Let us now turn our attention to this plant:
When last we visited my green friend, I was excited to report it had sprouted a third leaf, its first new one since I rooted and planted it. The plant now boasts five leaves, plus a promising looking shoot. The three big guys were clearly demonstrating their love for the sun, so I turned the plant hoping to balance things out. I appear to have confused one of the new leaves, visible slightly right of the center of this photo and looking like an apostrophe. The other new guy can be seen hiding in the shadow of the bottom-most big leaf, also facing away from the window. Peer pressure abounds even in the flora community.
Plant dad and clever sculptor
Willy informed me this weekend that the plant is a
Hoya. This news inspires such possible plant names as Latoya, Gioia, and Inigo Montoya. But let's not pretend; obviously the plant's name is now Latoya.
I was glad to discover upon reading
this page that Latoya's success could be at least partially attributed to my placement of her in my north(east)-facing bathroom window. I've also been unwittingly treating her as she likes to be treated, as the page says Hoyas "resent pampering," and I pretty much leave her to her own devices.
Go Latoya, go!
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