Here in the suburbs N of chicago: Hippeastrum, (bulbs); poinsettias in various shades of white to red; a few potted chrysanthemums , the usual foliage plants, and miniature roses in pots. Nothing else in the local Jewel. At Home Depot Orchids, lots of phalaenopsis and hybrids, an occasional Paphiopedilum, Miltonia, Cymbidium or Oncidium hybrid. A few Gerberas. Maybe something else shortly. I've seen some cute other things that look like Campanulas--but they come and go in a week and are no more. Sometimes a surprise.. Haven't checked the local Dominick's which carries orchids occasionally. There are usually a few showy bromeliads available at Walmart.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields@indy.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Survey of Flowers Blooming for the Holidays Neil and all, I wonder how widespread in the world the combination of amaryllis and poinsettias might be for the holidays? I'm going out and check some florists shops around here myself, to see if they have anything more than that to offer for the season. Jim Shields in Westfield, Indiana USA At 09:23 AM 11/27/2009 +0100, you wrote: >Up here in Western Sweden we're happy to see a Primula polyantha in bloom >during December, thats about it. > > >Popular christmas plants indoor is what we call Amaryllis, which is in >fact Hippeastrum ×hortorum. Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima are also very >popular. >/Neil > ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/