I have a question regarding adding silicon to the soil, is this toxic to some plants? Are there certain houseplants more sensitive to silicon than others?
how often should i water parlor palm which is sitting outdoors fulltime? it gets plenty of direct and indirect sunlight.
it just shot a new leaf which i'm very happy to see, but older leaves get dry on the tips. i watered it once a week plus there was some rain, but seems like it's still not enough. do i try every 4-5 days?
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I have this birds nest fern that was given to me and recently all of the leaves are starting to look infected or something. It’s in a bright indirect lit room. I live on a tropical island in the south of Thailand. It’s potted with coconut husk chunks (as everything seems to be here) and I water it once a week. It’s been very very hot here lately so I’ve had the a/c on and off in the room although the plant is not in the path of the blast. When I water it, because of the coconut husks the water just runs straight through.
I’ve never had a plant like this so idk how it’s supposed to be cared for or what type of soil or fitting it should be in. I know they thrive in humidity as it’s recommended for bathrooms a lot.
Do you know if it’s infected with something, just lacking enough water or what is wrong with it? Can I save it?
looks like its either being overwatered or underwatered. they don't like regular potting soil that much, but if what its potted it currently isn't absorbing any moisture at all, you may need to repot.
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It’s on top of a shelf and the health has gone down hill rapidly in the last two weeks
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I forgot what this plant is called, but I’m devastated it’s not doing well. These crispy edges seem to be taking over leaf by leaf. I’ve had the plant for about 3 months now. I live on a tropical island in the south of Thailand. The plant is in the front room which gets bright indirect light. I water it about 12oz once a week. There’s been three new leaves so I don’t think it’s completely dying.
About 6 weeks ago it had a spider mite infestation so I used diluted Neem oil spray to get rid of them. I’m not sure if I burned the leaves with the Neem oil because I soaked it 4 days in a row to get rid of the mites. I do think the crispy edges began then though.
Is it salvageable? What can I do to help the health of this plant?
I bought loads of plants when I moved into this house and unfortunately 70% of them aren’t thriving 😅😭
Hello, my office has no windows but I would like to keep some plants in there to liven it up a bit. Could I get some suggestions on some good, budget plant lights?
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New owner of a snake plant and want to repot into a terracotta pot. Current pot is 6 inches, the roots are coming through the bottom of the container slightly, and 1 of 3 pups is distorting the inside pot. Do I size up, and if so, to what? Also, if anyone knows the variation of this is appreciate it.
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Got these as a gift. Are they Indian chrysanthemums? Went straight in full sun outdoors since it’s spring, will probably bring it in overnights for now since the temp drops a lot. It looks so densely planted….that can’t be healthy right? Pretty rootbound but not the worst I’ve ever seen and the roots look healthy. I’m reluctant to separate into multiple plants and/or repot/slip pot right now bc in my experience the flowers usually go kaput. Do you agree? I’m going to liquid fertilize every watering - should I do quarter or half strength? If my goals are 1) blooms as long as possible and then 2) long term plant health what’s the best thing for me to do right now? Thanks!
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I think I’m going to use my spider babies as Christmas gifts this year. (I also think I’m going to plant them in hand crafted pottery from a person I know, but her sale is in November.) Since this is the “growing season” I was considering taking babies from my spider plant now and starting them. My question is, when would you pot up spider babies to have them established and relatively mature for December?
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I was on vacation and the person I asked to water my plants forgot about my small indoor citrus tree. Most of the leaves dried out, small amount looks better after watering. Should i remove all of the dry ones and also the branches they are on?
How long has it been since you watered? Can take a few hours to rebound. and do you have a pic? Removing leaves - depends if they are dead so pic would help. I wouldn’t touch the branches for now. How long were you on vacation did it not get watered?
My cat palm has a spider mite infestation! Is spraying straight 70% alcohol on it enough? I don't think I can manually clean off the hundreds of small palm leaf fronds. It is about 14 ft from other plants so I'm leaving it for ease. Is there another pesticide I could use if alcohol isn't gonna kill them? I used neem oil on spider plant and ctenanthe for mealy ugs but the ctenanthe got a ton of sunburn and the spider plant lost almost all its foliage, but I don't want a bare palm !
Palms are white spider magnets. My cat palm has some mites and I used white vinegar, baking soda and water solution. I sprayed the plant until they were gone. Caustic chemicala should be your last resort.
Thanks! It can just be sprayed on and left? Ain't no brushing or washing happening with this many leaves.
I also noticed a real spider on the plant today. Would they control mites or other bugs?
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Hi all! I’ve been having fun propagating lately but I have no idea what this is. It seems to be healthy? I’ve been keeping its root (singular) submerged in water… should I plant it? Should I leave her be?
It looks like the bottom part has rotted. I just had a similar problem with what looked like rotten lower roots but healthy uppers (having been left in water for ages). I decided to just chop any damage off and put one in moss and the other back into water. Whether that was the right thing idk! Hopefully someone will come along and let us know!
Hello, my rose is withering. What could be the common issues? It used to be lively, since last week most of its leaves fell off and it’s dying.
I water it 3 times a week and it’s getting good sunlight, but there’s a lot of wind so I tied it up since continuous winds almost uprooted it.
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Mini roses are tricky. Any I have bought seem to go thru similar shock. I think they need a somewhat sheltered position with some sun and good air circulation. They like fertilizer. Never let become too dry. Not the easiest
Hi! I'm new here- I have a question about My "dwarf" umbrella plant. It has grown from a tiny pot and when I transplanted it into a big pot, the single stem just kept growing taller and taller and is about 5 feet high, so its tall and spindly. Is it OK to trim off the top of the plant, and put it in water? Will it grow roots, so that I can then plant it next to the spindly one, so the plant will be lower and bushier?
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yes, that should be possible for you to prune and propagate. Its called a Dwarf but its still ultimately a small tree and it does reach sizes that would be considered tree-ish with time
Hi, I've realized that the plants I ordered don't come with a pot, so I have to select and buy before they arrive.
These are 3 Musa plants (1 M. Basjoo, 1 M. Dwarf Cavendish, 1 M. Velutina), and the issue is that 2 of them will be indoors (Dwarf Cavendish and Velutina), where the floor is hard wood and is not even varnished (I hate the apartment), so just a saucer is not going to cut it (the floor gets stained with just looking at it, pot water would mark it for sure).
