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Felt cute might delete later! 😅And while you’re here, be sure to check our ‘Shop’ highlight to see what goodies are up f...
14/07/2022

Felt cute might delete later! 😅

And while you’re here, be sure to check our ‘Shop’ highlight to see what goodies are up for grabs, like this most beautiful Philodendron Paraiso Verde. 💚

When takes your pic you post to your timeline, no questions! 😀💚✨Happy 59th Independence Day Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
31/08/2021

When takes your pic you post to your timeline, no questions! 😀💚✨
Happy 59th Independence Day Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

Some notes on Anthurium Radicans also known as Anthurium Malyi: 1. She’s a creeping aroid from Southeastern Brazil and p...
02/05/2021

Some notes on Anthurium Radicans also known as Anthurium Malyi:

1. She’s a creeping aroid from Southeastern Brazil and parts of Ecuador and the only member of section Chamaerepium.

2. Anthurium radicans is noted as one of the smallest creeping Anthurium species with both cordate and bullate leaf blades.

3. A cordate blade is one that is heart shaped and while a bullate blade is one that appears blistered or puckered.

4. Sometimes tinged reddish purple, the leaf blades are coriaceous (leathery).

5. The inflorescence is allegedly showy (yet to experience it myself) and can be pink or purple with a pale maroon spathe tinged with green.

6. Since the species prefers to creep give the plant a large pot of very loose well draining soil. My babe is due for a repot. 😅

7. And...A. Radicans is a mama to many as she’s often used to produce various hybrid species that give rise to unique plants with interesting foliage. 🤓
NFS

Some notes on geogenanthus poeppigii:1. It's a flowering plant species in the family Commelinaceae (the dayflower & spid...
09/04/2021

Some notes on geogenanthus poeppigii:

1. It's a flowering plant species in the family Commelinaceae (the dayflower & spiderwort family). As currently circumscribed, the genus Geogenanthus includes two other species, G. ciliatus (currently at the top of my wishlist 😍) and G. rhizanthus.

2. This species is named after E.F. Poeppig, a 19th century German explorer.

3. Geogenanthus undatus is an outdated synonym for G. poeppigii.

4. The surface has a "puckered" appearance hence the common name seersucker plant.

5. The bottom of the leaf is purple while the top is green with darker green stripes. This plant is particularly unique because its cymes* rise from the lower nodes, which often looks like they're growing out of the ground.

6. Seersucker plants are not poisonous; they are safe around pets and children; and they are seldom bothered by disease or insects. Win, win, win. 👌🏾

*A cyme is a flat-topped inflorescence in which the central flowers open first, followed by the peripheral flowers, as in the onion (genus Allium).

NFS

After a much needed hiatus...we're back! With 'some notes on' Philodendron micans:1. P. Micans is a species of flowering...
06/04/2021

After a much needed hiatus...we're back! With 'some notes on' Philodendron micans:

1. P. Micans is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Central America and the Caribbean.

2. The correct placement came in 1829 when the plant was properly named Philodendron hederaceum (hay-day-RA-see-oom), after being originally published as Arum hederaceum in 1760.

3. Collectors consider a few of the synonym names such as Philodendron micans, Philodendron oxycardium or Philodendron scandens to be accurate names and they also consider them all to be totally different species.

4. To a botanist, however, they are apparently one and the same plant since color variations along with natural changes to the leaf are not scientific indicators of a new species. The more you know? 🤷🏾‍♀️😅

5. It has iridescent, heart-shaped leaves that are velvety to the touch and almost quilted in texture...and oh so dreamy. 😍

6. The juvenile leaves unfurl as a chartreuse color edged in pink and then become a velvety, iridescent deep green.

7. Depending on the light, the color of the foliage can look deep green or rich purple with a deep purple-red color on the back side that looks like shades of rusty orange when the light shines through.

Happy New Year Gang!Here's to...More life. More plants off that wishlist. More of everything good to and for you and you...
05/01/2021

Happy New Year Gang!

Here's to...More life. More plants off that wishlist. More of everything good to and for you and your plants. And hopefully more activity on our feed. 🙏🏾💚😅

P. S. How can anyone deny the beauty of this babe? How dare they call her overrated? Make it stop! 😭🛑

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14/12/2020

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Plants, the great beings they are, rest. And so must I, so should we. I've been going non-stop since the baby was born i...
12/11/2020

Plants, the great beings they are, rest. And so must I, so should we. I've been going non-stop since the baby was born in January and about a week or so ago, my body sent me a reminder to slow down. Thankfully, I'm doing better but I'll be suspending sales, and therefore deliveries, for 2 weeks (15th to 28th November, 2020). You can, however, grab our plant babes at our two stockists: and . We'll also have a green presence at the ARC Marketplace's Eco Pop-up ()

Much love and thanks to all of you that reached out and checked in. It's greatly appreciated. Burn out is real peeps, take care of yourselves. 💚

Some notes on Fittonia verschaffeltii pearcei (and slowing down, pausing, listening to your body and honoring its reques...
07/11/2020

Some notes on Fittonia verschaffeltii pearcei (and slowing down, pausing, listening to your body and honoring its requests):

1. Commonly known as nerve plant or mosiac plant, fittonia is a genus of flowering plants in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to tropical rainforest in South America, mainly Peru.

