fittonia aka mosaic or nerve plant is native to tropical rain forests in south america. these guys are naturally creeping plants however, mine appear to be reaching for the light, resulting in taller looking plants. i have two fittonia plants and they’re mesmerizing to look at. one of my fittonia albivenis plants is pictured below…
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so it’s not quite a bench but also not quite a table lol so i went with bedroom bench to describe this set up. when we moved into our condo, we weren’t sure what to do with that bit of space between the wall and our bed. for the longest time i had plants lined…
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as my plant collection grew, so did the need for places to put my green babies. i always wanted a ton of plants in our bedroom, similar to our flats in melbourne. after i filled the window sill with plants (please check out our bedroom sill) i moved onto the shelf that i’ve always used in…
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this is a recent photo of the plants next to my side of the bed. i wanted to have a little garden in our bedroom but there isn’t much space. i also didn’t want light to be obstructed from the top since it keeps the room bright and reaches the plants farther away from the…
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formerly known as philodendron selloum, this guy is now a part of a new genus: thaumatophyllum. for more information, please read below. i have a large thaumathophyllum selloum (#jmthaumatophyllumselloumi) and a smaller one pictured below. i received this plant as a cutting at the end of 2017 from the family of one of my dearest…
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i waited a long time before getting a ficus lyrata aka fiddle leaf fig. first, we had other trees to care for in melbourne and then i wasn’t sure that i could keep f. lyrata happy. i decided to buy a smaller plant so that a) it wouldn’t be such a hard loss if it…
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i love these guys, commonly known as string of pearls and string of beads. this succulent comes in a variety of shapes. i love how delicate they are but i’ve found them to be a bit finicky. i suppose it’s because i don’t have the brightest exposure to support optimal growth but i keep trying!…
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i feel like i’m gonna write this about every one of my plants but my monstera deliciosa really is one of my favourites. this plant reminds me of my first trip overseas to hawai’i & being in awe of nature in the tropics (ironically, this plant is mildly invasive in hawai’i). my monstera deliciosa was…
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taking a moment to appreciate how incredible plants are. reason 3,472,587: every cell of a plant has the ability to duplicate all parts & functions of the plant 🌿 the best way to see this in action is by propagating your plants. this is an update of my garden of bits & pieces. these are…
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