I have lost my mind.🤪 Rescued this one from Lowe’s. 🚑😷 So bone dry that I emptied my water bottle with flavored water into the pot. 🌵🐪🦂🏜️ I was told there was no water by the Garden Staff on duty. 🤷🏽😠 I soaked it. Fertilized it. Hosed it down with Neem Oil. And now we wait. ⏰⏱️⏲️⌚️⏳🕰️🕛🕧🕐🕜🕑🕝🕒🕞 WHY! Why! Why. ☹️
Good luck I can’t wait to hear how it goes
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Poor plant :(( at least it’s in good hands now
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hope it pulls through! Lowe’s, like Home Depot, will take the plant back within 3 months with a receipt it doesn’t make it, FYI.
1 like Hi there, Even for CLEARANCE plants? In the Summer & Winter, at the LOWES I go to, there is a far corner spot outdoors where they have a plant grave yard. They have a plant grave yard in the inside too during the Winter. That’s where I got this Alocasia from. The grave yard at 50% off. - John
0 likes oh I didn’t think about the clearance thing. just try it and see what happens!
0 likes Hi there, I meant to post this post and photo yesterday. I woke up yesterday morning and I did manage to take this photo of the poor thing. All rigid and chipper. Still has (shhh) b u g s (little gnat here and there) but it gets a spritz of Neem Oil daily. My problem are: 1). - Is it an Alocasia Frydek or - Is it an Alocasia Micholitziana 2) The app Planta gives me a “No Way. Not for you.” Not Recommended flag due to difficulty. Thoughts? Comments? - John My roommate then saw the plant when he woke up and he said… - What ever you gave him, do you have any left? I have a date Saturday. -
I sure hope Botanists are not making vaccines as a side job. 😒 They seem to be clueless on their own plant classifications and no better at distinguishing a maple leaf versus maple syrup. 🤣😂 Ok , dummy me found the card insert in the pot just now for this plant. According to LOWES, and the plant supplier COSTA FARMS, this is a Xanthosoma. When I enter that into Planta I get no direct match BUT I scroll down and I see: Angels Wings, Caladium Lindenii. I’m going with Angels Wings. Thoughts? - John PSA: Get your vaccinations. Family is coming to share, share, share. Hmm wonder if it’s too late to get a Cher impersonator for tomorrow. Family: Who’s that? Me: Duhh. She’s family Mom. Cher making sure you’re all vaccinated before everyone starts thinking they can be Cher’ing a story face to face, or Cher’ing a meal with people you have not seen in a while. Cher: Hey Mr. John. Where again did you meet my agent and when? I’m gonna get them for this. Me: Just like on Will and Grace. All you impersonators almost get it right. It’s “I’m gonna get them Whooaaaa.” Cher: Your Mom? Me: Yes. Barbara, Cher, Cher, Barbara. Cher: Mom I hope the hospital paid you well when they dropped your boy on his head. Mom: Isn’t it “…dropped your boy on his head. Whooooaaa.” Cher: I’m leaving out the back. Get vaccinated, get some family counseling, and snap out of it. SLAP!
