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A few things around the apartment lately.

Groot growth, their “hair” is turning into botanical Marge Simpsons!

Displaying while propagating - could just grow them like this too…
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FAQ:
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Plants from left to right - Scindapsus pictus, another Scindapsus pictus (the bigger cultivar), Philodendron hederaceum, Peperomia puteolata.
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Vessels from left to right:
- first two from @teenytinyterra
- tippy jar from @houseplantgal
- forgot where I found this last one
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#houseplants #propagationstation #leaflove #plantparenthood #houseplantjournal #plants #greenthumb #philodendron #philodendronsilver
(at Toronto, Ontario)

I figured the size of the plant could be emphasized if I sat on a kid’s chair.
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FAQ - read the detailed story/care of this monstera (link in profile)
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: @naomi_der_
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#monsteradeliciosa #monsteramonday #monstera #houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling #boyswithplants #houseplantjournal (at Richmond Hill, Ontario)

What’s on my ❤️: taking a short break to marry my dearest Jackie. Love you lots my dear!
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What’s on my : this nursery (@valleyviewgardens) specializes in tropical foliage. LOOK UP: the shade cloth lining the greenhouse roof is there to attenuate the direct sun’s 9000+ foot-candles to the typical commercial growing intensity, ~1000-2000 ft-c.
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: @lisabangphoto
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#houseplants #plantlove #foliage #engagementphotos #torontowedding #valleyviewgardens #tropical #tropicalplants (at Valleyview Gardens)

One month update on spider plant orb - babies already want out!
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2) I’m curious to see whether all emerging babies will find their way to the opening like this.
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3) healthy roots! You could transplant it to soil now but I think this will be left in water permanently
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#chlorophytumcomosum #chlorophytum #spiderplant #houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #foliagefriday #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #plants #greenthumb

While you’re all looking at the Oxalis, did you notice the one snake plant leaf getting thirsty?
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FAQ: plant stand on the left is from the CNE, from the booth that sells furniture from India. Plant stand on the right is from @modernica
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#sansevieria #oxalistriangularis #oxalisobsessed #oxalis #snakeplant #houseplants #homedecor #houseplantjournal #timelapse

I’ve seen several repotting posts recently so I’ll share one that I did over the weekend: I needed two spider plants to be potted in identical pots - this pure green version was in a 6" pot. I LOVE unpotting plants: it’s a chance to look under the hood; to check for anything gone funky (rotted); and just to appreciate parts of the plant you rarely see.
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2) this spider plant is severely root bound: see how the root matter has essentially filled up the bottom of the pot, pushing out the soil over the past few months. On the bright side, these roots are very healthy - fleshy, bright colored, no brown/black mushy parts at all (I’m quite surprised cuz there’s usually SOME decay).
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3) your soil aerator (aka chopstick) is also a great tool for gently untangling roots. As @ohiotropics noted in a recent post, you must untangle the roots before repotting in order for the whole process to be worthwhile.
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I’d also like to pass along some great advice from @that_one_plant_guy - if you’re amending soil with perlite (the white foamy granules) - rinse it off first to get rid of the dust particles!
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#houseplants #spiderplant #chlorophytumcomosum #repotting #roots #greenthumb #plantenabler #plantsofinstagram #gardening #plantparenthood (at Toronto, Ontario)

Lots of light? Yes, an unobstructed view of the sky floods this hallway with light.
Lots of sun? Not really. There’s a patch of direct sun that moves across the walls/floors. The parasol helps to diffuse the direct sun so these tropical foliage plants don’t burn or wilt permanently.
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Think about direct sun separate from the view of the sky and you will begin to understand the daily/seasonal variations of light. Treat them as the same thing, and you’ll be confused.
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#houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #plants #chasinglight (at Toronto, Ontario)

#sansevieriasunday the dwarf samurai army…and friends
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#houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #snakeplant #sansevieria (at Valleyview Gardens)

I’ve played with time compression; now I’m playing with time expansion!
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Watch the droplet deflection as this Senecio haworthii (cocoon plant) gets a shower. Note: this is not how I would normally water the plant, I just wanted to see how the water behaves against the leaves.
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#succulents #seneciohaworthii #woolysenecio #slowmotion #houseplants #plantlove #succulentsofinstagram #suculentas #slowmo #cocoonplant (at Toronto, Ontario)

