Three live in my bedroom.
Marilyn
Lipstick Plant: I’ve looked up
“Lipstick Plant” on the internet, and none of them look anything like Marilyn.
But Wayno told me she was a lipstick plant, and I choose to believe Wayno.
There is so much garbage on the internet these days! When I was a kid, you
could believe everything you read online, but now you have to sort through the
crap! Marilyn moved with him from New York City to Yakima to Hood River. She is
the sole survivor of Wayno’s house plants. So, you understand when she took Ill
last fall, I was sad, it tugged at my strings to see her suffer. I actually
thought she had passed. As I was cutting her back for disposal, I noted two
tiny specs of green. It’s a miracle! Marilyn survived. She’s not the robust
plant she once was, but she is growing. Marilyn is a survivor!
Marilyn Manson
Lipstick Plant: Well, if Marilyn is
a lipstick plant then so is Marilyn Manson. He is nothing if not his mother’s
son. Marilyn Manson and Pho have struck up a close friendship. One is seldom
seen without the other. Their gender bending ways give them an esprit that is
hard to describe. Marilyn Manson and Pho take turns taking care of Marilyn. A very tight cadre.
/Species Unknown:When I bought it is was called a Faux Palm. It traveled with
me from Oregon. When we first moved to California, Pho (Pronounced like ‘faux’)
bleached some of its fronds blond to blend in with the hip lifestyle of the
Inland Empire. Then it decided it was non-binary and asexual. I’m not sure why my house plants have such confusing personal lives. Yes, Pho got some shit over her
announcement in the flora community. There was some open hostility in the outdoor
community. It decided to move inside the condo and it has thrived. Pho’s growth
in the year+ in SoCal has been amazing. All its blond fronds are gone and it
truly seems happy sitting in the window, watching little old people toddle by.
They have a strong support group, rooming with Marilyn and Marilyn Manson.
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