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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What is the cause of this white scaling on my cactus?

I’m not sure what type of cactus this is, but I’ve had it about a year and since getting it I’ve moved it into a pot with drainage. I’m careful with watering and do so about every 45 days as that’s what the previous owner had done. When I received…
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My Kentia Palm has crunchy and black leaves

My Kentia Palm has crunchy and black leaves. I have checked the roots and they look fine. I then applied neem oil but this didn't seem to stop the spreading of the plant. The base of the plant looks OK. I do see tiny red spots but they don't seem to…
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Why is my hibiscus plant leaves droping ,turning yellow and producing small flowers even when it has been watered?

My hibiscus plant's leaves are drooping, and yellow and the flower size has shrinked substantially. Yellow leaves are present at bottom and middle of the plant. The plant is 4 feet tall, and the pot is 1 foot tall with a diameter of 10 inches…
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Why is growth on this Stromanthe streaked with green rather than purple undersides & some leaves have defects?

This is a non-variegated Stromanthe. The new growth forming has green instead instead of purple undersides. Underside of leaves have green streaks instead of solid purple Underside of leaves have green streaks instead of solid purple Also, a few…
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A Strange Growth has Sprouted in the Center Stalks of my Dracaena

I have had a Dracaena for 5 years. It just recently sprouted a bud like growth in the center of several of its stalks. What is this and what does it mean?
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What is wrong with my indoor cat palm?

There are black spots on my leaves, black lesions, black tips, and yellowing younger leaves. The younger leaves are most effected while the older leaves have black tips. One stem has a few black spots. What do i do?
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Crassula ovata/Jade plant: leaf tips shrunk in

I have several crassula plants, and the leaf tips on some of them started appearing shrunk in, as if something chewed them of or sucked them out (see image). I can't see any bugs on the plants. They're near an east-facing window, and I've been…
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Kalanchoe issues. Leggy, yellowing leaves, etc

I've had this kalanchoe for a year and a half and it was doing great until a couple months ago. It started getting very tall, almost etiolated with all the bottom leaves dying. I was likely watering it too much so cut back a few weeks ago, no luck.…
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Why is my Miranda not coming to full pitchers and it has brown spots?

I have a Miranda Nepenthes and I've had it for about 8 months or so. It is growing like crazy but I haven't had a pitcher to get to full maturity since it came in the mail. It starts to grow pitchers but they die before they get big. It has a…
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Staghorn Fern Non-Hanging Planter

I’ve just been gifted a staghorn fern and it’s outgrowing its nursery pot already. I read that you’re supposed to hang staghorn ferns either by mounting them or in wire baskets. Unfortunately my apartment is rented and doesn’t have any good hanging…
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Why are the new leaves on my philodendron drying out and brittle

Just recently bought this about 2-3 weeks ago. The soil still feels damp so I haven’t watered it yet. The small leaves or nodes..I’m not sure what they are are dry and brittle. What do I do?
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Curio Mount Everest

I am new to house plants and brought my Curio a couple of weeks ago. I put it in a room that has a lot of light but not direct sun light. The bottom of one of the stems turned a grey, purple colour I then moved it to another room to a windowsill…
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Well-watered Fittonia is sad (droopy)

I've had a Fittonia (Nerve plant) for more than a year now, and it's been doing really great. I've repotted it once and until a month ago it was doing so well that I was considering dividing it. Fittonias are quite communicative and tend to droop if…
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english ivy leaves browning suddenly

All of a sudden the leaves started turning brown and shriveling up and it started spreading to other plants. Anyone know the cause of this? The plants get regular water (soil is usually moist) and no getting direct sunlight. I'm in northeast,…
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When to bring potted calamondin tree indoor?

I have a potted calamondin tree (calamansi). I had to bring it to the balcony in summer because it does not fit on a window sill and it was too hot to keep the curtains open all day. Now I noticed that it started to shed leaves more than usual.…