Spicy's Container garden

Created on Thursday, 22 Nov 07

I LOVE houseplants. However, I have four cats in my house, so my houseplants stay in my classroom for the fall and winter months.

I am slowly growing a collection. I can’t resist picking up a new houseplant every time I visit a nursery, garden or garden center. Each plant fascinates me.

In the Spring and Summer, my houseplants come home and live on my porch. They completely transform the outside of my house. They create a little piece of heaven for me.

Garden Type: Container | Sun: Indoor | Soil: Potting Mix

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Day 197

favorite Begonia

Begonia

The foliage and stems are amazing.

Planted on 09 May 08
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Day 210

New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens x hawkeri

Pretty! I love the foliage as much as the flowers.

Planted on 26 Apr 08
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Day 211

Venus Fly Trap

Dionaea muscipula

I've been dying to start a terrarium of carnivorous plants. Lowe's...

Planted on 25 Apr 08
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Day 217

Dark Dancer

Trifolium repens

What can I say. I'm a sucker for the clover and shamrocks.

Planted on 19 Apr 08
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Day 252

Mixed Greens for Peter

Triticum aestivum

This is mixed greens actually, so there is more than wheat grass. ...

Planted on 15 Mar 08
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Day 259

Baby's Tears

Soleirolia Soleirolii

Planted on 08 Mar 08
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Day 260

Shamrocks

Oxalis acetosella

Ahh, I love March. I've been wanting to replace my green shamrocks...

Planted on 07 Mar 08
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Day 260

Wood Sorrel 'Iron Cross'

Oxalis tetraphylla

I had never seen this kind before. Love it.

Planted on 07 Mar 08
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Day 268

Croton 'Bush on Fire'

Hamelia patens

I had one of these that was lost over the Christmas holidays becaus...

Planted on 28 Feb 08
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Day 349

Amaryllis

Hippeastrum

I've never planted Amaryllis before. It's leaves are even taller n...

Planted on 09 Dec 07
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Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'

Tradescantia zebrina

I just love the foliage on this plant.

Planted in Aug 2007
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Persian Shield

Strobilanthes dyerianus

Purple is my favorite color, so I couldn't resist this one. I purc...

Planted in Jul 2007
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dracaena

Dracaena fragrans

Planted in Jun 2007
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String Of Pearls

Senecio rowleyanus

Every succulent in this pot is a survivor. I was so happy with my ...

Planted in Jun 2007
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Devil's Ivy

Epipremnum pinnatum

Planted in Jun 2007
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Devil's Ivy

Epipremnum pinnatum

Planted in Jun 2007
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Emerald Ripple

Peperomia caperata

Planted in May 2007
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peperomia

Peperomia

I dusted the leaves today with a damp cloth. I think it looks so m...

Planted on 31 May 07
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Polka-Dot plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

The leaves are so beautiful. This plant started getting leggy in...

Planted in Apr 2007
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Geranium

Geranium

This was a gift last spring (2007) from one of my kindergarteners.

Planted in Apr 2007
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Begonia

Begonia

This was planted in my flower bed last spring. I get too attached ...

Planted in Apr 2007
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Fern

A friend was going to throw it out at the end of last summer. I co...

Planted on 30 Apr 07
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Purple Shamrock 'triangularis'

Oxalis triangularis

I have the purple variety right now, but hope to buy some green Oxa...

Planted in Feb 2007
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stromanthe 'burle marx'

Calathea amabilis

This plant didn't grow much for me until I put another plant in wit...

Planted in 2006
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Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Spider plants are one of my all time favorite plants. They are so ...

Planted in Jun 2006
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Hen and chicks

Echeveria

This is recovering from a spill last summer caused by my dog.

Planted in Jun 2006
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Lucky Bamboo

Sanderiana dracaena

Planted in Apr 2006
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Boston Fern

Nephrolepis Exaltata

Gift from my mother-in-law. Well, actually it is more like a rescue...

Planted on 07 Jan 06
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Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera truncata

This just finished bloomly beautifully. Unfortunately I didn't hav...

Planted in Nov 2005
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Common Asparagus Fern

Asparagus setaceus

My asaragus fern is a cutting from my mother's plant. I'm not real...

Planted in 1974
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Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum

Gift from a fellow teacher last summer. Peace Lilies are so easy an...
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Herringbone Plant

Maranta leuconeura erythrophylla

My mom and I were given a lovely planter as a gift from my cousin f...
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Unknown

Is this a form of Devil's Ivy?
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Unknown

I think this is a form of Dracena, but I'm not sure what variety.
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Golden Feather Palm

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens

I really love this one.
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Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima

This was given to me by a friend at work, along with another with d...
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Poinsettia2

Euphorbia pulcherrima

I lost a beautiful poinsettia over the Christmas break as I was una...
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Peace Lily plus African Clawed Frog

Spathiphyllum

This was a gift from a new teacher at my school.
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Wheat Grass

I planted this for my cat from seeds. He loves it.
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Carnivorous plant planting Drosera capensis	02 Mar 08	Container Garden	White Form (0) Cape Sundew (0)
Red Edge Echeveria Echeveria agavoides	16 Jan 08	Container Garden	Red Edge Echeveria (0)
Spoon Leaved Sundew planting Drosera spatulata	11 Mar 08	Container Garden	Spoon Leaved Sundew (0)
Wooly Sundew Plant planting Drosera lanata	11 Mar 08	Container Garden	Woolly Sundew (0)