marcicat | winter plants update

It’s been a few more weeks (yes, I was too lazy to go check how many), and there is news to share about the plant cuttings!

Round 1 (in soil):
*kiwi fern coleus — champions, looking very perky, happily growing some new leaves. I have a terrible time keeping those tiny flies away, so it’s on my list to put diatomaceous earth on top of the soil. (I water from the bottom.)

*purple shield — in comparison to the one that was definitely dead, the second one looked not quite as dead. I cut it back to just two leaves, and it now appears to be growing some new baby leaves. I am both surprised and impressed.

*iresine — hard to say. Both sprigs have a couple leaves that are still green, which seems like it could be a good sign. Still in wait and see mode on these.

Round 2 (in water):
*purple shield — apparently water is the way to go with this one. It took a while, but the sprigs looked happy and leafy the whole time, and then one day — boom! Some roots!

*iresine — one sprig noped right out, which actually gave me some hope that perhaps the ones in soil aren’t all dead. (I mean, in comparison to the one that was *definitely* dead, they look okay?) But the second sprig grew a few little roots! (I’m not entirely sure why my iresines are failing to thrive, indoors and out. I usually figure it’s the lack of sun, but the outdoor plant has staged an unusual late-game recovery, so maybe it just didn’t like heat/humidity?)

In conclusion: plants are a mystery, but they’re cute, and it’s fun to watch them grow.

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