Wednesday, May 28, 2014

New Things Going on in The Garden

Hello everyone! As the month of May is coming to a close, a lot is going on in my indoor garden. I've been busy a lot lately so that's why I haven't been posting very frequently but I will try to be more consistent :) first up is the Cordyline plant or the Hawiian Ti plant also the Hawiian good luck plant:
This plant really likes this spot in the afternoon sunlight and I bought this plant about a month and a half ago from Walmart with a 50% discount due to some sun burned foliage. This plant is recovering well and I love the bold purple color! The next plant is a new addition to the indoor garden and here it is:
Here's my Prayer plant or maranta leucineura erythroneura. I love the patterns on the leaves. We know where the plant gets it's name from the leaves closing at night in the position like praying hands. I had a prayer plant in Texas but that was a green variety. This variety is more colorful and I love it! This plant likes moisture but not too much. I'm very excited about this plant. The next plant is another new addition from Lowes:
It is a Peace Lily or spathiphyllum. The plant was in poor condition so I recieved a hefty discount and only paid $1.60 for the plant. The plant was very root bound so I repotted the plant immediately:
This is the reason (I'm assuming) that the leaves were yellowing. I plan to get this plant back to good health. Peace Lilies are great purifiers of the air indoors which is a plus. The yellowing leaves were trimmed off and I'm looking forward to the new growth from this plant. Lastly but not least is a small update on my phalaenopsis orchid that I bought almost a month ago:
There's a new leaf growing!! I'm happy to see progress with this plant as this is my only orchid. I really like this plant and I'm very glad that I've found it. That's everything for now. I will try to post more often. Thank you for reading and feel free to leave a comment. Have a great day! :)

Monday, May 5, 2014

My New Phalaenopsis Orchid

Hello everyone!! For today I would like to share my new find from Lowes and here it is:
This is a mini phalaenopsis orchid. I did find this plant on the clearance shelf and it was only $3.50 which is an excellent deal on an orchid since they can be a little pricey. The orchid does have some dead blooms but eventually they will fall off naturally. There are some buds that haven't opened yet and I'm very excited about the future blooms:
This plant is also in a spagnum moss medium which holds moisture that is beneficial to the plant plus I wouldn't have to water frequently as I would with a  tree bark medium. I hope you enjoyed this post about my new orchid. Feel free to leave a comment. Thanks for reading and have a great Monday!