Houseplants I Don't Like and REGRET Buying

I have so many impulse plant purchases...So I made a list of my least favorite houseplants that are plants I regret buying.
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[@Weirder_the_better]

It's so funny how some peoples favorite plants are hated by others. I really think it all depends on what has done well in our care and it leaves an impression on us (good or bad), haha. Hoyas and Syngonium are tied for my all-time favorite plants! I loved hearing your experiences.

[@thepetiteplant]

I think so! I might get some Hoyas to just see if I grow to love them haha. Thanks!

[@Calornata]

i had to cover my plants ears during this video.

[@thepetiteplant]

Hahahaha so sorry

[@minimini550]

I was a surprised when you said arrowhead and thrips, but then I remembered that there actually lives a teeny tiny barely there spider in my arrowhead :) That might be why there’re no thrips

[@thepetiteplant]

Maybe! Love when I find spiders on my plants because I know there won’t be any bad bugs on there

[@chandrikaperi6610]

Palms are said to be easy and i mastered killing them. Yet i love them and hope one day they thrive. Not going to quit.

[@thepetiteplant]

Same😂 I might try again someday

[@simmic3766]

I’m the same with Hoya! 🤪 never enticed!😝

[@thepetiteplant]

So glad I’m not alone😂

[@conniestyles2.025]

I have been binge watching your videos and I love all of em, keep it up girl! 💕

[@thepetiteplant]

Thank you so much!

[@starlightvampire]

Totally agree with a lot of the plants you mentioned! I also regret purchasing a snake plant, rubber tree, hoya, nanouk... ughhh. Luckily I've been able to trade them with folks locally, but even still I have a few more plants I'd like to part with. Loved this video! I hope this isn't weird, but I feel like I detect a slight accent when you speak and it's really nice to listen to!

[@thepetiteplant]

So sad that you didn't like the rubber tree! They're one of my favorites haha. And not weird at all, I literally shouldn't have an accent but my husband is British so now his accent has rubbed off a bit, especially with quarantine haha. Thanks!

[@starlightvampire]

@@thepetiteplant I honestly think it was just the rubber tree I had, it was super gangly and unruly haha 🙈 Omg that's so cool! Makes total sense that you picked up some of his accent in quarantine. Love it!

[@BellaDiary]

Fair enough! I’m having massive problems with my monstera - not great success and I don’t know why! Good luck with you plant journey xxx

[@thepetiteplant]

Monsteras turned out more difficult than I expected as well!

[@frostylonewolf1700]

plants i don't like is slow growers cause it seems like it takes a long time for it to grow

[@turogers13]

I totally understand the un-liking of the snakeplant.

[@kianadavis42]

I totally agree with the trandescantia. I couldnt get the soil right and they just kept rotting. I think i am on my way out with spider plants. They just do nothing for me. I clutched my pearls (lol) when you mentioned hoyas lol. I love them.

[@thepetiteplant]

I’ve never gotten a spider plant, and I don’t know that I ever will hahaha. I know hoyas are so loved, I feel like I’m coming around to like them a little bit more maybe? I think I just need to find one that I really like and then I’ll love hoyas

[@islabee94]

I rescued a dying spider plant from my friend and its massive and beautiful now and has given me an entire generation of 30 babies 😍 So easy to take care of imo. Dont have any experience with hoyas though.

[@dwightcorbett8889]

I can sympathize with you, regarding palm trees. I had three majesty palm trees, all three died. The first plants I ever lost.

[@empressm6]

That’s interesting regarding your snake and ZZ’s. I’ve always heard they grow slow, but mine really thrived outside on my covered front South facing porch. I have a whole new leaf/stem(?) on my snake since I got it in May and you could never tell it’s new.

[@emmasplantz]

My arrowhead and my tradescantia zebrina are some of my favourite plants ! But indeed everyone's experience is unique. Very interesting video, thanks for sharing :) For me it's most succulents haha...

