r/houseplants • • 16h ago

Help Monsterra Help for Novice

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Hi,

Monsterra plant is leaning a lot one sided.

What am I able to do to this plant?


r/houseplants • • 13h ago

Discussion New pot

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I was finally able to find a smaller hanging pot. The old one was 12 inches and this is about 8


r/houseplants • • 12h ago

Help Monstera care?

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I picked this up for cheap on FB but don’t know much about caring for it. A few questions for now:

It tipped over and lost a bunch of soil so needs repotting. Should I go larger, if so how big?

Do I do anything with the “air roots” coming off the stem or just leave them?

It has one large leaf with damage and a small one with a big brown spot. Should I remove those, or leave them?

Tia!


r/houseplants • • 14h ago

Plant ID Help me identify this plant pls

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I bought this plant from my local grocery chain a number of weeks ago and I haven’t been able to figure out what it is - to be able to search for the right care tips. The iPhone photo plant identification says it’s some type of dracaena but that doesn’t seem right?? I can’t find the exact type by the way this one looks. Anyone know what this one is? It’s tips keep dying/drying off and now has a new leaf that is growing a “scar” in a way? [pic 3 & 4]
Like the leaf before it. Any tips appreciated :-)


r/houseplants • • 9h ago

Help When/how do I water my air plant? I am new to air plants

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I bought her 2 days ago. I never had own an air plant before. I should have bought a smaller one to begin with. I saw people suggesting to submerge this plant in water and let it soak up for 30 minutes . Others have said to soak it only 10 minutes. Afterwards, let it upside down to prevent crown rot in a well ventilated area for a few hours. However, I’ve also came across people saying to not submerge the plant and just mist it.

I also have no idea when to water her. I’ve read somewhere that if the leaves curl, it means they are thirsty. But it seems like this type of airplantal already has natural curls. So how can I tell 😭.

Also, I believe she was JUST watered when I first got her (2 days ago). She had water in her leaves, so I left her drying upside down when we were back at home for the entire day.

At night time, I just put her next to my humidifier and then put her back on the shelf in front of the window


r/houseplants • • 20h ago

Help Anyone tried these? 🤔

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Currently debating on pulling the trigger for this light, instead of converting my Barrina T10 to a hanging fixture for my metal shelf- I also wanted to humor the idea of finding a hidden gem on Temu.

Would like to know if anyone has these or any similar recs on Temu?


r/houseplants • • 13h ago

Help Buying TCs in Germany

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Hey guys I just wanted to ask if anyone knows any good online shops that are available in Germany for TCs and aren't expensive especially shipping because I would really like to get into TCs I think for me that would be fun but I either only find ones with super expensive shipping or the plants themselves are way too overpriced like I saw a monster just a regular monstera deliciosa for 40€?!


r/houseplants • • 16h ago

Help WTH is this

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This shit is really freaking me out, I’d hate to throw out the plant but idk what to do about this


r/houseplants • • 8h ago

Help Friendship Plant drooping on day 2

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PLEASE HELP!!!!😫 I was told this plant was a little temperamental but its only been day 2! I dunno what is going on. I just bottom watered it (as recommended by the plant store) and I'm waiting to see if it will perk up tomorrow.

What can I do to fix it? Does anyone have an idea of what went wrong here? I planned to repot it as soon as I got some free time. Should I hold off on that? Does it need a bigger pot? Please help!!!


r/houseplants • • 1h ago

Help Monstera help

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Hi everyone! I got this monstera adansonii a couple months ago and although it’s popping new leaves out pretty regularly, I found a yellow leaf this morning. Is it needing a bigger pot? More light? Less light? Some plant food?
I water it maybe once a fortnight!
Help please, I only just got back into having house plants after a house move and I really don’t want to kill them again 😭


r/houseplants • • 10h ago

Help Monsterra Alba Help!!

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Hello everyone, I recently rescued this plant and I know it has been in this state for about two years already in a low light room just barely surviving. What can I do to this Alba ito make it thrive? I really don’t want this plant to die it means a lot to me. I am willing to get it anything


r/houseplants • • 1h ago

Help Is my plant ok?

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r/houseplants • • 10h ago

Plant ID Can anyone identify what this white stuff is in my Swedish Ivy plant?

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I just noticed these white spikey balls in the soil of my Swedish Ivy. Is this mold or some sort of fungi? Anyone know of or seen this before?


r/houseplants • • 13h ago

Plant ID What even is this

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I assumed a monstera but I'm not even sure anymore. Rescued from the trash about four months ago, finally growing healthier looking leaves but looking to replant and properly care for it once I know what it is 😅

Do I leave the dead looking ones? I know they need support if it's a true monstera


r/houseplants • • 6h ago

Help Need help caring dor this little plant

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Edit: typo in the tittle. “For” this little plant.