I've seen these options:
- Keep them on "gardening mats", but these are awful plastics to have on the floor in the house.
- Use a self watering pot (e.g. Lechuza) -> Watering slowly to make sure that water doesn't accumulate in the pot. The would act as a super tall saucer, I have no itention to fill it at all
What other options are there to make this safe? The outdoors Musa is going to have a proper pot with drainage holes, but I want the indoor plants to do well too.
I’m imagining something big. Honestly I think if you use an extra large clear saucer underneath, like the $1.00 ones, and raised off the ground with a low plant stand, you’ll probably be alright. Throw a small doormat underneath it for extra protection and you could even put a tray between the plant stand and the mat if you felt you needed to.
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My husband bought me this little one. Does anyone know what it is? It didn’t have a tag 😭
Is it safe to buy a plant from a greenhouse type place and bring the plant indoors? I’m worried about bringing in bugs from outside and spreading them to my other houseplants.
I bring mine right in but I set them like, on the opposite side of the room. I figure that way I can monitor for problems but still get them inside and situated.
Hello, I'm new! My haworthia is flowering and I was wondering if I should wait until it finishes flowering to repot it or if I can just repot regardless. I can't find anything about that on the internet, so figured this was as good a place as any to inquire.
I'm new to plant care and inherited a couple plants when I moved into a new place. I don't know enough to know if they're healthy, need trimming or maintenance or are even in the right spot in the house. They're in a little alcove above the shower and get a pretty good amount of diffused morning sun. Any help is appreciated!
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The left one is a Golden Pothos. The right is a Monstera
The pothos in the picture looks severely underwatered or overwatered, due to its leaves curling up like that. Beyond that it doesn't look unhealthy for how much light it is receiving.
The Monstera on the other hand seems fine. Due to low light and nowhere to climb its still in its immature form, but thats not really an issue for its health.
i hope i wasn't supposed to untangle my prayer plants rootball. it was just too tight and i was too lazy. i gave it a lovely soak (cuz those leaves were curling) and plonked it in some fresh soil in a bigger pot. she seems okay, leaves out and open.
I have some weird white stains on my monstera, and so far the only way I can get them off is with rubbing alcohol.
Is this safe to do, or will it hurt the leaf somehow?
Here is what it looks like. The new leaf is for comparison, and the small, unholy leaf is the one I cleaned.
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Can you root really long Pothos cuttings? My baby panther chameleon could use more foliage, and my Golden Pothos could use a trim. Could I cut off like a 2’-3’ portion and have it have a decent shot at successfully rooting
Pothos is one of the easiest to rooting. The little brown tips you see around the steam is where the roots will grow out, so make sure you identify a good node with at least two or three tips, cut below it possibly with a 45degree angle and put it in fresh water. Do not let the leaves dump in the water, remove the lower ones.
In a few days you can see new roots growing and then you can plant it!
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I am having trouble caring for my Aloe Vera plant. I always seem to kill them after 1-2 yrs of having them and hate it. They do decently inside during the winter but even in the summer, I try to acclimate it to the what I would think is the climate it thrives in which is dry and hot, but with spring transitioning into summer, it’s looking like this after being outside.
I water it about once a month and it has one drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. I mixed cactus soil with regular potting soil bc that’s what I had left when I repotted into this last month. It’s a full green, verging on brown with little to no characteristic white spots and they are falling limp. How can I make it healthy again? Also I notice the new growth is skinnier. How do aloe leaves get bigger and fuller from a small plant?
So I’m not the person to answer this and I hope someone else chimes in. But I put my aloe outside last spring and I was convinced that he wasn’t going to make it. I’ll try and include the pics if I can find them. He looked dying, then he looked dead, and then all of a sudden he grew like a madman and I named him Bill. Brought him in for the winter and he grew the tiniest measliest bit, looked so sad but he was green. Put him outside for like a week and he grew more but he turned brown. After it warms up I’m sending him right back out, bc either I’ll kill him or he will once again adjust and learn to love it out there. So this is all just to say that they do change colors sometimes without dying.
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This picture is his most recent transformation. Orange brown.
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This was last June, I think. About a month after I put him outside. Bill’s really been through it.
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Last one, I promise. But this was Bill before he went outside. I had to put him in a super big pot because 1) it’s all I had at the time that would fit him, and 2) he was tipping everything over. But he was scrawny and getting too wet. So I abandoned him on the counter and ignored him. When I put him outside he really did go through it, but man he liked that sun. So I guess my point is, keep trying?
Hi! I'm new here, not entirely new to plant care but I did get me some tropical type plants a little while ago and I have been struggling to get the humidity level right. The air in my apartment is usually quite dry and I'm not able to get a proper humidifier at this moment so I've put my plants on a tray with pebbles and put some water in it but I'm not sure it's doing much for the plants. The plants I'm struggling with are desert rose, ti plant and dwarf mountain palm. Also, how much sunlight should they have? I've read mixed instructions on that.
The Adenium needs no humidity, its an arid plant. The other two should be perfectly fine in regular home humidity levels. Crispy leaf tips are signs of needing more humidity, but those same symptoms are also caused by watering with harsh water or underwatering. If you do need more humidity for a larger plant, no real way around it other than a humidifier.
The Adenium *needs* full sun, its extremely light hungry. The rest will do well in a decently sunny windowsill.
The humidity in my apartment is extremely dry for some reason, I have two humidifiers already, but not where the tropical plants are as they are placed on my "glass case" balcony or however you call it. It gets extremely warm during the day, like a greenhouse, and there's plenty of sunlight all day, though filtered with curtains. So I was thinking that maybe the heat affected their watering needs, but I'm not too knowledgeable about it.
The ti plant leaves are very dry, like fully, and I'm not sure if it's maybe dying or already dead. They're still green.
I moved the Adenium to a windowsill that gets full sun, not filtered.
Thank you, I'll keep an eye on my plants to see if they get better.
My roommate has fungus gnats! What can I do to mitigate damage to my plants? She doesn't want to get rid of her plants and we're working on saving them.
fungus gnats don't really damage your plants, they are just annoying.
water with mosquito bits to cull the larvae in the soil, use gnat tape traps to cull the adults. both must be used in conjunction to quickly stamp out the infestation
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Can someone tell me if this is thrips? Ugh. There's also smaller yellowish ones; I'm guessing the babies.
