This adorable little robot is designed to make sure its
photosynthesising passenger is well taken care of. It moves towards
brighter light if it needs, or hides in the shade to keep cool. When in
the light, it rotates to make sure the plant gets plenty of light. It
even likes to play with humans.

Oh, and apparently, it gets antsy when it’s thirsty.

The robot is actually an art project called “Sharing Human Technology with Plants” by a roboticist named Sun Tianqi. It’s made from a modified version of a Vincross HEXA robot, and in his own words, it’s purpose is “to explore the relationship between living beings and robots.”

Nepenthes bicalcarata.

Socotra is part of Yemen and a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Oceans. It’s landscape is dominated by sandy beaches and unusual plant life.

Nepenthes hamata.

First time I’ve seen this Sago palm flower and check out the prehistoric-looking pink bulbs! They’re so soft and they feel like velvet ☺️🌿🌴

Alfonse van Besten . Gardenview . 1914 . Autochrome.

Cursèd plants of the Sunset District:
shriveled, possibly a tongue, full of snails. I’m certain that if I
touched this I would be sucked into a shadow dimension.

What’s wrong with your plants?

This
has helped me pinpoint what’s wrong with some of my plants incredibly
easily! For those who don’t have the greenest thumbs 😊😊

Enjoy!

Symptom: Long, pale leaves; small new leaves
Cause: Not enough light; too much nitrogen
Cure: Give plant more light; reduce fertilizer frequency

Symptom: Leaves curl under or have yellow or brown spots
Cause: Too much light
Cure: Move plant away from light source, or shade plant with blinds or sheer curtain

Symptom: Mushy stems; lower leaves curl and wilt
Cause: Too much water
Cure: Water only when soil is dry to touch; make sure drain hole is not clogged

Symptom: Leaf tips are brown and leaves wilt
Cause: Not enough water
Cure: Soak pot for 20 minutes in water and let drain; water when soil is dry to touch

Symptom: Leaf edges are crinkly and brown
Cause: lack of humidity
Cure: Mist leaves, or place pot on tray of moist pebbles

Symptom: Lower leaves turn pale and drop off
Cause: Lack of fertilizer
Cure: Fertilize plant regularly during growing season

Symptom: Leaves turn yellow or curl and wilt
Cause: Too much heat
Cure: Move plant to cooler spot in house; be sure plant is not close to heat vent or on top of TV

Symptom: Plant wilts between waterings; roots growing out of drainage hole
Cause: Pot too small
Cure: Repot plant into a container one size larger

ようやく色づき始めたミニサイズなのに
Tillandsia ionantha
Fego ‘Red Giant’.

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