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7 Jan 2016
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I love my plants! I don't know what exactly made me become such a green thumb. But I've been bitten by the gardening bug and I'm not looking back! I have quite a few plants in the house and outside in the courtyard. It would kind of take a while to photograph and talk about all of them. So I've picked my five favourite indoor ones today to show you and talk a bit about!
Dwarf Fiddle Leaf Fig - Ficus Bambino
I definitely mostly killed my first one of these. I'm not exactly sure what it was that I did, not enough light, not enough water?? But the leaves started to turn brown and just fall off. These dwarf plants will only grow to be a maximum of 60cm tall. Their non dwarf counterparts though can grow to 25 metres! Woah. I love the big and kind of wiggly looking leaves. One day when I live in a bigger house, and have money, I'll upgrade to a larger one.
Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia lindheimeri
This guy is giant! I asked Sophie from High Swan Dive for a Prickly Pear Cactus, and I had no idea what I was getting into. Worth every penny, I was originally going to put him outside but he's living inside for now. Prickly pears are generally counted as a noxious weed, but they're not an issue if you keep them in pots and don't plant them in the ground. The newer pads up the top have squishy kind of thorns, that start to move out of the way, and let tiny spines grow through. The lower pads don't have any spikes at all. But look like they use to.
Elephant Ear Plant - Colocasia
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| A new leaf in the middle is about to open! |
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| Actually regular sized leaves, I just have tiny hands. |
One of my very first plant purchases. I'm a big fan of leafy plants! The bigger the leaf the better! I'm so glad I've managed to revive this one after it went very dormant for a while. After doing some research I'm pretty sure I wasn't watering him enough, as they like to be quite moist. I have a little froggy self watering device in there right now which is quite handy. I was given a mini elephant ear for Christmas as a work secret santa and It's also doing quite well.
Fruit Salad Plant - Monstera Deliciosa Borsigiana
I'm not 100% sure what this plant is exactly, maybe the Borsigiana variety of Monstera. I have an actual Monstera Deliciosa outside, otherwise known as the Fruit Salad Plant. I know that this one is definitely in the Monstera family, but the leaves are significantly smaller. I got this beauty as a Christmas gift from my mum which I picked out from High Swan Dive on King Street. I only water occasionally, but new leaves unravel on the daily, as it winds around the log that's propped in the middle. Every leaf is only about the size of my hand.
Bunny Ear Cactus - Opuntia Microdasys
Another brilliant find from High Swan Dive. This cactus is covered in evenly placed little tufts of fluff. Which look relatively harmless, but are actually clusters of tiny spines. I got some in the back of my knuckle after repotting it, they were stuck in the glove and it somehow got there. They feel very much like splinters and I needed to use tweezers to remove them. So I wouldn't go touching any time soon.
I hope you've enjoyed looking at my plant babies! These are only 5 of the indoor ones that I have, there are still another twelve thirteen hanging around! If you have any questions about any of the plants feel free to leave it in the comments and I will try to answer it as best as I can!
Do you have any indoor plants or were you planning on getting any?
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