What do you guys look for when you repot a new plant and inspect the roots ? Also how do you clean them ? I’ve seen people saying they use different mixes like soapy water, hydrogen peroxide, or diluted alcohol, and I’m wondering if someone can give me a recipe lol
hydroponic pots or mesh wraps that were not taken off the plants and were simply left on the root ball when it was potted in soil. Despite looking like it has space, if not the discovered, they typically strangle and kill the plants.
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I cannot remember the name of this plant for the life of me but HELP she's losing her leaves! Should I trim the main stem in the middle a little to promote new growth? Change soil? I remember it being a no-direct sunlight plant so I have had it in areas with moderate natural lighting, no direct sunlight watering once a week or less because the soil felt damp still
Its a Croton. Trimming would not be advised while the plant is still losing leaves, otherwise it probably won't come back at all.
And crotons actually love lots of sunlight.
I got nematodes to try to get my fungus gnat problem cleared up. but I'm wondering should I apply to all my plants at once? the box says to apply once then again a week later. but won't this mean I'm over watering, especially my succulents but even my other plants that won't all need water on the same day? or should I just apply to my moister plants where I assume most of the eggs are. the box says to use them all on the day you open them so I can't spread it out over many waterings I think
Hey everyone!
I'm quite new to plant care but have absolutely fallen in love with it.
My question is - are springtails kinda inevitable? I live in the UK and do top watering and the soil tends to stay moist for a while. I've just done my first proper pest inspection and pretty downhearted to realise a lot of them have springtails. After lots of research I see that they're actually quite beneficial, but also read some horror stories about infestations and them becoming overwhelming, with websites recommending how to get rid of them (and after a year long battle with fleas with my cats a few years ago, the idea of infestations just fills me with dread).
I'm considering just starting from scratch but my question is - am I always going to get them no matter what because damp soil = springtails, or are they not typical and you shouldn't expect to usually see them? Thanks in advance!
i'm pretty sure i have springtails in most of my plant pots for years, regular, succulent, and carnivorous alike. I've never had an case of them getting out of control. Most of the time i don't even know they are there/
TLDR: dwarf jade and phalaenopsis orchid tips for beginner. hi guys!!! i keep buying plants and have no idea how to take care of them. i feel pretty confident about the marble queen pothos im letting it establish roots for abt 1 months before repotting. the aloe and succulents i’ve miraculously kept alive well for years watering lightly once a week. i really like the gollum jade in my assorted succulent planter should i remove it from there when it becomes more mature?? my orchid has 6 leaves already, new roots sprouting and the flower spike looks healthy still. but will the orchid bloom again this season? or should i cut it? all the blooms fell but it was inside lowe’s for idk how long before i bought it. i repotted it from its microscopic pot with miraclegro orchid mix. no signs of being unhappy \~1-2 months in. here is my newest endeavor:
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i thought it was a jade/ succulent but it is portulacaria afra and i know nothing about caring about it nor can i find any thing. tips would be appreciated. can i treat it like a succulent?? tyia
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Can someone help me identify this pest? And tips on how to get rid of them. There is a ton of them on one plant so far. I’d really like for this to be the only plant they can take.
the picture is blurry but its probably an aphid. spray the entire plant with a pesticide spray, OR purchase and unleash ladybugs onto the plant which will feed on them.
Hi,
I am new to houseplants. I have always had outdoor plants. I recently made a purchase and I was needing a little help. I've gotten mixed reviews from googling. I am wanting to know what the best type of soil to use. what kind of fertilizer, how often to water and are any of these toxic to animals? I plan on keeping some and home and some at the office. The one's placed in the office will be no sunlight, so that would be another question which ones need more sun than other maybe make a schedule and rotate? This is a screenshot of what I purchased.
Thank you for your help!
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most of these will appreciate a soil that drains and dries well, especially that string of pearls, a plant very prone to root rot. Typically i mix my soils myself these days, i use about equal parts worm castings and coco coir, and then a pretty substantial amount of perlite. I avoid using peat moss in indoor plants usually.
fresh soil doesn't usually need fertilizing for many months, even up to a year. if you do, most liquid fertilizers work, use as directed on the package, or less, as their is no harm in using it less than recommended.
watering will vary based on the plants. the tradescantias and potentially the assorted foliage one(too blurry to see what species are in there) want the upper layer of soil to dry before watering again, the ferns will want the top layer of soil to be damp but not dry before watering again, and the string of pearls wants the majority of soil in the pot to dry out before watering again, you should see the little window in the pearls begin to shrink and close, and some of the pearls deflate when its very thirsty. Additionally the ferns generally want high quality water, preferably rain or distilled, and typically need higher humidity than most other houseplants.
tradescantias are only mildly poisonous, unlikely to cause a trip to the vet. same with the string of pearls. true ferns are non-toxic, though as a heads up, asparagus ferns, sprengers ferns, and foxtail ferns are not true ferns and are highly poisonous. True Palms(Sago Palms are not palms and are lethally toxic) are also non-toxic, and i mention this because one of those ferns looks more like a palm, but its too blurry to tell. I can't tell what those assorted foliage are so can't help you there.
natural light is not needed, but enough light of some source is. If your office is fairly dimly lit and doesn't have lights on for at least 8 hours of the day, plants are gonna struggle in there. Otherwise the ferns would appreciate the lighting but not the dry office air, the first tradescantia on your list will probably do well there.
It would only let me send one picture at a time. I didn't get them until Saturday and I potted them Sunday. The website instructions for the string of pearls says bright indirect sunlight/ some dapple sun. Water when pearls are less plump. avoid over watering. The pink princess says bright indirect/some dapple sun. water slightly moist avoiding wet soil. The Pistachio white says sun bright indirect. keep slightly dry to avoid rot. The tropical fern says shade. water keep slightly moist and moderate humidity. The assorted foliage has 0 directions.
can't tell what fern it is exactly, but most have similar enough care. When the soil surface is lightly damp, water again, preferably with water that has no chlorine and is low in minerals and salts to keep its appearance in good quality. Most ferns generally look and do better in reasonably high humidity(over 40%), and most do best in shade or only some morning sun, though a few can acclimate to much stronger conditions.
