For those of you living a fast-paced life – and whose plants have a tendency to shrivel up and die midwinter – there’s hope. It’s all in how you see it. To wit:
Actually we have one plant – a succulent from IKEA in West Sac – that seems almost impossible to kill. I call it “Shrek’s ears,” for obvious reason. But I have no idea of it’s real name. Anybody? There’s a valuable prize in store for anyone who comes up with the real name.
Last but not least, and no thanks to me, my wife has quite the green thumb, even here in the bleak mid-winter. FYI, more snow is on the way, with wind chills tomorrow in the -15 to -20 degree range. Brrrrrr!
Stay warm, my fast-paced friends.
And be kind to all your houseplants.
Succulents and non-succulents alike.
Crassula ovata ‘Gollum’
We have 19 houseplants and three trees living in our little house. It’s a chore to water them all and I avoid it until I start to feel them glaring at me when I walk by. Only plants like geranium, snake plant, and Boston fern live well with this treatment but I’m no helicopter Mom so the rare spécimen is not long lived.
I congratulate you on co-existing with whatever it is. I’m guessing you like living on the edge but I bet you don’t let it in the bedroom.
What will it be when it grows up? That’s what I want to know.
Wait wait. Charlie says it’s Fenestraia rhopalophylla. Yes?