Fantasia is waking up w/inflo! It's early, but I'm happy!!!
Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia
8 years ago
Kukiat's Fantasia pushing an inflo!!!
I found this while I was giving my trees (upstairs) a little water since it's been October that they had water The leafs are pushing and I need to give them a little.. So I found a super prize!! Stoked , actually !!!
laura
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8 years agoUpdated picture of my Fantasia.. It looks like she is going to hold onto her Inflo and is looking nice and healthy!!!
Let the summer begin.. ( I still have two weeks before I bring them outside tho..). Sniff, sniff.. ;-)
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