Houseplants I REGRET BUYING!

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[@HarliG]

Just want to throw it out there, but repotting into a larger pot isn’t always the answer. You have no idea what the roots of these plants look like or how recently I moved them up a pot size & it may seem like “the quick fix” but without seeing the roots, you have literally no way of knowing that’s the problem. Idk why some of you are sooo upset because I just don’t enjoy these plants as much as I enjoy others 😂

[@annecosgrove5810]

I would take a look at the roots.

[@marion6066]

No one can tell you how to feel about your plants. You feel what you feel and let them feel what they feel, and don't give them anymore airtime.

[@tiffanymcnerlin157]

Tbh all of my more "common" houseplants are my favorites. Easy, simple, and beautiful. Caring for plants, to me, is relaxing and peaceful. The second a plant stresses me out is when I begin to regret ever buying it.

[@hollyelizzzabeth]

Agree!

[@justkidding7523]

Same here! I don’t have the time for that kind of negativity in my life. Once they stress me out to the point of loosing my sanity, I get turned off and get rid of it.

[@emilytustin4540]

I have some I enjoy because they are so easy but I also take a lot of pride in the ones I struggle to keep looking good. There some heart ache but it’s also just plants and I like the challenge

[@olivemaclean]

Same!

[@hvonsus5725]

i def agree, at least mostly. i really do like having one tougher plant, though, because it makes me feel accomplished if i succeed at keeping it healthy

[@Ralopib]

Am I the only one that feels bad your plants are “hearing you” say bad things about them. Go apologize lol 😂

[@HarliG]

JenMarie Bulkley haha I gave them all kisses & told them they were special right after 😂

[@teamtaurus5522]

Cthu I was just saying to myself why is she being mean in front of her plants 😂😂😂😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@keyrarodriguez5432]

When she called the plant a b word I was like 😮 .. but then she apologized lol

[@gabrielalejandrocastillobr3758]

Me too jaja😅

[@Ralopib]

Harli G hahaha. I have found your videos very helpful by the way. Thank you.

[@SD-ft5xj]

I’m so lucky that i literally give zero shits about variegated plants. I seem to be saving a lot of money.

[@lilsmurfette21]

Same lol... Some of them are cool but I can live without

[@karina_martinez420]

Same i love all of my plants verigated or not

[@CuteStrawberryCat]

A lot of money and even more nerves.. i am a 10/10 calathea lover.. can you imagine how much i worried and was mad at my Calathea white fusion for being so fussy, needy and difficult to care for?! hahaha

[@welldarn5063]

Lol saaaame give me that nonvariegated pothos and ill be happy 🥴

[@Shinelikealways]

Saaaame

[@mustangdrivendaily2078]

Ugh, succulents. Damn things don’t need any care and I hate it. I LOVE TAKING CARE OF PLANTS, not waiting for the one time a month to water it

[@besiprimitif9513]

Hahahahaha they just don't expect too much love, just let them dry for some weeks.

[@shiichiire17]

EXACTLY!!! i always see people saying that they're great because they're low-maintenance but i want the opposite :((

[@riyababu9401]

😂😂trueee....i kill them with my kindness

[@elizabethzapanta2577]

I water mine once a week and their perfect

[@San-zw6xd]

Ya but i can only have sacculents in my room cuz i hate bugs and bugs love me . But i have it in my living room though .

[@juliawalts9090]

Just want to say that I appreciate your honest opinions about these plants. If they don’t bring you joy, then oh well. Other people can get over it, they aren’t the plant parent to any of these 😂

[@laurenbaker5130]

I have a 2 strike banish rule, if a plant annoys me or is too fussy or costs me extra money to make it happy it gets banished to the outside to fend for itself. Survival of the fittest plant style 😅 Edit: btw I'm very grateful for the plant confessions in these comments, makes me feel less bad

[@lindseystratmeyer1027]

Me lol

[@smor7216]

I do that too! 😂

[@sophiasprague5101]

😂😂 saaame. I stuck my pineapple plant outside that was getting crispy and not growing and really irritating me and it started growing better and even put off a little baby. So like I was a little annoyed that it bounced back but also really glad because I didn’t actually want it to die😅

[@atlantascout]

I’m just talk but I need to implement this treatment

[@exosvocals2526]

yesss lol if it dies then thats on them. sometimes its also nice to take the frusturating plant out the dirt, bare root, and physically throw it as far away as you can to forget about all the frustrations it caused

