9/15/21: Ship Day, photo and links

The following is a break-down of the plants exhibited in the above picture, and where you can acquire them. 

Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)
Currently available on Etsy

Purple Waffle Plant (Hemigraphis alternata) 

Currently available on Etsy


Creeping cucumber vine (Melothria pendula) 

Currently available on Etsy


Croton Mammy (Codiaeum variegatum) 
Currently available on Facebook

Variegated Purple Waffle Plant, 'Snow White' variety (Hemigraphis alternata 'Snow White')

Currently available on Etsy





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