When the cold autumn wind blows and the last leaves fall to the ground, Canadians everywhere turn their attention indoors. We look forward to hunkering down during days that are shorter and nights that are longer.
But we still need light and colour. We are human, after all, and nothing illuminates a room like a flowering plant, especially this time of year. Winter can seem much shorter in Canada when we engage with a living world of colourful plants indoors.
Here are our favourite indoor flowering plants, plus our advice for how to get the most from them.
Christmas Cactus
A Christmas cactus will happily flower in indirect light while most other tropical plants prefer direct sunlight. Properly taken care of, a Christmas cactus will produce pink, red or white blooms