[@luiokami3862]

I can’t post pictures of my plants but I own two different species of Alocasias and they are HUGE right now. If they lose leaves when new ones come out is because the roots of the plant don’t have enough energy to keep all the leaves, so here’s a few advices that have worked put for me: - bigger clay pot. That’s the main thing you need to do if you want your plants to keep going. Plastic pots have to be discarded as soon as possible, and the bigger the pot, the bigger the roots will grow. Right now, the roots of your alocasia don’t have enough space to provide the plant with all the energy it needs. -Avoid direct sunlight. They need a lot of light but a sun rays cannot touch the leaves or they’ll burn (maybe in winter it’s ok, but only then) -A LOT of water. Like a lot. These plants grow inthe depths of the rainforest, next to rivers, therefore, you can spray water on their leaves and the soil needs to be moist all the time but DRAIN THE EXTRA WATER FIRST. What I normally do is wait until the surface of the soil is dry and the I take the plant to the shower and water it for like 2-3min non-stop, and then, before returning it to it’s place, wait for all the the extra water to drain through the draining holes of the pot. I’ve been doing this since last spring and my alocasias have never been thriving so much, I use a bit of fertilizer on them every now and then but I don’t think it’s necesdary unless the plant is yellowing a lot or the leaves are too weak. Good luck!!!

[@bianca_wilson]

Oooh thank you for this! 🥰 any reason you don't like plastic pots? 🙂

[@orchid_in_the_rain8286]

I’m starting a plant collection and I’m so proud of all my plants,for anyone who wants to know this is what I have so far :) •Money Tree •Snow White Waffle Cone •3 Lucky Bamboo •3 Air Plants •Confetti Pink •2 cacti •Green Onion •Basil •4 Plants I don’t know what they are called

[@nastarandavar3133]

I think I have a lot of number four.😁 I love plants that vine. Slow growing plants are not my thing, I want them needy and clingy. 😄

[@desertrose3511]

Money trees are great! I have 2. Is your house more humid or or more dry? I’d love to give you some ideas!

[@orchid_in_the_rain8286]

@@desertrose3511 it’s more humid that’s really cool you also have Money Trees!

[@eh5320]

are confetti pink plants easy to care for?? They look stunning, i want one now

[@orchid_in_the_rain8286]

@@eh5320 I’m sorry just seeing this now but yes they are great

[@brodyadamsthatsme]

In my experience, all of my plants that kill off leaves eventually stop. I’ve always assumed they did it as they adapted to my space. Now that my Frydek is all leaves into produced in my home, it no longer drops leaves when it gets new ones. Hang in there! As far as plants I regret, I regret a lot of the “filler” plants I purchased when I first got into houseplants. Like lost of us, I bought a lot of plants really fast and very quickly ran out of room. Now I’m fighting for prime real estate in my house for my more expensive, more loved plants.

[@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442]

Give them away...to new starting out plant people! They will be overjoyed AND you will have more space! 😃

[@mvbladyjinx]

I have the same experience with my elephant ear. As soon as it recovers from the shock of a new location or repotting it'll stop dying off with new growth and then you'll have lots of leaves. Don't give up on it!!!!

[@knitwit2871]

Yes I have this problem too. Now that I've been collecting a while I am out of room & I find myself replacing old plants for my new ones then I have to find somewhere else in my home to put the other plant. At this point I'm gonna have a whole plant shelf of my least favorites. 😪😂

[@MAILKANE]

YUP!!

[@maddart4445]

Jann Elaine Eleodinmuo give them away to people that are just getting into plants

[@genevereid]

All of the plants that you are regretting the purchases are screaming “repot me! My roots are hurting!” 🤣.

[@HarliG]

Geneve Reid I know seriously! It’s so hard to find time to repot with Kai here now though 😭

[@lizcrafts1]

Exactly!!!

[@joshuaabrahim9985]

not even just light and maybe more water .... some of the plants she mentiond i have just chock full of leaves

[@sonnybaker8100]

Agreed! Put them in bigger pots & they will grow more leaves. Kinda like some fish only grow to the size of their tanks. Give them bigger tanks and you’ll have bigger fish.

[@nicoletyler7139]

Fact! #cringe

[@Tamdietz]

Your leaves are dying because there isn’t enough room or nutrients for alll the leaves to live. You need to up pot and fertilize...

