Photo by Alec Perez Introducing Queen Bey-gonia, our polka dot pattern loving, high humidity thriving, and currently blooming queen! I’m obsessed with her silver pops of color and leaf pattern looking like Mother Nature bedazzled her herself! Featured here is a Begonia corallina, native to South America, this species falls the umbrella term “Angel Wing…
Plants
Plant-o-Pedia: Philodendron Brasil
Photo by Alec Perez Welcome to the stage Miss Philodendron Brasil! This no-frills and low fuss plantie is an easy addition to any home. It’s a fast grower, very forgiving, and also doesn’t attract many pests in my experience so it’s a perfect addition to any budding home plant enthusiast’s collection. Native to Central America…
Plant-o-Pedia: Ficus Audrey
Introducing Ficus Audrey! I’m sure you’ve seen her around the internet constantly compared to her more popular cousins the Fiddle Leaf Fig — Ficus Lyrata — or the Rubber Plant — Ficus Elastica. This plantie is making a name for herself and is quickly coming for The Must-Have Plant title. If you know of the…
Plant-o-Pedia: Pinstripe Plant
Photo by Alec Perez It’s a stripes on stripes moment on the Plant-o-Pedia as we take a look at Calathea Ornata aka the Pinstripe Plant. Native to the rainforests of Central and South America and also found in Africa and Thailand, Calatheas belong to the Marantaceae Family, or prayer plants, whose leaves open in the…
Plant-o-Pedia: Watermelon Peperomia
Quick note to intro you to a new contributor of ours, Alec Perez, who will be penning our ongoing Plant-o-Pedia column! Alec, our new resident Jungalista will be gently schooling us on plant care, and can also answer any questions you all may have about your planties at home. Welcome Alec! ~Justina Photo by Alec…
Botanical Wonders
I never cease to be awed by nature. The more I learn about plants, in fact, the more I’m awed by these botanical wonders. This summer we planted an edible garden in our backyard for the first time since Ida was born. The key to our success this year was certainly the drip irrigation that…