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Schlumbergera truncata: Although the main attracti

Schlumbergera truncata:
Although the main attraction took place through November and December, I get a few late blooming stems here and there.
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Attention: this photo is staged . My Scindapsus pi

Attention: this photo is staged
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My Scindapsus pictus 'Exotica' normally lives in front of my largest window.
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I brought it here to celebrate the installation of our new counter top
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2️⃣ Here's the rest of the counter top. We still have a few things to finish - feel free to point them out
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Renovations to the main plant shower (aka second b

Renovations to the main plant shower (aka second bathroom) are done!
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Monstera 'Thai Constellation' gets the inaugural showering!
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Hoya kerrii variegated: most of the new growth occ

Hoya kerrii variegated: most of the new growth occurred in the last year when I moved the plant to the top shelf of my Ikea Greenhouse Cabinet where the light situation was 200 µmol (~1200 FC) for 14 hours a day.
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This leaf has stuck around all these years!
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Enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning but my plants

Enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning but my plants are hard at work!
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For the plants in the direct line of sight with the sun, they're working at maximum productivity getting 1178 µmol (around 6200 FC) - as long as this doesn't last longer than 3 or 4 hours, most "bright indirect light" plants will be fine as long as you keep up with watering (and the plant will grow exceptionally well)
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Off to the side, plants getting indirect light from this window are working with 51 µmol (285 FC) right now. Growth will still be okay and water usage will be slower than when getting more duration of direct sun (which will typically exceed 1000 µmol or 6000 FC).
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Note: I'm using a spectrometer. This is not an app.
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The top shelves are going to the Hoyas today for #

The top shelves are going to the Hoyas today for #waxplantwednesday but probably won't stay here for the long term since there is too little light (less than 200 FC most of the day and no direct sun) to encourage blooms.
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