After about six weeks of holiday blooming, remove all spent flowers and begin routine fertilization with one of the household fertilizer products. Christmas Pepper - The bright colorful fruit of these plants make them highly attractive as holiday gifts. The fruit color should last from one to two months. Be sure not to let plants go dry. Fertilize every few weeks with soluble fertilizer.
Peppers are edible, but extremely hot.
Chrysanthemum - Pot mums are sold as annuals, and are killed by frost. Garden mums can handle the cold weather and in most cases are perennials. Garden mums should be pinched back in late spring and mid-summer to provide the best fall blooming. Cyclamen - Cyclamen are available in a variety of colors including white, pink, purple, lavender and some bicolor. Flowers should bloom for two to four months.