Most people set aside money for their children in their wills. Some even arrange to take care of their pets. But their plants?
Yes, some people are now including their plants in their wills.
A Pittsburgh woman has set aside $5,000 in her will so that a friend can take care of her huge philodendron after her death, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.
Some plants can live 70 years. And it can cost a fortune to care for and feed them.
The plant listed as a beneficiary in Ronna Scoratow’s will is 42 years old. It has outlived her other companions, a cat, dogs and a bird.
She said she knows the plant will outlive her, and her siblings are not interested in plants. She has no children. So she is leaving the money to a friend to take care of the plant.
The plant was a foot tall when she got it in 1972. Now, it is so large it cost $370 to move it the last time she changed residences.
She has many other plants but has not made arrangements for them to be cared for. She said she has a special love for the philodendron because she has had it the longest.
Her lawyer said it was the first time he had ever included money to care for a plant in a will.
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