>My Crown-of-Thorns is feeling well and showing it, currently:
![Photobucket](https://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn108/ailanreanter/ailyblog/christusdornblueh01.jpg)
(It will hopefully ignore that I turned it around for this photo. *g*)
My Croton got company- I wanted another plant with expressive greenery to go with it.
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It is a Calathea. Some googling also turned up the complete name: Calathea roseopicta.
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Both like it warm from below, which makes them the ideal candidates for my window sills which get very warm when the heating is on.
The little name-tag said that this plant will fold in for „sleeping“ at night, I am most curious now.
My orchids!
The second branch with flowers is now starting to bloom seriously:
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In the pot live two offshoots and both look most promising. The bigger one even attempts to make a stalk for blooming:
![Photobucket](https://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn108/ailanreanter/ailyblog/offshoot01.jpg)
This is the smaller one- the knob in the middle might be the start for a stalk, too:
![Photobucket](https://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn108/ailanreanter/ailyblog/offshoot02.jpg)
Almost unearthly fragile and delicate:
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A post of somewhat fuzzy cuteness will follow soon, stay tuned.