Tl;dr: The whole Covid-19 situation turned me into a plant mom.
Before Covid
I have always liked plants, but I knew I never really had time for them. I had a few that have standed the test of time. I water them every 2 weeks, 3 even. Only 1 repotting happened in 8 years.
I had:
- 3 Orchids
- 3 Yuccas
- 1 Peace Lily
- 1 Ponytail Palm
- 1 Zanzibar
The orchids bloomed, everything else just “lived”. The Yuccas grew a lot, even blocking a lot of sunlight from coming in through the glass walls. The ZZ plant, Ponytail Palm and Peace Lily grew in the beginning but stayed stagnant. I was just happy they were still alive.
During Covid
I started working from home, in the room where almost all our plants are situated. And I was not happy. I wanted more. I still want more.
I started taking care of the plants I owned. Well, trying should really be the correct word. I propagated, repotted and trimmed most of them. Some remain alive, some died.
I bought new plants. A couple were inherited from family and friends.
I now have:
- Yuccas; old and propagated
- Peace Lily
- Orchids
- Ponytail Palm
- Succulents; Echeverias, Gollum Jades, Silver Stonecrops, a Zebra plant
- 2 Devil’s Ivies
- A Coin plant
- An Elephant’s Ear
- A Swiss Cheese plant (still in water)
- Something that looks like an Evergold
- A Venus Flytrap
- A Forget-me-not
- A Cherry Tomato plant
- A Bokchoy
- And 5 pots containing plants for bees and butterflies
To end this post, I would like to correct that person who said I had a green thumb. I don’t!
And if someone out there grants wishes, a house with a terrace full of plants would be enough for me!
Silke 