Moms are special in all sorts of ways and Mother’s Day is an extra special day to spoil your mom.
Moms love flowers and what better way is there to say “Thank You Mom” than with a flowering plant in pink.
Mom’s love pink and so too does granny.
One of the most popular gifts for mom are the bright, colourful Cyclamen; they are the queen of winter pot plants, lasting for a few months in flower.
In different shades of pinks and purples, they will grow indoors or even outside in the shade.
Indoor Cyclamen enjoy cool conditions and not too much water.
So position them in bright light but away from sun through windows.
The most common mistake that is made with Cyclamen and in fact most indoor plants is over watering.
Indoor plants use less water than their outdoor counterparts and can die of stress from too much water.
We always recommend that you dry out your indoor plants between watering and not to let them stand in water.
Gardening with pink
There are many pink flowering plants and even with pink leaves.
New varieties of dwarf Cordylines have recently been introduced with colourful foliage which adds interest to the landscape and makes them extremely versatile in modern gardening trends.
The newer varieties are well suited to containers where their architectural shape can be modern or classic depending on the style of your home.
The electric pink Cordyline has bright pink edges and is a soft and dainty foliage plant.
The pink intensifies in colour when planted in light shade.
Growing under two meters they also are ideal in narrow gardens where you need a break against the wall when looking through a picture window.
Pansy Time
Pansies are the stalwart of the winter and spring garden, flowering for months on end.
Providing mass colour for borders and edgings, they also give vibrant displays in containers.
Planted this time of the year they will be in flower well into October and even early November making them incredible value for money.
Each plant will produce over 800 flowers if kept dead-headed and fed every two weeks with Multifeed classic.
Pansies through winter want full sun to most day sun to perform at their best.
If you give them too much shade they will produce fewer flowers through the coldest months and only provide a mass show at the end of spring.
Violas look just like pansies but have a smaller flower.
Violas are for semi-shade and have the added fun element that their flowers are often fragrant and make a pretty addition to salads and on top of cupcakes for lazy winter afternoon high teas.
