Houseplant Care — Botanicals

Mushrooms in your houseplants?

Mushrooms in your houseplants?

Mushrooms popping up in your houseplant soil? No need for concern friends. It’s actually a sign of good luck in some cultures! These saprophytic fungi don’t harm your plants and in fact, can even help them! This is a perfect opportunity to explore the relationship between soil microbes and how they interact with our houseplants! 

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Powder coating on plants, Staghorn ferns and succulents  epicuticular waxes

Powder Coated Plants?

Ever wonder why some plants have a powdery coating? Epicuticular waxes are three dimensional crystals covering the outermost layer of most land plants. Some plants have adapted to have more protective waxes for survival. Epicuticular waxes serve important functions for the plant life they blanket in three key ways: moisture balance/hydration retention, sunburn protection, and as a built in pest care system.

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Sacred Elements
Resurrection Plant, Rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla

Resurrection Plant, Rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla

Let's unfurl the secrets of our newest favorite botanical, Selaginella lepidophylla aka Rose of Jericho or Resurrection Plant. 

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tips for water propagation for your houseplants

5 Tips for Plant Propagation: Water

Want to grow more plants? There are many ways to propagate plant cuttings and grow your green family!  In this post we will share our best methods for water propagation. Let's dive in friends!

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