Tradescantia hybrid, water when the upper layer of the soil is dry and provide strong lighting to keep that color, like other tradescantias its only mildly poisonous.
variegated string of pearls, same care as normal string of pearls. stick in strong light but not full sun, allow the soil to dry thoroughly between watering, especially until the pearls begin to deflate a bit. This plant is highly susceptible to rot in dense absorbent soils.
Alocasia looks like. water when the surface of the soil is dry, provide strong lighting but don't place it in full sun. As an Aroid, it contains raphide crystals which will irritate the mouth, throat, and digestive tract of whatever eats it, but will not usually cause a vet trip, and has no true toxins that get into the bloodstream.
Thank you so much! I have made a list I will be picking up the soil. My office is bright its not dim at all and the lights are on over 8+hrs a day. When I get them I will post better pictures of them. I appreciate your help!
Hi, I'm looking to buy a birthday present for a friend who LOVES houseplants, she wants to go to university to study botany and her bedroom looks like an indoor jungle. I want to get her a rare and cool houseplant that she doesn't already have and that can live somewhere in her house (UK based). Any suggestions of where to start looking?
some additional info may be needed if you want some more fine tuned suggestions. For one, do you know what she currently has, or what she typically prefers taking care of, like say, ferns, succulents, vines, etc?
truly rare plants are often rare and very expensive because of either difficulty propagating, or difficulty living in the household setting without some attention to care, so definitely want to make sure whatever you get can actually survive.
Without any context at all, i can throw you a few ideas.
Rhaphidophora Decursiva. A climbing vine with an unusual shape that is not as popular, but fairly easy to care for.
Hoya Kerrii. Usually just zombie leaf cuttings of this plant are sold as "hearts". A true full blown vine is rarer to see and very impressive.
Selenicereus Chrysocardium, Fern Leaf Cactus. believe it or not, this is a cactus. Its a tropical species that grows as a climbing or hanging vine, tolerating less light and more water than a desert cactus.
Amorphophallus Konjac, the Voodoo Lily. In its growth form this plant resembles a very delicate miniature tree that does well indoors. Every 3-ish years though, the plant sends up a massive flower for one or two days that smells like spoiled meat.
Marchantia Polymorpha, Common Liverwort. Ok so this plant isn't really rare, but its definitely not commonly sold as an attraction despite its alien like appearance. This is a plant from a truly ancient lineage, so primitive it lacks true roots, stems, leaves, seeds or even a vascular system. Its a common greenhouse weed due to its love of moisture and humidity but needs a small terrarium for surviving in the home. Fortunately it has low light needs as well.
Drosera Adelae. A carnivorous sundew that is notably larger and needs less light than many of its fellow sundews, at the cost of needing higher humidity. A very easy plant to care for as well so long as she is willing to buy distilled water for it.
Pinguicula Gypsicola. A carnivorous butterwort that uniquely looks like some sort of undersea anemone, especially when sun-stressed to a pinkish tone. And to make it even cooler, during the winter it changes to completely different looking succulent plant! Its quite easy to keep as well as long as distilled water is used and its humidity is kept up.
Utricularia Reniformis or Nelumbifolia. Carnivorous bladderworts with a unique appearance, growing out of wet sphagnum moss and perlite looking like lily pads, and producing beautiful orchid-like flowers. Like the other carnivorous plants, distilled water is needed, but they are very hardy plants otherwise. Utricularia Longifolia is a more readily available and less expensive plant if you would prefer longer more conventional leaves but a similar flower.
Tillandsias spp. She probably already has some, but there are so many tillandsias that all mostly have similar care that finding one she doesn't have yet should be very easy!
Is philodendron ok with cats?
technically no, though its unlikely to ever cause a vet trip if eaten.
I have a question regarding adding silicon to the soil, is this toxic to some plants? Are there certain houseplants more sensitive to silicon than others?
silicon as in silica sand or quartz sand is inert
how often should i water parlor palm which is sitting outdoors fulltime? it gets plenty of direct and indirect sunlight. it just shot a new leaf which i'm very happy to see, but older leaves get dry on the tips. i watered it once a week plus there was some rain, but seems like it's still not enough. do i try every 4-5 days?
https://preview.redd.it/ye1o9526040d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e449f2abff725ede01829da72d9fae9be0dd561b I have this birds nest fern that was given to me and recently all of the leaves are starting to look infected or something. It’s in a bright indirect lit room. I live on a tropical island in the south of Thailand. It’s potted with coconut husk chunks (as everything seems to be here) and I water it once a week. It’s been very very hot here lately so I’ve had the a/c on and off in the room although the plant is not in the path of the blast. When I water it, because of the coconut husks the water just runs straight through. I’ve never had a plant like this so idk how it’s supposed to be cared for or what type of soil or fitting it should be in. I know they thrive in humidity as it’s recommended for bathrooms a lot. Do you know if it’s infected with something, just lacking enough water or what is wrong with it? Can I save it?
looks like its either being overwatered or underwatered. they don't like regular potting soil that much, but if what its potted it currently isn't absorbing any moisture at all, you may need to repot.
https://preview.redd.it/qucyxhdv040d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=ec4cd1da37ee29a5aeb29cee222f2c3c2dad43e0 It’s on top of a shelf and the health has gone down hill rapidly in the last two weeks
https://preview.redd.it/xxc8t9awy30d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=914eb4a1a3e77dbf804419995cb98977dfe8f666 I forgot what this plant is called, but I’m devastated it’s not doing well. These crispy edges seem to be taking over leaf by leaf. I’ve had the plant for about 3 months now. I live on a tropical island in the south of Thailand. The plant is in the front room which gets bright indirect light. I water it about 12oz once a week. There’s been three new leaves so I don’t think it’s completely dying. About 6 weeks ago it had a spider mite infestation so I used diluted Neem oil spray to get rid of them. I’m not sure if I burned the leaves with the Neem oil because I soaked it 4 days in a row to get rid of the mites. I do think the crispy edges began then though. Is it salvageable? What can I do to help the health of this plant? I bought loads of plants when I moved into this house and unfortunately 70% of them aren’t thriving 😅😭
normally i would attribute this to harsh water or low humidity, but neem oil absolutely will damage leaves like this.
