Indoor Gardening and Houseplants: Love Is Like A Butterfly :), 1 by kimskreations

kimskreations wrote:
UPDATE:

Here is the information I received from the Seller I won these from:

Hi Kim, I will tell you what I do to keep them happy. You see from the plants you received they are growing well with new leaves coming up. It took some trial and error, with watering being the most difficult obstacle.I will say the mauve leaved variety is easier to keep. I am is South Florida(subtropical) which suits these plants as they are Zone 11. I have them outside under a shade cloth, facing west.I mist them daily.They are in a tray with moisture beneath, to keep the humidioty up.I let them get dry, but not dried out, surface dry before watering.I feed with superthrive and fish emulsion applying with a turkey baster! Now, I keep my anthurium in a east facing bathroom window, along with some very demanding begonias and they love the diffuse light and moisture. I would be careful of the window sill in Maine if there is a chill. As for the Fire fern Oxalis, the are known to be tempermental and sometimes are Shocky with transplant but they should bounce back. Please keep in touch. If you are unhappy with your purchase I will make ammends. If I think of anything else I will let you know.

Needless to say, my poor baby has gone down hill daily since arriving :(
It's breaking my heart but I'm still trying the best I can to make her happy. I can see that there is NO WAY this plant is going to make it.
I wrote to the seller and told her that I was sure she wasn't going to live and the seller has already reimbursed me for her.
I told her that I would certainly be a repeat customer of hers since she stood behind her plants but that I would be back in the spring and that I wouldn't be trying this plant again.

Such a sad ending to such a cute plant but this one is certainly better suited for those with the proper tropical environments and I can't provide that for sure.

Here is my poor plant today:

Kim