And The Mystery Plant Is…
And the mystery plant is a red Maranta. Otherwise known as a prayer plant.
This indoor house plant earned its common name because the leaves tend to fold together at night, like a pair of praying hands.
Most types of prayer plants have variegated foliage. The one I ordered last week and already showed you is shades of green. This one has small amounts of red, which resemble red veins.
I just sat the plants in these pots. I’m waiting on Amazon to deliver potting soil so I can actually plant them.
A Red Maranta With A Brazil Pothos:
The other plant, a Brazil pothos, was already in the kitchen on the green sideboard where I put the mystery plant. Both, as most of you now know, are from Rooted.
My word, I thought I would never get that plant out of the box. Steve with his long arms was out on a date, so it was just me trying to free that poor plant that had been tossed about by FedEx for days.
I ended up getting a pair or scissors and cutting down the sides of the box to get to the plant. They don’t spare anything on making sure their plants are nice and tidy in the box they’re delivered in, that’s for sure.
It’s so much fun to receive house plants in the mail. I don’t think I’m going to be ready to get outside and do much planted that isn’t already planted. It just seems doubtful at this stage.
But still, we’ll see.
So I might to have be satisfied with plants indoors. And maybe I’ll plant some herbs for the kitchen.
It’s better to plan ahead for something else than let disappointment set in.
April 15th is coming quickly, and that’s the day I always set aside to go to the garden nursery for herbs and flowers and plants. I’m trying not to let that get to me. I cry a little just thinking about it because I’ve always had a garden outside.
Adjusting To Changes In Our Health:
But things change. We have to adapt to these changes. And if we can find a reasonable “replacement” we owe it to ourselves to find satisfaction in that.
I’m sure not a youngster anymore. This ankle injury occurred when I was 55 and has been a part of my life for 11 years now.
I’m watching to see if the perennials come up that I planted last year.
Enjoy your plants. Maybe even name them. They are sort of our companions too I suppose. We watch them grow and applaud each new leaf.
We’re still gardeners wherever we end up planting greenery and seeds.
The house plants all look beautiful. Enjoy them! Still keeping my fingers crossed that you will find a way to do some outdoor gardening.
Unlike Emie, I think the prayer plant with the red would look better in that pinkish pot. The underside of the leaves have almost that same color. All are lovely plants. I wish you would have taken a photo of how they are shipped. pam
I’ll try to remember to do that. I have another plant coming.
You are so right about all the adjustments as we age…you surely are! We are in a constant flux here too…I am sorry you may not be able to garden outside now…I hope in time you might be able to…try to think ahead to next year too, if you can. We just heal so much slower. Wish you could find someone doing the type of laser treatments we are getting…it is surely helping several of our issues, and pain too!!
I’m glad they’re helping you.
I love the pots you’ve picked out , they’re so pretty , yet simple ! I’ve never named my plants , what a fun idea !
I never have either! It was just a sudden idea.
Sorry for the loss of your cat Gail💔
That’s a beautiful plant, Brenda! The touches of red are fabulous!
I like the idea of naming them. I may have to do the same with the three I have. LOL
Have a great day – focus on everything good in your life.
I’m pondering about possible names…
Beautiful plants! I remember a few years ago when you weren’t able to buy “extra” things. I am so glad that you are able to buy these beauties now. That is one of the good things that happened in your life.
We are suppose to get more snow tonight. But I do see green on the rose bushes. Mother Nature always straightens things out.
Have a great day.
I’ve had some good years. Since the first of the year I’m making a lot less money. I don’t know quite what it is but I guess it’s the advertisers. I’m making about half as much as I was making. But I’ve saved money.
Brenda, your mystery plant is sure a fun plant to receive, as a mystery. I ‘ve never heard of a red Maranta plant, or even a prayer plant, before.
I think I like this more than the African Violet. It is so pretty with the colored leaves. Bet it becomes one of your favorites, but I know you will enjoy them all. I may have to purchase one for myself.
The prayer plant has so many different shades and colors that it makes them quite interesting.