[@lilre133]

RIGHT! That's what I was saying the whole dang video.

[@AdriCr4ft]

I don’t know guys I’m having the same exact issue with my polly and my sting ray . I managed to stop the stingray dropping leaves by hosting it up lol and the polly I tried to do the same yesterday actually, so the bent leave is straight. But today the second older leave from the polly started bending! Both plants have new leaves coming and I use fish tank water to water my plants so they should have enough nutrients. I thought it was a light issue as my problems began in winter. Now the sun is coming back and I’m here just trying to play god on my plants until they are happy by themselves again. Lol

[@lilre133]

@@AdriCr4ft a friend of mine grows his Polly plants outside in a partial sun area. Check your watering and watch more videos on polly. I'm using wurmworks (worm fertilizer) and my plants love it.

[@katringabrielle4672]

My mum has a huge alocasia with 10 leaves. It’s in the smallest pot ever and my mum never fertilises it since she’s just not a fan of fertiliser. It’s just in a really bright, sunny spot. Seems to work out for her.

[@bacfacilecom]

In my exprience about plant wholose leaf when new leaf comming U must use big pot

[@theresederomas61]

This is the tip I also got and followed and it worked ! I once put my elephant ear on a glass pot and holy , seeing the roots grow it was crazy fast ! I started with only being able to keep 2 at a time and now mine has 5 all healthy

[@nordicpink]

Thanks. I had the same problem and hearing her talk I started wondering about that. But then I had one doing that that was planted outside in the yard. But maybe it didn’t like where it was planted.

[@wendya4256]

nordicpink le He Su Job. O l chjudzfzzfdtzdpdp o.

[@abbasitareq]

That is so accurate either have that or have two of those so you have four leaves or six if you have three so I had that happen where one of them kind of outgrew the other and they couldn’t balance each other out if you notice in time lapse is the plant needs to find balance in the bigger the area around it the more it can balance itself else it will need to drop smth so don’t use any supports on them and give them as much space as they want to band and this way you can control it I

[@limtzewei7337]

That plants need lot of water ...

[@karlyharris2941]

When I first became a plant mama I regretted buying the regular green heartleaf philodendron. I thought it was boring looking and I just wanted to get a plant that day. Now its super long and so easy to care for its one of my favorites

[@LynnAgain83]

Me too! Also my golden pothos brings me so much joy 🥰🌿🥰

[@rubyrose49]

Same! I have a lime, green, and the micans variety. I love them like I love my pothos lol My scindapsus pictuses are fantastic too.

[@cindyvan635]

Yes! I've had a heartleaf for 10 years, so easy and beautiful 🌱🍃🌱🍃💚

[@colerobison6565]

When I first got mine I wasn’t crazy about it either, And even though it’s still small it’s grown a lot and now I love it

[@h.r.9563]

I got my heartleaf because I saw big ones that other people had.

[@hamster2341]

a lot of the ones that seem like theyre giving you lots of issues look like they need to be repotted

[@KatieMorrison]

I regret buying plants for my boyfriend’s house

[@you_r_my-world2288]

Me too lol

[@tanner1306]

girl take them back

[@nicollevelez8149]

That's a real regret actually... save them!

[@mayf5644]

Been there! He almost killed off a pothos and dragon tree after 6mo, but I brought them back and saved them. He recently got super into plants and propogating and now wants em back 😂

[@ringwald9276]

uh yeah i'm never buying for a guy again. bought a succulent for my brother thinking there's no actual way he can kill it. well he left it in his car on the FIRST night he had it and it froze

[@brunosabeckis1739]

Remember that your gloriosum is a crawling plant. It should be in a long rectangular pot. All the leaves, usually 3, are at the leading end of the plant, as it crawls along it loses the older leaves and the “stem” on top of the soil will be bare. To make it more bushy you can cut the bare stems into sections and leave them in the pot. These pieces should eventually produce their own leaves.

[@kabookiearts6199]

Haha I just repotted a plant today that has been soooo annoying and I told my husband "this is it, if the repotting doesn't make this thing happy I'm putting it outside and it can fend for itself!" He said " man that's gangster! That's the worst death for a plant cause it can't move." Lol

[@jacquelines3685]

Kabookie Arts 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ninivengl]

I've done that, and has turn out to be happier outside, on the raw sun and rain. One of those was spider plant, it just dies If I take it inside. Instead, i hace two tires on the roof, full with spider plant...

[@3lin123]

I did that with my fatsia japonica and it is thriving outside! It’s become like 5 times bigger and is absolutely beautiful now.

[@simplyjuli1780]

😂😂😂😂

[@mommyv6594]

is it just me or do all the plants look like they need to be repotted?

[@lynnetteb9780]

I’m a new plant mom so I apologize for asking this question but how do you know when to repot?

[@zinazina6367]

@@lynnetteb9780 if the plant looks too big for the container, just take it out and check the roots. Some plants actually like to snuggle their roots like pothos scindapsus, schlumbergera. So don't repot too early. Some plants you do every year, some every 2 years. Don't make my mistake though, by going to put them in a way larger container than the one they are in. I thought, lots of space, lots of growth....but the roots are too small to use al the soil and the water so they're going to rot.......good luck!!

[@shanjak1]

It's not just you. You can't keep a plant in a 4 or 6 inch pot and then expect them to thrive. Especially alocasias, they have mad big roots.

[@emilijaciuz761]

Yeah, they do need repotting in my opinion

[@bimirabu]

Lynnette Brooks Thanks for asking. I didn’t know either lol

[@marielybrito]

First tip never regret buying a plant 😭

[@byronpaul19]

Totally agree!

[@olivemaclean]

True, but sometimes you don’t know till you try. 🥲

[@estherwright2068]

^^I think you’re missing the point 😂😂

[@olivemaclean]

@@estherwright2068 I think you’re missing my point. It’s okay all of our life experiences and logic work different.

[@Miing_323]

Her life 🙄

[@irislaluna5620]

I got a tiny cactus about a year ago and I started to think it was boring because it hasn’t changed one bit since then. And then these beautiful bright pink flowers came in and I am in love again. I hope it will be that pretty again next year

[@samueldcostawardenfromthed6855]

cactus 🌵 are very slow growth . I have a 35 year old crown cactus it looks small and know one believes its so old.

[@SashaRoseDarkus]

My plants die long before I start regretting them 😂🤦🏻‍♀️🌿

[@liebert109]

Hahaha

[@Soraizel]

They're saving you the trouble 😂

[@Aragedie]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cierradcorbett]

😳😩

[@alf8211]

Hey they last longer then cut flowers 😅

[@yogawithmonica]

My plant friends who’s really knowledgeable told me to pot up my alocasias so they’d stop killing off the leaves and so far it’s worked!

[@stefsn638]

tips for the alocasia: bright sunlight, no draft and only water when dry, then they wont lose their leaves and new ones will come right in

[@cyclewithjb]

I have a frydek too. Do you mean direct sunlight? Because I've been giving them bright indirect sunlight and just like the Harli G, the old leaf dies as the new one unfurl

[@stefsn638]

​@@cyclewithjb mine get direct sunlight around noon and indirect sunlight after that, maybe you water them too much? Mine only shed leaves when I overwater them (also check the tips of the leavs a little while after watering them, they usually form a few water drops, this means it was a little bit too much water so they release the water they dont need). Another thing could be that it need to be repotted! check the bottom of the nursery pot

[@The_Ishwish]

I purchased mine about 10 months ago at that time it had 3 leaves the size of a large, closed, hand, It gets medium indirect light most of the day and maybe a few hours of direct sun in the late afternoon. I keep the humidity 50%-70%. It currently has 6 leaves, has lost 2, and they are a bit larger than my head now. Water when dry with fertilizer in the summer... I find them very easy to care for.

[@leanev]

Thank you 😊

[@saraialegria]

@@The_Ishwish hi, how do you keep humidity that high? Are u naturally in a high humidity area? Like Harli, I live it Utah and have 2 humidifiers running all day and can only get up to 40% humidity 😥 on a good day

[@olivemaclean]

It’s annoying how everyone is like repot when they haven’t even seen the roots. Just because root comes out of a drain hole doesn’t mean it needs upsized. A lot of plants like to be snug in a pot.

[@gabrielgaldamez618]

Seriously! As if she doesn’t know how to care for her plants or check the roots but lemme tell you what you need based on a 3 second glance at your plant in its pot 😂

[@oh_emm278]

Well alocasias needs to be potted in bigger pots ..i also have this issue with only having 2 leafs but when i repot to bigger lots ,i had 5-6 leaves ..

