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Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is The Houseplant Guru, who features all things houseplants on her blog, thehouseplantguru.com. She is the author of Houseplants and Grow in the Dark and has written for HGTVgardens.com, Real Simple magazine, Michigan Gardener Magazine, the houseplant section of Allan Armitage’s Greatest Perennials and Annuals app, and Michigan Gardening Magazine, where she writes a monthly column. She worked for more than a decade at Steinkopf Nursery as the Annuals and Houseplants Manager, and has been interviewed online, in print, and on TV about houseplants. She harbors well over 1,000 houseplants in her home.

"New and experienced growers alike will relish these strategies for adding a little flower power."

• 1 Caring for Flowering HouseplantsLight, Potting Medium, Containers, Water, Humidity, Grooming2 It’s Bloom Time!Bloom Cycles and PhotoperiodismFertilizerRoot Systems and DormancyPlant Health3 Flower PortraitsBromeliads Aechmea fasciata—Silver UrnBillbergia speciesGuzmania lingulata—Scarlet StarTillandsia ionantha—Air PlantWallisia cyanea (formerly Tillandsia)—Pink Quill or Blue Flowered TorchCacti and Other Succulents Adenium obesum—Desert Rose or Mock AzaleaCeropegia species—String of Hearts or Rosary VineCleistocactus winteri—Golden Rat Tail, Cactus or Golden Monkey TailEpiphyllum oxypetalum—Queen of the Night or Orchid CactusEuphorbia milii—Crown of Thorns or Christ PlantHoya species—Wax Plant or Porcelain FlowerHuernia zebrina—Lifesaver Plant or Little Owl EyesOrbea variegata (formerly Stapelia)—Starfish Flower or Carrion FlowerRhipsalis pilocarpa—Hairy-Stemmed RhipsalisGesneriadsAeschynanthus radicans—Lipstick PlantColumnea species—Goldfish Plant or Dancing DolphinsEpiscia species—Flame Violet or Peacock PlantKohleria species—KohleriaNematanthus gregarius—Goldfish Plant or Clog PlantPrimulina species—Vietnamese VioletStreptocarpus section Saintpaulia (formerly Saintpaulia ionantha)—African VioletStreptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpella (formerly Streptocarpella saxorum)—Nodding Violetor False African VioletStreptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpus—Cape PrimroseOrchidsGastrochilus retrocallus (formerly Haraella retrocalla)—Fragrant Mini OrchidGomesa echinata (formerly Baptistonia  echinata)—Bee OrchidLudisia discolor—Jewel OrchidPaphiopedilum species—Slipper Orchid or Lady Slipper OrchidPhalaenopsis—Moth OrchidHoliday Plants Cyclamen persicum—Florist CyclamenEuphorbia pulcherrima—Poinsettia or Christmas StarHippeastrum—Amaryllis or Knight’s Star LilyKalanchoe blossfeldiana—Flaming Katy or Florist KalanchoeOxalis triangularis—False Shamrock or Good Luck PlantSchlumbergera species—Holiday Cactus or Christmas CactusStephanotis floribunda—Madagascar Jasmine or Bridal FlowerMore BloomsAnthurium andraeanum—Flamingo Flower or Painter’s PaletteAphelandra squarrosa—Zebra PlantBegonia species—BegoniaCitrus species—CitrusClerodendrum thomsoniae—Bleeding-Heart Vine or Butterfly FlowerClivia miniata—Natal LilyGardenia jasminoides—Gardenia or Cape JasmineJusticia brandegeeana (formerly Beloperone guttata)—Shrimp Plant or FalseMedinilla magnifica—Rose Grape or Chandelier TreeSpathiphyllum—Peace Lily or White SailsRESOURCESACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT T HE AUTHORINDEX