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title: "The decline of my birds of Paradise really got me into researching…"
description: "The decline of my birds of Paradise really got me into researching plants and then I started to obsess over having a bunch of them. My cousin gave me some…"
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community: "Show your plants"
author: "Morgan"
published: "2025-06-08T21:16:19.782799Z"
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# The decline of my birds of Paradise really got me into researching…

_Posted by Morgan on 2025-06-08_

The decline of my birds of Paradise really got me into researching plants and then I started to obsess over having a bunch of them. My cousin gave me some clipping of a monstera she had and I propagated them and finally planted it. After that I just fully committed to being a crazy plant person. I picked up quite the collection from Home Depot and then spent the last 4 days researching, potting, rearranging, repeat, etc.. and this is my new cozy plant corner! I have no idea what I’m doing but me and Chat GBT have been figuring it out together!

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cFq5lFJfDWjpyDlNCSSFqyox6nwUlUzxGzqDYZdrv1g/I85o2IdcS26HZW_Tn6hDxg.webp?size=large)

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![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cFq5lFJfDWjpyDlNCSSFqyox6nwUlUzxGzqDYZdrv1g/SEMwq-ptRaWPSVJFazvBPQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Gaileen Joy commented on 2025-06-08

Looks beautiful! You might consider getting a couple of grow lights. Looks like your plants are going to need more light.

### Morgan commented on 2025-06-08

Yeah it’s a gloomy day here it gets pretty bright but I definitely will watch and keep an eye out for

### Amie206 commented on 2025-06-09

Best tip I ever got as a new plant parent was overwatering kills faster than under watering. Err on the side of letting “most” of your plants dry out before watering again.

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