[@thepetiteplant]

I love the way both of the plants look! And I may get a tradescantia again at some point, I guess they just don’t fit with my space for now. And absolutely with succulents! Never liked them for some reason

[@SuperUsername147]

Hoya are great if you find the right ones for you. I’m getting rid of most of mine, but I will be keeping my finlaysonii, caudata Sumatra, and possibly a couple others. Some of my favorite plants that I currently own are my red emerald philodendron, cebu blue, philodendron melanochrysum, and syngonium pink spot.

[@thepetiteplant]

I actually just got a Hoya and I’m liking them more already! Also I’m so jealous you have a cebu, that is at the top of my wishlist!

[@porshriley]

i like that you’re more selective about your plants...i’m the same way. i like my collection to be curated. i don’t want/need them all. also not a fan of hoya...struggling to love my hoya crimson queen & crimson princess. love your videos, decided to subscribe ❤️

[@thepetiteplant]

Thanks! When I first started getting into plants I found that some of my purchases where simply because I knew the plant was considered “popular”. Now I’ve developed my own opinion and it makes shopping and caring for my plants much more enjoyable!

[@bunchofbrunners8473]

My raven zz did nothing for a long time (I bought it in December) and it suddenly shot out so much growth now that it’s spring so that has been my experience!

[@thepetiteplant]

Interesting, maybe mine was just dormant?

[@bunchofbrunners8473]

@@thepetiteplant it may have been! Maybe if you’re up for it again you could try getting one in summer ☀️ love you channel and I’ve been watching all your videos!

[@thepetiteplant]

I might just do that! Thanks!

[@kellycoach]

After a year of no growth.. I finally threw away my zz plant. And it felt SO good!

[@thepetiteplant]

Oh no haha it’s always a bit sad when that happens but it’s also SUCH a weight lifted when it’s gone

[@kellycoach]

@@thepetiteplant I kept it alive for so long. I changed the soil, the pot, light, watering and it changed nothing lol. It was a relief to throw out 😅

[@turogers13]

Omg! I did the exact same thing with the Tineki

[@tiffanyi5645]

I enjoyed this video , I dont care for Hoyas either except the obavata and the pubacalyx! Lol I hated my tradescantia and coleus! Ugh they’re messy shedding plants that have a terrible growth patterns

[@miimii5455]

I got the retusa hoya, and I love it

[@thepetiteplant]

That is a cool looking Hoya!

[@MindfulnessMama]

It's so crazy because my snake plant & raven zz get so much growth. My snake plant has like 7 new babies right now. I think it's the humidity. They are in my bathroom & not that much light- I have 1 north facing window. But I definitely think its the high humidity in my bathroom that does the trick 👍

[@thepetiteplant]

I might get a smaller snake plant so I might notice the growth more on that one hahaha. I think mine was just way too big

[@MindfulnessMama]

@@thepetiteplant mine is actually pretty big! I put 2 of mine together to have 1 big one for my bathroom. It's loving the spot! Gets north light from reflection of a mirror in the bathroom & does get light from my south west window it's probably like 15 feet away in the other room! The babies growing are so cute 😍

[@chaneldecorativeplants6764]

Koleksi nya mempesona semua

[@jessicapetrin1655]

Anyone ever tell you that you look exactly like Brooke Shields when she was younger?

[@SuperUsername147]

Thrips are awful and I have several plants that are just prone to them, including my syngonium albo and my monstera deliciosa. My plans are to alternate spraying insecticidal soap and neem oil every two weeks. I will be reducing my collection to make this process sustainable. It’s the only pest I get in my apartment.

[@thepetiteplant]

Ugh thrips are the worst! Anyone I’ve talked to that has had them has never gotten completely rid of them. They end up going away for a bit but then come right back. Best of luck!

[@nicole-xz1kv]

Palm trees are so cool. But my fiancé got one and it started dying within the first week. Definitely not on our list lol.

