-Pam Scott- Do you remember being a kid and finding out that there are plants that eat animals? Chances are you probably thought that was, without a doubt, the coolest thing in the entire world. Every day we have children coming into the shop, bursting with excitement to see our carnivorous plants. The fact is that many of us at Fifth Season consider carnivorous plants to be the coolest plants on earth. Carnivorous plants are bog plants that have evolved to live in low nutrient, highly … [Read more...] about Clever and Deadly Carnivores
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Weird Houseplants
-Ginny Shafer- Anyone who has seen my “human teeth” earrings knows that I love all things strange and macabre, and the popularity of Halloween tells me I’m not the only one! In honor of All Hallows Eve, I want to take some time to highlight a few of the creepiest house plants we regularly carry at Fifth Season. Ficus microcarpa The first thing I thought when I saw this bonsai is that its bulbous, twisted trunk looks just like a mandrake out of the Harry Potter series. As any Harry … [Read more...] about Weird Houseplants
