Birdnest fern first frond of the year is starting to form.


And beheaded Riki re-growing. The part I cut off and stuck back in the pot is to the right, beheaded stump to the left.

Hi all these are mine three of them have travelled over 2000 miles with me. So happy to have found this forum.

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I can see them now. That Begonia is especially wonderful!

Progress shot of birdnest fern.

Some plants that actually like where they are spending winter, parlor palm, Dracaena 'Riki' and margintata, Begonia coccinea.


Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, wax Begonia, Persian shield (Strobilanthes).

An update on birdnest fern. The first new frond is coming up quickly.

Nice! I've never had a birds nest but they are pretty.
Sometimes I realize a plant has been a bit dry, then I water better, and it responds quickly with new growth. My fan palm seems this way. It is at work, no pic.

Totally! This poor fern went through a time of not enough water a few winters ago and lost a lot of leaves. I've been more diligent since then. The new fronds usually start to unfurl at this time of year.

I usually lose palm leaves to sunburn, getting too anxious in the spring before the naked trees grow leaves.

When I first got that fern, it had been cultivated in really low light so the fronds were all leaned down and it wasn't very wide at all. You can see how they started to be more upright after a few months of more light.


After about 9 yrs, it has gotten really wide. The pics below are from a few months ago.

I'm in the dental chair waiting to get numb.. and kind of like to get my hands on this Philo for rejuvenation.. lol

Oh geez that's kind of sad looking. I wonder if it's a Monstera?

That poor thing.

It is odd to me how plants can be ignored.. or just accepted as 'that's they way it is' when to me they're really not thriving.

Deets said: Hi, would love to show some of my house plants. This is my favorite hobby! Most of these have been grown from cuttings.. some, like the sago palm which is50 years old, have been in my family for years.

Wow!

Stunning plants, beautiful house.

Congratulations on both, I'm envious.

Love the grow lights under the...haworthia and echeveria?
How are they working for you?

And the last shot, pitcher plants and sundews?
If so, do they feed on their own?

We have to all-but hand feed fruit flies.

sallyg said: I'm in the dental chair waiting to get numb.. and kind of like to get my hands on this Philo for rejuvenation.. lol

Thumbs.

Sorry for the numb part but props for noticing that poor SOB.

In a similar situation I can see myself contacting them, probably through email, to let them know I'd be glad to try and get it healthy again or give them pointers on how to care for it better there (if at all possible).

It does nothing to relax their patients and doesn't reflect well on their business even if just from an aesthetics point of view.

purpleinopp said: Oh geez that's kind of sad looking. I wonder if it's a Monstera?

I assumed it was trying to be but looking at it blown up I just see vines and no true stems.

At least there's an attempt at letting it climb.

I did get a wonderful rescue Monstera this way about a year ago, but it was offered.

Massage place right in-between my 2 stores, great family.

Way in back, maybe a 30w bulb.

Hacked it back, have 3 solid cuttings and approaching 20 new leaves on the root stock.

In the effort of trying to save it, you could offer them something else in return, easy for you to grow?

A big Swedish Ivy plectranthus maybe.

Humboldt said: Thumbs.

Sorry for the numb part but props for noticing that poor SOB.

In a similar situation I can see myself contacting them, probably through email, to let them know I'd be glad to try and get it healthy again or give them pointers on how to care for it better there (if at all possible).

It does nothing to relax their patients and doesn't reflect well on their business even if just from an aesthetics point of view.

Unfortunately, most businesses couldn't care less. As long as it is green-ish, they think it is doing its job as decoration.

A lot 0f common citizens think the same..

hlutzow said: Unfortunately, most businesses couldn't care less. As long as it is green-ish, they think it is doing its job as decoration.

Agreed. That plant is just sad though.
I like to think there're more plant lovers out there than I'm aware of.

Props for the "couldn't" care less. I can't help it.

I have plants in the library, my overflow plant area people are amazed at a collection of rather ordinary but fairly healthy plants. Of course, any that decline go home.