VirGroe

A Demoness and Her Plant Friends

[virgroe]

Hiya. Of Astaroth and Ishtar, I am a Sun Virgo, Moon Aries, Venus Leo, Ascendant Scorpio, Yin Metal Goat, with a Master 11 life path. At 29, I dived into the realm of plant.

My first interest was in the elusive Salvia Divinorum, also known as Diviner's Sage, and lovingly "Sally". Since then, I've collected a variety of plants and don't plan to stop soon.

I will collect, trade, propagate, germinate and cross breed if I am lucky. This blog will keep track of my journey for myself and for whomever is interested. 🌱🌿🖤

[virgroe]

ℙ𝕚𝕟𝕜 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 ℙ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕠𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕠𝕟

[virgroe]

This is my Calathea Medallion, my happiest plant. I've had her for a few weeks now and she has grown so much.

The first two pictures are from December 15th where her new leaf is small and still very tightly rolled.

The third picture is from December 21st, looking straight into her growth.

Fourth picture is the 24th, while the final two pictures are from this morning, December 25th. In 10 days she grew so much. I'm so excited to see the full leaf unraveled 😊🥰🌿🖤

[virgroe]

Some pictures taken today of the middle row in my grow tent.

I'm trying to make each post currently about each plant I have and their journey to where they are today to catch you all up.

But, this one I'm just happy to show off these homes.

Pictured: Dark Mystery Pilea, Pink Nerve and Pink Angel Nerve, Peperomia Obtusifolia, unnamed Begonia and Parallel and sadboi Polka Dot.

Pretty babies.

[virgroe]

I'd like to introduce you to my Itty, bitty Pinguicula Rotundiflora ' Aramberri, Nuevo León'. A small carnivorous plant that goes dormant in winter and grow succulent like leaves. I thought I killed her at first because she immediately got brown tips in the center.

Being patient and not overbearing was key to getting her acclimated to her new home. I can't wait to see her active come spring.

I bought her from this couple who grow many different carnivorous plants. They are really nice and helpful. Check them out!

http://curiousplant.com

[virgroe]

These are my Nerve Plants! They are notorious for "fainting" when they need things then fairly quickly perking back up.

My first one came from Stop&Shop. She's light pink and big leafed. My new one in the last picture is a Pink Angel variety. She has smaller leaves and darker pink vein.

I thought my first one hated me for a wake because she never seemed to grow and some leaves cracked. I also accidentally dropped her out of her pot.

Since I've moved her into my greenhouse, she's slowly producing new leaf growth. I will document these baby leaves in the future.

[aliesnugglebunny]

This is my Pink Polka Dot Plant who is very unhappy no matter what I do.

I bought her at a Stop&Shop with a pink nerve plant. She was bright and happy. Couplr weeks pass and she started to push herself out of the soil. I made sure she was watered when soil dried and misted to up the humidity. She was in indirect light but just wasn't happy.

Her color started to fade and leaves fell off or died. I moved her into my greenhouse under grow lights and high humidity but she still continues to decline. I'm not sure what she needs so I'm going to ignore her to zero out any chance of over doing anything.

[virgroe]

And this lmao

[aliesnugglebunny]

And different shots of her older, around the attack of the fungus gnats. Last picture was right before her decline. Any picture of her with sand as top soil is now in recovery. I hope she comes back to full glory. Only time will tell.

[virgroe]

As well as this.

[aliesnugglebunny]

Just my Salvia D in her youth.

[virgroe]

Posted to my main blog instead, whoops

[virgroe]

This is my Salvia Divinorum who's gone through some battles the last couple of months but still surviving. My first plant, and the beginning of my love of Salvia (sages).

Pictured is her from youth to now. In October I moved her to a larger pot using Miracle-Gro which was the worst decision I could've made. Their soil was loaded with fungus gnat larvae. She became infested. I had to totally let her dry out which she hated. She's a high moisture loving plant. I sprayed her leaves with a need oil mixture and gave her a hydrogen peroxide rinse.

Next came the attack of the evil orange chonkers: Scout my fat cat. Scout likes nothing more than messing stuff up, parkour, and tasting plants. And that's just what he did to poor Sally.

Since this incident, I have acquired my indoor greenhouse with led lights and humidifier. Her health has since improved, finally slowly putting out new leaves to replace the ones she's lost.

Today I repotted her with fresh soil from a local nursery, coconut coir, diatomaceous Earth, thick sand, sphagnum moss, and perlite. With a top layer of straight sand.

Hoping that the fresh soil will add to her recovery.