jellibelli

almost 3 years ago

Can anyone identify what plant this is?

I have tried everything I can think of to save this tradescantia I got a month ago but I cannot banish root rot. Help! I brought it home and it began to wilt/lose leaves. That tipped me off to the soil staying too wet, so I swapped it out with my own potting soil which was airier. But it has still remained too wet and every time I’ve salvaged them, the clippings rot again. Here is my pile of what I could save from a really lovely full original plant (peep the full descent in the plant photos 🫣). What am I missing? I’ve not successfully gotten them to propagate in water. I have rooting hormone. What do I do? 😭

[It’s a follow up on my earlier post. Thanks a bunch to the folks that responded 😊] Which is the better option to pot your monstera in along with the orchid bark mix? For additional context, my monstera is on a moss pole, and I wanted a mix that was fast draining to avoid root rot. Considering the Tropical Potting Soil mix and the Cactus Palm and Citrus Potting Soil mix. Leaning on the Tropical Potting mix, and I planned on mixing either one with the coarse blend.

Madderdebs

almost 3 years ago

I really can’t help myself..and one didn’t make the photo!

Terracotta💫

almost 3 years ago

Can anyone ID this plant? The label says “CAMELLIA TRANSAR SANENSIS TINY WHITE SINGLE”, which doesn’t seem right. I thought it might be a tea plant at first (Camellia sinensis), but the flower buds are red not white. Maybe Camellia japonica?

brianna 🤍

almost 3 years ago

i just saw an instagram reel about how if your snake plant doesn’t have the pointed tip, it won’t grow ?! does anyone know if this is true? i do wonder because i’ve had one since july and there are a few leaves with no tip and they’ve stayed the same size 😳😳 tagging my plant for reference

Catherine

almost 3 years ago

I went to Home Depot for potting soil and ended up coming home with this as well lol. Planta says this is a Coffee plant and is difficult to keep. We shall see. I will try my best to keep it healthy. Any one else have this plant? Suggestions?

Moriah

almost 3 years ago

Does anyone know what that white stuff on top is? Almost looks like mold ☹️

Sunny

almost 3 years ago

My philodendron Rio is reverting. Newest growths are missing the signature white stripes. They probably need more light. It lives on a north facing window getting moderate light since autumn. So, I’m not surprised it’s reverting. It looks like a philodendron Micans. I will cut off the top stems with the solid colored leaves hoping the new growth will be striped. It’s in the original 3 inch pot placed inside a 4 inch ceramic pot. A meat skewer and plant clips keeps it vertical to fit on the window sill. I typically water about once every 5 to 7 days in winter. So, it’s under watered a bit. But, it’s still slowly growing. I will repot in a month when I can take it back outside.

Dave_opuntiaface

almost 3 years ago

Note that I posted this last week with 0 images that showed that I’m talking about. Ahem. A note on ID’ing plants because the more I know, the bigger my imagination and mental database becomes, and I often overthink. I see what I want to see. Because they are (for me, for the experts in forums) wicked hard to pick out of a line-up with other species in the genus - and other genera - I tend to confuse Copiapoa with a couple plants, the Mammillaria compressa in particular. It’s a cool cactus, but not Copiapoa… I THINK. I’m still not 100% this is M compressa until it gets more color and grows a bit, but this is the super subtle tip-off so far. That squiggly areole. (I like thinking about how, for example, seeds from Mexico made it to Chile and what popped out evolved just slightly enough to accommodate the new climate.) Also, my tips for ID: figure out more or less the genus, search Etsy. If I don’t know the exact species yet, I go to places such as Mountain Crest Gardens and Planet Desert for more info. I love Llifle dot com, but the thumbnails of cactus often show a mature, flowering plant or a 50-year old columnar. That site is amazing if you’re looking to identify your Lithops, though. Examples of Copiapoa provided for reference lol.

PlantMum

almost 3 years ago

Can anyone recommend some good indoor fertilizer and how often to use it?

OG.99

almost 3 years ago

I have a Philodendron Fuzzy petiole and Its been living in the same small round pots (its been since since i got it) i bought Coir pole(s) off amazon and Wondering if I keep this Plant in its pot (its quite Big- the plant pot its Very small but no roots are coming out the bottom haha) and Add this pole instead of putting it in a longer pot will it be okay since im adding A coir pole? Or should still Completely upsize/Give it the Correct Shaped pot for it with the moss(coir) pole?

Jaz

almost 3 years ago

can anyone identify this for me please

Madderdebs

almost 3 years ago

I am wanting to experiment with LECA and PONS in place of soil for some of my plants. Asking for your experiences.. plants that did well in which medium and which did not. My experience so far is with my polka dot begonia.. I killed 3 of them and the last, big poppa, I put in LECA as a Hail Mary and he. Is lovin’ it.. so please share your thoughts

ella

almost 3 years ago

does anyone know why my croton petra leaves are flipped? there like twisted

Soup

almost 3 years ago

Let’s play a game of spot the anthurium seeds🤭

Hello, I’m fairly new to caring for plants. I got the Raven Zz about a week ago and I noticed that it looked like roots popping out the bottom of the pot. Does this mean to repot in a bigger pot?

Elizabotanical

almost 3 years ago

Hi! New to plants and planta. I have a collection of plants in my sunroom but it gets very cold, as low as in the 40s in that room since it’s not heated like the rest of the house. I imagine this is harmful to my plants. What do I do? Space heater?

To mist or not to mist. Now that is the question. I stopped misting my plants about a month ago when I read that misting is just a temporary/momentary moisture that doesn’t really do anything to help plants. I also read that it helps to create mold and fungus on the plants. I must admit though, I feel a bit weird to keep pressing “skip all” when it’s misting day for plants in this app. I assume that Planta knows more and better than I do on basic plant care; I’m just a beginner. Therefore, they have to recommend it for some reason, right? So, now I’m turning to the community that has an insane amount of knowledge (seriously - y’all are fantastic). Please help guide me - do I mist or nah?

Rosa

almost 3 years ago

Hello all - my plants were thriving then the winter hit and I had to move them from being near the heater but my windows are near the heater. The are really getting sad and losing a lot of leafs along with dryness even tho I got them a humandfire and water them. I don’t know how to manage. I think they are lacking sun but not sure.