I’m with you in having several favorites--is it my grandfather jade plant, whose children and grandchildren live with all my family? The monstera, that started off as my wife’s plant but now thrives in my office, taking up an entire wall? Or the pair of philodendron who are chasing each other around the periphery of my office? Or my neglected Christmas cactus, which upon a recent replanting has put on the most amazing growth spurt? I love them all!
Oh gosh, picking a favorite houseplant feels so hard!!! I truly adore my polka dot leaf begonias, especially the one I got for $5 on the grocery store clearance rack and nurses back to full glory from the saddest little stick. I’m also terribly fond of my african violets, which inevitably bloom right when I least expect it/need it most. And I love my pencil cacti even though they hate being indoor plants here and will be grumpy with me soon. I could clearly go on...
My adore my mounted staghorn fern because of how portable she is; she hangs on the fence of the patio in the summer and hangs on the wall of my bedroom for other seasons. I also have a beloved ogre-ear jade who has been with me since college who I almost killed this summer via sunburn. My most beloved of all is my christmas cactus. This particular cactus is belonged to my maternal grandmother who grew it out of a cutting given to her by my paternal grandmother during a family holiday when my maternal grandmother first immigrated to the U.S.
I have a maidenhair fern that my husband and I bought shortly after we married. We were living in New Orleans and it was a division from an outdoor plant but we have always had it inside. It's now 26 years old and it has come to symbolize so much that I fuss over it.
Astrid! You might have genuinely inspired me to get a houseplant again! What gorgeous leaves! I haven’t had one in years. Too sad when mine died. But my favorite was the Norfolk Island Pine.
I’m with you in having several favorites--is it my grandfather jade plant, whose children and grandchildren live with all my family? The monstera, that started off as my wife’s plant but now thrives in my office, taking up an entire wall? Or the pair of philodendron who are chasing each other around the periphery of my office? Or my neglected Christmas cactus, which upon a recent replanting has put on the most amazing growth spurt? I love them all!
Oh gosh, picking a favorite houseplant feels so hard!!! I truly adore my polka dot leaf begonias, especially the one I got for $5 on the grocery store clearance rack and nurses back to full glory from the saddest little stick. I’m also terribly fond of my african violets, which inevitably bloom right when I least expect it/need it most. And I love my pencil cacti even though they hate being indoor plants here and will be grumpy with me soon. I could clearly go on...
My adore my mounted staghorn fern because of how portable she is; she hangs on the fence of the patio in the summer and hangs on the wall of my bedroom for other seasons. I also have a beloved ogre-ear jade who has been with me since college who I almost killed this summer via sunburn. My most beloved of all is my christmas cactus. This particular cactus is belonged to my maternal grandmother who grew it out of a cutting given to her by my paternal grandmother during a family holiday when my maternal grandmother first immigrated to the U.S.
I have a maidenhair fern that my husband and I bought shortly after we married. We were living in New Orleans and it was a division from an outdoor plant but we have always had it inside. It's now 26 years old and it has come to symbolize so much that I fuss over it.
Astrid! You might have genuinely inspired me to get a houseplant again! What gorgeous leaves! I haven’t had one in years. Too sad when mine died. But my favorite was the Norfolk Island Pine.