House Plants

 

My latest obsession seems to be house plants, mainly because I am running out of space for regular plants. I currently have 3 Blueberry shrubs that I am still figuring out where to place, almost 2 weeks after purchasing them from Lowes. I need to deal with them first, before purchasing any other outdoor plants, though I have a pretty good idea what my next purchase will be - some Hydrangea shrubs - though I am undecided with what sorts of hydrangea it will be.

Today was another plant nursery day for E and me, with a quick stop at Kangaroo Kids along the way (though we ended up not purchasing anything). We went to Sugar Creek Gardens, Rolling Ridge Nursery, followed by Maypop Coffee and Garden Shop. At Sugar Creek Gardens, our first stop, a nice middle aged lady offered me some milk weed, as they were going to toss it away and she didn't need so many milk weed plants, so I ended up with 2 pots of Butterfly Weed. This worked out really nicely as I wanted another Butterfly Weed plant one to accompany the other one I had planted last Saturday (which then wiped me out for the rest of the day, lol). Inside, on the grounds of Sugar Creek Gardens, I also found a Calathea White Fusion (the plant right at the back), which has been on my wish list for $20. I figured since I had effectively gotten 2 Butterfly Weed plants for free from Sugar Creek (approx. $16 at regular retail for that size), I could get the Calathea even though I should have been following a rough budget of $15 per plant. 

At our next stop, Rolling Ridge, I acquired the Peperomia Ginny front right) and the Philodendron Lemon Lime (front middle), and also bought the Insecticidal Soap for my poor vegetable plants after talking to some of the workers there. I also learned that they had a very poor opinion of Miracle Gro, which I have to say I 100% understand after seeing how poorly my broccoli plants have been doing in them. The guy there also told me to get some bricks to prop under my planters to improve drainage, which I guess I will do tomorrow.

Our last plant stop (last stop was actually Balkan Treat Box, where I picked up a seasonal Peach Pide for lunch/dinner) was Maypop. I ended up getting an African Violet (front left) there, though reading up on it now it seems like I might have signed up for trouble as they seem to be finicky plants. We'll see how things go.

After acquiring the Calathea White Fusion, my current house plant wish list is: 1) Triostar Stromathe 2) Ficus Tineke 3) Watermelon Peperomia. I really want to see a Persian Shield, though I'm not sure if I want one as a plant yet.