Last year, my wife received a houseplant from a Filipino who lived in the same apartment building, which prompted her to start buying potted plants as well.
She wanted something she could grow indoors, so she went to the gardening section of Viva Home the other day and bought two potted plants.
We bought two types of caladiums, one with red leaves with a green border and one with green with a white pattern.
Caladiums are said to be sensitive to direct sunlight, so they are perfect for indoor use.
My wife is happy to have them on either side of the TV in the living room.
My wife's mother also liked to grow potted plants, and apparently had pots around the house.
Since there is a lot of natural greenery around my wife's parents' house, I would think that there is no need to go to the trouble of growing houseplants, but apparently not.
The Corona disaster has apparently caused a boom in the growing of houseplants in Manila and other large cities. Well, in a city where greenery is scarce, houseplants that please the eye are probably very valuable.
My mother was not good at growing plants. So she always let them die. A friend of my mother's gave her a shakoba cactus, but it almost died, so I ended up taking care of it.
Plants are living creatures just like humans, so it is heartbreaking to let them die. Nowadays, it is easy to find out how to grow plants on the Internet, so we can enjoy them for a long time without letting them die, except for annuals.
You may think I'm an idiot, but I also say to plants, "Good morning. How are you? You are beautiful," and so on. I feel that this makes the plants feel more energetic. I believe that although we may not be able to communicate in words, we can communicate in vibrations.
My wife enjoys taking care of the potted plants, so I solely call out to them.
