Eleven of them. Nobody can leave.
They have been in this room for years. They cannot move, they cannot get away from each other, and every one of them knows their own care sheet by heart.
The core six
These carry the strips. Character pages scale; four panels do not.Mille
Kalanchoe daigremontiana · mother of thousands
Hundreds of children, knows where every one of them is, none of them call.
no. 02Frederick
Ficus lyrata · fiddle leaf fig
Catastrophises on a decade delay. Not Freddie — nobody has ever earned Freddie.
no. 03Sister
Phalaenopsis · moth orchid
A nun, and before her vows a hair stylist. She never stopped.
no. 04Clare
Anthurium clarinervium
Professionally Madame Clarinervium. The fraud on the shelf who happens to be right.
no. 05Katarina
Alocasia · elephant ear
Katie to her face. Retreats every winter, returns in spring faintly insulted that everyone panicked.
no. 06Monty
Monstera deliciosa 'White Monster'
Beautiful, slow, and structurally incapable of feeding himself on one whole side.
The bench
They recur. They just don't carry.Vera
Aloe vera
Has a remedy for your problem regardless of what your problem is.
no. 08Vinnie
Dionaea muscipula · Venus flytrap
All threat, no reach. Three inches tall and unaware of it.
no. 09Canaan
Begonia maculata · polka dot begonia
Certain there is a better shelf. Will never arrive. Has to be propped up, literally.
no. 10Constance
Spathiphyllum · peace lily
Collapses dramatically, recovers within the hour, would like an apology.
no. 11Vic
Dracaena trifasciata · snake plant
Needs nothing, says less, regards everyone else's requirements as a personal failing.
In the wings
Written, not launched. An arrival is a story you can spend once.Gabi
Colocasia esculenta · taro
A working plant among decoratives. The site's first arrival, held back so it lands as an event.