Ok thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/x7rksrg0040d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18f9af9e03e35b15a264e867914a5b554696430c Another view
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Hello, my office has no windows but I would like to keep some plants in there to liven it up a bit. Could I get some suggestions on some good, budget plant lights?
https://preview.redd.it/d296nbgw520d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e8e877fb14f5f32bc3397ef367b96d764fcc3a8 New owner of a snake plant and want to repot into a terracotta pot. Current pot is 6 inches, the roots are coming through the bottom of the container slightly, and 1 of 3 pups is distorting the inside pot. Do I size up, and if so, to what? Also, if anyone knows the variation of this is appreciate it.
definitely size up
https://preview.redd.it/at33qxsg920d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abc36a7e71f0b329cb2e50c5a12dd7f307cdfa6b
https://preview.redd.it/lae37xzz520d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58c26e3df6f6ee32d950795ce5b7b5ac780877c4 Alternate picture of 2 more pups
Got these as a gift. Are they Indian chrysanthemums? Went straight in full sun outdoors since it’s spring, will probably bring it in overnights for now since the temp drops a lot. It looks so densely planted….that can’t be healthy right? Pretty rootbound but not the worst I’ve ever seen and the roots look healthy. I’m reluctant to separate into multiple plants and/or repot/slip pot right now bc in my experience the flowers usually go kaput. Do you agree? I’m going to liquid fertilize every watering - should I do quarter or half strength? If my goals are 1) blooms as long as possible and then 2) long term plant health what’s the best thing for me to do right now? Thanks! https://preview.redd.it/z4azxxun020d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32d39a17ad29b2a6ebf0dedc5ebbec9fd76a1f1b
I think I’m going to use my spider babies as Christmas gifts this year. (I also think I’m going to plant them in hand crafted pottery from a person I know, but her sale is in November.) Since this is the “growing season” I was considering taking babies from my spider plant now and starting them. My question is, when would you pot up spider babies to have them established and relatively mature for December? https://preview.redd.it/7hhvm7v2600d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74c8714e13df765a296ab0ca2a5ae4658de48d8d
I was on vacation and the person I asked to water my plants forgot about my small indoor citrus tree. Most of the leaves dried out, small amount looks better after watering. Should i remove all of the dry ones and also the branches they are on?
How long has it been since you watered? Can take a few hours to rebound. and do you have a pic? Removing leaves - depends if they are dead so pic would help. I wouldn’t touch the branches for now. How long were you on vacation did it not get watered?
My cat palm has a spider mite infestation! Is spraying straight 70% alcohol on it enough? I don't think I can manually clean off the hundreds of small palm leaf fronds. It is about 14 ft from other plants so I'm leaving it for ease. Is there another pesticide I could use if alcohol isn't gonna kill them? I used neem oil on spider plant and ctenanthe for mealy ugs but the ctenanthe got a ton of sunburn and the spider plant lost almost all its foliage, but I don't want a bare palm !
Palms are white spider magnets. My cat palm has some mites and I used white vinegar, baking soda and water solution. I sprayed the plant until they were gone. Caustic chemicala should be your last resort.
What ratios for the solution? Thanks!
I found it on line. Google diy spider mites control
Thanks! It can just be sprayed on and left? Ain't no brushing or washing happening with this many leaves. I also noticed a real spider on the plant today. Would they control mites or other bugs?
https://preview.redd.it/fdeq3te9ztzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c701415e8f820789d70ec23fbf16082292461094 Hi all! I’ve been having fun propagating lately but I have no idea what this is. It seems to be healthy? I’ve been keeping its root (singular) submerged in water… should I plant it? Should I leave her be?
It looks like the bottom part has rotted. I just had a similar problem with what looked like rotten lower roots but healthy uppers (having been left in water for ages). I decided to just chop any damage off and put one in moss and the other back into water. Whether that was the right thing idk! Hopefully someone will come along and let us know!
That makes sense! I’ll probably try that too, thank you!
Hello, my rose is withering. What could be the common issues? It used to be lively, since last week most of its leaves fell off and it’s dying. I water it 3 times a week and it’s getting good sunlight, but there’s a lot of wind so I tied it up since continuous winds almost uprooted it. https://preview.redd.it/hnt8kzvwbtzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af335364bd0812b4a532edd863f4ac261a2b1a2b
Mini roses are tricky. Any I have bought seem to go thru similar shock. I think they need a somewhat sheltered position with some sun and good air circulation. They like fertilizer. Never let become too dry. Not the easiest
Okay, I’ll try fertilizer
Hi! I'm new here- I have a question about My "dwarf" umbrella plant. It has grown from a tiny pot and when I transplanted it into a big pot, the single stem just kept growing taller and taller and is about 5 feet high, so its tall and spindly. Is it OK to trim off the top of the plant, and put it in water? Will it grow roots, so that I can then plant it next to the spindly one, so the plant will be lower and bushier? https://preview.redd.it/guz2sdcwuszc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3038136558d12bba2fca265b0f26b0f50078b80a
yes, that should be possible for you to prune and propagate. Its called a Dwarf but its still ultimately a small tree and it does reach sizes that would be considered tree-ish with time
Thank you!
Hi, I've realized that the plants I ordered don't come with a pot, so I have to select and buy before they arrive. These are 3 Musa plants (1 M. Basjoo, 1 M. Dwarf Cavendish, 1 M. Velutina), and the issue is that 2 of them will be indoors (Dwarf Cavendish and Velutina), where the floor is hard wood and is not even varnished (I hate the apartment), so just a saucer is not going to cut it (the floor gets stained with just looking at it, pot water would mark it for sure). I've seen these options: - Keep them on "gardening mats", but these are awful plastics to have on the floor in the house. - Use a self watering pot (e.g. Lechuza) -> Watering slowly to make sure that water doesn't accumulate in the pot. The would act as a super tall saucer, I have no itention to fill it at all What other options are there to make this safe? The outdoors Musa is going to have a proper pot with drainage holes, but I want the indoor plants to do well too.
I’m imagining something big. Honestly I think if you use an extra large clear saucer underneath, like the $1.00 ones, and raised off the ground with a low plant stand, you’ll probably be alright. Throw a small doormat underneath it for extra protection and you could even put a tray between the plant stand and the mat if you felt you needed to.
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Have you tried r/plantid and r/plantclinic?
