Plants are the Strangest People

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Because those are the plants' names. (Also see the post I wrote on botanical names, plant snobbery, etc.)

Lynn P. Griffith, Jr. Tropical Foliage Plants: a Grower's Guide (Amazon • B&N)
Lynn P. Griffith, Jr. Tropical Foliage Plants: a Grower's Guide, 2nd Ed. (Amazon • B&N • Powell's)

Ellen Zachos. Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants (Amazon • B&N • Powell's)

Blotanical Awards 2008 -- Best Indoor Gardening Blog (tie for 1st place)
Blotanical Awards 2009 -- Best Iowa Blog (1st place)
Blotanical Awards 2009 -- Best Educational Garden Blog (3rd place)
Blotanical Awards 2009 -- Best Container Gardening Blog (3rd place)
Blotanical Awards 2009 -- Best Blog Name (3rd place)

Interflora Top 50 Flower and Garden Blogs (as of 30 Sep 2009; they claim it's subject to fluctuation)

Mouse and Trowel 2010 -- Best Indoor Gardening Blog (winner)
Mouse and Trowel 2010 -- Post of the Year (for List: Houseplants You’ll Want to Be Growing During the Zombie Apocalypse of 2014) (winner)
Mouse and Trowel 2010 -- Best Writing (finalist)
Mouse and Trowel 2010 -- Best Container Gardening Blog (finalist)