Episode 154: the price of rare plants
On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts
Jane Perrone
4.9 • 782 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2020
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Prices for so-called unicorn plants have gone sky high as the houseplant trend continues to explode, but this week I am asking: is any plant really worth that much? Plus I answer a listener question about marks on a moon cactus and we hear from listener Basma.
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| 0:29.6 | Music I'm Jane Barone and this is on the ledge and this episode is served rare and a little bit salty. |
| 0:58.7 | In this week's show, I will be giving you my very personal opinions about house plant prices, |
| 1:07.2 | rare house plants, and what it all means for us house plant growers. |
| 1:12.1 | And I'll also be bringing you a new listener in Meet the Listener. |
| 1:16.8 | And I'm answering a question about marks on a moon cactus. |
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