No, those aren't peas!

They Are 
THE:
*STRING of PEARLS*

Picture from Hirt's Gardens

Since, I can remember I've always wanted the String of Pearls plant. I LOVE the way those pearl strands cascade over the sides and hang there.
I did manage to acquire one a few years back but had no luck with it. But since that time I have realized that location, location, location is everything to a plant. 

Give a shade loving plant too much sun and it will shrivel up and die. Give a sun loving plant too much shade and it to will die. 

I can't wait try and grow this beauty again!

FACTS:

Origin:  S.W. Africa

Family: Compositae

Other Names:  None (that I know of)

This should be a fairly easy to grow plant that likes it Sunny.

AGAVE stricta rubra ~ Porcupine OR Plant?

 

Picture from Amazon.com

Wow! Just LOOK at this plant. The reddish color is fantastic!
When the plants are closed they look little mounds. 
AND 
then when they open they completely remind me of a porcupine with the spikes.
Can you see it? or is it just me.....
These grow fairly large (to be a house plant) around 30cm (which equals approximately 12 inches) tall & wide.

FACTS:

Origin:  Mexico

Family: Agavaceae 

Habitat: Open desert 

Other names:  Hedgehog Agave, Globe Agave, Needle Leaf Agave, Needle Agave 

This plant is even easy to start with seeds! 
Check it out here.

Why, Why, Why I MUST continue to grow!

(Lime Flower)

I can't believe it happened. I had nearly 100 plants (hahaha-did I just say that? yes,yes I did!) when we (hubby and I) decided to put our house up for sale. Every realtor told us the same thing we needed to get the house cleared of  ALL soap (P.S. I Love Soap Co)& Plants needed to dwindle and dwindle down a lot. 

So what was I too do?

 Well, I picked out the plants that where near and dear to my heart and started to get rid of the rest. Since, I was selling soap at the local farmers market it was easy to give them away. I would take boxes of plants and place a FREE sign (because who doesn't like something for FREE) and they would be gone by 10am. It broke my heart but it's something that I had to do.

I have to say I was a  bit unhappy but My hubby told me that I would be able to begin my collection again and that it would be FUN! 

Well, I have to admit it sounds like a lot of fun! AND so I must continue to grow but this time I'm thinking unique and flowering.

Do YOU have a favorite unique & flowering house plant? Leave a comment below and  THANKS for stopping by! :)