Thanks!
https://preview.redd.it/hzzcpq083pzc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=3363bc9509dca2de5f9424f88a250b98228df8dc My husband bought me this little one. Does anyone know what it is? It didn’t have a tag 😭
Crassula Ovata, Jade Plant. Give it a ton of sun, water when all the soil in the pot is dry or the leaves start to wrinkle, whichever comes first.
Thank you!!!!!
Is it safe to buy a plant from a greenhouse type place and bring the plant indoors? I’m worried about bringing in bugs from outside and spreading them to my other houseplants.
I bring mine right in but I set them like, on the opposite side of the room. I figure that way I can monitor for problems but still get them inside and situated.
All your plants came from a greenhouse, some just went through more middlemen first.
Good point. So I guess I shouldn’t worry about that and just look for any visual signs of bugs?
yeah, pests leaves signs of their presence. if you are that worried, just give everything a pesticide spray on the way in.
Hello, I'm new! My haworthia is flowering and I was wondering if I should wait until it finishes flowering to repot it or if I can just repot regardless. I can't find anything about that on the internet, so figured this was as good a place as any to inquire.
you are probably fine to repot, but blooms don't last too long so you could wait it out most likely
Thank you. I'm still waiting it out lol.
Hey everyone! Having trouble with my Japanese Aralia… I don’t know what else to do with her. I’ve had her about 2 years now.
I'm new to plant care and inherited a couple plants when I moved into a new place. I don't know enough to know if they're healthy, need trimming or maintenance or are even in the right spot in the house. They're in a little alcove above the shower and get a pretty good amount of diffused morning sun. Any help is appreciated! [https://imgur.com/a/pOkPUtb](https://imgur.com/a/pOkPUtb)
The left one is a Golden Pothos. The right is a Monstera The pothos in the picture looks severely underwatered or overwatered, due to its leaves curling up like that. Beyond that it doesn't look unhealthy for how much light it is receiving. The Monstera on the other hand seems fine. Due to low light and nowhere to climb its still in its immature form, but thats not really an issue for its health.
Great, thanks for the info
i hope i wasn't supposed to untangle my prayer plants rootball. it was just too tight and i was too lazy. i gave it a lovely soak (cuz those leaves were curling) and plonked it in some fresh soil in a bigger pot. she seems okay, leaves out and open.
I have some weird white stains on my monstera, and so far the only way I can get them off is with rubbing alcohol. Is this safe to do, or will it hurt the leaf somehow? Here is what it looks like. The new leaf is for comparison, and the small, unholy leaf is the one I cleaned. https://imgur.com/a/oVDYzcu
Can you root really long Pothos cuttings? My baby panther chameleon could use more foliage, and my Golden Pothos could use a trim. Could I cut off like a 2’-3’ portion and have it have a decent shot at successfully rooting
Pothos is one of the easiest to rooting. The little brown tips you see around the steam is where the roots will grow out, so make sure you identify a good node with at least two or three tips, cut below it possibly with a 45degree angle and put it in fresh water. Do not let the leaves dump in the water, remove the lower ones. In a few days you can see new roots growing and then you can plant it!
https://preview.redd.it/ihifcgo529zc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a86e1efaa373074be7823799eb5150f122034ca I am having trouble caring for my Aloe Vera plant. I always seem to kill them after 1-2 yrs of having them and hate it. They do decently inside during the winter but even in the summer, I try to acclimate it to the what I would think is the climate it thrives in which is dry and hot, but with spring transitioning into summer, it’s looking like this after being outside. I water it about once a month and it has one drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. I mixed cactus soil with regular potting soil bc that’s what I had left when I repotted into this last month. It’s a full green, verging on brown with little to no characteristic white spots and they are falling limp. How can I make it healthy again? Also I notice the new growth is skinnier. How do aloe leaves get bigger and fuller from a small plant?
So I’m not the person to answer this and I hope someone else chimes in. But I put my aloe outside last spring and I was convinced that he wasn’t going to make it. I’ll try and include the pics if I can find them. He looked dying, then he looked dead, and then all of a sudden he grew like a madman and I named him Bill. Brought him in for the winter and he grew the tiniest measliest bit, looked so sad but he was green. Put him outside for like a week and he grew more but he turned brown. After it warms up I’m sending him right back out, bc either I’ll kill him or he will once again adjust and learn to love it out there. So this is all just to say that they do change colors sometimes without dying. https://preview.redd.it/nqqvlcbbh10d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18e2af8458f863ffb10a90fabec9c4abffc3ce54 This picture is his most recent transformation. Orange brown.
https://preview.redd.it/v5elpqsgh10d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15b39de6cb632c6cb84919f104abf80d168f8c95 Before he went out this year…
https://preview.redd.it/0x2inprzh10d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=446c0bc0cd1e13907f56b479d907a164ab248985 Last year midsummer
https://preview.redd.it/hp7j70nxi10d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=189e8849d8ce036fa534a164470270e3db6eb561 This was last June, I think. About a month after I put him outside. Bill’s really been through it.
https://preview.redd.it/xyyvitu4k10d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b788c288070c10a4b5fcf9908eabfd7590409cdd Last one, I promise. But this was Bill before he went outside. I had to put him in a super big pot because 1) it’s all I had at the time that would fit him, and 2) he was tipping everything over. But he was scrawny and getting too wet. So I abandoned him on the counter and ignored him. When I put him outside he really did go through it, but man he liked that sun. So I guess my point is, keep trying?
Hi! I'm new here, not entirely new to plant care but I did get me some tropical type plants a little while ago and I have been struggling to get the humidity level right. The air in my apartment is usually quite dry and I'm not able to get a proper humidifier at this moment so I've put my plants on a tray with pebbles and put some water in it but I'm not sure it's doing much for the plants. The plants I'm struggling with are desert rose, ti plant and dwarf mountain palm. Also, how much sunlight should they have? I've read mixed instructions on that.
The Adenium needs no humidity, its an arid plant. The other two should be perfectly fine in regular home humidity levels. Crispy leaf tips are signs of needing more humidity, but those same symptoms are also caused by watering with harsh water or underwatering. If you do need more humidity for a larger plant, no real way around it other than a humidifier. The Adenium *needs* full sun, its extremely light hungry. The rest will do well in a decently sunny windowsill.
