular.
Can't have poinsettia with the dogs and hyacinth tend to be all leaf no flower when we've done them.

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What are those, Bruce?

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Couldn't find any hyacinths in the shops today!
( I blame Brexit)
However, my two orchids seem to be sprouting leaves!
I thought I'd killed them!