Azaleas are always a favorite, and their color varieties range from white to deep red. Buy plants in the bud stage, and keep the plants cool and moist so that blooms will continue to open. The leaves of this bromeliad form a cup-like vase at the base of the plant. Give the plants plenty of bright light to enhance the bracts' color. Plants for Mother's Day Mother's Day is just around the corner, and maybe you're wondering what to get your mother, grandmother or stepmother to honor her on that day.
Cut flowers are stunning, but they can also be stunningly expensive and short-lived.
In fact, we think the choices below are pretty enough to give as gifts any day of the month. Potted blooming plants are a good alternative to cut flowers. Most offer a long blooming period that will last well into summer. All prefer bright light to semi-shady conditions and are happiest when kept uniformly damp. If Mom doesn't have much of a green thumb, bromeliads, or epiphytes, are good low-maintenance gift plants.