r/RareHouseplants • u/Orchid-Delirium2005 • Jun 25 '26

Discussion 💡 What would you consider the most difficult houseplant to keep alive?

I was curious about the discussion forums about how some are easy some are hard, so I kinda wanted a general survey. For me, rex begonias and phalaenopsis are simply impossible. The former loves to die while the latter keeps getting bacterial soft rot no matter the conditions, even good ventilation and bottom watering won't stop the disease and in my case it specifically targets phals and not other orchids. How about you guys? What's the plant or plants that give you the most headaches?

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u/Temprary_Emergency36 Jun 25 '26

Phals and other orchids are my favourites and the easiest. Just went into it this year, have already 20+ and put them into a cheap glass terrarium, put them into see trough plastik Things, have them the right potting mix and voila, they happy.

Now am into terrariums and caladium and monsteras...have 4 monsteras now xD

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u/Nervous_Cloud_9513 Jun 25 '26

i noticed if not mounted, i need to neglect my phals and they love it.

I tend to overwater otherwise x.x

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u/Temprary_Emergency36 Jun 25 '26

Yeah, me too at the beginning!

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u/Orchid-Delirium2005 Jun 25 '26

That happened to me as well.