I grew up calling these Christmas cactus. The variety I have had most of my life are like the one more towards the front of the pot, with smooth scallop edges. Both of these are starts from one of my… Read More ›
Plant of the Week
Plant of the Week, Pothos
Epipremnum aureum, aka pothos (silver satin). The colors in the leaves of this plant are absolutely gorgeous. They didn’t used to be, but I put the plant in my kitchen where it gets a bright diffused light, and I also… Read More ›
Plant(s) of the Week
This week I thought I would do something a little different. Last summer one of my boys convinced me to buy a small aquaponic kit. It didn’t take a lot of convincing – a little fishy in the tank and… Read More ›
Plant of the week, Peace lily
This is a peace lily – spathiphyllum. We received it as a gift this fall and I nearly killed it. The floral shop that sold it had covered the top of the soil with a nest of fiber – coconut… Read More ›