Many questions = guaranteed IG caption content (right, @jamies_jungle?)
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Plant: this is Pothos ‘Marble Queen’
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Trellis: the tall black trellis on the left is from @trellisworksllc
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Wall Planter Care Strategy: I got these wall planters in Hong Kong but some garden centers should have similar ones. Click the link in my profile to read my care strategy for these wall-mounted plants.
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Light Source: my skylight (a window on the roof) provides ideal light for tropical foliage plants AND for photography - a natural softbox!
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#houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #plants #pothos #pothosmarblequeen (at Toronto, Ontario)

Cloudy but happy on #whatshanginwednesday
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Plants: #pothosmarblequeen #moneytree
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#houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #plants (at Toronto, Ontario)

My little trio of samurai (the one on the left is a Boncel but he’s earned a spot with the samurai)
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Plants: #sansevieriaboncel #sansevieriadwarfsamurai
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Where I got them: @valleyviewgardens, planter from dollar store
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#houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #plants #snakeplant #sansevieria (at Toronto, Ontario)

#sansevieriasunday featuring my latest acquisitions from @valleyviewgardens
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2) holding a very tiny Starfish and, on the right, a dwarf samurai
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#snakeplant #sansevieria #succulentsunday #succulentsofinstagram #houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #houseplantjournal #plants #greenthumb #plantgang (at Toronto, Ontario)

Here’s to #plantfriendsirl (that’s plant friends in real life):
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Thanks @houseplantgal for the cuttings and for lending me your tippy jar for the gram!
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#houseplants #foliage #philodendron #heartleaf #tropicalplants #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #plants #greenthumb #propagationstation #houseplantclub #urbanjunglebloggers #igerstoronto (at Toronto, Ontario)

As walked out of my bathroom, the warm glow of the morning sun (coming through the bathroom skylight) struck the usually darker side of my repurposed retort stand planter - just had to gram that!
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I’d also like to introduce my new mini peace lily. Is this a new thing in Spath cultivation or has this been around for a while?
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Plants in this photo:
#spathiphyllum #peacelily #calathealancifolia #moneytree #pachiraaquatica #ctenanthe #ctenantheburlemarxii
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#houseplants #plantlove #foliage #indoorplants #plantlife #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #plants #foliagefriday (at Toronto, Ontario)

An hour or two of direct sun on this staghorn fern is acceptable but then the plant would reach critical dryness faster, meaning that I would have to water sooner (and yes, I have to take the whole plant down, run it in the shower, wait for it to stop dripping, and then carefully lift it back onto the hook).
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Light modifier: a white sheer curtain to diffuse direct sun. It’s a great way to lessen the heat stress on your plants that prefer “bright indirect light” (no need to do this for cacti).
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2) In a nursery growing tropical foliage plants, shade cloth is used for the same purpose.
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Staghorn fern watering strategy: given adequate lighting, I just feel the sphagnum moss. When it reaches the point of feeling dry but still soft, then I can water sometime within the week. If I wait longer, the moss becomes hard: that’s the WATER IMMEDIATELY signal.
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#houseplants #staghornfern #platyceriumbifurcatum #platycerium #chasinglight #outsidein #natureinspired #plantparenthood #plants #plantas #plantgoals #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #plantstyling (at Toronto, Ontario)

Marimo ball owners: have you ever noticed your ball sometimes afloat and other times not?
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1) ball is resting at the bottom right now (8:30am).
2) ball was floating last night around midnight.
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What could cause this change in buoyancy? Is it metabolic activity differences between night and day? I haven’t touched or disturbed the water in the past 2 weeks and I’m certain I’ve noticed it both floating and sinking. One thing is for sure: this calls for a time lapse! ⌚ = observe-for-long-time-with-camera
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#marimomossball #marimo #mossball #algae #houseplants #aquatic #aquaticplants #plantlove #plantlife #indoorplants #houseplantclub #plantstyling #houseplantjournal #växtgäris #greenliving #greenery #observe #scientific (at Toronto, Ontario)