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All my plants living inside got a name. Am I the only one doing this?

Its kind of fun to say stuff like "yeh i have to water Gerta" or "I am living with Gerta, Liselotte, Bums, Godwin, Waldemar and Dawn" :P

How did you name your plants? If you do.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mine are all called Eric. It's much easier to remember.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's my name! Am I a plant?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Have you checked your DNA lately? lol

Everything in or around our house that lives but is not human is called Eric. Lizards, spiders, everything. My wife is different. She's called Erica.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fair, dont have too many plants, so is okay, also they all have name tags ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have no indoor plants any more but way too many outdoor versions. I do have six cats and they all have different names :)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I don't but I do give my ugly/sick plants nicknames like "Dying plant" or "One leaf". The nickname usually sticks after the plant is healthy again. Dying plant is now a 2 meter high tomato plant full of blossom and Oneleaf has 3 leaves now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only a few... now I feel bad for all the unnamed

My big alocasia zebrina is Stampy, and my little amazonicas are Thing 1 and Thing 2

Jack is my hatiora salicornioides, and Sally is the tradescantia that lives next to him

My beautiful old mess of coppertone sedum is Grampus

The reaching tradescantia under my office window is Medusa

Gollum jade is named Coral

And my peperomia graveolens is Ruby

Some are not overly creative, lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

those name don't have to be creative :P but sounds fun!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

haha fair, but I do feel like I need to hear the story of how Bums got its name

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well thats kind of easy! There is a postcard saying "und so bekam er ganz profan den namen >>bums<<". And i saw it while searching for a name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I do! I’ve got Elphaba, Hawthorne, Sonic, and Phil among others lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sometimes and sometimes not. Depends on how much shit they give me… the harder ones to take care of usually get a name

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I used to, now I have so many that's it's enough work to remember the species names.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have 12, each with its own name haha. It's usually just a play on their species name though, so it is easier to remember initially :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some do, some don't. My Lithops was named something ridiculous like Sir Buttington III.... no wonder it decided to die on me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hm Olaf, Olaph and Œlaph thought the same ... now only Olaf and Œlaph are with us anymore.