r/flowergardening

So I got 2 plants as a housewarming gift. I've never owned a single plant so I'm basically blind parenting over here. All the information I have right now is from live chatting with Gemini 🥲

The first one is an Amaryllis and she's stressing me out. She's bloomed/blossomed (I don't know what the right word is) 3 times now. Gemini says this is normal and the cycle can keep repeating for 5-10 years or even longer. When the flower dies, I should wait for the stem to yellow before cutting it off the mother plant. When new bulbs show up, I can separate them from the mother plant (I have no idea how) and continue to water.

The first picture is from the first bloom, the 2nd shows some small leaves coming out of the soil around the main plant (do I remove those?) and the 3rd picture shows the latest bloom (the colour is different from the 1st bloom, is that normal?)

The last picture is the 2nd plant. She's a Florist's Kalanchoe. Not much trouble and she still has very pretty flowers even after 5+ months.

Someone tell me everything I need to know about these 2 because I want to invite the person who gifted them over but I don't want them to die before then 😭

Do I change the soil? Do I water more or less? Do I add anything to the soil.

Nothing too expensive or I'm just going to give up 🫶🏼

My tulips are gone now its time for my favorites, the iris, I specially live the yellow one, and the dark purple , almost black, the yellow is so big and i just noticed the scent of a tropical drink.

I’m new to growing flowers, have done well with veggies and herbs but haven’t ever tried flowers. I got a bed with a variety of flowers mostly trying to grow flowers for bouquets. They were off to a good start and now looking sad. Any advice?

First photo is the garden when I first planted. I live in Charleston SC

Please diagram best placement and should I

Group them in 3s? I have two additional not shown. Thank you!!

Pinball Wizard Dianthus is just so sensational. It would make the most beautiful boutonnière. Great for smaller spaces. Second one is amazing a California native that needs no summer water Fried Egg Poppy Matilija poppy.

Are these OK? It seems like the seeds grew into seedlings. I have been watering them with a spray bottle daily and more deeply once a week. They are near a south facing window and get plenty of sunlight. Any other suggestions?

A rainy Saturday sure made this Sunday bloom fest worth it 🤗

For the first time I am growing flowers in my garden.

These are mostly zinnias but the back row is cosmos.

Zone 8a, direct sewn on the last frost date 3/31/26.

They get full sun all day. 30 minutes of watering with a drip hose and I added pine straw to keep the soil moist.

They germinated nicely but haven’t grown much since. A few are turning a lime green almost yellowish color.

Any advice?

We have a family run Dahlia tuber business for 11 years. We do not have a website. We have sold mostly to Amish and Mennonite flower farmers for the last several years, with a couple of friends posting our remaining inventory on Facebook as needed. We have filled our first 100 orders, and have plenty more flower joy available (in tuber form)! KA's (licensed to sell), Lee's, Bloomquists, faves and faithfuls, and tons more! Approx. 150 varieties to choose from! Pickup in Lancaster County, PA, OR shipping ALL over the US (We've even shipped to Puerto Rico!)! ALL tubers that leave here have a visible eye or sprout--NO DORMANT TUBERS here!!! WOOHOO! Please Email for a current list: mamaofboys6@gmail.com Payment via PayPal or cash at pickup. Thank you for your kind support!

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Spring 2026 Dahlia list--UPDATED 4-16-26 at 6:00PM EST

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All starred varieties are $1 off per tuber if purchased in sets of

3 or more.

8 TUBER MINIMUM for shipping—Mix and Match

Anemone:

Platinum Blonde-$8, Sandia Brocade-$10

Totally Tangerine-$10

Collarette:

*April Heather-$20, Ferncliff Alpine-$15

*Kelsie Annie Joy-$10

Ball:

20th Ave and Baker Rd-$15

*20th Ave Gwen-$15, 20th Ave Memory-$18,

20th Ave Old Major-$15

Caitlin's Joy-$8 (almost gone), Cecil-$8,

Clearview Peachy-$10

*Copper Boy-$15, Cornel Bronze-$8

*Crazy 4 Wylie Quinn-$15

Crichton Honey-$10 (almost gone)

Ferncliff Fiesta-$10, *Ferncliff Rusty-$12,

*Fiona-$12, *Hapet Coppery-$22, *Hilltop Glo-$8,

Honey Dew-$12, *Hy Suntan-$10

*Isabel-$8, Ivanetti-$8

Jowey Frambo-$10, Jowey Mirella-$10,

Robin Hood-$8, Skipley Lois Jean-$10

*Snoho Peggy-$15, Triple Lee Dee-$12

Formal Decorative:

