Don't they know what we want for Christmas is more plants?! LOL! If that's a Syngonium, the 3-part leaves are "mature." Did you take your pics after the sun went down? Doesn't look like there's much light but that always happens with indoor night-time pics. I've not had one get to that point (mature leaves) but it's really cool to see that it's possible on an indoor-size plant and the fact that it was staked is probably (from my very elementary and informal education about such things) what caused it to morph to mature leaves. Oh woe is the confusion caused by renaming! As if learning how to spell one 14-syllable name isn't enough! The Wiki article for Syngonium says, "Syngonium podophyllum is the most commonly cultivated species, being used as a houseplant since the late 19th century. It was originally confused with the similar-looking African genus Nephthytis, and this is still used as a common name for the plant. It was given its own genus in 1879." So nobody should feel bad since the confusion has been going on for 130+ years and being actively perpetuated by the suppliers/stores. ...But if there's really two different plants, how to tell them apart if the names are used interchangeably, and/or know which plant one has compared to the (hundreds?) of Syngoniums? Is the African one rare? Do they make similar-looking mature leaves? Of course googling "Nephthytis" (which can't even be said out loud and is therefore a stupid word to retain as a common name for anything) brings up all pics of what looks like Syngoniums to me. I think my honey is right when he says they are all "Steve." Whew!

Those are all really pretty. I love the curly texture on the them. The colors in the first and third iris are a mix of the colors in some old (probably heirloom) iris that I have. I'm waiting for them to bloom. So far only my short bearded purple ones (also heirlooms) have started blooming. MeMo

We had a 240v Monogram Advantium before the fire that I loved, but the microwave wasn't the easiest to use with the dial (I just did the +30 button a bunch of times since it was quicker). I totally geeked out on the playing with the 4 heat choices in combination though and I had really good results most of the time. We replaced it with a Thermador Pro steam and I'm still getting used to it. I haven't really "cooked" anything yet, but as advertised, it heats up leftovers really well--so well things taste just as well the next day as the first. It doesn't reheat at microwave speed though so things take a while. The water is kinda putzy though. You aren't supposed to keep the tank full so you pretty much need to clean the oven and drain the tank after every use. I'm looking forward to having some time to play with it and learn to use it more. For a microwave, we got a small Panasonic Inverter for $100 at Costco and it is one of the best MVs I've ever used. It's wicked fast and actually can soften butter without melting it. I'm glad I didn't drop a grand on a fancy drawer unit like I was originally considering.

Geranium carolinianum?