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2023 Plant Collection

For posterity I wanted to create a post listing all of the plants currently in my collection. Also if I make these listed then I will be able to look back over the years and see who survived and who didn't. Currently there are 12 plants in my collection, though 3 of those are 3 generations of my oldest plant Pothos. I guess the Pothos is as good a start as any.

- The oldest plant in my collection is my ever resilient Pothos, who I lovingly refer to as Granddaddy Pothos. This boy has the biggest pot in the house and has given forth several propagations, though only a couple survived and remain in my collection. This Pothos has a huge sentimental place in my heart as it is the longest surviving plant under my care.

- Second plant is a Pothos from the first round of propagation. This one isn't half the size of the granddaddy Pothos but is very healthy and grows like a weed.

- Third plant is the final Pothos on this list. This little baby has the smallest pot. I am experimenting with planting more thriving propagations in the same pot to get a more full result. There are four cuttings from the original Pothos in this pot and I hope it will grow and flourish like the brethren before it.

- Alocasia Silver Dragon is the fourth plant on this list. This was the first plant I bought myself this year as a birthday present to myself. I did not know at the time how temperamental these plants were and am working hard on keeping him happy and on this side of living.

- Spotted Begonia is the fifth plant on this list was purchased at the same time as the previous. It is beautiful and thriving so far. The spotted nature of this plant makes it one of my favorites. Beautiful and interesting to look at while being low maintenance. What more could a girl ask for?

- Raven ZZ (the third and final plant purchased for the birthday spree) is large and gorgeous with its dark foliage. I knew of this plant and the level of care it required already from watching all the plant influencers. This was a fun find and my first pop of color in the collection.

- Dumb Cane came later on from a random trip to Walmart. I found its pattern and coloring to be interesting and brought it home. Since then it has nothing but thrived and put out new growth and new baby leaves.

- Purple Misery (dope ass name), also known as purple passion. This one came from a work friend of mine. This was a propagation from their much, much larger plant. I love this plant because of how utterly dramatic it is. One of the most sturdy plants I've come across thus far, but it will let you know in a dramatic fashion when you have done something it doesn't like. Initially I sat this one on my kitchen windowsill. In a matter of days the plant began morphing from a deep purple to bright green. Initially I felt ripped of, the name was misleading! But I soon discovered that it was getting too much light. This plant will chose to live to spite you but throw a fit at everything you do that it doesn't like. Not necessarily proud of it but I can relate.

- Snake plant. The snake plant in my collection is the second oldest plant in the collection. The snake plant was adopted within the same year, and likely within the same month, as the Granddaddy Pothos. I am not kidding you when I say this plant is sturdy. I was not aware until recently that I should be providing fertilization and plant food to these plants to encourage their growth. So this plant has not grown much, but has survived and thrived within its original size.

- Random Cactus. Frankly I don't remember where this small cactus came from, and honestly I don't know what kind of cactus it is. For all I know at this point it may actually be dead, but we don't like to give up here! This little guy had been living unattended to in my eldest son's room. Upon seeing the neglect (this is a cactus so you know the neglect was epic) I adopted the cactus from my son and added him to my collection. So far he's been provided some water and we are waiting to see if he will get more richly green or if he will turn tan and need to be thrown out.

- Chinese Money Plant. I refer to this one as the pepperoni plant, partially because of its Latin name (Pilea peperomioides) and partially because of the flat round shape of the leaves. This was the first plant I fell in love with this season and was the only plant I was determined to find and purchase. After visiting 5 big box stores over the course of several weeks I finally stumbled upon 3 of these little guys in a Meijer of all places. Though all three were healthy, the one I brought home was also sporting some new growth as well as a potential pup.

- Emerald Ripple Peperomia. This is my most recent plant, and my second big pop of color. The coloring of this guy is a deep purple leaf that has creases and veins of dark green. Its a beautiful plant in and in the same family as my goal plant. Do not tell my husband but this is a brand new plant added to the collection just today. The baby boy and I went out in search of more plants and this was the one he seemed happy to bring home. A baby's smile will convince me every time of anything.


Was that all of them? I think I got all of them. (Definitely not sitting here and counting the plants on my fingers). Is 12 too many or not enough? I absolutely fall on the side of not enough. I am trying to make my plant adoptions slowly, but sometimes you just need the boost of bringing a plant baby home! How many plants do you have? Have you been collecting for years? Or like me are you only just getting started?



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