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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Why are my seeds getting moldy

This is the third time that I try to germinate seed, like strawberry raspberry kiwi and stuffs I put it in glass container with wet cotton balls in it Instead of the seeds germinate they always get moldy. Why is this happening?
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New growth Dracaena Marginata leaves dropping

A little over month ago I posted about brown spots on my Dracaena Marginata (Dying leaves on "Dracaena marginata"). I reduced watering slightly, and now I'm running into another issue. On one of the stalks, 3 of the 4 growth ends are dropping…
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What is causing these spots on my shamrock plant?

We have had this shamrock at home (inside) for the last 4 months and about 1 month ago these spots started appearing. Any idea what it is and if we can fix it?
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Brown spots on mango leaves

I germinated and then planted a mango from the pit of a store-bought fruit. It has been kept indoors by a window, and was just repotted 2 days ago in “cactus/citrus” soil. Over the last week, I noticed that brown spots on the leaves started…
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can anyone identify this plant please?

Can anyone tell me what the potted plant is, circled on the right? Thanks in advance
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What kind of plants are these

I got these plants at a nursery and I’m trying to figure out what they are called there are 3 of them in this bowl.
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Grapefruit seedling

I'm new to citrus and I started germinating and then planting these grapefruits 3 months ago. Is this normal progress? I also have watered them every 2-3 days. Just asking for any tips on how to get them to grow better / prevent any pests or…
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Why are my orchid’s leaves turning brown?

I’m a new orchid owner, I don’t know much about them, but my orchid’s leaves are starting to turn brown!!! I keep it away from the windows so they don’t receive too much sunlight but I believe it gets the right amount of sunlight from the sliding…
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What is this critter?

Can anyone please tell me what this critter is? My philodendron plant has brown spots on yellow leaves, and the leaves would very early on become shriveled, dried, and dead while blooming. I was throwing coffee grounds in the soil, which became…
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why my 4 weeks old indoor coriander and garlic chives falling apart?

I have started growing coriander and garlic chives on port inside house. Till four weeks after planting ,every thing grows well. but now I found all branches look very week and cannot stand firmly and falling apart. I would highly appreciate for any…
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How to grow water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) in a container?

Water forget-me-not is semi-aquatic and usually grows in ponds and swamps, because it likes very moist soil. It can even grow in water if it's not too deep (<10 cm). Sadly, I don't have a pond, so I'm trying to grow it on my balcony in a pot. Is…
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Philodandron dying - black goo

My philodandron is slowly dying (I created a previous post here, but I lost the access to the account for some reason :/) In the other post I showed how it went from a nice big plant to losing all its leaves: a) When we got it b) A few weeks…
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Elephant ear weeping and yellow

I just bought 3 elephant ear plants at a nursery. I potted them 2 days ago with indoor potting soil and kept some of their original soil. I watered them (about half a bottled water each) and they started dripping from the tips. I read that could be…
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Is Yucca plant dead?

I bought my Yucca plant in February and it was fine. I believe I might have over watered it. Recently I saw the leaves turning yellow, I decided to re-pot it with cactus soil and one spray of plant food. I added a small amount of water to soil so …
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Peace Lily in bad shape

My peace lily plant fell off my shelf and landed on the ground, then stuff fell on the plant. The soil stayed together but the leaves are bent or broken completely what’s the chance of me bringing it back to life?