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I got sick at the end of my trip to Portugal and h I got sick at the end of my trip to Portugal and have had a persistent cough right up until now. I'm looking at my plants and feeling cheered up by all the progress I'm seeing: - [2] My purple Phalaenopsis spike is almost ready to bloom while the white one, which has been blooming constantly for the past 8 months, now has a new spike forming. The variegated African Violet blooming is so reliable! - [3] Peace lily - 2 new flowers on the way to replace the old one dying off - [4] Monstera 'Burl Marx Flame' - its 9th leaf is on the way. It will probably still have no fenestrations but I'm still happy with the speed of growth. - #houseplantjournal #phalaenopsis #africanviolet #monsteraburlemarxflame #peacelily #monsteradeliciosa
Of course I'm posing with a plant on the way up to Of course I'm posing with a plant on the way up to the castle - #houseplantjournal #monsteradeliciosa #Monstera #sintra #sintraportugal
How does it stand without a support? 1) This was a How does it stand without a support? 1) This was a top cutting I took 3 years ago (only took the top 3 leaves) so there wasn't a long vine that needed support from the initial planting. 2) The plant is mature with a very thick stem so it's already quite rigid - enough to stay upright for the next few leaves. I imagine another year or so and I will need to add a trellis or just take the top cutting again - #houseplantjournal #monsteradeliciosa #Monstera #monsteramonday #houseplants
Waiting until a peace lily wilts isn't the best wa Waiting until a peace lily wilts isn't the best way to tell when it's time to water - better to water BEFORE obvious wilting occurs. - My living room windowsill is limited in space due to baby stuff so the peace lily is going to have to spend the winter in the basement with just 80 FC x 14 hours a day of light (DLI - 0.8 mol/day) - #houseplantjournal #hpjtimelapse #planttimelapse #peacelily #spathyphyllum
Each year, when I bring my Ctenanthe burl-marxii i Each year, when I bring my Ctenanthe burl-marxii indoors, I like to give it a thorough clean up of dead and blemished foliage. - As long as it's growing well, I can even cut off slightly blemished (but otherwise functional) leaves purely so the overall plant looks nicer. - #houseplantjournal #ctenanthe #ctenantheburlemarxii #plantcare
Yesterday, I posted about peace lily leaf turnover Yesterday, I posted about peace lily leaf turnover, which doesn't feel like a big deal because there are so many leaves. - But for a single Monstera stem, each leaf that retires is a significant event. - From my observations of container-grown Monstera deliciosa, leaves have a lifespan of 2 to 3 years so this one, getting almost to 4 years is a treat. - I'm not worried about the plant because it has grown many new leaves since then. I'm actually happy that I documented when this leaf was born with a time lapse back in Feb 2021. - Now that it has retired, I can thank it for its contributions to photosynthesis! - #houseplantjournal #monsteradeliciosa #Monstera #hpjtimelapse #planttimelapse
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