Garden Bloggers Bloom Day January 2022

To quote Elizabeth Lawrence and also Carol Michel, who hosts the 15th of the month meme Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, "We can have flowers nearly every month of the year."

In my zone 5b garden in New York State, though, it ain't easy.  We woke up today to -1F (-18.3C), which is the coldest it has gotten in a couple of years.  Also, a snowstorm is predicted to start later this weekend.  But we have an outdoor flower! Sort of.

Our white Lenten Rose has buds.  It had buds in December, too.  It's not always patient about waiting for spring to bloom, and I was fearful that our up and down weather would encourage it to bloom.  Buds are now peaking above leaves that Nature had mulched the plant with.  There is little snow cover right now and I have no idea if those buds survived the -1.

These pictures were taken yesterday because I am devoted, but not so devoted to go outside when it is -1 just to take a picture.

I'd rather stay indoors.  And I wasn't disappointed, either.

My two kalanchoe plants are blooming, for the first time in several years.

 Here's one of the two impatien plants I took cuttings of, rooted in water (it's easy), and planted in small pots.

Here's my other pot, with two more plants.

Each January, around New Years Day, I buy a primrose for the table.  Here's 2022's.

I have two amaryllis, both the same type, purchased at a chain home improvement store.  One's first stalk has already bloomed and the second one is in almost full bloom now.

The second amaryllis is in my home office, and the first bloom is opening up today. You can see the kalanchoes in the background.  I have various other plants under lights on a big table, including the impatiens above, a lemon grass plant cutting, and a Norfolk pine plant we bought about two years ago. These are not true pines, and are not cold hardy.

Not pictured:  violas in a hanging basket, with one tiny bloom my iPhone SE 1st edition can't capture, and the poinsettias I overwintered last year and am overwintering again.  Also, my unhappy geraniums, which are not blooming.

Want to see more flowers from all over the world? Why not visit the link at the beginning of my post, and see what other gardeners have on display for you?  Or better yet, why not join Carol and other bloggers?  I've participated since (I think) June of 2011, and it makes a wonderful garden diary.

Happy winter (or summer, depending on where you live) to you and thank you for visiting!