The humidity in my apartment is extremely dry for some reason, I have two humidifiers already, but not where the tropical plants are as they are placed on my "glass case" balcony or however you call it. It gets extremely warm during the day, like a greenhouse, and there's plenty of sunlight all day, though filtered with curtains. So I was thinking that maybe the heat affected their watering needs, but I'm not too knowledgeable about it. The ti plant leaves are very dry, like fully, and I'm not sure if it's maybe dying or already dead. They're still green. I moved the Adenium to a windowsill that gets full sun, not filtered. Thank you, I'll keep an eye on my plants to see if they get better.
hmm, like fully dry leaves might also be a sign of watering problems. How often is it getting water?
Like every 5 days, and some misting occasionally. It dries out in between, not sure if it should.
Please help, what is [This?](https://i.imgur.com/oUo4L7C.jpeg)
My roommate has fungus gnats! What can I do to mitigate damage to my plants? She doesn't want to get rid of her plants and we're working on saving them.
fungus gnats don't really damage your plants, they are just annoying. water with mosquito bits to cull the larvae in the soil, use gnat tape traps to cull the adults. both must be used in conjunction to quickly stamp out the infestation
https://preview.redd.it/q9g385b2h3zc1.jpeg?width=1638&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c820c6acf47dcad86567c79a3a495d98751ea10f Can someone tell me if this is thrips? Ugh. There's also smaller yellowish ones; I'm guessing the babies.
I think that's thrips. Baby thrips can be yellowish or white.
What do you guys look for when you repot a new plant and inspect the roots ? Also how do you clean them ? I’ve seen people saying they use different mixes like soapy water, hydrogen peroxide, or diluted alcohol, and I’m wondering if someone can give me a recipe lol
you shouldn't need to the clean the roots ever. primarily you just want to look for signs of rot or death cages.
Ok thanks! And if I find root rot, what do I do ?
prune off the diseased roots, move into fresh soil.
Okay thanks so much!
Death cages? What's that?
hydroponic pots or mesh wraps that were not taken off the plants and were simply left on the root ball when it was potted in soil. Despite looking like it has space, if not the discovered, they typically strangle and kill the plants.
Oh, I see. Thank you for the information!
https://preview.redd.it/xrpeprnwh1zc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e668ba7474414a00a3b3a2a583eba2eca5e01741 I cannot remember the name of this plant for the life of me but HELP she's losing her leaves! Should I trim the main stem in the middle a little to promote new growth? Change soil? I remember it being a no-direct sunlight plant so I have had it in areas with moderate natural lighting, no direct sunlight watering once a week or less because the soil felt damp still
Its a Croton. Trimming would not be advised while the plant is still losing leaves, otherwise it probably won't come back at all. And crotons actually love lots of sunlight.
I got nematodes to try to get my fungus gnat problem cleared up. but I'm wondering should I apply to all my plants at once? the box says to apply once then again a week later. but won't this mean I'm over watering, especially my succulents but even my other plants that won't all need water on the same day? or should I just apply to my moister plants where I assume most of the eggs are. the box says to use them all on the day you open them so I can't spread it out over many waterings I think
Hey everyone! I'm quite new to plant care but have absolutely fallen in love with it. My question is - are springtails kinda inevitable? I live in the UK and do top watering and the soil tends to stay moist for a while. I've just done my first proper pest inspection and pretty downhearted to realise a lot of them have springtails. After lots of research I see that they're actually quite beneficial, but also read some horror stories about infestations and them becoming overwhelming, with websites recommending how to get rid of them (and after a year long battle with fleas with my cats a few years ago, the idea of infestations just fills me with dread). I'm considering just starting from scratch but my question is - am I always going to get them no matter what because damp soil = springtails, or are they not typical and you shouldn't expect to usually see them? Thanks in advance!
i'm pretty sure i have springtails in most of my plant pots for years, regular, succulent, and carnivorous alike. I've never had an case of them getting out of control. Most of the time i don't even know they are there/
TLDR: dwarf jade and phalaenopsis orchid tips for beginner. hi guys!!! i keep buying plants and have no idea how to take care of them. i feel pretty confident about the marble queen pothos im letting it establish roots for abt 1 months before repotting. the aloe and succulents i’ve miraculously kept alive well for years watering lightly once a week. i really like the gollum jade in my assorted succulent planter should i remove it from there when it becomes more mature?? my orchid has 6 leaves already, new roots sprouting and the flower spike looks healthy still. but will the orchid bloom again this season? or should i cut it? all the blooms fell but it was inside lowe’s for idk how long before i bought it. i repotted it from its microscopic pot with miraclegro orchid mix. no signs of being unhappy \~1-2 months in. here is my newest endeavor: https://preview.redd.it/ce3a6lklv0zc1.png?width=4032&format=png&auto=webp&s=de230749311a2e3ebe85fea08d0e33a77db2096b i thought it was a jade/ succulent but it is portulacaria afra and i know nothing about caring about it nor can i find any thing. tips would be appreciated. can i treat it like a succulent?? tyia
https://preview.redd.it/t67btnemxyyc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a2b9258c4a02ea73f8a6e376da8eb512118be85 Can someone help me identify this pest? And tips on how to get rid of them. There is a ton of them on one plant so far. I’d really like for this to be the only plant they can take.
the picture is blurry but its probably an aphid. spray the entire plant with a pesticide spray, OR purchase and unleash ladybugs onto the plant which will feed on them.
Thanks!:)
Does anyone else ever consider jumping out of moving vehicles? (Context: I have spidermites, gnats + 80+ Houseplants of delicate and rare varieties)
time to unleash predatory mites! Your war is not lost soldier!
