BlurOfSerenity
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when i was born, my aunt gave me this little easter-y planter (i was born on an easter monday), which had this one plant in it that i have had ever since.
we always thought it was a palm tree. my parents always kept it, even after i moved out, because i was afraid i'd kill it.
well, yesterday i was at my parents' house, and finally decided to do something about the larger stalk of the plant, that had completely died, so i broke that part off (it was too difficult to saw it). my mom's friend was over, and we all had a good look at the plant and decided it was being under-cared-for... the browning tips of the leaves showed it was too dry... possibly what killed that larger stalk.
it occurred to me that now, i probably wouldn't kill that plant, because i recently got a pitcher plant and have been watering it (in its bowl, with distilled water), religiously, every day. it's harder to neglect all of your plants when you have just one that needs daily care... so i decided to take on this new charge.
tonight, i was looking through this awesome houseplant book i have, and i tried to find information about it in the "palms" section, but to no avail. i thought of taking pictures of it to show around online and ask if anyone knows what it is... but then i flipped through the book and randomly settled on a page about dracaena... there was a picture that looked exactly like my plant.... it's a DRACAENA!!! i would not have thought that.
i feel all happy because now i know EXACTLY what it is: Dracaena Warneckii, specifically. even when i thought it was a palm, i didnt' know which sort i thought it was.... it feels good to just know
so... that's me being a geek! back to your regularly scheduled programming!
we always thought it was a palm tree. my parents always kept it, even after i moved out, because i was afraid i'd kill it.
well, yesterday i was at my parents' house, and finally decided to do something about the larger stalk of the plant, that had completely died, so i broke that part off (it was too difficult to saw it). my mom's friend was over, and we all had a good look at the plant and decided it was being under-cared-for... the browning tips of the leaves showed it was too dry... possibly what killed that larger stalk.
it occurred to me that now, i probably wouldn't kill that plant, because i recently got a pitcher plant and have been watering it (in its bowl, with distilled water), religiously, every day. it's harder to neglect all of your plants when you have just one that needs daily care... so i decided to take on this new charge.
tonight, i was looking through this awesome houseplant book i have, and i tried to find information about it in the "palms" section, but to no avail. i thought of taking pictures of it to show around online and ask if anyone knows what it is... but then i flipped through the book and randomly settled on a page about dracaena... there was a picture that looked exactly like my plant.... it's a DRACAENA!!! i would not have thought that.
i feel all happy because now i know EXACTLY what it is: Dracaena Warneckii, specifically. even when i thought it was a palm, i didnt' know which sort i thought it was.... it feels good to just know
so... that's me being a geek! back to your regularly scheduled programming!