20th Ave Pure Prince-$15,

*20th Ave Softer Peach-$18, *A La Mode-$8,

*Abbie-$15. *All That Jazz-$8

*American Dawn-$8, *Baby Blizzard-$8,

Barbarry Dominion-$20, *Blizzard-$8,

*BQ Alan-$15, *BQ Azalea-$18

BQ Compare-$15, BQ Jody Lynn-$12

*BQ Philly-$15, *BQ Vivian R-$15,

Boom Boom White-$8, *Bracken Palomino-$10, Cameo Peach-$12,

*Carmen Fiesta-$10, *Center Court-$8,

Chewy-$10, *Clearview Crackerjack-$12

*Clearview Debby-$12, *Coralie-$10

*Crazy 4 Teedy-$15, *Cupcake-$15

Daisy Duke-$10, Darcy-$10

*Diva-$8, *Feline Yvonne-$12,

Ferncliff Thunder-$12, *Fidalgo Knight-$10

*Fluffles-$8, French Doll-$10

*Gonzo Grape-$8, *Hamilton Lillian-$10

HH Berry Purple-$15, HH Orange Ice-$8,

*Hy Patti-$12, *Ice Tea-$8, *Intrigue-$10

*Jessie G-$8

KA's Bella Luna-$22, KA's Blood Orange-$20,

KA's Boho Peach-$22, KA's Keltie Rose-$22,

KA's Mocha Jake-$22, KA's Rosie Jo-$20,

*L.A.T.E.-$10, *Lakeview Lucky-$12,

Lark's Ebbe-$8, *Lavadandy-$8,

*Lee's Ember-$20, Lyn's Brooke-$10,

Lyn's Concorde-$8, Maarn-$8, Manoa-$12,

*Miss Amara-$10, *Miss Sarah-$20

Mission Gypsy-$12, *Mt Hood-$10,

Mystique-$10, Natalie G-$10

*Nighty Night-$10, Orange Globe-$18

*Parkland Tribute-$10, *Peaches N Cream-$10,

Peaches N Solid-$15, Pink Runner-$10,

Rose Toscano-$8, Salmon Runner-$10,

*Scaur Swinton-$10, September Morn-$12,

*Shadow Cat-$8, *Sheer Heaven-$12, *Showcase

Decadent-$10, Snickerdoodle-$10,

Sugartown Sunrise-$12, *Sun Kissed-$8,

Sweet Fabienne-$12, *Sweet Sanne-$15,

*Tahoma Velvet-$12, *Tempest-$8.

*Valley Tawny-$10, *Versa-$10

*Westerton Ella Grace-$12, Wyn's New Pastel-$10

Informal Decorative:

Andy's Legacy-$10, *BQ Clear Delight-$12

*BQ Dave-$15, *BQ Footloose-$15

*BQ York-$15, CAL Supreme-$12 (almost gone),

Cafe Dorset-$12, *Colorado Classic-$8,

Danique-$15, Ferncliff Apricot-$15

*Happy Butterfly-$10, *Hello Dahlia-$15,

*Irish Ruffles-$12, KA's Cafe Mauve-$28,

KA's Mocha Maya-$22, Lynn Slight-$8,

*Molly Raven-$22, N Force-$15, *Passionate-$10

Princess Elizabeth-$12, *RM Baby Girl-$22,

*Robann Butterscotch-$10, Robann Creamsicle-

$10, *Southern Belle-$8, Verkist Tranquility-$12

Lacinated:

Frizzy Lizzy-$8, Karmel Korn-$10

Mini Ball:

*20th Ave Ingrid-$12, 20th Ave Tradition-$15,

Beatrice-$8, Bee Hive-$15,

*BQ Refreshing-$12, *BQ Wonderful-$12,

Bracken Rose-$12, *Camano Zoe-$10,

Clearview Royal-$10 L2, Creamy-$10,

Ferncliff Spice-$10, *HH Pollyanna-$15,

Megan Dean-$10, Rosemary Dawn-$18,

Skipley Moonglow-$15, Zundert Mystery Fox-$10

Novelty Fully Double:

Valley Porcupine-$12

Pompon:

Amber Queen-$8, Dot Com-$8, Mary Munns-$8,

*Moor Place-$8, *Zippity Do Da-$10

Stellar:

BQ Blush-$18, KA's Champagne-$22 L2,

KA's Snow Jo-$22 L2, Seabeck's Shirley-$12,

Stillwater Becky-$15, *Tahoma Stellar Fellar-$12

*Verrone's Sandra J-$12

Waterlily:

Bride to Be-$8, *Day Dreamer-$8

*Ginger Snap-$8, HH Black Widow-$10, Keith

H-$10, Lora Ashley-$12, Mary's First-$15,

Milena Fleur-$12, *Missis Miley-$18 L2,

My Forever-$12, Rawhide-$8, Sam Hopkins-$10

*Sandia Bertha-$20, *Sandia Shomei-$12

Silver Years-$10, Wildwood Marie-$10 (almost

gone)

Others:

CPW Ball--$8, Cafe Royal---$10

*Fire Magic--$8, Hollyhill Pandora-$22 L1

KA's Mocha Jo-$20, *Mikayla Miranda--$8

*Mystery--$6 (good varieties, just mislabeled)

Bought from the 5 for 10 bucks sale at Lowe’s (cheaper than buying per yard + delivery in my area). Daffodils all blooming, hyacinth and bleeding heart are too. Tulips about too. Too many plants to try to keep a small space between stems and plants.

Flor de chula con un hermoso color clavellina