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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Browning kentia leaves

I recently purchased a 5 ft kentia and placed it next to a patio door, but out of direct sunlight. I water it sparingly when the topsoil has dried out and it is well drained. The only thing I have done is given it Baby Bio feed.I have looked for…
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How to take care of this orchid

Can someone please give me some advices on how to care of this kind of orchid. I never had orchids before so I would like to know a) if it needs a bigger pot b) what type of soil is best for its needs c) where should I keep it (does it prefer light…
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my mint have grasshopper eating leaves

I have a problem with my chocomint. I just bought it for a few weeks. But today, seem like there are some bugs are eating my plant, it's a jumper specimen. So I would like to ask you, why my mint got these bugs? because I searched for this problem…
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My pothos leaves have cracks. What could be the reason?

I propagated pothos in water. The leaves are cracked and crippled. Please see picture. What could be the reason? Any disease? If so which one and what’s the remedy?
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Growing Money Plant purely in Vermiculite

Is it possible to grow money plant only in Vermiculite? The plant grows in soil and water, so can it grow only in vermiculite, as vermiculite retains water really well?
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Plants to grow in a vertical/wall hanging sphagnum-based planter?

I received a planter as a gift. Please suggest plants to plant in it. (It is specifically the "hang.oasi.home" planter.) The planter is basically a box that hangs on the wall, but the holes to put plants in are on the side (facing away from the…
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My money plant is dieing out. Please help!

I have got the money plant as a Christmas gift last year on 2018. It was indoor till October 2019 at my office window. i used to take care of it, watering whenever required. but post October month it started dieing. I brought it to my house and…
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How do you make a Kalanchoe blossfeldiana bloom?

This plant was beautiful and full of flowers. They all withered away. Now the buds just don't want to open. I read somewhere that Kalanchoe at home needs to be bloomed by doing some tricks like putting in shade for some time and then in sun etc. Not…
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How long can I keep rosette-forming Peperomias without pruning, while in ideal growing conditions?

Unlike nurseries, flower shops do not provide all conditions for healthy growth. Sellers are often stuck with batches of rosette-forming Peperomias such as P. Caperata, P. griseoargentea and P. argyreia. Sellers end-up with poor-looking plants. What…
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Seedling growing into adjacent seed

I planted 5 seeds for a Norway spruce (Picea Abies) on January 12, 2020, and so far I have three seedlings that are growing at a similar rate (though one is a bit bigger). I noticed something very particular with one of the seedlings however. At…
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Monkey Tail Cactus Burned under lights do I have to move it?

My Monkey Tail Cactus hangs down really low, so I have to raise it up to keep it from touching the ground. When I raise it up it gets closer to the grow light. The last time I raised it up I burned it. It has a yellow spot. Do I have to lower…
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Calatheas & allies as houseplants without climate control

I live in a warm Mediterranean climate. Close to the sea, summer is humid, but air may be dryer in winter possibly because the wind arrives from over the European continent during most of its time. The location: inside the house. Temperature may be…
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Caring for Ficus Starlight plant

I have a Ficus Starlight with green and yellow leaves. The size of the leaves are small, not very big. Is this plant require same care as weeping fig? What is the correct soil mix for this plant and light requirements?
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could you identify this Orchid?

If been told that this is an Amaryllis but I'm very doubtful. Thanks to the clue given by @GardenGems I have finally narrowed it down to bromeliads It has a baby that looks slightly different UPDATE: I had a look at the roots and I'm…
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Wondering why my Ocean Spider Plant is not thriving

A friend of mines had given me this Ocean Plant about six months ago. It has not made the long spider babies that normally come out. I was wondering if someone can suggest what Im doing wrong or if this is the wrong plant that has the spider babies.…
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