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Umi
@umitsu.bsky.social
Artist. Biologist. Student of Tea
17 is another simple #LuckyBamboo

The jar was my grandmothers. It has a crack near the handle, so I don’t trust it with sweet tea anymore. But… it’s close to my heart. I have to keep it.

It can hold the #DracaenaSanderiana for a little while.
April 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
16 is a baby #WhitePine. I have secret plans for him. But first he has to survive.
April 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Now, to finish up the south facing window crew. We’ve got three finalists who… probably aren’t going to be staying. But they occupy spots 15-17 in this week’s #PlantParade

15 is a vase that I have plans for, but is presently just an empty vase.
April 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
And here at 14 is Deep Sea #Dauphine. My #StringOfDolphins.

I forgot when I got her. I thought she had died, but I found a string of her surviving in that tray table. I put her in a pot, and now look at her! She’s a comeback queen! #SenecioPeregrinus
April 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
And now at 13 is #GrouchoJr! He is a #TeddyBearPlant given to me by a dear friend of mine.

I need to repot him into something that drains better, but I’m so happy at how well he’s growing!

#KalanchoeTomentosa
April 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Next at 12 is #Arisone my second #VenusFlyTrap. I was gifted her at Christmas. And that’s when I learned about how to actually care for a #VTF.

She’s a little scraggly right now because I’m letting her flower. She kept putting out bloom stalks so by the third one I decided to let her bloom.
April 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
That’s why I felt she earned a name. And I chose Philomena. A strong, surviving name of a queen.
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
She was fine at first, but then her traps started coming in deformed.

For the last four months I have been slowly rinsing out her roots with tap water. 3 full flushes until the water that seeps out the bottom starts to run clear every week.

But look how healthy her new traps are!
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Coming in at 11 is #Philomena the #VenusFlyTrap

Let me tell you, when they tell you to only water these things with distilled water, they are serious. I didn’t know that the first two months I had her and gave her tap water instead.
April 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Coming in slot number 10, is my #Kalanoche sitting inside a cute little bluebird of happiness.

She was just recently given to me as a gift, so I’m still learning how to care for her. But she’s so pretty I just adore her!

#KalanchoeBlossfeldiana
April 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
First thing first. Coming in at spot 9 in the parade, my #AloeVera Mama Chthulu has desperately needed a repot for the past… year. And I just now got to it.

She had so many pups!

If anyone needs an #Aloe, let me know!
April 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM