Ep. 27 - Fittonia & Hypoestes

Plant Profile

The Plant Daddies have been fashionably late before,

but we're YEARS late to the Nerve Plant and Polka Dot Plant party. However, something inspired us to give them a try - perhaps the videos we’ve seen online of their dramatic revival after getting some water - and we made it a point to try them ourselves. Listen in to hear our verdict on these charismatic, colorful little survivors!

Mentioned in this episode:

• the difference between these similar plants from different continents

• our experience with growing popular plants that we’ve never considered in the past

With foliage this dramatic - both in terms of beauty and its response to water, or the lack thereof - we’ve found a few varieties that we’ve enjoyed growing. Since Matthew can get behind on his watering (whether it’s due to laziness or how many plants he has to keep track of), he’s always interested in exploring techniques that can help extend the time a moisture-loving plant stays in its preferred conditions, so has grown a couple in DIY self-watering vessels that he fashioned from glass bottles with a cotton wicking cord, and been very pleased with the results.