Working on the text for my froggo zine and I want to cry at how much I suck 😭😭
PS- this is the cover
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So I've been pretty good this last year about not really brining new plants into my collection and focusing on the ones I have. This neon pink syngonium is one I have been eyeing for awhile. I kept telling myself no because I have a ton of plants. Eventually I decided to reward myself and get her 😊 honestly, no regrets. I love just staring at her
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🌿 Embrace the awkward growth spurts & shake off winter dormancy like your plants. Starting over is the journey to self-discovery.
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The Philodendron Tricolor White Princess
This right here is probably one of my favorites in my collection, even though it may not be as rare as my other ones. I remember purchasing this as a one-leaf cutting for a whopping $70. This was peak pandemic when everything jumped in price because people had nothing better to do. At this time I thought the price was atrocious for a leaf that was nearly all green and no pink at all, but now I can see why it was priced as such.
The tricolor white princess is one of my favorite variations of this plant. As you can see, the plant’s stem is predominately green with some pink, but it mostly expressed green and white variegated leaves. Occasionally, depending on the plants genetics, you might just get lucky and see some pink. However, variegated leaves sometimes aren’t all that great. They may be beautiful but because they aren’t green, they can’t photosynthesize and may reduce the plant’s growth rate. All white leaves are just a beautiful slow death.
I’ve taken progress photos of the plant’s growth over the span of a few months. To my surprise, this plant took off really quickly. I started with rooting the stem in some water and ultimately transferred it into leca. Please look at my previous post about using leca should you have any questions! When I first transferred it to leca, I used just plain water instead of nutrient solution until the roots grew more.
The first leaf it grew was just so tiny and plain green to my disappointment. However, it’s actually quite normal for a cutting to produce a small leaf as it’s first growth point because it needs to test if its environment can support it. To my surprise, the plant’s following leaf was a halfmoon! Halfmoons look like what it sounds like – half of the leaf is white. Afterwards, it spat out a nearly all white leaf. I was feeling quite stressed out and at the time I’m posting this right now, the leaf has already browned and fell off :(. However, I finally got a pink leaf! At this point I’m not exactly sure about the external factors that can encourage the plant to produce more pink. I’ve increased the lighting duration and humidity, but that’s still the only pink leaf I have. Check back in for more in the next few posts!
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When your cactus does THIS! 🥹
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