07/21/2021
Finally finished planting the eleven head planters I made with rare exotic plants. Keeping them alive in their small containers with no drainage will be a challenge, but I’ve had several for about four years so it can be done. Decided to name them all celestial names, and yes, I talk to them all daily. lol Here is a description of why I picked their name, the plant they have as hair and the finished used to create the look of each head.
Back Row left to right:
Phoebe - an irregular satellite of Saturn. It moves around Saturn in the opposite direction of most of the other moons. The names literal translation is “bright and shining.” (Ric Rac Cactus - Antique Pewter Finish)
Cassiopeia - a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty. (Rat Tail Cactus - Coppered Bronze Finish)
Lyra - is a small constellation that lies in the northern sky. It represents the lyre, a musical instrument with strings used in antiquity and later times. The constellation is associated with the myth of the Greek musician and poet Orpheus. (Monkey Tail Cactus - Antique Brass/Sunlite Brass Finish)
Rigel - generally the seventh-brightest star in the night sky and the brightest star in the constellation of Orion—though periodically it is outshone within the constellation by the variable Betelgeuse. Light from Rigel (left of center) is reflected of the ghostly Witch Head nebula. (Pencil Cactus - Desert Rose Gold/Copper Rose Finish)
Aurora - As in the Aurora Borealius, or Northern Lights, an aurora is a display of light in the sky. This name originates from the Roman goddess of the dawn or morning and literally means “dawn" in Latin. In our world the lights result from electrically charged particles in the earth's atmosphere. In The Golden Compass, the lights of the aurora illuminate a passage to another world. It's almost as if the northern lights symbolize all that is magical, mystical, and unknown. (Dogtail Cactus - Golden Patina Finish)
Middle Row left to right:
Vulpecula - a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly known simply as the fox. It was identified in the seventeenth century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle. (Hindu Rope Plant - Patina Copper Finish)
Bellatrix - Means "female warrior" in Latin. This is the name of the star that marks the left shoulder of the constellation Orion. It is the 3rd brightest star in this constellation and renders women born under its influence lucky and loquacious; or as old Thomas Hood said, "Women born under this constellation shall have mighty tongues." (Perennial Hen & Chicks / Sedum and Cacti - Stone Finish)
Himalia - is the tenth of Jupiter's known satellites. In Greek mythology Himalia was a nymph who bore three sons of Zeus. (Ruby Necklace Succulent - Oiled Bronze Finish)
Front Row left to right:
Elara - a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter; it is the eighth-largest moon of Jupiter. Originally a French name, the feminine form of Alar, the name of a Breton (Brittany) saint. St. Alar is Patron Saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths and a protector of horses Curly Orchid - Gunmetal/Gold Finish)
Titania - is the largest of the moons of Uranus and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System. Also used in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream; she is the queen of the fairies. (Old Man’s Beard - Titanium Finish)
Vega - is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra, the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere. As you look up at the Milky Way you can't help but notice a really bright star just off the Northwest edge of the band. That star is the renowned Vega. The Spanish surname Vega is a topographical name that means "dweller in the meadow" or "one who lives on a plain.” (Star Fish Cactus - Aged Copper Finish)
