houseplant growth

My solid-green spider plant has two new runners, the white flowers already starting to fade as the baby leaves grow on the end of the shoots- 

They're like tiny white stars.

Young monstera leaf unfolded!

The wandering 'dude' bolivian (haha) is looking better- and it even grew enough that I took cuttings.

I was surprised when I first read that this plant is closely related to the trandescantia zebrina- but realized when I took the cuttings yeah, it's the same in minature. The stems feel the same, the leaves have the same type of structure, only so very much smaller. So little, that I put the cuttings in a empty fish food can.

My peace lily and heartleaf philodendron have been in this new spot for a while- moved up off the floor by a window, to living on a table by the window. It was enough increase in light to make a difference- they both have new leaves growing.

Angelwing begonia still doesn't seem to get quite enough light- it retains the ladderlike upright growth habit, even though I've pinched it twice. There's the two younger angelwings below it.

I was thinking of cutting it in half, and rooting the top to double its mass- but then found this!

It's growing a new shoot at the base. I'm tickled pink.

Not pictured: pilea also has more new leaves, it seems happy now. And upstairs, my lipstick plant has a new shoot! it's the first I've seen that one grow in a long time. Looking forward to its flowers this summer.

I made some Things-

Outside- a bench! from planks left over when my husband repaired our deck. Had some assistance with the power tools- saw, drill and screwdriver- but I sketched it out, measured, cut a few things by hand, braced things and hammered some nails, ha.

It still needs to be scrubbed clean and maybe stained or painted, I haven't decided yet.

Two of the legs are propped on paving stones because it's on a slope. Not sure yet what part of the yard to sit it in- although I already enjoyed some time out there with a book- it's kind of nice to look across the lawn at the garden, from a different viewpoint. 

I'd like to surround it with ostrich ferns and lenten roses, a carpet of aguja underneath. We'll see. Very pleased how sturdy it came out, and a perfect fit for my short legs! (Those of you who, like me, often find their feet dangling, will know how important this is for comfort).

Also, in the bedroom I put up a pole to hang some plants. 

This is one of those things that looks better in person than a photo, though I admit it's not great. After several tries to put hooks in the ceiling or above the window into a stud, I gave up and just propped this pole on top of the doorframe. It holds up my lipstick plant-

smaller creeping charlie (this one needs some TLC)

goldfish plant

and the sprawling trandescantia zebrina- which I trimmed back a lot. Will replant the cuttings into the pot once they show first roots in a jar.

I needed more space on the bookshelf tops for the african violets!

red lips

on the lipstick plant are in full glory! 

This pic at an odd angle- that's the tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew) in the background, on top of my low bookshelf.

houseplants in my room

The zebrina has completely covered top of little bookshelf by one window. Needs a trim now!

Goldfish plant

has plenty more 'goldfish' flowers

Happiest I am of the 'lipstick' plant.

A week ago I noticed what looked like buds:

Yes, it's flowering!

some of my housplants-

Madagascar palm seems happy

Medinilla (maybe, still not sure of this one's identity) Velvet Philodendron

At least it's doing well now, and I've finally found a trailing plant that likes the mantlepiece spot!

Had this pothos for a long time- it still lives in a water bottle SIP

Other pothos on top of the aquarium-

Almost forgot the philodendron is back here, too- what do you know, it's grown a few new leaves

My little thanksgiving cactus is getting a bit bigger!

And this blue-grey succulent I sure like but can't name- my latest guess is sedum palmeri or sedum compactum ..?

the rounder, paler crassula (at least I think that's what it is) just got pinched again-

and wow, look at my plant that grew from a single leaf!

Suddenly the new leaves have shot taller. I swear it's a sansevieria!

In the sansevieria pot by the fish tanks, the younger leaves are now taller than the older ones:

My little goldfish plant in the bedroom is blooming!

I don't know who thought these little odd flowers look like fish. But my eight-year-old thinks it's cute.

Lipstick plant still no flowers. It's grown, though. Its leaves are twice the size of the goldfish plant's, and straighter.

That's nearly all of them now, in the photos I took today and yesterday. I think the only plants I didn't photograph were the dracanea (corn plant) and the large schefflera

brightening the house

Every few days I cut flowers off the arugula, now- and toss others that are starting to die in the little jar vase. Brightens the kitchen:

and the corner of my desk upstairs

other things brightening my room- african violets are blooming!

the pink one is just opening. I need to divide it- has two crowns now.

'Lipstick' plant is finally putting out some new growth (its relative, the 'goldfish' plant in hanging pot, is doing great - but hasn't flowered again since I got it).

Younger creeping charlie on my short bookshelf by the window, looks better than its parent plant downstairs. And the stems here are reddish. I think from the different light?