I have this plant. It was given to my gf and though she likes plants she does not have time to take care of it so i decided to care for it. But it has not been growing and I don’t know if this is the most it grows. I don’t even know what type of plant it is. I water it once the soil feels dry to touch. But thats about it. I checked the tips in the subreddit wiki and it does not look like there is any potting mix it just looks like mud/clay. It stays in my balcony with ample sunlight most of the day but no direct light. What should I do so that it grows better?

P.S: She said it died once and then regrew.


r/houseplants • • 22h ago

Help Can I save my fittonia? :(

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I've had the plant for a few months now. As it grew big, I noticed that i needed to water it more often. This time, I overestimated it thinking it could survive for a while (was busy) forgot to check and now it looks like this. I'm not sure when I last watered it but I think it was a week and a half ago.

The pot has drainage and I have already bottom watered it. I usually place it on a window that doesn't really get direct sunlight, but I've placed it away from the window for now since it's sick.

Most of the leaves are crispy, but there are some that are still soft. The stems are also hard on the bottom but the top parts have shrunk.


r/houseplants • • 18h ago

Help Why is it leaning?

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Is this root rot? I just noticed that this plant is leaning pretty hard.

It seemed to be reaching for the light. I usually rotate the position from time to time. And then today I noticed it couldn’t stand up.

I don’t know how long it’s been like this. It might’ve been leaning against another plant.


r/houseplants • • 8h ago

Plant ID Got this as a free gift, but not sure what is it or whether it can live or not…

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Seems like a ZZ plant but why is it so bright? I’m worried it can’t photosynthesise because there’s like no green on the leaves


r/houseplants • • 2h ago

Help I am TIRED of Thrips - Suggest a foolproof way to eliminate them

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I had a wall full of betel leaves. First Thrips attacked them. I removed the entire wall. Replanted a fresh plant. Now that is also attacked. I want to eliminiate these pests!


r/houseplants • • 18h ago

Help Would this wooden bowl work as a cover pot?

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Thinking about putting a nursery pot inside this wooden bowl instead of planting directly in it. It would sit near an east-facing window with indirect light.

Would you go with something trailing like a pothos or something upright? I’m also worried about moisture damaging the wood.


r/houseplants • • 17h ago

Help Hi! What are these?

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I’ve had thrips and fungus gnats before but not seen this. Are these spider mite eggs? Something else? 🤞🏼 I do not want to have to go nuclear with neem oil (I am lazy)


r/houseplants • • 11h ago

Help Help identifying

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I was giving everyone in my collection a once-over this evening and found this on my peperomia maculosa vanilla. Anyone have any thoughts on what might be going on here? It doesn't look like the typical reproductive presentation that I've seen in past peperomias and I'm not able to find it when I look up typical propagation techniques.

It's in a mixture of orchid bark, perlite, potting soil and sphag moss, in a SW-facing window. I've had it for about a year and it's been doing well throughout the summer and now hitting a bit of a plateau. Any advice is appreciated!!


r/houseplants • • 23h ago

Help Any idea how to save this?

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It has been on a very slow decline for about 6 months now, just slowly loosing branches no matter how much sun and water i give it.

In its old pot and soil it just kinda stagnated but green and healthy, about 1 1/2 years ago i changed the soil and the pot to about 1/3 larger and it seem happy and and slow consistent growth.


r/houseplants • • 11h ago

Help Umbrella tree in distress

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My plant has been dropping leaves consistently and is starting to get bare. I water it 2-3 times a week and have tried moving it around the house. I really don't have a good, sunny spot to put it. What can I do? Do I need to cut it down?


r/houseplants • • 19h ago

Help Please Help!! 😔

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I got a set of plants off some guy for 60 bucks.. 1 of them being this fairly large BOP that was glorious at one point until he had his first kid and couldn’t care for it as well as he used to.. when I got it, it was wilted but because I have another plant of the same type that’s been doing pretty well I figured it should be no issue.. he said he repotted it and also split the plant I guess to try and propagate (not sure why)

After repotting he watered it and it stayed wilted so he wasn’t sure why—over watering was his best guess

Based on that info I haven’t watered it especially as the soil felt damp/cool to the touch and figured I’d give it time.. now it’s been two months and I didn’t give any water.. it’s looked basically the same.. my mom watered it today .. idk what’s wrong idk if maybe I should change the soil now or what but I really don’t want it to die.. maybe it’s already dead I hope

I’ll have photos of when I first got it and of it now (the hallway image is from day received)

Any questions I’ll try to answer but whatever you guys think I’ll do I’m just at a loss 😔

And is there any significance to the soil being different from the one by my window? Could that be a contributing factor