If you are a self-confessed plantlady or plantman, and you feel this extra-special affinity with plants as I do, you might find this list of 20 random things about crazy plant people' quite relatable.
- You enjoy coffee or tea in the company of your greenie.
- You spend your breaks taking snapshots of the plant nearest you with your cup of coffee or tea.
- You wish you had a bathtub so you can enjoy long, relaxing, warm baths on weekends, and also, so your plants can shower together!
- You see a stunning plant on another plantlover's instagram feed and your mind is saying, "I need this plant in my care!"
- You've just learned the common name of a plant, but you go get your smartphone and Google the scientific name and cultivar.
- Flame Violet (Episcia cupreata)
- You often go home with more plants than you originally intended to buy.
- You go out to buy something at the grocer's, the bookshop or the mall, and you typically go home with new houseplants.
- You justify your plant hoards by reasoning that you are doing it for important health reasons - to purify air and remove chemical residues in your house or apartment.
- You get all excited seeing a new leaf, a new shoot, roots or anything that signifies your plant is happy.
- You see a plant that isn't being treated well outside and you want to go and rescue it.
- To have a plant that successfully rooted or recovered under your care is a such proud moment.
- You take a photo of your favorite book, food, artwork, and you need a plant to photobomb.
- Some or most photos of yourself has a plant over your face.
- You take more plantshelfies than selfies.
- You greet your plants Goodmornng, Hello, and Goodnight!
- You find yourself imagining various ways to style your plants even when they are sitting perfectly fine in their shelves at the moment.
- Apart from plants you're dying to have, your wishlist includes terra cotta pots, ceramic planters, jute plant baskets, macrame plant hangers, and gorgeous watering vessels & misters.
- You're going on vacation and part of your preparations include finding a reliable plant sitter to take care of your plants the whole time you're away.
- One of your biggest dilemmas is keeping your plants and pets safe from each other. As a petlover and plantperson, you make yourself well-aware about which plants are toxic and which plants are not, and keeping your toxic plants out of reach of your dear dogs and cats.
- You dream of having your own nursery someday, complete with all kinds of tropical plants, cacti. succulents, and ferns.
- The botanical garden is your happy place!
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