Questions tagged [houseplants]
Plants grown indoors. Use this tag with questions about houseplants in general. Please narrow down the scope of the question by using the appropriate genus or common name tags when asking about specific plants.
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Red agleonema has yellowing leaves?
Some of the leaves have stared turning yellow and drooping. The soil is completely dry right now but I was afraid the yellowing was because of overwatering. Please help :)
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Leaf turning brown and looking super sick
I have been taking care of this good boi called Walter for about a year now:
I am a beginner at plants and I have basically found this leaf on the street, left it in water until it developed nice ...
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Vinca ( Madagascar Periwinkle ) leaves are curling and flowers are blooming shriveled looking
Flowers that bloomed a day ago were already shriveled when they bloomed
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And the leaves started curling from the bottom up.
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I have kept it in the bag that I bought it in and watering it a little ...
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How well does the string or wick method work for watering houseplants while you're on holiday?
Some recommend a very simple method of watering houseplants when you're on holiday, even for as long as a month. This consists of placing a bucket of water above the plants, and inside the bucket ...
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Timer-controlled watering of house plants when I'm away?
What are some good timer-controlled ways for ensuring the watering of houseplants while I'm away, for say 3 weeks?
One simple move would be to buy a timer plug which I can set, for example, to come on ...
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Should I repot my birds of paradise?
I just got this birds of paradise from someone and just noticed that the root is growing out of the drainage hole. It's not blocking the entire hole but I'm wondering if I have to repot this since the ...
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Will my apple seedlings survive winter
I'm growing apple trees. They have been growing for 4 years. I didn’t have a problem with overwintering them since they were in small pots. Now they are in huge plastic ones. Also the weather has a ...
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New chilli plant is wilting and shriveling
I bought a chilli plant and left it indoors by the window in its original pot. It's had two waterings since I bought it, spread about a week apart. I cannot remember exactly when the problems started, ...
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My Cat Palm Has Dark Brown Streaks , brown leaf tips & worm bugs coming out of the stem
I’ve had this Cat Palm for about 2 months. It was on clearance at Home Depot & wasn’t super healthy looking when I bought it. I thought I’d try to save it.
I have been inconsistent in watering it- ...
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Areca Palm isn't thriving the way I expected
So, here's a photo of my dypsus lutescens. As you can see from above, the plant is very much alive, and new leaves (?) are sprouting. However, they immediately drool. It's as if the weight of the ...
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What are these brown spots on my cactus? Are they normal or?
My cactus has these brown spots that are spreading and I’m not sure what they are? I’ve tried adjusting sunlight exposure and how much I water but it doesn’t seem to have changed anything. Some of the ...
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Balcony tree which can be kept in winter in appartment
I am looking for a small tree/plant up to 2.5m high, which can be kept in the winter months in the apartment, I.e. sunny and about 20 degrees C, otherwise on balcony. live in Austria, rather warm ...
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Why did this plant lose its red flowers?
I purchased this plant, and I don’t remember the name. At the time it had one or two vividly red, waxy flowers. The flower had a “tongue” part (excuse my ignorance) that looks like a hard, bumpy ...
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What is in my bird of paradise?
What are these worm like bugs in my bird of paradise? Repotted the plant with new soil, and they came right back. Trying to identify this bug and how to treat it. Thanks!!
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Help with dying plant
I've had this plant for a few months, actually have no idea what it is (if someone could let me know that would be great). I am getting a lot of dead leaves, although there are also some fresh shoots, ...
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Can I use aquarium TapSafe on my potted spider plants?
I have some potted spider plants in my office. They've all got the classic "burnt tips".
If I treat their water with aquarium TapSafe, will this help re: fluoride and other nasties? Or is ...
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How to take care of Mammy Croton?
I got a beautiful Mammy Croton today. Unfortunately, I am completely new to gardening & plant care and was wondering how I am supposed to properly care for this plant. I have been reading about ...
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Plants are wilting and looking sick
This plant (unknown species) has very large leaves and came in a small pot. After about a month of weekly watering (we were told 30-40oz once a week--and usually split half morning, half afternoon) ...
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Can someone tell me whats wrong with my kalanchoe?
The leaves at the bottom don't grow
and other leaves easily fall off. They are too soft
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What are these small pale spots on my pansy?
Does anyone know what these spots are? They appear on the edge and bottom of the leaves. Only some of them get these spots. I'm not sure where they came from because I keep this pansy indoors.
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What is the name of this potted house plant with glossy green leaves
What is the name of this potted house plant with glossy green leaves?
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What is this potted house plant with large, stiff, veined leaves?
What is this potted house plant with large, stiff, veined green leaves?
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Any idea why my flamingo plant is dying?
I've had a flamingo plant for about 6 months and recently most of the leaves discoloured and fell off and it looks like the others are going to follow suit. The root of the stems are all discolouring ...
