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Motherhen's Windowsill and Conservatory garden
Plantings (29)
Progress Journal (4)
Wish List (1)
I used to have loads of indoor plants, but they could not cope with the changing temperature coming out of university halls of residence and then into a typical freezing student house in Moss Side and one by one they keeled over.
I did not keep plants again for years, as they are reasonably time consuming, and work and the children were a priority. A few years ago my youngest son was given a few cactus type plants for Christmas and I helped out by keeping an eye on them while he was away at school.
Now that I have stopped work I have begun a new plant collection. They are around the house on windowsills and also in the conservatory but they swap places quite often, and some go outside in the summer. The Conservatory, although ‘heated’ is still very cold in the winter; this will be fine for some plants but I’m still wondering what to do with the fussy ones.
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Plantings
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'Leafy'
Calathea zebrina
Purchased on 22 Oct 09 I saw a very fine large 'Leafy' plant when Grac...
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Pink and White African Violet
Saintpaulia
Purchased on 22 Oct 09 I re-homed this from the reduced bench as I lov...
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Heliotrope
Heliotropium arborescens
Purchased on 20 Sep 09 This was in the Lane in the Violet area, and I ...
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Portulaca
Portulaca oleracea
Transplanted on 20 Sep 09 I bought this originally for the Dame's garden ...
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Stephanotis
Stephanotis floribunda
Purchased on 19 Sep 09 I bought this after it had finished flowering s...
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Dark Purple African Violet
Saintpaulia
Purchased on 19 Sep 09 I bought tis from the reduced section and it wa...
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Purple African Violet
Saintpaulia
Purchased on 19 Sep 09 I rescued two from the 'reduced' bench at the g...
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'Jack'
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Purchased on 29 Aug 09 I'm scared of this one, I has the potential to ...
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Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Purchased on 29 Aug 09 This is a bit of an untidy, spiky thing, but it...
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Plumeria
Plumeria rubra
Purchased on 29 Aug 09 I'm a bit scared of this one; I have not long s...
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Banana
Musa
Purchased on 29 Aug 09 This has large green leaves with red and brown ...
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Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides
Purchased on 29 Aug 09 I bought this because it reminded me of one I u...
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Lemon
Citrus x limon
Purchased on 29 Aug 09 This has had 3 flowers but they did not set fru...
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Sad Orange Tree
Citrus mitis
Purchased on 10 Aug 09 This is one of a quite a few plants I re-homed ...
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Dracula
Dracaena deremensis
Purchased on 10 Aug 09 This is another of my bargains from the nursery...
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'Phill'
Monstera deliciosa
Established on 01 Jul 09 this is yet another plant that I have adopted a...
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'Josh'
Ficus elastica
Established in Jun 2009 It is remarkable how many of my house plants ha...
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Petunia~Red
Petunia
Purchased on 20 May 09 Mmm I know that Petunias are not supposed to be...
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Pelargonium summer bedding
Pelargonium
Purchased on 20 May 09 Pink area I bought six light pink because they...
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Stripy Bizzy Lizzy
Impatiens x hawkeri
Purchased on 10 May 09 This is a well travelled Bizzy Lizzy and was bo...
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Dark Bizzy Lizzy
Impatiens x hawkeri
Purchased on 10 May 09 This is looking a bit sorry for its self as I t...
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Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum
Established on 10 Dec 08 This originally came in a very posh basket of p...
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Ginger lily unknown
Hedychium ellipticum
Established on 27 Jun 08 This plant was abandoned by a Boy and has come ...
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Cactus unknown
Purchased on 01 Jul 07 I took pity on this about two years ago at Hart...
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'Hooter Plant'
Sarracenia
Purchased on 01 Dec 05 This is another that I have adopted. It was Ri...
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'Medusa'
Euphorbia flanaganii
Purchased in Dec 2005 This plant really belongs to my youngest son, b...
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'Big Boy'
Euphorbia ingens
Purchased in Dec 2005 This also a 'foster plant' and I look after it ...
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Yucca
Yucca guatemalensis
Purchased in Dec 2005 This plant is also being 'fostered' and it is a...
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Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Established in Apr 2005 This is Richard's too; it has been propagated f...
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