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  • The ZZ plant is the very dark leaved one called “Raven”, almost black. The tradescantia is “Nanouk” it’ll need to be tough if it’s to survive with me!
  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872
    Love your plants @pitter-patter
    I bought two in M&S but they don't put the name of the plants on the label so I haven't a clue what they are. Maybe someone here will know. 


  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    The tradescantia is “Nanouk” it’ll need to be tough if it’s to survive with me!
    It's like other tradescantia and has a tendency to wander. I find it's best to take regular cuttings to keep it compact and then just replace it once the cuttings fill a pot. They root well in water so I just add them to cut flower displays on the window sill.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Hi, @Fran IOM. They are very nice, but require different care. The first one is probably calathea rufibarba (is it velvety to the touch?) and the second is a sanseveria - probably trifasciata laurentii. 
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    I constantly take cuttings from my tradescantia. Nanouk has lovely foliage, but it doesn’t trail as harmoniously as zebrina, it seems to develop thicker stems.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Epipremnum Happy Leaf


    My favourite trailing plant - hoya linearis. Easy to root in water.


    Cuttings from hoya linearis, ceropegia woodii and epipremnum Neon possibly. 

  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    edited 22 February
    I have a few houseplants; most of the succulents I water very sparingly. Otherwise, they keep dying on me.
    Edited to add: most of the succulents came as tiny cuttings, a quid each, at £land.

    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    A few more: I don't have names for many of these as they came unlabelled.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • Songbird-2Songbird-2 Posts: 2,349
    Your cactus @Eustace in the second picture looks incredibly healthy. It’s a lovely rich green colour. My cactus never looks like that. What’s your secret? 
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    edited 23 February
    @Songbird-2 you mean the Christmas cactus? I leave it to dry before I water again; almost 2 weeks interval.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

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