#favorite plants

[vorpalfae]

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Which plant is your favorite favorite? I'm guessing you have a green thumb but is there any plant you have not been able to successfully care for that you which you could? Are you plants indoor or outdoors.

I have a mix of both indoor and outdoor. Currently everything that I can bring in is inside though because of the cold. I'm kinda sad my fruit trees haven't given me any fruit yet. But my neighbors share their figs and oranges. I have a eucalyptus plant that went kinds crazy this year.

Asking me which plant is my favorite is like making me choose between my children. So I’ll choose my top four…

My spider plant…

She’s one of my newest. And yeah, she’s a basic bitch but I love her. So many plant bloggers say they’re overrated or can be a pain to care for. Like they dry out or leaves get brown super easily. But she’s been nothing but perfect and so low-maintenance since I got her. Look at how beautiful…

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(One of my Micans babies)

I have a philodendron Micans which I absolutely adore. My oldest girl, Ive had her for nearly two years now. The velvety green leaves, how easy she grows. I’m growing three new baby plants from loads of propagations Ive collected over time. But she got cranky after being moved to a hanger in my bedroom, so we’re having a bit of a rehab moment. I’ve relocated her back to the window she used to be in and crossing my fingers that she will bounce back.

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I also love this new gal I just picked up a few weeks ago. She’s a fussy gal though, so it’s taking me some time to get her adjusted. She started out with loads of long luscious tendrils, but once I got her home everything started dying. So, another touch and go situation… but after giving her an extreme makeover (ie pruned the shit out of her and got a million new propagations) she’s on the mend.

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(My wee Birkin babes)

My Birkin bestie! When I started my plant collection, she was one of the plants in my first purchase. We had some rough times and I nearly lost her. Had to send her off to my mom’s for rehab. After a few months of new scenery she was back to her thriving self. She’s doing so well that last week I was able to propagate… I divided her into three and now I have two bouncing baby Birkins. I’m already seeing new growth.

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I think calling my thumb green would be a little too generous, but maybe I just don’t want to jinx it. Haha!

Although Ive had pretty decent luck overall with my plants, I have definitely suffered some losses. I tend to acquire in spurts. I have a running wish list and will buy several at a time. My first purchase two summers ago started with one plant, then I went to Home Depot for supplies and came home with 16 more. Over the course of the next few months I lost all but four…

Since then a small handful of others have come and gone.

Unfortunately my environment isn’t the most hospitable. I live in a small condo without a lot of windows. So I have a large plant stand fitted with grow lights and the rest go in my bay window in my bedroom. In the summer time I have huge flower planters and window boxes for my balcony and I relocate about half of my plants outside for the season. But I live in New England so I can’t have anything outside year round.

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I’m jealous, Nonny! Id love to be able to have fruit trees or any trees or plants outside. Figs sound amazing! You’re lucky. I had a pretty big vegetable garden that I maintained at the restaurant I used to be a chef. I really wish I had space to grow veggies or herbs again.

Id love to know where you are that you have fig and orange trees year round. Do you put the fresh eucalyptus in your shower?

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DOUG OSTER AT PITTSBURGH BOTANIC GARDEN- SEPTEMBER 5th!

Gardening educator Doug Oster is a fan favorite for the online classes making growing knowledge easily accessible to anyone with internet access. This Thursday, September 5, he ventures into Pittsburgh Botanic Garden to go head-to-head with Education and Exhibits Director Dr. Mark Miller. Topic? Favorite plants to grow!  Whether you’re Team Doug or Team Mark, you’ll have the opportunity to hear…

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Birds of Paradise

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寂然

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A Nightmare (Resignation) ▪︎ A Blessing (Confusion)

(flower meanings beneath the cut)

Emmet's two designated flowers are Asphodels and Zinnias. Asphodels usually represent death, but can also stand for remembrance and regret. Zinnias also represent remembrance, but can represent sentimentality as well.

Ingo's two distinct flowers are Foxgloves and Spider Lilies. Red Spider Lilies represent loss and separation. Foxgloves represent insecurity and delirium.

Both were given white Chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums actually have a lot of different meanings! From love to optimism, a long life and loyalty, but specifically, White Chrysanthemums mean truth and honesty.

^ also close ups

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a fairytale summer painted in blues and pinks….

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Somewhere in the woods, a moth tires of seeking light

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Watching prison break and I'm so far past the point where it was watchable but we gotta see Mikey pull another one off. We've gotta prison break out of this Cycle Mike.

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TEXAS BLUEBONNET APPRECIATION POST!!!!!

(please keep in mind that none of these pictures are mine!! sadly i couldn't get any good photos of the bluebonnets i saw)