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MickeyLuv'r
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Wow!
Some of my favorites are the little jarred plants they sell in the Land. I don't really have a photo though because at present we only have 1 and it is suddenly not doing very well. I'm not sure why. We didn't open the jar and it was in the same location as many others before it: light, but not direct sunlight.
In the past, we had a vanilla plant that did quite well for...I think over 5 years.
Growing up, we had a palm tree that lived indoors for over 30 years. Mind, I'm not sure it came from WDW. I think it was older than Epcot, but I know it came from Florida. It started as a tiny palm tree in a box. We didn't do anything special to care for it. It was a little spindly, but otherwise grew well for many years.
I recently learned the Epcot jarred plants have somewhat of a cult following. The unusual ones are usually sold out by noon.
While not WDW, we also have a crazy orchid that we bought at the now long-gone Orchid World. (World of Orchids?) It was up on 192, just off WDW property. When we first bought it, it was just over a foot tall. (A pain to get home.) For about 7years it didn't change at all, and never flowered. Then I learned that they like uneven temps, and a little bit of cold air. I put it by a window, and spring/fall I crack the window just a little bit. It needs the day/night temp and humidity difference. Anyhow it finally flowered! Not only that, but grew to over 5 feet tall, and the roots completely grew out of the original pot. Most of the roots are just out in the air in all directions, and we can't move it because it is intertwined with the metal frame/shelf it is on. We semi-jokingly think it has become carnivorous and eats any insects/spiders that happen to come indoors. We have named it Audrey. We don't talk to any other plants, but always say something nice to this orchid. It blooms regularly and has white+ purple blooms. It is about 15 years old.
Last, we've bought a fair number of plumerias from Epcot/WDW. They usually die after a few years, but one has lived for about 15 years. We have never been able to get it to bloom though. Maybe this will be the year!
Some of my favorites are the little jarred plants they sell in the Land. I don't really have a photo though because at present we only have 1 and it is suddenly not doing very well. I'm not sure why. We didn't open the jar and it was in the same location as many others before it: light, but not direct sunlight.
In the past, we had a vanilla plant that did quite well for...I think over 5 years.
Growing up, we had a palm tree that lived indoors for over 30 years. Mind, I'm not sure it came from WDW. I think it was older than Epcot, but I know it came from Florida. It started as a tiny palm tree in a box. We didn't do anything special to care for it. It was a little spindly, but otherwise grew well for many years.
I recently learned the Epcot jarred plants have somewhat of a cult following. The unusual ones are usually sold out by noon.
While not WDW, we also have a crazy orchid that we bought at the now long-gone Orchid World. (World of Orchids?) It was up on 192, just off WDW property. When we first bought it, it was just over a foot tall. (A pain to get home.) For about 7years it didn't change at all, and never flowered. Then I learned that they like uneven temps, and a little bit of cold air. I put it by a window, and spring/fall I crack the window just a little bit. It needs the day/night temp and humidity difference. Anyhow it finally flowered! Not only that, but grew to over 5 feet tall, and the roots completely grew out of the original pot. Most of the roots are just out in the air in all directions, and we can't move it because it is intertwined with the metal frame/shelf it is on. We semi-jokingly think it has become carnivorous and eats any insects/spiders that happen to come indoors. We have named it Audrey. We don't talk to any other plants, but always say something nice to this orchid. It blooms regularly and has white+ purple blooms. It is about 15 years old.
Last, we've bought a fair number of plumerias from Epcot/WDW. They usually die after a few years, but one has lived for about 15 years. We have never been able to get it to bloom though. Maybe this will be the year!
That is so awesome. I’m sorry they don’t live that long.
MickeyLuv'r
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Love it
MickeyLuv'r
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thanks!
Plants are always a bit of hit or miss. Though it would probably help if I more closely followed the specific directions.
I recently talked to a local specialist though, and nobody has 100% success with plants. When they thrive, they can be amazingly resilient.
That is an incredibly magic item to have… So cool… I’m hoping to go to Disneyland in September… Well, I know I’m going I’m just hoping to stay at a Disneyland hotel… That’s really awesome
MickeyLuv'r
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I remember those bulbs!
As a kid, that is what our holiday bulbs looked like, except yellow.
Only things is, in those days the strands were the kind where if one bulb went out, the whole strand went out, and people replaced only the burnt-out bulb. Every year, it took quite a while to figure out which bulb/bulbs were the culprit. It was also easy to break bulbs in the process.
Still, they looked nice when they were all lit! We also liked that our lights were just like the ones in the parade.