Through most of December, I kept a potted poinsetta sitting on Susan in our dining room. I loved having something beautiful and alive on our plain brown table when we weren't using it. Christmas is long past now, and the poinsetta is looking a bit spent, but I wasn't ready to go back to having a boring table again . . .
. . . until I walked into Trader Joe's today and saw these little guys. AWWW! I don't think I'll keep the pink heart past Valentine's Day, but I love these cute little succulents in their shiny, gold pot.
I also bought this little plant for my nightstand. The photo doesn't do its coloring justice (it's got beautiful, iridescent leaves, streaked with deep purple). I had no clue what it was, so I Googled "sparkly purple plant" and immediately found a bunch of webpages about my new little friend. According to this page, my plant is a tradescantia zebrina, commonly known as Wandering Jew. It's a member of the spiderwort family, so I've decided to call it "Spidey." The webpage also said it's "very tough and will thrive in almost any conditions indoors." My kinda plant!
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