We received this Tiffany rose as a housewarming gift from a very dear set of friends, and we'd had it on an end table in the living room where it could get light from the long row of windows there. But it refused to thrive -- by its second week at our place, it was dropping leaves faster than I've been losing my hair (and THAT, if you know me, is kind of alarming). No worries, I'm not going bald, just adjusting to some recent prescription changes. But we were definitely a bit panicked about the fate of our little plant (which did not help with the hair loss).
So I did what my mother has done for years: I put the rose in our bathroom.
There's something about the extra warmth and moisture from our daily showers that seems to help. My mother has reared orchids and other notoriously finicky flowers with great success in her bathroom. Now I see why. Check out those new leaves!
Hopefully our plant will make it through the winter without further trouble and we'll be able to get it established outdoors at the beginning of the growing season next year. For now, I'm enjoying this little bit of life by the edge of the tub.
8 comments:
Great idea; I've learned something new today.
Gorgeous! And the bathroom is great place! I put plants in there in the winter. I put a plant stand with multiple shelves in the tub because I can't use the tub (I use the shower in the other bathroom!). The tub gets great sunlight on that side of the house.
I get very attached to all things acquired in the early stages of something - a relationship, a move - that sort of thing. Your little rose will thrive no doubt - as your life in your new home will bloom and grow.
Hark at me going all 'deep' today
hgg -- my next challenge will be figuring out how to water this plant while we're away for the winter holidays. Somehow I'm guessing this won't be quite as simple as a room change.
Sherlock -- we don't use the tub either, nor does Troubadour Mom. It's a great holding area for pots! We might consider putting a tray of seedlings in there in the spring to get them started for the garden.
FF -- me too. That's why I was so determined to keep this plant from dying! Deep sentiments indeed, I can see the creative writing working there :)
I have also had plant success in the bathroom. But I'm sort of surprised that the Pacific Northwest living room was not sufficient! Must be the heat in the bathroom . . .
Glad it's perking up!
I love the four cartoons of you all. A very sophisticated looking group :)
I kill all living plant matter--I may just try this!
GEW -- I was surprised too! I guess cold and damp is not the same as warm and damp to roses. From what I've seen online (I rely almost completely on the internet for gardening instruction), they're particularly picky about their surroundings.
FF -- they were fun to make :). Excellent procrastinatory project. And it lets me put "faces" of the people closest to me on the blog so I'm not always looking at the backs of their heads in photos!
TKW -- welcome! Thanks for stopping by. And yes, I kill plants too. I involuntarily drowned a tulip last spring and am still afraid to water this rose now, even though it's an insatiable little drinker.
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