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title: "Just a few of my favorite plants currently in LECA. 💚"
description: "Just a few of my favorite plants currently in LECA. 💚"
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author: "Houseplant Heretic"
published: "2023-08-02T20:19:56.41Z"
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# Just a few of my favorite plants currently in LECA. 💚

_Posted by Houseplant Heretic on 2023-08-02_

Just a few of my favorite plants currently in LECA. 💚

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## 7 comments

### Anya commented on 2023-08-02

Ooo I’ve been wanting a calathea black Dottie!! 🖤🖤 gorgeous

#### Houseplant Heretic replied on 2023-08-03

Thank you! She’s one of my favorites. I originally had her in LECA, and she did fine, but I recently swapped her over to Pon and she just keeps pushing out new growth. I think the Pon holds even more water maybe, and she appreciates the extra moisture.

#### Anya replied on 2023-08-03

Yes! And I’ve heard that it’s even better for plants that have fine roots. Additionally, the zeolite filters out more toxins which is great for such a fancy girl. I haven’t been able to find pon available yet but would love to try it.

### Danika commented on 2023-08-10

I am so impressed that you are able to keep a peperomia alive in Leca! Their roots are so tiny and fragile! I killed one trying to transition to Pon. Leca would be even harder! Did you grow it first in water prop in order to do that?

#### Houseplant Heretic replied on 2023-08-10

Nope, I just rinsed all the dirt off of her roots and plopped her straight into LECA, lol. She does really well with a 50% reservoir. I do think it’s easier when they’re small, she started out as a little 2” pot, and only one main stem when I got her.

#### Danika replied on 2023-08-26

Ahh yes. The baby method. So much easier to transition. 90% of mine are baby transitioned too. 👍🏻

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