Calatheas are the needy little sisters of the plant world. Not enough moisture? I die. Not filtered water? I die. You breathed on me? I die. A bad photo of my lancifolia shortly after I brought it home. What a beauty, right? I've always had trouble with growing calatheas, which always made me very sad… Continue reading Calatheas: The plant problem children
Category: Plants
Evolution Of A Tradescantia
Several years ago my sister gifted me with a purple tradescantia plant. It was small, only two or three branches that were about five or six inches long. It grew quickly, and within the first few months it stretched its arms and slowly began taking over my desk. I had several nicknames for this life-loving… Continue reading Evolution Of A Tradescantia
So Many ZZZ’s
On this next episode of the Shady Apartment...It's all about ZZ plants! There are actually a lot of plants that are purported to be good for low-light environments. Many of these don't actually thrive in very low-light conditions, becoming rather leggy, lengthy, stretched out versions of what they could be with proper light. So if… Continue reading So Many ZZZ’s
There and Back Again: A Plant’s Unwitting Tale of Rise and Decline
In Tolkien's The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins makes a full-circle journey home to the Shire after a long adventure. Many such journeys exist in this world, leading down all sorts of paths. Sometimes, even plants experience a long journey. Not to give out spoilers, but that journey is not always an idyllic one. For those who… Continue reading There and Back Again: A Plant’s Unwitting Tale of Rise and Decline
Lord of the Plants
I confess. Plants have slowly taken over my life and living room. I started with three. The same three plants I've had for nearly 3 years now. Those three plants suddenly became eleven. Even more quickly, those eleven became over twenty. My roommate never said a word. Even with plants now taking over the balcony… Continue reading Lord of the Plants
Plant Mania (or Hello Spring)
As spring is slowly inching its way over the northwestern states, every degree increase in temperature and every sunny day fuels my Plant Mania. I used to call it Spring Fever, but after living in college dorms or apartments in the city for almost 5 years, this spring I find myself in a sort of… Continue reading Plant Mania (or Hello Spring)
Laughing At Myself In An Empty Room 