Questions tagged [houseplants]

Plants grown indoors. Use this tag with questions about houseplants in general. Please narrow down the scope of the question by using the appropriate genus or common name tags when asking about specific plants.

Houseplants are plants which are growing indoors in pots. They can help to make a room more pleasant, as well as freshen the air by producing oxygen and even to some extent help "clean" the air. Although these effects have been confirmed only in laboratory environment: "Which houseplants should you buy to purify air? None of them"[1]. As well as growing them for decoration, "house plants" could include , (e.g. dwarf citrus), and which are also grown for consumption.

Indoor environments are often very different to outdoor environments in most parts of the world, so the range of practical houseplants are often very different to typical regional outdoor plants.

[1]: www.nationalgeographic.com

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Never managed to keep a plant alive for more than a month and then I moved

So when I moved I got a lot of plants as housewarming gifts. So far so good, it has been 6 months and most of them are alive (except for the orchids). But now they are turning yellow and I don't think that's a good sign. I will post the pics. For…
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Can anybody identify this plant?

It's a groundcover plant, only about 10 cm tall. As you can see the leaves are bi-colour, sage greenish on the upper side and purple underneath. The leaves are sword like, and how it looks is almost like succulent (only the leave arrangement, it's…
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Dying/Twiggy English Ivy Houseplant

My English Ivy has started looking sickly - twiggy and as if it's starting to die. What could be the problem? I'm new to houseplants and would love guidance! The plant has been indoors in a room well lit with natural light but the plant itself has…
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What is this houseplant with oval, shiny, dark green leaves, and how can I care for it?

I got this plant from a yard sale, and have had it for six months. It has many shiny dark green, healthy leaves. New stalks are growing but their leaves are turning yellow and they're dying. What plant is this and what are your suggestions on how…
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How to straighten my Scindapsus Aureum (moss stick)

The moss stick of my Scindapsus Aureum of about 180 cm has gone crooked. I tried to fix it by placing another stick beside it, but that doesn't seem to help (for long). How can I fix this so the moss stick will keep straight and not lean over?
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Anybody know what kind of chili plant this is? Is it dead or can I revive it?

I got this plant last year and it started dying. I recently brought it inside and it looks like it’s getting new leafs. Any recommendations?
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What kind of green flower is this?

Plant has probably never blossomed. I suppose it was not very expensive to buy. Thank you for any hints.
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Calathea mix - brown leaf edges

I have a "calathea mix" (that's what the label says) that's supposed to look very much like this: It is supposed to have wavy leaf-edges and a nice, rich red coloured underside. But it actually looks very sad, with leaves sometimes rolling up, and…
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Lily leaves are turning yellow, the old flowers have gone to seed. Advice on how to bring it back to health?

my peace Lily with yellowing leaves . And what I can only assume are the flowers producing bulb's??
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Indoor durian started do dry out

I will really appreciate any help. I grow a durian tree in my livingroom and so far it's been doing great. Since september, it started sheding leaves one by one (only one at a time always goes kind of "rusty" and then falls off long before actually…
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What is this indoor plant which has dark green leaves that curl up and over as they grow?

I want to identify this potted indoor plant. It has dark green leaves that curl up and over as they get longer. I want to know how to take care of it, since the plant has not grown since I got it. The plant is probably 5 years old. I'm located in…
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What is this tiny black insect found on my cacti?

I need help identifying an insect, it is very small, not much bigger than the head of a pin, it is black. It kind of resembles a slug because it has the true small antennas. It was originally on a Golden barrel and a Mammillaria mystax cactus. Now…
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Sickly snake plant

Snake plants (Sansevieria trifasciata) are supposedly really easy to care for, but mine is perpetually sickly. I have had it for about 8 years and it just has gradually declined, the leaves getting thinner and drooping over time. Some of the older…
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Identify begonia with variegated leaves and pink margins

I saw this Begonia in a restaurant in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and was very impressed by it. What is it exactly? Is it hard to grow?
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What is this plant with dark green or red leaves?

What is the name of the following plant?
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