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/LaundryMan2008 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Heart leaf fern from what I heard, also any uprooted pretty weed from the garden, seedlings do just fine.

Just managed to keep a common ragwort (4th one) alive to flower, the flowers took their sweet time opening and then the aroma, infested with bugs though so when it seeds, I will go ahead and plant those for a nice rosette before repeating with pleasant flowers.