easy care – The Plant Basics

The Orchid

When my roommate brought home an orchid, I was worried that it would die knowing how difficult they can be to keep alive. But it was so pretty, so I wanted to keep it in our apartment. I looked up the care and found that it seemed a lot easier than I originally assumed, butContinue reading “The Orchid”

The Rattlesnake Plant

As my collection continued to grow, I began to find that I had a whole lot of green. While that is standard for plants, and kind of what they do, I also knew that there were other color options out there and that it would be entirely possible to add even just a little colorContinue reading “The Rattlesnake Plant”

Your Own Little Desert

Succulents and cacti are currently incredibly common houseplants. However, the term succulent is not a scientific term. It is simply a broad term used to generalize fleshy plants that have a high water content in the leaves, stem, or roots. Due to the wide variety of the category, their histories and backgrounds are diverse.Continue reading “Your Own Little Desert”

ZZ Plant: Real or Fake?

Zamioculcas zamiifolia or the ZZ Plant is a more recent addition to the standard houseplant. Though available in South Africa for centuries, they did not find their way into greenhouses until 1996 when Dutch nurseries in South Africa thought that the plant would be worth propagating and bringing into homes and offices. Since then, theseContinue reading “ZZ Plant: Real or Fake?”

Attracting Fortune: Lucky Bamboo

As I became known for my plant collection, a friend bought me a lucky bamboo plant with three twirling stalks. I had also just bought myself a lucky bamboo plant with a singular straight stalk. These, however are not actually bamboo, they just look like it. They do, however, have a four-thousand-year long history stemmingContinue reading “Attracting Fortune: Lucky Bamboo”

Snake Plant: A Natural Purifier

I had been seeing plastic versions of snake plants at Target. I thought they were beautiful and I wanted one of my own. However, I didn’t want a plastic plant—that defeats the purpose of buying one. However, I kept my eye out. Soon thereafter, I would find one at Trader Joe’s and it would joinContinue reading “Snake Plant: A Natural Purifier”