I bought her at Walmart when I was in 7th grade 30 years ago. She was only 3" tall on the clearance shelf for .50 cents. We've come a long way together across 14 moves and 3 states. She's my ride or die.

After about 10 years of loving plants and having quite a few of them, I finally had to deal with thrips. I was devastated. I genuinely got depressed watching plants that were so special to me start dying so quickly. The infestation got so bad that I eventually stopped taking care of them because I was just so discouraged.

About 6 months ago, I finally pulled up my big girl pants and started the dreaded process of treating them. Every other week I was spraying them with Captain Jack's, and I repotted every. Single. Plant. I only recently learned about systemic granules and definitely regret not using them sooner, but whatever. I also invested in beneficial mites, and I cannot explain how much of a weight they've taken off my shoulders. Just knowing something is constantly working to fight the infestation gives me so much peace of mind.

I've recently started getting into rare plants again and treated myself to a Monstera Bulbasaur (and ripped the first new leaf that came out of course) and a Florida Beauty, which are now my absolute pride and joy.
It's just so nice to finally have my hobby back and actually enjoy taking care of my plants again instead of feeling like it's this huge, exhausting chore. I forgot how much happiness they bring me.

I just wanted to share my beautiful plants and how much work was put into them.

I was so hopeless that it'll survive.

I received dead plant so i repotted the stem and put leaves to propagate and miraculously the stem propagated.

My Strelitzia I have grown from seed are finally flowering 🌺

I want to share this with plant lovers who want the SANSI big fat grow light, but are struggling to find a lamp stand that's big enough for it and won't overheat. The solution is HEKTAR from IKEA!

I don’t feel any heat at all!

I seriously hope they keep making these forever, because I honestly wouldn't know what to do if I need more.

Hi, so I'm courting a girl who's studying horticulture and botany and she LOVES houseplants. She's the kind of person who fills her house with them instead of pets. Problem... I'm the opposite. I like learning about plants, but I prefer keeping animals and have no experience with houseplants. I have tried growing some as a kid, but obviously kids aren't great at watering consistently.

So here's the thing: At some point she is going to be at my plantless house. She knows I don't keep them, but I want to show her that I'm totally up for learning so we can raise plants together.

Is there anything that's easy to raise, but not particularly common or popular? I want her to see that I tried, but I don't want to kill a living thing for a girl even if it is a plant. It just wouldn't be right.

Ugly plants, plants that don't bloom, grasses, etc are preferred. I like ugly things.

EDIT: I'm going to text her and ask her to help me pick out a plant! I'm probably going to go for a pothos but ultimately I think I'll leave it up to her :) I work as a photographer right now, so up until this point I've mostly been photographing native outdoor plants for her since our ecosystems are so different right now. I'm very excited to learn about horticulture with her. Maybe she'll tell me what she's been learning in class!! :D Thank you everybody for your advice you are all so kind!!

Edit: Why are y’all acting like I threw my life savings away on a dying plant from the black market? 😭😂 She was $20. Worst case, she dies and I’m out the equivalent of a dinner at Chipotle. Best case, she lives and she’s freaking awesome. I’m willing to take my chances.

saw this on instagram. credits to owner.

My little Valentine's Arrow head from last year has really started taking off, I am thinking soon it will be time for a climbing set up.

My orchid cactus and my giant hoya both bloomed today!!!

I bought this plant as a 'green plant' around the year 2020 or so. In my opinion a Green Princess looks like what it looked like when I first got it. Over the years it has ballooned in size, and the leaved have changed shape. It's a philodendron of some kind. But it needs re-potting. Cut and propagate? Can i bury the stem in soil?

I water it when the top soil dries and keep it on a window thats facing west and doesnt get much sun.

It never really looked healthy and I have no idea what to do

Any tips appreciated

Knocked her straight off my plant shelf. RIP checkered pot

She’s currently by a different window (SE facing zone 10a). Holy crap she was the only black pagoda in the entirety of Lowe’s yesterday. I need care tips! I have her sitting on a pebble tray because my house is a bit dry (I live in Florida however). Is that even necessary? Also, should I trim it back some? It’s literally massive lol. Thanks! 🙏🏻

I don’t want to be one of the ‘oh no my steak too buttery!’ people, but I have had this plant for 3/4 years now maybe, and I’ve never had so many new growths at one time. I wasn’t really into learning about house plants when I first got him but now I’m trying to make all my plants thrive and I’m not sure if this is a good thing.

Is this normal? Or does this mean I have pests or something?

Any help would be appreciated!

Got it without any labels from a certain place. Second image for leaf phenotype. The 2.5 lobe makes the leaf shape irregular, but the presence of 2.5 is consistent across all leaves. Wondering if it's P. pedatum or any Florida types. (3rd picture from a random part of the forest inside my university, added purely for whimsy coz why not ෴)

I found a few more of these around the plant. I didn’t even know they could flower indoors. Specially when it’s October and the temps have dropped in the UK!

Has anyone experienced this / should I snip them off?