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🥲 she looks rough, I know. But does anyone know what type of plant this is and if it can be propagated to keep indoors?
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AdrianHi there! It’s a Hosta. From my experience, it’s not too easy to propagate, but I keep mine indoors. You can take one out of the soil, cut it down so only the healthy leaves and stems remain, and repot it in a plastic pot with all-purpose mix (I use Espoma’s Organic All-Purpose Mix, and please don’t use miracle grow anything for this. Tried that a while back and it nearly gave everything I repotted with it root rot. It’s fairly infamous in the plant community for being a plant killer and fungus gnat magnet because it contains lots of peat and stays moist for too long, especially in humid climates). Mine are in my north windowsills so they can have a replication of the shade they’d receive outdoors. Just make sure you check the plant for pests and anything fungal before bringing it in with the rest of your indoor plants, and quarantine it from others for at least 2 weeks. Here’s a photo of one of my indoor Hostas, Lily. Hope this helps!
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Essentially, you could take one whole “bush” and bring it indoors in a pretty large pot, and treat it like a larger houseplant like a monstera or ficus, making sure it has a large enough pot for the root system, but not so large that the soil will take a long time to dry out. The biggest key I’ve found with them is that they have a humidity need, so you could either put it outside on a deck to retain natural humidity, or place near a humidifier to keep humidity levels up for it. Don’t mist this plant, even though the app might say so. Option two would be to take a large bush and reduce it completely to its roots, then literally chop the root ball in half or more to split the main plant into multiple, smaller pots, then you could keep one or two inside and the rest on a deck or front steps of your home. Mine were bought in small pots from a local plant sale at a park selling starters for gardens, and I’ve just kept them as small houseplants since May.
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Final thing I wanted to add was that if you do any of these options, spray the leaves with insecticidal soap and neem oil, and use some peroxide to treat the roots if there’s any rot. This’ll help lessen the risk of bringing any pests or anything fungal in the house that can spread to your other plants. I like to spray the top of the soil with insecticidal soap when I bring a new plant indoors. You’ll wanna reduce it completely to its roots as outdoor gardening soil is too heavy and water retaining for indoor conditions, and will just make the plant rot if you water it like a normal houseplant, so repotting the plant in completely fresh, specifically indoor houseplant potting mix is key here. I recommend soaking the roots in a mix of 1 part hydrogen peroxide, 2 parts water to kill any pests, bacteria, or rot that could’ve stuck around on the roots for 30 minutes, then gently rinse with room temp water and pat dry with a paper towel before repotting in fresh soil.
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Here’s the possible IDs for what type of Hosta yours could be. https://links.getplanta.com/ZEwS https://links.getplanta.com/D9hJ https://links.getplanta.com/igtR
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Thank you so much for taking your time to help me out! Appreciate this so much
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No problem! Good luck! đź‘Ť
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maxit’s a hosta and it really doesn’t look too too bad! they thrive in lots of bright light and if it’s hot where you live, water frequently. usually as they grow they will put off little baby plants with its own root system, and you can just repot one of those little ones. they thrive outside in the right conditions (and can be relatively hardy), but i’ve never tried having one indoors
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Thank you! 🙏🏼
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