Spiderwort aka Widow's Tears aka Cow Slobber (Tradescantia) is an edible but very slimy plant due to its high concentration of mucilage. This slime loves to grab onto sugar in your digestive tract and hold it tightly, preventing the sugar from moving into your blood stream. This weed is found all over the world, has a round stem with alternating leaves, and the leaves have a parallel vein structure. The flowers have three petals and six stamen. The cut stalk will ooze lots of slime. Puree the pl

Dieffenbachia Update🌿 So many different colors and varieties! I’m so drawn to Dieffenbachia, they can also be quite the statement in your space. One second they’re thriving and the next, they’re not. 🙈I know I’m not the only one who has experienced this. I’m sure it’s something I did (probably lack of water). We can only move forward from here, 6 month update, the biggin in the middle is a Dieffenbachia crocodile, and she’s pretty happy! I love the purple Tradescantia at the base, the combo is