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Prayer Plant revisited

12-28-prayer-2.jpg 11:34 PM Wed, Dec 29, 2010 | | Comments (6)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

I received this blog comment" "..were you ever able to see your plant's leaves fold up?" just two days ago. That very same day I found one of the leaves of my prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura erythroneura) in an upright......

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Ornamental miniature Aloe plants

12-26-aloe-2.jpg 7:42 PM Sun, Dec 26, 2010 | | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

The ornamental miniature aloe plants I purchased at the RI Spring Flower and Garden Show in February of this year have continued to grow and have sent out many offsets. 2.21.10 12.26.10 Most of aloe plants have spiked leaves,......

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Making room for my indoor plants

12-15-plants-6.jpg 2:32 PM Sat, Dec 18, 2010 | | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Every so often I wished I had a greenhouse and would look into getting one, especially around this time of the year. "Should I get a greenhouse?" has been a recurrent question for me. There are so many types of......

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Amaryllis, a week later

12-14-ama4.jpg 9:55 PM Tue, Dec 14, 2010 | | Comments (6)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

I have been watching the growth of my amaryllis and daily recording its progress. The bulb has been tilted, allowing the flower stalk to grow upright. The leaves and stem began to take on the green color, which became......

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Monet Twilight poinsettia

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

poinsettias have been part of my holiday season practically every year. Yesterday, I purchased two plants in 6-inch containers at the right stage of blooming (see how to choose the best poinsettia plants), with bright, colorful bracts and most......

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What am I to do - but watch !

12-7-ama-4.jpg 11:27 AM Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | | Comments (6)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Yesterday I opened the box of an Amaryllis bulb that I purchased a few weeks ago from a local discount store and had been kept in a cool room. I was so surprised to find a curled, all-white stem and......

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