Plants grown indoors.
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Should I re-pot an Aloe vera when it is still blooming?
My Aloe vera flower is in full bloom, and some of its petals are starting to fall. It also has some sprouts.
Should I wait until the flower has completely died down to re-pot the new sprout?
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How to trim spent flowers from a sun star (Ornithogalum dubium)?
I've read several online guides about taking care of sun star plants, but I'm confused about how to trim off the spent flowers. The instructions say to "remove spent flowers from the base, and another ...
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Why has our lucky bamboo turned yellow?
Our lucky bamboo has turned yellow in a very short time, after we've had it for almost 2 years. We've trimmed all yellow leaves, and changed the pebble to clean the green algae - what else can be ...
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Squirrel and crows eating rose buds and leaves of plants
In my all balcony areas we've Indian palm squirrel, crows and Pigeons which comes and eat leaves of plants, I've searched for owl statues but at stores they tell not to keep owl statue at home hence ...
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Advanced care of an indoor avocado plant
I have a 6-month-old indoor avocado plant that is growing nicely. I have cut it back a few times and it is now about 1 meter (3 feet) high:
How often and how much should I prune my avocado plant? ...
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How can I grow edible plants for a reptile in the reptile's tank?
I have a bearded dragon, and I recently came up with an idea to possibly plant my dragon's food in her own tank. This way it is fresh, always available, and may even help to keep the humidity in her ...
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Low maintenance plant choices for apartment (indoor) living?
I'm not an expert on plants, but would like to add some plantlife to my apartment. I'm looking for good choices that:
don't require direct sunlight,
require minimal watering,
survive for at least a ...
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What is this succulent plant with clumps of small yellow flowers above large leaves? [duplicate]
I just got this succulent plant as a gift. It has small four-petal yellow flowers in large clumps above the large leaves.
Can some one please tell me what it is?
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Does Rebutia grow better when grafted onto an Echinopsis?
I have tried growing rebutias before, and failed because the plants lacked vigor and grew slowly. Would they do better if I flat-grafted it onto a columnar Echinopsis, to increase vigor? Are there any ...
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How can I renew a Dieffenbachia that has lost all its lower leaves?
I have two Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) plants in pots in my kitchen. One looks great, the other is struggling because I have not done a good job of keeping it watered. It has lost a lot of leaves, and ...
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Help identifying this plant?
I honestly have no idea what this plant is. It seems to be some type of vine. I took a few pictures i will put below. As you can see there is some other plant growing in the same pot with the long ...
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Can this peace lily be saved?
We have bought this peace lily plant one or 2 months ago, but suddenly all life seems to have gone out of it. Can we still save it?
We watered it once a week, so I don't think that is the issue.
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What is this little leaved plant?
The stem of this plant goes curling up like a creeper plant. It has small leaves. Not seen any flower yet, so not sure if it flowers or not.
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What is this hanging plant?
The leaves of this plant are bit thick & filled as of any succulent plant.
I have not seen any flower from 6 months, maybe it don't bloom.
It likes hanging.
Here are its picture:
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help me identify this plant, has this special fruit
I'm having this plant from an year now, but till now I don't know the name, please can someone help me identify this plant and also tell me how keep him healthy.
Here are the two photos for ...
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How to propagate Norfolk Island pine and asparagus fern ?
How do I propagate two of my house plants or in other words how can I give this plant to someone else who wishes to grow it?
Photos of them are given below:
Plant 1: Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria ...
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what is this plant which has leaves like flower?
I found this plant in a garden near my office. I was so amused I took a picture and thought I would ask you all.
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Why does plants requires or prefer their specific type of soil? Is it fine if same type of soil is used for all of them?
At my home I have got few different plants (Aloe, Rose, Neem, Pisum, Air plant, Lucky Bamboo) I have got same type of soil (mixed with compost) from plant nursery, so I am wondering that using same ...
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Should I cut leafless stem off of plant?
I have a ( Indoor ) plant that has been drooping lately and its stems are long and touch the floor. I'm not sure if the stems are supposed to be stiff, or if that is just the way the plant is supposed ...
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Can anybody identify this house plant?
Can somebody let me know the name of this house plant? My office desk has inherited it and I would like to keep him alive :)
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Can an evergreen fern be adapted for indoor use?
I was hoping to find a fern houseplant at the gardening store, but the next best thing I could find was a potted evergreen fern, Dryopteris Affinis Crispa.
I would have thought it's small size and ...
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What is this houseplant with variegated leaves that thrives growing in water?
A friend who was moving away left it with me; he had no idea what it is. It's currently growing in a glass mason jar of water - and has grown to an impressive size doing so - and I'm trying to figure ...
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What do the numbers in the names of indoor liquid fertilizers mean?
I went to pick up some liquid fertilizer for the plant I keep at work and I saw several varieties :
Liquid Growth Indoor Plant 4-12-9 Food;
All Purpose Liquid Concentrate Plant Food 12-4-8 with ...
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Why the leaf tips of my spathiphyllum look burned?
I have a spathiphyllum and I water it 3 times a week. But the leaf tips look like burned.
Is that natural or should I do something for it? BTW, how can I make it blossom?
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Blooming Aloe Vera
My Aloe Vera plant has bloomed. it has gotten very "spidery". Hanging out over the edges of the pot. some of the leaves down near the base have begun to dry up. Someone told me they usually die ...
