the Sprouting Botanist is a journal of my plant care journey.

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Spring Garden Photo Tour
Spring Garden Photo Tour

It’s the last day of spring and summer solstice! I thought I would post a photo tour of spring highlights from the garden.

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My Favourite Plant Shops
My Favourite Plant Shops

I’m asked quite often where I get my plants. I thought I would post some of my favourite go to places. Since I live in Oakville most are in Toronto and the surrounding areas.

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How I care for my Prayer Plants
How I care for my Prayer Plants

I thought I would write about how I take care of my Prayer plants which includes my Calathea, Stromanthe, Ctenanthe and Maranta.

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Hi, I’m Eric, thanks for stopping by it’s really nice to

meet you. Welcome to the Sprouting Botanist. A journal of all the plant things.

I’m starting this journal since I find that I often can’t tell if a plant has grown or changed since I first added it to my collection. Then I look back at pictures and realize how well (or not well) they’ve done.

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This baby leaf on my Anthurium clarinervium is growing up into a teenager 🥰. Its starting to become a darker green which is making the veining stand out more. I’m still surprised how quickly it bounced back from being imported from Indonesia
I know I’ve been posting a lot about Hydrangeas lately! But that’s cause they are all in bloom right now (expect more to come 😂). Here’s another post about another one in my garden. This Hydrangea macrophylla came with our house w
I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday! Happy #waxplantwednesday everyone ! 🌱💚 I’ve added a new Hoya to my collection! Meet my Hoya haloconensis. I love the less common plants that @crystalstarnursery offers! Thanks so much for
I haven’t posted about my Calathea ‘Warscewiczii’ in such a long time! It’s such a stunner and deserves so more attention! It has the most velvety leaves out of all my houseplants. It’s one of the Calatheas that has to
Completely forgot to post this update for the new leaf on my Anthurium crystallinum ‘Dark form’. It’s not so new anymore 🤦🏻‍♂️. This was the leaf a couple of weeks ago. The red was almost gone and the green started to come th
Plants never stop amazing me! It’s pretty clear why this plant has the common name of Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’) 🎈. I love watching how these blooms “inflate” themselves until they burs