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My Basil plant is not happy on my windowsill
So recently, I bought a basil plant for a recipe. I placed it on my windowsill in the sunlight as expected. Watered it like instructed. It wilted. 😑 So I moved it to my sink and now its thriving. I ...
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What is the name of this plant and its fruits?
An adult plant produces such small fruits.
And I would also like to know the name of these small fruits.
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Spider plant in my balcony and window
Leaves are turning yellow very fast. I removed the old ones and now again other leaves are turning yellow.It’s rainy season in my city. I water the plant in 3-4 days. Even the soil is moist. And the ...
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My rubber fig plant has grown two new leaves recently but both have a mottled camouflage colour to them. It is otherwise healthy and usually great
It usually has shiny green leaves and grows very well in its home. It hasn’t been moved or had anything changed. It’s around 4 years old.
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Need help with insects on bottle gourd leaves
Some of my bottle gourd leaves have thousands of tiny white spots like shown in the pic, and there are tiny brown insects crawling on them. The leaves look like they have sand along the veins.
What ...
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How to revive this plant?
I got this snakeplant a month ago and planted it in well drained media.
Recently I got out of town forgetting to keep it under shade and it receives a few spells of rain for 3days.
Now the leaves are ...
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Why does my Bird of Paradise have arrested development?
I've had a Bird of Paradise for about two years and it has done well in its current location, which is an office building with three huge, west-facing windows so it gets bright indirect light most of ...
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What is this strange seedling growing in my other plants pot?
This little seedling showed up in my spider plant pot a while ago. Is there any way I could figure out what it is? I moved it to its own pot so that it wouldn’t mess with my spider plant, and it’s ...
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Pruning chili plant
I have grown a chili plant from seeds. It grows fine but I think it getting too tall compared to the width (now at 22 cm/8.5 in). How should I prune it to get a nice dense plant?
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My Kentia palm's leafs are turning brown
Iv owned my Palm for almost 3summers now and he was doing really well until recently, I moved to Cornwall last year as we survived the first winter but now he seems to be struggling. Iv cut off the ...
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Norfolk Island Pine w/new growth at base but has dropped 75% of its branches-what’s wrong with it?
Approximately 8 yo Norfolk Island Pine. Has been in the sunroom with good sunlight all of its life and done well and put out new growth every year. Humidity is about 44-55%. Water weekly. Late March ...
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Why is this Zamioculcas Zamiifolia not thriving?
We have two Zamioculcas Zamiifolias in our office. One of them seems to be doing fine with all branches pointing upwards.
The other Zamioculcas Zamiifolia seems to be having trouble. Most of its ...
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What is this layer of spider web material on the top layer & how to fix? [closed]
I have an indoor ivy plant and it has a layer of spiderweb/fungi looking stuff on the very top. What can I do to fix this or how to treat it?
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Id of this sansevieria
Can anyone specify the id of this sansevieria?
This one has strong and quite thick leaves about 100 cm long. I don't know if it is the normal length,as it was placed indoors receiving no sunlight.
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Spider Plant can't support own weight
I've had this spider plant for 2 years at this point. I've repotted it recently. The plant consists of 4/5 supplants, if I can count correctly. To be fair, the plant is a little bit crowded in the ...
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My plant came out with new species with black stem in the middle of the leaves. Is that normal?
My plant came out with new species with black stem in the middle of the leaves. Is that normal?
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Monstera yellowing with brown spots
A few stats about my Monstera Deliciosa:
4.5 years old
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at first was growing in soil, after repotting it is now in plant granules (brand - Seramis)
watering schedule is not very strict, ...
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what is this waxy, viney houseplant
2 to 3 cm long, waxy elliptical leaves that alternate along the vine. Vines grow from central point or can sprout from leaf junctions.
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What is causing my Areca Dypsis to die?
I bought my Areca Dypsis plant a month ago and very quickly I noticed that the leaves were turning yellow, and others weren't really growing.
I don't overwater my plant and it doesn't receive direct ...
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If you colour water red in a hydroponic system will the leaves on the lettuce turn red/pink
My daughter has to do a science project. She wants to build a hydroponic system and colour the water red to see if the lettuce leaves will turn red. Will it? I don't want to build the whole system ...
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baobab - kinda mushy lower trunk
I have planted an baobab (adansonia gregorii) about a year ago. It has grown quite a lot, and the leaves have fallen off at autumn. I am patiently waiting for him to regrow, but i have noticed that ...
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The corn plant is dying what should I do
Corn plant. In the beginning, the soil was soaking wet; I bought new soil and let her dry with the air; one of the strips fell down, the other dried, and the only one left I dont know will survive. Is ...
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What things to consider for home gardening in West facing balcony?
I've moved to a home where the balcony is West facing, which means direct sunlight comes only in the second half of the day (after ~01:00 PM depending on the season, tropical India is the climate).
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Am I growing white cabbage right?
I recently got into growing my own veggies.
Here I have a base of cabbage which I soaked in water after seeing on YouTube. Is that the right way? What should I be seeing and doing next? Should I ...
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