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What could be the cause of death for my carnivorous plants?
In the past year I've had a venus flytrap and two sundews that each arrived healthy, flourished (and ate!) for a month or two, and then died (after which I tried again and bought a new one!). They all ...
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How to care for/water Snake's Plant (Mother-In-Law Tongue Plant) indoor potted plant?
I have several indoor potted Snake's plants. One pot has several kinds of plants in it, and is reasonably large - probably 16" diameter. It is filled with Prayer plants, another plant (the name leaves ...
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Planting in clear glass pot
I have a quite large clear-glass vase, that i would like to transform into a pot. What are the problems that may occur? Are there any houseplants that i can grow inside the house, which wont have a ...
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Identification of houseplant and diagnosis of its discontent
About a week ago, I was given a houseplant (pictured), with the instructions to water it twice a week. Unfortunately, it seems to be fading fast - its leaves are drooping and the flowers are turning ...
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What conditions are necessary to make a potted aloe vera bloom?
I have a potted aloe vera that I keep indoors during the winter and outside the rest of the year. It has leaves one foot long and two inches wide at the base. I fertilize it with tea from my ...
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Mushrooms growing from the base of my potted avocado tree
My avocado tree was going fine, until I noticed it became wilting, although her sister was going fine.
I didn't know what fertilizers to give it first, but later I noticed mushrooms coming at its ...
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How tall will my Dracaena fragrans grow?
I have a potted dracaena fragrans that I got from a garden store. How tall will potted ones like this grow? Related, how long should I expect it to live with proper care?
I should note that it has a ...
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Houseplant Help
Looking for help with this plant we recently got. Not much of a plant person, but struggling with this one in particular. Don't know what it is..but I think it's slowly going.
I think the soil is ...
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Indoor house plant identification
Can anybody help me identify this plant from the picture posted? It has waxy rounded leaves and is very easy to look after. From the picture you'll see it is flowering late Summer / Autumn UK.
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Do I have a totem plant?
Several years ago I purchased a plant that looked like a tree trunk . Leaves sprouted out from the sides and the top had a wax covering that needed to be scraped off. The leaves are dark green and ...
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Can my tomato plant move indoors?
I have a potted tomato plant on my porch. The temperature is starting to drop as we move into fall; will it adapt well to being an indoor plant? My windows don't get a ton of sun I'm afraid. The plant ...
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Which are some good indoor plants for upside down planting?
Would like to grow indoor plans upside down, to save space...
Which are some good choice?
Would like those promoting more leaf growth?
Will the stem continues to grow at the same rate, as if it's ...
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What to do if I watered a Schefflera arboricola too much by accident?
I recently bought a Schefflera arboricola and accidentally watered it too much before leaving it for a while. When I came back after a few days, the plant had sit in its water for far too long and has ...
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Schefflera arboricola , seems to be withering and dying, help!
I am not sure what is wrong, the plant seems to be rotting and withering from the top down. The tag says that it is a bush but it has grown to 5 feet or more in height. I tried trimming back the ...
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Why is my jade so droopy?
My jade plant is very droopy. I keep it in my southwest facing window and try to keep it behind a few other plants to get filtered sun. I water once a week (if I remember -- let's just say it's ...
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What is this houseplant with large waxy leaves and a reddish base?
I have a problem with my house plant that I want to research on the net about what may have caused it and how to prevent it. The problem is I have no idea of the name of the plant. It looks like ...
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Houseplant Identification
I'm not sure whether I can ask this question here or not. For, I am attaching an image to be identified and it's not easily searchable. I bought this lovely plant yesterday, but I don't know its name ...
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Can you identify this small, formerly flowering houseplant?
I received this plant as a gift. It had flowers, but they have long since vanished. The plant seems to be doing fine- it's been putting out new leaves, and it's been six months. I recently moved it ...
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Looking for recommendations for houseplants to freshen up air that do not grow much
I do a lot of soldering in my room which smells. Not only that, I find my room smells stale anyway.
Ideally I want a fairly small plant that is easy to maintain and doesn't grow into a forest/ palm ...
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What is this tropical-style houseplant?
I am not at all trained in identifying plants. I've tried the tips from the question: How do you identify a plant?, but I have no idea what kind of group or family this plant belongs to, so starting a ...
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Are these yellow spots due to heat?
This is a kohleria plant.
It had gone thorough a 5 day deficit of water back in Feb/Mar. From that day, it started to develop yellow spots along the rim of the leaves. These have remained as the ...
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My new jade plant [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I help a sunburned jade tree recover?
I bought a jade plant from a lady about two weeks ago. I can tell it wasn't being taken care of. From experience (my mom ...
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How can I help a sunburned jade tree recover?
I put my jade tree out to get some sun yesterday, and apparently the sun was a little too blazingly direct. Instead of the healthy red edges I was expecting to see, several of the leaves are now ...
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Some of my ferns have brown spots on the tips of their leaves. What causes that?
I have a few ferns with long pointed leaves, and their tips have turned brown. The plant is otherwise healthy, and is actively growing.
What is causing that? Should I worry about it?
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What is this little narrow leaved rosette forming plant?
I have a little plant and don't know it's name. I don't know how to maintain it or what kind of soil or fertilizer it needs. Any suggestion is welcomed in advance!
Edit1: Can I bring out the root, ...