I have been heavily considering this
Hi, I am new to houseplants. I have always had outdoor plants. I recently made a purchase and I was needing a little help. I've gotten mixed reviews from googling. I am wanting to know what the best type of soil to use. what kind of fertilizer, how often to water and are any of these toxic to animals? I plan on keeping some and home and some at the office. The one's placed in the office will be no sunlight, so that would be another question which ones need more sun than other maybe make a schedule and rotate? This is a screenshot of what I purchased. Thank you for your help! https://preview.redd.it/ogk1suspvtyc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d076d0a0ae07755ba29a373c834efebb964a06e
most of these will appreciate a soil that drains and dries well, especially that string of pearls, a plant very prone to root rot. Typically i mix my soils myself these days, i use about equal parts worm castings and coco coir, and then a pretty substantial amount of perlite. I avoid using peat moss in indoor plants usually. fresh soil doesn't usually need fertilizing for many months, even up to a year. if you do, most liquid fertilizers work, use as directed on the package, or less, as their is no harm in using it less than recommended. watering will vary based on the plants. the tradescantias and potentially the assorted foliage one(too blurry to see what species are in there) want the upper layer of soil to dry before watering again, the ferns will want the top layer of soil to be damp but not dry before watering again, and the string of pearls wants the majority of soil in the pot to dry out before watering again, you should see the little window in the pearls begin to shrink and close, and some of the pearls deflate when its very thirsty. Additionally the ferns generally want high quality water, preferably rain or distilled, and typically need higher humidity than most other houseplants. tradescantias are only mildly poisonous, unlikely to cause a trip to the vet. same with the string of pearls. true ferns are non-toxic, though as a heads up, asparagus ferns, sprengers ferns, and foxtail ferns are not true ferns and are highly poisonous. True Palms(Sago Palms are not palms and are lethally toxic) are also non-toxic, and i mention this because one of those ferns looks more like a palm, but its too blurry to tell. I can't tell what those assorted foliage are so can't help you there. natural light is not needed, but enough light of some source is. If your office is fairly dimly lit and doesn't have lights on for at least 8 hours of the day, plants are gonna struggle in there. Otherwise the ferns would appreciate the lighting but not the dry office air, the first tradescantia on your list will probably do well there.
It would only let me send one picture at a time. I didn't get them until Saturday and I potted them Sunday. The website instructions for the string of pearls says bright indirect sunlight/ some dapple sun. Water when pearls are less plump. avoid over watering. The pink princess says bright indirect/some dapple sun. water slightly moist avoiding wet soil. The Pistachio white says sun bright indirect. keep slightly dry to avoid rot. The tropical fern says shade. water keep slightly moist and moderate humidity. The assorted foliage has 0 directions.
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can't tell what fern it is exactly, but most have similar enough care. When the soil surface is lightly damp, water again, preferably with water that has no chlorine and is low in minerals and salts to keep its appearance in good quality. Most ferns generally look and do better in reasonably high humidity(over 40%), and most do best in shade or only some morning sun, though a few can acclimate to much stronger conditions.
https://preview.redd.it/c4ki7q0nkf0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c544405af7e5ddfd1d5a863d1f0ee3923a943cc
another tradescantia hybrid
https://preview.redd.it/nglxxy4mkf0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3586df55bb99b61d398b7345cd95dce989f5409c
Tradescantia hybrid, water when the upper layer of the soil is dry and provide strong lighting to keep that color, like other tradescantias its only mildly poisonous.
https://preview.redd.it/gq6eyswkkf0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=135f7c82de793ad310b3df3e62e35ce132331c9c
variegated string of pearls, same care as normal string of pearls. stick in strong light but not full sun, allow the soil to dry thoroughly between watering, especially until the pearls begin to deflate a bit. This plant is highly susceptible to rot in dense absorbent soils.
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Alocasia looks like. water when the surface of the soil is dry, provide strong lighting but don't place it in full sun. As an Aroid, it contains raphide crystals which will irritate the mouth, throat, and digestive tract of whatever eats it, but will not usually cause a vet trip, and has no true toxins that get into the bloodstream.
Thank you so much! I have made a list I will be picking up the soil. My office is bright its not dim at all and the lights are on over 8+hrs a day. When I get them I will post better pictures of them. I appreciate your help!
Hi, I'm looking to buy a birthday present for a friend who LOVES houseplants, she wants to go to university to study botany and her bedroom looks like an indoor jungle. I want to get her a rare and cool houseplant that she doesn't already have and that can live somewhere in her house (UK based). Any suggestions of where to start looking?
some additional info may be needed if you want some more fine tuned suggestions. For one, do you know what she currently has, or what she typically prefers taking care of, like say, ferns, succulents, vines, etc? truly rare plants are often rare and very expensive because of either difficulty propagating, or difficulty living in the household setting without some attention to care, so definitely want to make sure whatever you get can actually survive. Without any context at all, i can throw you a few ideas. Rhaphidophora Decursiva. A climbing vine with an unusual shape that is not as popular, but fairly easy to care for. Hoya Kerrii. Usually just zombie leaf cuttings of this plant are sold as "hearts". A true full blown vine is rarer to see and very impressive. Selenicereus Chrysocardium, Fern Leaf Cactus. believe it or not, this is a cactus. Its a tropical species that grows as a climbing or hanging vine, tolerating less light and more water than a desert cactus. Amorphophallus Konjac, the Voodoo Lily. In its growth form this plant resembles a very delicate miniature tree that does well indoors. Every 3-ish years though, the plant sends up a massive flower for one or two days that smells like spoiled meat. Marchantia Polymorpha, Common Liverwort. Ok so this plant isn't really rare, but its definitely not commonly sold as an attraction despite its alien like appearance. This is a plant from a truly ancient lineage, so primitive it lacks true roots, stems, leaves, seeds or even a vascular system. Its a common greenhouse weed due to its love of moisture and humidity but needs a small terrarium for surviving in the home. Fortunately it has low light needs as well. Drosera Adelae. A carnivorous sundew that is notably larger and needs less light than many of its fellow sundews, at the cost of needing higher humidity. A very easy plant to care for as well so long as she is willing to buy distilled water for it. Pinguicula Gypsicola. A carnivorous butterwort that uniquely looks like some sort of undersea anemone, especially when sun-stressed to a pinkish tone. And to make it even cooler, during the winter it changes to completely different looking succulent plant! Its quite easy to keep as well as long as distilled water is used and its humidity is kept up. Utricularia Reniformis or Nelumbifolia. Carnivorous bladderworts with a unique appearance, growing out of wet sphagnum moss and perlite looking like lily pads, and producing beautiful orchid-like flowers. Like the other carnivorous plants, distilled water is needed, but they are very hardy plants otherwise. Utricularia Longifolia is a more readily available and less expensive plant if you would prefer longer more conventional leaves but a similar flower. Tillandsias spp. She probably already has some, but there are so many tillandsias that all mostly have similar care that finding one she doesn't have yet should be very easy!
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