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Janaina Medeiros
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Claire Keane
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@the-ficus-chronicles
as promised, the transplanting tutorial
most sources make transplanting sound incredibly difficult, but transplanting young seedlings from areas with sparse dirt, like a driveway or roadside, is actually incredibly easy and can get you some great stuff. Once I worked out the method, i've had a very high survival rate
it took me like a month of trial and error to figure this out so you don't have to.
Feel free to repost, no need for credit
why does my caladium act like she is starving for light. hang on
every day i ahve to reposition the damn lamp cuz she’s dead set on sticking her first leaf Right The Fuck In There and i don’t want her to burn. but every day i come home from work and she has closed the distance anyway. bestie PLEASE cooperate with me
i finally caved and moved her to the windowsill but this has clearly not satisfied her because she still presses that leaf RIGHT up against the glass
apparently instead of actually growing new leaves in order to increase her light intake she’s decided that these are PERFECT conditions to flower in
BABYGIRL YOU HAVE ONE LEAF PLEASE
Bless the people who give you plants in washed-out ricotta cheese containers. Bless the ones who come to the plant swap with their houseplant cuttings and daylily divisions not knowing if what they have is even wanted (it is). Bless the gardeners who get something half-dead and suffering and plant it anyway, and bless the plot that took that seeming hopelessness and brought it back the following year.
Bless the gardeners and the people who dream of a bit of dirt to call their own.
Bless the community gardeners, the ones who transform spaces from derelict concrete to joyful noise of flowers and vegetables and trees. Bless the ones who walk the woods and forests and steward the land. Bless the people who set up and manage seed banks, the neighbors who tuck labeled packets into drawers for others to discover.
Bless the miracle of it all.
enjoy my ridiculously photogenic mandevilla
TOP FIVE PLANTS THAT ARE GOD’S MISTAKE
NUMBER 4
The Strangler Fig
This plant is any number of species of Ficus, Banyans, and vines which are parasitic in nature and share a “strangling” growth on the host plant, sometimes engulfing it entirely.
Their seeds germinate on the surface of other trees and develop without roots in the ground until they mature. The host tree can sometimes die resulting in a “columnar tree” with a hollow supportive core. As the Strangler grows towards the ground to develop roots, it also grows up to reach for the sun. Its branches and leaves will often restrict the sunlight for the host tree, leading to eventual death. The roots also constrict around the roots of the host tree and obstruct nutrient absorption.
Strangler trees can also develop in urban architecture and cling to buildings, disrupting infrastructure. Since there are so many plants considered Stranglers they are found all over the world. While this is on the “God’s mistake” list it actually provides important protection and creates habitats for animals.
When surrounding a host tree, a strangler can prevent the host from being uprooted in a severe storm, protecting the animals already in the tree. As the roots continue to grow they will also reach for other plants and anchor themselves, further preventing uprooting the host. The hollow “columnar tree” also provides important habitats for a number of animals including bats and birds.
Propagation bundle!
Phyllanthus mirabilis
Philodendron micans
Finally poking out so we can see her!
Fat boy... chungy...
Hoya macrophylla! I’m a bit worried this one will get too big too quickly and I’ll end up needing to rehome it, but damn it I’m going to try one. I just love the vein patterns on their broad leaves.
Sarracenia Tower of Tower is one of the most wanted Sarracenia in the world! Grown by @pdxpitchers bred by @philfaulisi (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU6ZBrzr339/?utm_medium=tumblr
01/10/21 B’ham Botanical Gardens
Plant of the Day
Tuesday 28 September 2021
The amazing sculptural, ruffled leaves of Asplenium nidus ‘Crispy Wave’ (pleated bird's nest fern). This distinctive shuttlecock fern makes an excellent long-lived houseplant for a location with moderate, indirect light.
Jill Raggett
There is something about a half moon variegation that is strangely satisfying to me
