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I am not sure what made me pick up this struggling plant from the clearance shelf at Lowe’s. Euphorbia milii was completely new to me. For some reason I am always drawn to plants that I know very little about…
Mother’s day is coming up and and that means time to start thinking about a gift. Giving plants is always a fun option, that is if mom is into taking care of things. If a plant gift is something you’re…
Spring is here and a few of my plants are in need of a refresh. One succulent is on my beheading list and that is my Crassula conjuncta. This is a simple plant that requires little attention. The root fairly…
I had finally reached a breaking point and couldn’t take it any longer. It was time for a succulent beheading. My Graptopetalum paraguayense is my oldest plant going on about 3 years. When I first bout this little sprout I…
I don’t know if this has happened to you, but I have picked up a plant at the nursery marked, “succulent” or “houseplant”, got it home to find out that I already had this variety. One genera that trips me…
The Adromischus cristasus, commonly known as “Key Lime Pie” or Crinkle Leaf Plant” is one of my favorite, easy going, succulents. It grows leaves that look like puffy pillows of green topped off with scalloped tips like a pie crust….
My plant adventures include a desire to learn as much as I can about plant identification. Plant identification is not an easy game to play. This post is all about plant names and what they can tell you about the…
I love weird plants and there is nothing more odd than fenestraria commonly known as “baby toes”. I had been wanting to get my hands on these little toes for sometime. Since I was having trouble finding them locally, I…
This Thanksgiving was like any other Thanksgiving, however, after stuffing our faces and spending countless hours digesting I was commissioned for a little plant advice. Near the window sat a sad aeonium sunburst surrounded by a kalanchoe tomentosa and what…
Mother of Thousands, scientifically known as Kalanchoe Daigremontiana, is such a fun plant to grow and raise. Through evolutionary changes, this plant propagates by growing little plantlets on the outside of its leaves. I received my first Mother of Thousands…
