Showing posts with label Horticulture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horticulture. Show all posts

Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Propagation Station

I've realized lately how much I actually love plants. I've started living in a sort of jungle room now, which is just how I like it! While I've been researching the plants I already own, I saw how easily a lot of these babies could be propagated so... I set up an official cute little propagation station in my room complete with Star Wars action figures to act as guards, as is only right. I am just so amazed by the fact that you can just stick a lot of different types of plant cuttings in soil/water and they will just start sprouting new roots. I love the fact that they just want to be so alive that they will put new roots out! I don't know. It's really amazing to me.

Here it is! I'm hoping to see some new growth on a couple of the ones I planted in water within the next couple of weeks. Wish me luck!

So far the plants I am working on are (from left to right:)

Zamioculas Zamifolia (ZZ plant, should take up to a year to see new growth)
Dracaena Braunii (Also known as the lucky bamboo plants. Should take a few months)
Pachira Aquatica (the money tree- unknown time frame)
Monstera Deliciosa (split leaf philodendron- already rooting!)
And... some sort of succulent. Still trying to figure out which one specifically. 

Edit: I just saw a little note on the identification tag of one of the plants I just recently procured that says "no propagation without permission" which kind of cracks me up. You could literally get in trouble for being a huge plant nerd.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Purple Passion Plant



Say hello to the newest addition to my plant family! (I will be doing posts about the others later on.)
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I found it at a local Walmart and immediately fell in love with the velvety purple sheen on the leaves. They're also extremely soft to the touch.
I've been missing Halloween and this baby totally has a sort of Halloween look to it. Love at first sight.

Its common name is the Purple Passion Plant or Velvet Plant.
Scientific name : Gynura aurantiaca
Origin: Indonesia.

Information on these plants can be found here.