Plant Friends Are Best Friends

in #nature5 years ago

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Plants that have been gifted to me will always have a special place in my heart.

Recently, I shared with some plant friends that my Philodendron Congo Rojo had died.

This is what my big beauty looked like when I first got it:

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You can kind of see the leftover cinnamon on what was the roots

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This was a plant I wanted for a long time, so you can imagine I was absolutely devastated when I realized it had suffered from root rot.

A little while later, I got a message-

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I was completely taken back that someone wanted to replace my plant.

She didn't want money, to do a plant trade, nothing. She literally just wanted to see the Congo Rojo thrive in a loving home.

I felt so honored that even though I just told her I killed my plant, she was willing to gift me hers.

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Since coming home with me this Philodendron Congo Rojo has put out several new leaves.

2 days ago I switched it from soil to sphagnum moss since it didn't have the healthiest root system when I received it.

I'm hoping that the switch to moss will promote a stronger root system and therefore encouraging the plant to grow larger.

Now it's time to test my patience and let nature take its course (let's just hope it doesn't die.)


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Stay rad - Stay safe
5-25-20

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So true about plants

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Nice plant genus, but they are invasive in my country (Australia).