House plants
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Hi, We moved and now there is only one North facing sliding door for sunlight and it has shade most of the day, I have brought “grow” lights to give extra light but Daphne, my Thanksgiving Cactus, has begun to get a few purple color leaves, so I change light spectrum & moved her so she get’s not so much light, I’m just at a loss w/all my plants b/c I don’t know how to get them the kind of light they need. I also re-potted her b/c her roots were coming through the root hole in first pot.
This was my grandmas plant on my mom’s side of the family, she had it for 8+ years. It was a gift that my dad bought her when she was in the hospital for chemo (not to be tmi but my parents are now divorced so it’s a semi-good memory of them being together and when my grandma was fighting for herself and made it at this time). It was in a room with little sunlight, a HUGE pot with no drainage soaked in water, and extremely dusty. It was beautiful though! Little to no problems when she was caring for it. She passed away last march and I took it home and thought I was doing a good thing by putting it in a new smaller pot with new freshened soil…. it most definitely does NOT like me. I’m really stressed obviously with the small story behind it and i’m really hoping it does not die under my care so please, ANY tips or tricks on how to save it or what i’m doing wrong is greatly appreciated. It’s located on my balcony with indirect light north facing.
Hi I have a Tradescantia Nanouk, she was growing too big for the pot so the leaves were dying, I placed it in the direct sunlight outside (72°) for about 5 hours while getting a bigger pot and now she looks limp and more brown!! I just repotted and misted some water but this is my first time caring for this fragile plant, anything more I should do? First pic is now, second was this morning. sunburned maybe?
So I rescued a rosemary plant from my local Walmart. On of the stems was completely dead and the other the leaves had started to dry. I brought it home and repotted it with garden soil hoping it would perk back. I trimmed the dead leaves. After a few weeks of no change I decided to cut it all the way down. The stem is still pushing out green liquid but idk if there is something I’m not catching? Did I mess up. No visible growth in almost a month. She’s on my porch but gets full sunlight out of the shade majority of the day.
Hi there! I picked up this gorgeous calla lily from Lowe’s about a week ago. She was on the clearance rack for $5 and looked good when I first got her. Since then, I found some root rot and ended up repotting her into a smaller pot. But I think I may have damaged the bulb because the stems are slowly dying from the bottom 😰 But then again, there has been some new stems popping up, so maybe she’s okay? She’s getting morning sunshine and rain water currently. Any advice would be so appreciated! I’ve never tried to save anything beside cacti 😆 TIA ❤️
I just rescued this baby from my place of work! I believe he is suffering from dehydration and I need to repot him because the previous owner wants the pot back. I know snake plants can be very hardy but do we think I can rehabilitate him?? I watered him yesterday. Any tips? Thanks! Pic featuring Sir Buckley
Was gifted these pothos and monsteras, wondering how I can make them thrive? I have them in my living room where it is mostly light.
I’m just getting back into houseplants. I got this monstera but one leaf is broken. Do I trim the leaf at the break or cut the whole thing off? If the whole thing at which point do I cut it? A. B. C. Or D? Appreciate any help.
Started about 2 weeks ago, I've checked, cleaned roots and repotted and still no improvement- considering chopping her 😑 (Had this Cactus 4 years )
My Beefsteak Begonia is quite old and has always done well until recently when the leaves have started to fall off the plant even though they appear to be green and healthy. They seem to be rotting off at the stem.
6 month glow up of this poor guy! had some pretty bad draft damage but he's doing so much better now
About three weeks ago, I accidentally sprayed this plant with all natural multipurpose cleaner made out of essential oils instead of the baking soda solution. I realize my mistake right away and rinsed off the leaves and change the water. However, the lease are very crispy. Can it be saved with time?
I have a sweet basil who is a stick and won’t grow any leaves. She was doing ok last year, till the winter hit and now she won’t grow anything. Anyone know how to help or what to do in this situation?
How do I get rid of gnats then prevent them from coming back?
Hi new friends! I’m trying to be better to my kids and not kill another one. Planta told me my snake plant probably needed more light so I did move her next to the south facing light in my room but my question is, do we think she has any hope of surviving? She’s gotten very skinny…
Just picked up this plant from Home Depot on a whim—total impulse buy! I’m still learning, so I could really use some advice. The stems near the bottom are turning yellow—should I be worried? And it looks like the roots are circling the inside of the pot… is that a sign it’s time to repot? Thanks in advance for any help!
I’m having issues with my indoor plants especially this one. I’ve only done outdoor plants but ever since I’ve started buying plants like succulents and elephant ears. I’m having trouble caring for them as you can see. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong since I’ve been following plantas tips since last week, It told me to water this elephant ear after every 8 days and I want to make sure it’s right since I feel like it’s too long. If it’s not then I fear I may have overwatered it.
my fake Aloe is dying ); he is in my "I will survive" pot and it hasnt helped. He hasnt done well no matter what I do, recently repotted and it got WAY worse... any ideas on whats wrong with him?
Candy is not thriving help!! She was doing so good then when planta told me to water (first time since I got her) it all went down hill. I did the soak and drain method, then set her on the balcony in the shade where she has been loving. Her leaves kept getting softer and disformed, I even noticed some orangey coloration. everything I read said to water but the soil was still moist. Then I suspected root rot, maybe the soil type I have doesn’t drain well enough. I checked out her roots and nothing suspicious, then I took some soil out to loosen everything up, and added some rocks in the bottom to promote drainage and decrease the amount of soil that could be holding water. I put some of her strings into the soil to hopefully grow some new roots and revive what I had left, that’s why she looks so skinny compared to the older pics I have. I also moved her inside by a window as I live in a hot place so I feared maybe the heat was too much. Sorry for the novel but please send help she’s one of my favorites and I’m out of ideas!!!
Money tree “branch” assistance. My mother in law decided to cut off a piece of her money tree and gave it to me. I stuck it in some water & placed it in a good window. It has been weeping sap since she cut it. But is this how you propagate these plants???