--- title: "Here’s a poll question for you all - do you research your plants…" description: "Here’s a poll question for you all - do you research your plants before buying, or do you find a pretty plant and say “yep, that one’s mine!” And hope for the…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/m3LdTLRPiSISRq6x5wvFgk" community: "Anything about plants" author: "McKaslin’s Garden" published: "2025-10-29T13:37:38.208927Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md) # Here’s a poll question for you all - do you research your plants… _Posted by McKaslin’s Garden on 2025-10-29_ Here’s a poll question for you all - do you research your plants before buying, or do you find a pretty plant and say “yep, that one’s mine!” And hope for the best with plant care? ## 24 comments ### meg commented on 2025-10-29 I have limited windows in my apartment so I usually scan them on here to make sure I have the proper light requirements but after that I shop purely off vibes :) #### McKaslin’s Garden replied on 2025-10-29 That’s a smart move! I (mostly) do the same thing. I’m just itching for a new plant lol #### Jneyman replied on 2025-10-29 Same! I’ll find someone pretty but then do a quick check to make sure I can give them a good home #### meg replied on 2025-11-01 sameee there’s a couple i want so bad but can’t provide the right light for right now and it’s killing me inside lol ### The leafy Angel commented on 2025-10-29 When I first started I picked because they were pretty but I learned more about plants and now know what works and more on what I like, I have a few I first got that I would not buy again. #### McKaslin’s Garden replied on 2025-10-29 What kind of plants will you not get again? #### The leafy Angel replied on 2025-10-29 polka dot plant, it’s easy and was super cut small but it got tall and leggy and just isn’t as pretty lol and just about any succulent, they just die on me. #### Just Me replied on 2025-10-29 Jumping in here to say that I am giving up on the Arrowhead varieties. I have had terrible luck with those! #### Waspinator replied on 2025-10-30 I wouldn't buy a kalanchoe; i don't know what it is but they just die ### Nan commented on 2025-10-29 lol, I typically dream about them first 😂 that’s what leads me to buy #### Mads replied on 2025-10-30 Ok it’s not just me? 😆 I dreamt I found 4 baby geogenanthus ciliatus and I bought 2 (I wanted all four but didn’t want to look like a weirdo - in my dream… 🤪). They’re really hard to find irl. So if you see one… buy one if you like and let me know where you got it? 😁 ### Anne commented on 2025-10-29 Running out of space so now it’s about light needs. That and toxicity to felines as we now have a new, very curious cat! #### Mads replied on 2025-10-30 Photo of new kitty baby? ### Yup commented on 2025-10-29 Buy then research most of the time ### Yup commented on 2025-10-29 🤣😞 ### Plant nana commented on 2025-10-29 I just go by the seat of my pants or sometimes I stop by and collections like all the begonias ### Whit\_Y commented on 2025-10-29 I started out grabbing all the plants and figuring it out (or not) later lol I like to scan the plant with Google Lens and get quick info if I’m unsure about a plant and its needs. ### LittleMorningLatte commented on 2025-10-29 We listen, and we don't judge... I just say "I like that one! Hope it doesn't die!" I'm not proud of this but oh well XD ### Debbie commented on 2025-10-29 Prayer plants 😩. So beautiful but my nemesis! Never again. [More comments](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/m3LdTLRPiSISRq6x5wvFgk.md?cursor=GGM6674PcxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACqpX2tnOLcGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_