Plant Babies Looking for a Loving Home…
Name: Keanu Leaves
Plant Type: Monstera (Monstera Deliciosa)
Birthplace: unknown
Ideal Home: Spot with bright, indirect light
Care: fill entire bottom tray with water once per week
Fun Fact(s): produces edible fruit that tastes like a blend of pineapple, banana, and strawberry
Add’l Note(s): mildly toxic to pets and humans if ingested
Name: Medusa Sr.
Plant Type: Snake Plant (Dracaena Trifasciata)
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: water when dry, tolerates extended periods of drought and neglect
Fun Fact(s): converts CO2 into O2 at night, unlike most house plants
Favorite Video Game: Metal Gear Solid
Add’l Note(s): contains saponins, so mildly toxic to cats/dogs if ingested
Name: Cash
Plant Type: Chinese Money Plant (Pilea Peperomioides)
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: water when top 1-2 inches of soil is dry
Fun Fact(s): due to shape of leaves, also known as pancake plant, UFO plant, saucer plant, coin plant
Add’l Note(s): not toxic, completely pet and kid friendly
Name: Pop
Plant Type: Corn Plant (Dracaena Fragrans)
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light (avoid harsh midday light)
Care: fill half of bottom tray with water about once per week
Fun Fact(s): part of the asparagus family
Add’l Note(s): contains saponins, so mildly toxic to cats/dogs if ingested
Name: Mebh
Plant Type: Neon Pothos (Epipremnum aureum 'Neon')
Birthplace: Fremont, CA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: fill outer container with water once per week
Fun Fact(s): nickname for pothos plants is devil’s ivy
Add’l Note(s): contains calcium oxalate crystals that can be mildly irritating to pets if ingested
Name: Cleo
Plant Type: Queen of the Night (Epiphyllum Oxypetalum)
Birthplace: Hershey, PA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: water when soil is dry (jungle cactus not desert cactus so does not tolerate drought)
Fun Fact(s): produces one massive flower that blooms after sunset and wilts by next sunrise
Add’l Note(s): not toxic, completely pet and kid friendly
Name: Figgy Newton
Plant Type: Fiddle-Leaf Fig (Ficus Lyrata)
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: water when top 1-2 inches of soil is dry
Fun Fact(s): name comes from shape of leaves, often resembling violins or fiddles
Add’l Note(s): mildly toxic to pets and humans if ingested, contact with sap can cause mild irritation
** Currently over 10 feet tall - unless someone is interested in the entire tree as is, plan is to trim down in size and provide cuttings to folks who want to give propagation of this plant a try
Name: Stretch Armstrong
Plant Type: Burgundy Rubber Tree (Ficus Elastica)
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Birthplace: New York, NY
Care: water when top few inches of soil is dry
Fun Fact(s): can grow over 100 feet tall in native tropical rainforests
Add’l Note(s): contains latex sap that can be irritating for pets if ingested or touched
Name: Medusa Jr.
Plant Type: Snake Plant (Dracaena Trifasciata)
Birthplace: Issaquah, WA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: water when dry, tolerates extended periods of drought and neglect
Fun Fact(s): converts CO2 into O2 at night, unlike most house plants
Favorite Video Game: Metal Gear Solid 2
Add’l Note(s): contains saponins, so mildly toxic to cats/dogs if ingested
Name: Chan
Plant Type: Jackfruit Tree (Artocarpus Heterophyllus)
Birthplace: Issaquah, WA
Ideal Home: ??? (probably outdoors in a tropical climate…but a fun experiment for someone looking for an adventure…)
Care: ???
Fun Fact(s): produces the largest tree-borne fruit in the world
Add’l Note(s): grown from leftover seed of jackfruit purchased from T&T…
Name: Yù
Plant Type: Jade Plant (Crassula Ovata)
Birthplace: New York, NY
Ideal Home: spot with bright, direct to indirect sunlight
Care: let soil dry completely in between watering
Fun Fact(s): can live to approximately 100 years with proper care
Add’l Note(s): moderately toxic to pets and humans if ingested
Name: Vi
Plant Type: African Violet (Streptocarpus Ionanthus)
Birthplace: Harrisburg, PA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: keep outer container filled with water and do not get water on leaves
Fun Fact(s): critically endangered and incredibly rare in their native wild habitats due to severe deforestation
Add’l Note(s): not toxic, completely pet and kid friendly
Name: Saoirse (pronounced “SUR-shuh”)
Plant Type: Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: fill outer container with water once per week
Fun Fact(s): yellow and green streaks is a genetic mutation that reduces chlorophyll in parts of the leaf, thus letting yellow pigments show through
Add’l Note(s): contains calcium oxalate crystals that can be mildly irritating to pets if ingested
Name: Emmental
Plant Type: Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera Adansonii)
Birthplace: Fremont, CA
Ideal Home: spot with bright, indirect light
Care: keep roots fully submerged in water
Fun Fact(s): perforated leaves allow for wind & rain to pass through and for sunlight to filter down
Add’l Note(s): contains calcium oxalate crystals that can be mildly irritating to pets if ingested
** Currently rooting in water - can keep this way or put in pot with soil