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What a difference 1 month outside can do! My Aeon What a difference 1 month outside can do! My Aeonium 'kiwi' spent the long winter months inside with poor lighting (around 1 hour direct sun and indirect light in the 100-200 FC range) so I was excited when I could finally move it outside. I repotted it with fresh soil and fertilizer (3-1-2) - this photo is one month ago The time outside has been super productive! Each rosette has grown new leaves with great color! The winter leaves (outer most leaves) are plain green but the newest growth (center) is showing the desired triple coloration (green/yellow/pink). This new growth occurred outside in 'Shade' - which is 3 hours of direct sun and sun filtered through leaves the rest of the day. There are even new rosettes growing off the side of larger ones!
#ad while it's still too cold to put my houseplant #ad while it's still too cold to put my houseplants outside, I'm trying out the @letpot_official 100W Smart Plant Grow Light - putting it through a detailed House Plant Journal test (spectrum, strength, practical uses) - read the full review at @houseplantjournal link-in-profile - #houseplantjournal #rabbitfootfern #growlight
Oxalis triangularis - respawning for St. Patrick's Oxalis triangularis - respawning for St. Patrick's Day! #houseplantjournal #hpjtimelapse #planttimelapse #oxalistriangularis #stpatricksday☘️
Exciting to see new growth on my Hoya kerrii! - #h Exciting to see new growth on my Hoya kerrii! - #houseplantjournal #hoya #hoyakerrii #leafgrowth #hpjtimelapse
Doing a check up and maintenance on my three Phala Doing a check up and maintenance on my three Phalaenopsis orchids - #houseplantjournal #phalaenopsis #mothorchid #orchid #lightmeter
New peace lily flowers emerge from the back of a l New peace lily flowers emerge from the back of a leaf petiole - it looks like the leaf is pregnant - This only happens once the newest leaf has unfurled - existing, older leaves don't produce flowers - So in order to get as many new flowers as possible, you need the plant to grow as many new leaves as possible. Encouraging new leaf growth starts with light - I've had this peace lily for over 10 years so it has been through many different lighting conditions but if I had to summarize the two lighting contexts where it did the best, I'd say: - Natural light, indoors: 1-2 hours direct sun + indirect light in the 200-400 FC range - Grow light (white LED): 400 FC x 14 hours a day - Watered with 3-1-2 fertilizer whenever the soil was about halfway dry (trying not to let it wilt for too long)
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