2. These spreading evergreen perennials grow to approximately 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tall and bear lush green leaves with accented veins of white to deep pink and have a short fuzz covering their stems.

3. Flowers are small with a white to off-white colour...but the Uber attractive foliage more than makes up for it. I mean.

4. You may know or own some of the varieties:

Fittonia albivenis ‘Red Anne’ or Red Anne Fittonia has a bright pinkish red foliage with a pinkish veins and patches of green.

Fittonia verschaffeltii has three-inch dull greenoval leaves with a network of deep-red veins.

Fittonia verschaffeltii argyroneura has thinner, crisper emerald green leaves netted with silvery white veins. Probably my favorite fittonia tbh 👀

Fittonia verschaffeltii pearcei, pictured, has tissue-paper leaves of a brighter, lighter shade of green with rose-pink veins.

5. This may be the last post for about two to four weeks. Having the baby, a full time job and navigating life and business during the pandemic is beginning to take its toll and mama needs to slow down, regroup, recharge, and take some time to tend to the plant babies...I'll be checking in from time to time but please bear with me if I take a bit longer than usual to respond to messages.

How are you guys doing? How are your plant babes? And what, if any, varieties of fittonia do you have?

Some notes on Cercestis (ser-SES-tes) mirabilis (mir-AB-ilis), the slow growing climber that's endemic to Africa:1. The ...
07/11/2020

Some notes on Cercestis (ser-SES-tes) mirabilis (mir-AB-ilis), the slow growing climber that's endemic to Africa:

1. The Cercestis species are members of the larger plant family Araceae (uh-RAY-see ee) commonly known as aroids. An aroid is characterized by the growth of an inflorescence which is the sexual reproductive organ of the plant.

2. Like almost all aroids, as a specimen matures it morphs into a plant with a totally different color and shape. In the case of the Cercestis Mirabilis, the colors begin to turn slightly yellowish and the attractive pattern fades as the speciemen ages and the leaf blades become substantially larger.

3. The pattern on the leaves are known as being maculate which simply means "blemished".

4. The white areas (maculate) of a juvenile Cercestis Mirabilis are puffed and raised above the darker green areas. You can both see and feel the raised areas! The leaves of the plant appear to have been embossed which is why it sometimes called the African Embossed Aroid.

5. In adult plants the leaves are semi-glossy and possess the slit-like perforations which are located between the primary leaf veins on each side of the midrib. Definitely something I'm looking forward to. 🤓

6. Additionally, the adult blades of Cercestis mirabilis are subcoriaceous to coriaceous. Coriaceous indicates the blades are leather-like while sub-coriaceous indicates just less than leathery to the touch.

It's my birthday month 🥳 and I wanted to make someone (else) really really really happy. This year has been on one but p...
04/11/2020

It's my birthday month 🥳 and I wanted to make someone (else) really really really happy. This year has been on one but plants and the plant community kept us together and in some instances sane...I know my babes definitely made it easier to get through this thing called life in 2020. And for that, I am beyond grateful. So my assistant and I conferred (1st pic) and decided the following would make a GREAT giveaway (we hope you agree):

1 Raven ZZ
1 Monstera Standleyana
1 Golden Pothos
1 Unisex 'Plant Geek' Sweatshirt (S but can fit a standard M)
1 Wake Up Illustration Tote
1 3PC Sungmor Self Watering Wall Planters Set (Modern White)

Rules:

1. Tag 3 friends (all of you must be following our Instagram page).

2. State one thing you're grateful for in 2020.

3. Share this post to your stories and tag us.

That's it. Easy as 1-2-3.

Competition closes on November 25th and the winner will be announced on November 30th.

Good luck gang!


Some notes on Euphorbia tirucalli:1. Commonly called pencil cactus but it's not a cactus and actually a member of the Eu...
29/09/2020

Some notes on Euphorbia tirucalli:

1. Commonly called pencil cactus but it's not a cactus and actually a member of the Euphorbia family. So a succulent.

2. Also known as milkbush due to the milky white, irritating sap or latex the plant releases when the stems are broken.

3. Care must be taken when handling a pencil cactus to avoid the sap. Eye protection may even be necessary as this babe produces a toxin that can cause an anaphylactic reaction. In most cases it can be cleared up with antihistamine but occasionally more severe reactions occur and are difficult to clear. I'd suggest not even bringing her inside if they're kids around. Better safe...

4. This sap or white acidic substance is also toxic to dogs and cats and causes vomiting and mouth irritation if ingested by the animals. If you have pets at home, you should protect them from exposure to these ‘fire sticks.’

5. The new growth on the end may be tinged pink and have tiny leaves which disappear as the branch matures. Hence 'fire sticks'.

6. In its natural habitat, pencil cactus can grow to 30 feet, and potted it can reach six feet (sometimes more) under ideal conditions (full sun, immaculate drainage and easy on the water).

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