Bloom: The Secrets of Growing Flowering Houseplants Year-Round

by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

In Bloom, The Houseplant Guru Lisa Eldred Steinkopf unleashes all the secrets on how to grow dozens of indoor plants that produce colorful, intricate, and sometimes fragrant blooms.

If you’ve ever struggled to get an orchid or African violet to rebloom, or if you’ve hesitated to add plants like hoya, anthurium, Madagascar jasmine, or clivia to your windowsill for fear you may never see their gorgeous flowers, Lisa reveals the insider strategies you need to encourage these plants to strut their stuff. In her signature warm and beginner-friendly tone, she introduces simple techniques you can use to encourage bloom alongside all the ins and outs of caring for these beautiful plants. Lush, full-color photography accompanies each in-depth plant profile. 

Upping your houseplant game doesn’t have to involve spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the next trendy leafy-green foliage plant. If you want to expand both your growing skills and the number of specimens in your houseplant family, dive into the world of flowering houseplants instead. New cultivars of old favorites are taking the houseplant world by storm, and other, more unusual, species are now making their way into the limelight, thanks to the interest of millions of new houseplant parents around the world.

Inside the pages of Bloom, you’ll meet:
The best flowering houseplants to cascade from window ledges, hanging pots, and plant shelves
A collection of small blooming houseplants perfect for tabletops, desks, and windowsills
Houseplants with colorful blooms for the living room, dining room, and bedroom
Fill your home with foliage and flowers, and enjoy all the color and calm they’ll add to your living space. 

Genres: Plants, Gardening, Nonfiction, Adult

176 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2022

Reviews

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well illustrated, very detailed book on flowering houseplants. I was a little disappointed that it is like most houseplant books in that it ignores easy and affordable flowering plants that you can bring inside all winter that are traditionally thought of as outside plants, like geraniums. I love having pots of geraniums in all colors blooming all winter, and they happily thrive inside as houseplants until they return outside for me in late spring here in Minnesota. This focuses on the trendier, more expensive, traditional blooming houseplants. It reminded me of those craft books that give you so much detailed information that it feels a little overwhelming and like maybe you don't want to take up that hobby after all, but houseplant lovers of a more sensible sort will no doubt love it.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

[Literary Redhead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bloom:
The secrets of growing flowering houseplants year-round
by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press,
Pub Date: Aug 30

I have no green thumbs, but BLOOM convinced that I could grew gorgeous orchids, African violets, and other splendid specimens as houseplants and make them thrive. BLOOM's photos are beautiful, the instructions are easy to follow, and I can "see" my home transformed into a glorious garden. Highly recommended!

Thanks to Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press, and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

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[Catherine Craig (Angelic Light) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really amazing book, which is jam packed full of beautiful photographs and decorations, all about house plants. It is a really stunning and delightful book, which has so much knowledge and light in it. It goes into detail about a lot of different types of plants, and how you can care for them. This is a fantastic book, which I highly recommend for all plant lovers, and I think this would make the perfect gift for your gardening friends and family.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for this book.

[Estee · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were no secrets in this book!

There were nice pictures though!

[Susan Bewley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Before I go any further, I think it is very important to make clear that this is more of a starter guide for caring for flowering houseplants. The book spends a lot of time going over the various traditional flowering houseplants you can find in stores and nurseries and how to care for these common specimens.

The pictures are also quite lovely, giving you a general idea of what you can expect of the houseplant when it is in full bloom. As a pet owner, I also love that the author doesn’t just go into care and prorogation to keep the plant healthy, but toxicity. Many pet parents have good intentions with houseplants but don’t realize that some are poisonous to cats and/or dogs. Pet parents can make informed decisions perfect for their household with great information.

Overall, I think Bloom: The Secrets of Growing Flowering Houseplants Year-Round is a fantastic starter guide for someone considering adding houseplants into their home. While it may be a general care and information book, I would consider it a fantastic gift to new homeowners or plant lovers wanting to brighten up their new homes!

[Catlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unlike many other "how to" books about houseplants, this book focuses on flowering house plants and will provide the reader with some lesser known species to consider. As a life-long gardener, I found several that I'd not thought of as potential house plants. The first portion of the book focuses on basic house plant how-to, such as pots, soil, watering, fertilizing, etc. Then, the rest of the book contains profiles of flowering house plants, with specific instructions for the care and propagation of that particular house plant. Beautiful photographs make each profile even more appealing. I also appreciated that each profile included information about availability (can it be found in a typical garden center? requires special order?) and toxicity to pets and humans. It actually made me, a mom to three cats, consider having houseplants again! I really couldn't find anything I'd change about the book. It will be a great resource for anyone who wants to have some flowering plants indoors.

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press for sending this book for review
consideration. All opinions are my own.

[Heidi Robbins (Heidi Reads...) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was much more than I expected! It offers so much advice, from basic tips to technical and scientific information that explain the why's. It's obvious the author is an expert and passionate about helping plant owners be successful with their indoor flowering plants. The first part of the book, about 50 pages are on caring for the plants, and then over 100 pages on individual flowering houseplants with a description and details on light, watering, flowers, propagation, and toxicity. There is also a chart of indoor plant pests and their control, resources, and an index that includes both common and scientific names. This is an amazing resource that I highly recommend to plant lovers!

Disclosure statement: A complimentary copy of this book was provided from a tour group, publisher, publicist, or author, including NetGalley, OR was borrowed from the library, including OverDrive, OR borrowed from Kindle Unlimited, OR purchased. A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are unbiased and my own.

[Dean Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highlights
p.11 Care for flowering house plants is a bit different than care for their non-flowering counterparts-
-Flowering house plants need more light
p.12 The origing of a plant are clues to its care
p.13 The main reason flowering plants don't rebloom is lack of light
p.13 Ambient lights- South & west windows =most sunlight North & east windows =less sunlight
p.14 All plants have yearly cycles of growth & rest in their light and water
p.15 Grow Lights>LED lights can provide full spectrum of light that won't change the color appearance of plants
p.16 -Plants need between 7-10 hrs LED light exposure
p.16 -Distance from light: 6"-24" depending on plant, size & light levels
p.18 def.-Phototropism: movement toward light
p.18 Rule of thumb=turn plant 1/4 turn every time watering plant ensures equal light exposure and symmetrically grown plant

[Leyla Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful and informative book on looking after flowering house plants. The information is practical and easy to understand including potting, feeding, dormancy, flower, light, watering and much, much more. The second part of the book introduces individual flowering plants and information on their specific needs. A beautiful book, both as plant manual and coffee table book. Thanks you NetGalley and the publishers for the DRC

[Polly Krize · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

As a long-time gardener, I was happy to read this excellent book on raising blooming houseplants in my home. From clivia to orchids, from African violets to hoyas, this is such a great book full of the author's knowledge and hints.

[Bobbiann Markle]

I didn’t read this book, I just looked through it and read bits and pieces. It’s a lovely book with a section at the beginning on general houseplant care, then the main part of the book has 2-4 pages on each specific type, including a full-page photo plus detailed information and care tips and sometimes more photos.

[Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book, but wished the pictures of the plants had shown more leaves. I know the title is Bloom and that's the focus of the book, but seeing pictures of the leaves along with the flowers would help for identifying plants at nurseries or in gardens.

[Mary Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the information in this book and feel that it fills a gap for identification purposes. However, the photos show only the flowers of each plant, not the plant as a whole. I feel that is an oversight as it is important to see the structure and leaves of the plants as well as the blooms.

[Missy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent collection of flowering houseplants. Beautiful pictures. Information about plants simply and succinctly laid out. Great resource and enjoyable reading.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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