The Plant Rescuer: The Book Your Houseplants Want You to Read
It is a clear and practical toolkit on all aspects of plant care from how to choose a plant to tips for everyday care. Changes in your plant's appearance are often a cry for help and this book will help you understand their needs. Learn how to help your plants not only survive but thrive.
It took a while with a few false starts and there were times I almost threw it away thinking it was dead but I'm glad I stuck with it and here's what it looks like now. This time they grew a lot of air roots which looks a bit weird but it seems stable.
succulents are tropical plants, but some of them can take some surprisingly cold temperatures. i started this Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg' from a cutting and i'm just growing it as an annual, allowing nature to take its course when winter comes. but so far it has endured temperatures as low as -5C without any ill effects. my jades have been similarly hardy.
This year I am trying a dormancy setup for the carnivorous plants in a cold storage room next to a wall that should get close to freezing in a few weeks (growing zone 7b) or whenever it stays cold throughout the day. It's a bit earlier than I would usually do, but I want to see how they adjust before fully committing to the setup. The lighting is made for hibernation (Parus overwintering LED) but it's the first year I've used them.
(EN) Can anyone identify these small insects from the pictures? They are on a Sarracenia that mostly lives outdoors on a balcony in Southern Germany next to a river.
(DE) Kann jemand diese kleinen Insekten anhand der Bilder identifizieren? Sie befinden sich auf einer Sarracenia, die meist im Freien auf einem Balkon in Süddeutschland neben einem Fluss lebt.
1/ @plants#Houseplants from the #WindowsillGarden for a sort of #FensterFreitag - 2 of the shots (2nd n replies) have the window glass and one a bit of frame, as background (the other on a countertop, beside with window light!)
The little #Haworthia was looking colourful- Haworthiopsis now, I haven't been that active in houseplants in recent years, so still not used to the 'new' names which aren't even that new anymore...lol Views backlit and front lit. #Succulents#IndoorGardening#Alberta
I love this idea of having a ‘plant second chance box’ to reduce waste! I’ve managed to rescue a few near dead plants that others have over-watered or neglected, so I fancy my chances.
My Hoya linearis, that is hanging in the garden all summer, usually blooms when I take it inside in the autumn when the night temperature reaches about 5°C.
This year it has decided that now is the time. It actually suits me well because the flowers are too heavily perfumed for my bedroom.
Now I'm keen to see if there are any Danish night insects that take interest in the flowers, so that I may have some seeds. It would be great to start a new pot from seeds, wouldn't it.
The first(only) plant that I ever split off from its “parent” is coming along very nicely! It is some type of snake plant but I’m not sure which specifically.
#SucculentSunday: i started this pot of succulents from cuttings and leftover succulents that no longer fit in my room. i first posted a picture of it in July; two months later and the growth is bursting out of the planter.
two folx donated a bunch of plants to me today. sorry for the crowded messiness, just wanted a group photo :) they'll be moved to better spots. i have one more offer for plants this weekend, then i will reach my critical mass for the time being. i'm going to need more soil and pots soon.
ones i've taken care of before: pothos (two varieties, one gold), flying-saucer (pilea peperomioides), snake plant, spider plant
new ones: ghost plant, jade plant, silver inch plant (Tradescantia zebrina), prayer plant (maranta), swiss cheese plant (monstera adansonii), Mexican mint plant
@plants two more plants to add to the crew from another person, going from one pot of herbs to a pot of herbs and 10+ house plants!
Below are a mini umbrella tree and a satin pothos. I also got a purple leafy plant, but in the elevator a woman who seemed stressed between moving things complimented them. I offered her one and she was like "?! Why would you give me one 🥺❤️... I will choose the pretty purple one!". I hope her move goes well. Gotta pass on this community care.
In the past six months I have attempted to pollinate each flower on my Spathiphyllum, with nothing to show for it: while the spadix does grow initially, the spathe will eventually wither and there are no seeds to be found inside the spadix (see the first photo).
So what if I pollinate the spadix before the spadix has opened? This looks much more promising: the spadix grows much larger (see the second photo).
I have pollinated lots of open inflorescences with no results other than some initial growth, but no seeds.
I have pollinated three closed spadices, and all three have grown to a volume that is currently at least twice the volume of any open-pollinated spadix.
The proof is in the pudding, they say, so it's a bit early to conclude anything, but so far it looks like a promising pattern.
Am I really the only person on the entire fediverse who has attempted seed propagation of their peace lily?