My wonderful little Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) is bouncing right back. I’m relocating most of my swamp sunflowers so this lil guy should get more light now
This is definitely one of my favorite snake plants! The white, silvery green leaves are just gorgeous and it can survive anywhere in my room. I don’t have to worry about watering it regularly and it seems to thrive! I first bought this plant because it had multiple pups attached to it. I proceeded to divide them and I grew the pups and later sold them. (I think I have one very small pup still) I’m hoping with time and more sunlight this beauty will start producing pups again! (Plant Update 12/20/17)
A fun yet fickle houseplant. I never seem to be able to keep my coffee plant totally happy for more than a couple of days at a time. It is remarkably resilient though and will let me know when it needs water or isn’t getting enough sunlight by drooping it’s leaves or just looking sad. I just noticed that my poor plant has mealybugs so it’s currently isolated and getting treated for those. Hopefully it’ll recover since it takes about three to five years to mature enough to make coffee beans! I’m planning on repotting and dividing mine since there are four plants crowded into this pot and hopefully that, and some TLC will help it start getting tall and bushy. (12/20/17 Plant Update)
For a bromeliad, this is one hardy plant. I was nervous when the offshoot (darker green plant on the left) started forming because I’ve heard that usually leads to the demise of the mother plant but they both seem happy and healthy. I really want to see the mother plant bloom. It’s supposed to be a “
showy inflorescence”. Supposedly it’s named “Cold Snap” because it is hardier at cold temperatures than other bromeliads. This is good news for me because I like to live in cold, poorly insulated spaces…
I would like to one day separate the offshoot from the main plant but I’m hesitant to because they’re both doing so well right now. I also wonder if the mother plant needs the off shoot there while it forms a flower. (Plant Update: 12/15/17)
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