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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Fittonia Root Rot (Overwatered)

I’ve had this plant for almost a year as my first plant. A few days ago I saw that it was starting to wilt, having had this issue before, I watered more, since the it usually wilted when I forgot to water it for an extended period. The wilting did…
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Neon pothos turning green. Why?

My neon pothos leaves recently started showing green color from the edges. Why is this happening? Cut marks also keep appearing on the leaves out of nowhere. Is it due to some fungus or pest?
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Why is this cane growing slow, and having yellow leaves?

My Dieffenbachia plant is not doing too well right now. All the other leaves yellowed up and fell off. These remaining ones are barely moving (as in, not opening up quickly). I have a suspicion that it might be over fertilization. I think I will…
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Can the bulb of the gloxi split into two by cutting it?

Would i want to know if the two bulb halves will still shoot? Both bulbs sprouted!
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By cross-pollination of two gloxins we will get new hybrids?

What colors will the hybrids result from these two combinations?
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Gloxinia has twisted leaves

I have more gloxies, which i care for the same, and that all are in the same place, but i do not know why some of them turn their leaves. Can you help me? Thanks a lot!
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Can I save my Dieffenbachia from the cold?

I moved my dieffenbachia to the house we're moving into, but its too cold. All the leaves are like a dark green and very very droopy. How can I save it?? Its almost 5 ft tall
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Help! i don't want to kill this plant

Does anyone know what kind of plant this is so that I can figure out what it needs?? A friend of mine gave it to me as a "Friendship" plant that has been in her family. Supposedly you can grow other plants off it shoots, but I have nearly killed…
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What should I do next to take care of this cactus which I grafted two years ago?

Two years ago I succeeded in this grafting. I would like to know how long you think it will resist the cactus feeding the graft and what to do next?
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Ficus benjamina variegata: drops leaves but grows new branches

I have got a ficus, presumably Ficus benjamina variegata. It is not in the best shape, presumably because it was a bit overwatered. What confuses me is that it drops leaves (a bad sign) and at the same time it grows new branches (presumably a good…
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Wounded rhipsalis hanging cacti

I need advice caring for my hanging cacti. I think it's rhipsalis lepismium bolivianum? It's started to develop black patches along its limbs. Also some weird spots. And some white muck gathering, which I guess is mealy bugs – I've just ordered some…
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Poinsettia leaf growth

I recently had to pluck out almost all the leaves of my Poinsettia which got burnt due to a little bit extra use of neem oil. The stem looks very bare now. There hasn't been any new growth of leaves since then. I've waited for around 15 days but the…
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Why is my Aloe losing leaves?

I’ve had this plant since August and recently it has lost a couple of leaves, I was wondering if anyone could identify a cause. Thanks
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How to apply Colchine for doubling the ploidy of plants

Same as title, I am wondering how to do this for making seedless plants
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What's wrong with my tamarind?

These four saplings are grown from seed around 6-10 months was growing perfect untill around 4 weeks ago I started to see a little bit of yellowing thinking its nothing untill now.
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