[@thepetiteplant]

I’ve seen soooo many cool palms and it just hurts me to not get them because I know I’ll kill them hahahha

[@shiningstar1869]

I think most of who have plants go through this. Mine are peace lily, croton, pepperomia. Wanderining Jew is ok, I just don't like that they get leggy. I don't like spending a ton of time on a plant. Unless I really like it. 🌿🌱🍀

[@thepetiteplant]

I’ve never had a peace lily or croton, I’ve always seen people have such a hard time with them haha. And totally! If I don’t like the plant, I refuse to spend a ton of time taking care of it

[@melcel9003]

I cannot with Calathea's, Tenanthe's?, Alocasia's. I've never had them but I just don't see the appeal, they are just not pretty enough to deal with spidermites in my opinion. I actually do like ZZ's, some Hoya's, and Snake plants! I think these are nice to have aside from all your needy plants, not as only plants. That way you can ignore them/forget about them/pay more attention to others and you don't end up finding them dead in a corner, and then when you do see them again, there may be something new or something new grew just a bit more. But I can see how boring they would be if that's all you had to look at.

[@thepetiteplant]

Alocasias are my current nemesis hahaha i only like the look of some though. I think if I ever did try them again I’d get a frydek or a black velvet. But they do look kind of alien if that makes sense haha. And yes I appreciate the hardiness of zz’s, hoyas, and snake plants but I think I just like actively taking care of the plants rather than leaving them in a corner. Like not super high maintenance but maybe weekly maintenance, maybe that’s why I like calatheas🤷‍♀️

[@melcel9003]

@@thepetiteplant lol, totally! the only Alocasia I would consider is the dragon scale...if I had room for it to be locked in a cloche, the whole "bind you from doing harm against others or harm against yourself" thing. I usually keep myself busy with Peperomia's and propagations of everything else while ignoring my snake/zz/hoya's, lol.

[@something.about.plants2495]

Ok….but what about the Starfish Sansevieria!?? (Or Boncel I think) I just think they are so cool. But of course it’s ok if you don’t. ☺️ Ugh my zz really is doing nothing as well…..I’m about to sell it or trade it or something!!

[@thepetiteplant]

I think I might need to try out a smaller sized snake plant to see if I like them...mine was just too big and didn’t grow much I think hahahaha

[@iarroyo612]

Actually snake plant are lovely and when the pups come in they grow really fast. Raven as well I have a big baby maybe it needed more light for your snake plant and raven zz just saying

[@thepetiteplant]

I'm actually planning on getting some of these again soon to see if I can love them a bit more! I do think the size of my snake plant was an issue so I may like it in a smaller size

[@mathiusq9128]

you would have liked the snake plant if you bought a baby one

[@hotstuff697]

How do you not like a snake plant. There are at least 70 varieties

[@islabee94]

I thought I was the only person who doesn't think snake plants are awesome. I don't like the look.

[@thepetiteplant]

Yay! So glad I’m not alone haha

[@aliasrose]

In Florida they look good planted outside, but I wouldn't like them inside.

[@carayj]

I have returned plants I regret buying back to the store 😐

[@thepetiteplant]

You can do that?? I had no idea

[@carayj]

@@thepetiteplant yes, I had the receipt and returns plants to Wal-Mart and a lowes

[@banabodambanabobest4951]

👍❤👍

[@supermama03]

Hoya?! Oh no you didn’t. Just joking 🙃

[@thepetiteplant]

Hahahaha I know! It frustrates me that I don't like them as much as I feel like I should

[@supermama03]

Hoya is funny that way. I feel a pressure to have as many, expensive, unique types of Hoya I can get my hands on. But, I recently downsized my collection so I can get to know what I like better. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@kimpham5025]

😰

[@merlin5lt1]

Why buy the snake & ZZ plants in the first place, I could understand that if you don’t like them, because you are having problems with the pests or your environment is not good for them. In my opinion, you reasons are just illogical.

[@thepetiteplant]

I didn’t know I didn’t like them until I had them for about a month. The way they look is nice, I just didn’t end up liking the way/rate they grew. I wasn’t intending for my reasoning to be completely logical because all of my reasons were based on personal experience, which varies for each person, so people are going to disagree:)