Oh, what a pretty plant. I’m really impressed with the quality and size of all the plants you got. They’ll all be so beautiful in the new pots you bought. You may not be gardening outside, but you’re well in your way to gardening inside. See, you made it work. You are resourceful like that!
Digging in the dirt is digging in the dirt. Even if it isn’t with tools.
I love all your new houseplants! The mystery plant looks good in the turquoise pot and the red in it will be right at home w your decor:-) I sometimes repackage a large bag of potting soil into smaller containers – sometimes in the plastic pots that new plants come in – then I set them inside a box and it is simple to grab a small amount when I need it for my inside plants. I hope your perennials come up – a great way to get “new” plants each year! If you can manage it, a nice container of kitchen herbs will give you herbs for cooking and smell good on your patio! Maybe your housekeeper or her huband could help w the potting if needed? To some degree we are always accepting changes in our lives and some are not easy; but finding replacements as you said and counting our blessings will add much to accepting changes or challenges that come w aging. A wise old Chinese proverb: “I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet”.
Good idea about storing the potting soil. I’m ordering soil in smaller bags nowadays. Love the proverb! How wise.
The prayer plant is gorgeous. I would try it out in the pink pot to highlight the beautiful fuchsia color in the leaves. The structure of your patio and yard don’t make it possible for you to garden given your damaged ankle restricting your movement outdoors with potential trip hazards. I saw a video on Youtube a few days ago that showed an open shelf bookcase loaded with plants standing at a 90 degree angle (on a corner wall) to a large patio door – the plants received lots of light through the door. It was like a wall of plants but easier to tend to and move the plants around as needed because the plants weren’t planted inside pockets on a wall planter or in pots hooked to a wall planter. Our winter isn’t over in SE Wisconsin yet. We may receive somewhere between 4 to 6 inches of heavy wet slush and snow overnight. Ugh.
I’d love to see that!
Such a vivid colorful plant and super healthy looking too! I truly love the pots you got from Amazon, – just the right amount of color. The idea of a mystery plant is intriguing as well.
It is doubtful I will plant anything new outside this year due to chronic pain/illness. I will make just one exception. My 22 yr old Molly Kat took her trip to the rainbow bridge yesterday. She is buried at the end of our front porch in a flower bed. She would sit on the front porch and watch the chipmunks run around down there. We no longer have chipmunks and she stopped going out on the porch after they disappeared. (Owls or hawks got them most likely). Anyway, she will get a small bed of blooming perennials planted over her so I will see them from my spot on the porch and remember her sitting in my lap watching chipmunks and birds. I bet some of your perennials will come back this year and you will have a garden anyway with them. Enjoy your house plants!
So sorry about your Molly Cat. Hugs!
I’m sad for you, too, that you had to say goodbye to your Molly Kat!
Oh Gail, I’m so sorry. What a loss. But you loved her till her death at 22 years of age. That says a lot. You sound okay, but I know in your heart you’re hurting terribly, and I hurt for you.
So sorry about your Molly Kat. It is a nice way to remember her by planting flowers. We lost our 19 year old cat last year. He loved to sit in the sun on the border of our flower bed.
Gail, sorry for the loss of Molly Kat. She was lucky to have you care for her!
It is better to plan ahead to ensure joy! We have 3 more days with our only 2 grandchildren before they move from Virginia to Texas for at least 4 years. Just now, after reading your post saying to mother and name your plants, I wonder if that’s why I have had the urge to acquire more plants to dote over. Enjoy your day and plan to get herb houseplants! Maybe you could pop them right outside your patio door if there is enough sun.
That may be what’s behind your urge. I think our minds skip on ahead of time and tries to soften the blows. Dote over some more plants.
That aqua colored pot is the perfect choice for the prayer plant. There’s just enough contrast to show off the colors of the plant and make them the star of the show. I’m glad you’ve had a good experience. It gives me the confidence to try it myself. Thanks!
We have to deal with what we had not planned on. That, I guess, is the acceptance of aging. It hurts that I most likely won’t be planting pretty colorful flowers. Try some house plants, Emie!