Cover Code–Happy Happy
Update Card
Didn’t like the white border around the stamped Happy Birthday. Added a layer of green rust paper and printed sentiment.
Materials–Rust paper, paste paper, paper, fiber, leaf, ink, print, sealant.
Scale–5″ x 3.75″
July 1, Drimiopsis New Growth
July 7, Drimiopsis New Growth
July 7, Paper Cover Removed to Allow Freedom of Growth
July 7, Drimiopsis Additional New Growth
Milkweed
Early 2021 I purchased milkweed seed and planted them in flats and directly in the gardens. Only a single plant survived. Well, this is it today. Not sure how much longer it will survive.
The tropical Milkweed, that is not recommended for Monarchs, doesn’t seem to die back.
Volunteer plants have occurred.
The annoying thing is that I planted the proper milkweed seed in the exact locations and not a single sprout.
When I planted the seed, I unfortunately found two Monarch caterpillars. They should have gone through the chrysalis cycle and been on their journey to someplace warmer.
Concerned about them. The night temperature has been in the low 40s. I have tried caring for caterpillars in the past with no success. I hate leaving them on their own, but right now I am waiting to see what happens.
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Tillandsias Pretty Boy
Removed the wire hanger and constructed a hanger of linen.
Tillandsias Houston Colossus
Made a wee linen basket for this plant.
They frame my laptop, how cool is that?!
If a purple succulent leaves is desired, buy a succulent with purple leaves. There are loads of succulents in a variety of purple colors.
I don’t have purple succulents. When I brought the Echeveria Black Knight home, it was more of a reddish purple, natural, and beautiful. It has been living in the garden since July 2017. The color changes with the amount of light that it receives.
Much better than peeling paint.
2019 March 9
The plant was purchased from Farm Supply for fifty cents.
Dioscorea elephantipes
Wikipedia–Dioscorea elephantipes
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Lapidaria margaretae
Wikipedia–Lapidaria margaretae
World of Succulents–Lapidaria margaretae
Lecanopteris luzonensis
Wikipedia–Lecanopteris luzonensis
Wistuba–Lecanopteris luzonensis
Sansevieria fischeri
Garden.org–Sansevieria fischeri
Sansevieria grandis
Planting Man–Sansevieria grandis
San Marcus Growers–Sansevieria grandis
Sansevieria pinguicula
Plantophiles–Sansevieria pinguicula/
Sansevieria rorida
Wikipedia–Dracaena hanningtonii
World of Succulents–Sansevieria ehrenbergii
July 21, 2020
Last night I cleared the spent Evening Primrose from a patch of garden. I found this–
The succulent is about to bloom for the first time.