[@timmaselli9988]

Yes! It took me a long time to grasp this concept! Last year I literally had to "downsize" about 50 of my plants because I was using pots far to large than what they required!

[@pursuinghappiness1540]

PSA to anyone struggling with alocasia (and the frydek in the video). I've found they can sustain additional leaves when in a larger pot and higher light. You can achieve a full less leggy plant, with the additional root space they'll be more likely to throw out additional stems and growths.

[@tiffaniemcmillan209]

Good advice. I’ll repot mine.

[@corinalina]

Totally agree. I've found that alocasias like very bright light, and can even bare evening direct sunlight. The more light they get, the more leaves and babies they produce.

[@jordanramirez8852]

No way?! When I bought mine, someone told me to put it in a smaller pot. Thank you for this!!

[@lynseyms]

i found this with my stingray alocasia, with a bigger pot it grew and kept more of its leaves

[@babysara703]

Do you add worm casting? I read they do well with it. I got some but no idea how to use worm casting 😂- gotta read directions I guess.

[@jjep6631]

I love this video, Harli! I think it's important to talk about falling in and out of love with plants and it makes me feel better about my plants that I've grown to like less, and not feel like it's my incompetency as a plant mom, but a normal part of owning house plants! Thanks for the realness!

[@cierradcorbett]

Jordan Jepsen Well said 💚

[@DragonflyArtz1]

I admire anyone who can put up with needy Diva "rare plants." I like house plants. But I'd never pay $30. for any plant with only 2 leaves. I am perfectly happy with not rare varieties that are full of leaves. I understand the allure. I just cannot justify the expense. I do love plants. I hope I never get this sucked in. Is there Therapy for this? LOL

[@keyrarodriguez5432]

I’m with you, I’m here for the growth not the trends, except I don’t think $30 is out of line for a nice plant. I have seen plants with two leaves going for hundreds of dollars in my local plant group, and that I totally think is insane.

[@alca6023]

Many of the trendy plants are just rare right now, or only slightly different than the more common ones. Some of the expensive plants now, were cheap common plants when I was younger. If people would stop paying the higher prices the plant prices would come down. It's a supply and demand thing. Plants are a luxury item and will only go for what people are willing to pay.

[@mollie3244]

@@alca6023 People will always pay more for rare. I've been growing house plants and gardening for nearly 40 years and my biggest complaint now is I cannot find a grape ivy. Used to be everywhere. I gave so many away over the years and none of them are still alive. Plants come in and out of fashion. Like everything else. If you don't want to pay too much just wait a year or two.

[@CAL-zq3dk]

Its become fad with these you tubers and Instagram to outdo each other on their rare plant hauls .

[@epahyop6877]

Same 😊

[@shaunalanglois7249]

Girl, repot those plants. Talk to your plants kindly. Bring one inside with you every so often and compliment her and treat her with intention. They will be MUCH happier. You better go tell them you love them 😭 I will pay to have them mailed to me if not 😂

[@kangaroonick57]

right?? this is lowkey plant abuse in my eyes

[@darwindelacruz7030]

For me it’s the opposite, I talk crap to my succulents then neglect them for weeks bc if they get too much attention they end up rotting 😭😭

[@punjabifoodie7774]

@@darwindelacruz7030 😂😂 I stopped watering my plant my sister do now believe me they are more happy and healthy 😭😭 why they hate me

[@amandatheredhead]

@@darwindelacruz7030 same. I talk back to “that b**** Joan” my calathea, and she grows just to spite me.

[@punjabifoodie7774]

@@amandatheredhead 😂😂😂😂

[@puffpuffmeow]

I regret buying all of the plants I’ve gotten on clearance. I think I can rescue a drowned little guy at Lowe’s but it never turns out that way. I’m not the plant whisperer I wish I was. I’ll stick to just buying baby plants and being amazed at how much they grow under my care

[@liezlsorbello7544]

Dr

[@lishgray1099]

I feel ya but I can’t help myself I decide to get 6 clearance plants Instead of 2 plants... I’ve worked up to an 90% save rate this year (usually it’s 30%)

[@anon3263]

When I buy plants on clearance I'll take it home and bring the plant out of its pot, put the dirt and plant loosely in a bowl over night so it can air dry, then repot it the next day. Big box stores do NOT know how to water their plants, I always feel like i have to rescue them all 😂

[@lora07ioi]

Ferns.. I don't know why but they always die no matter how much I love them and care for them

[@LynnAgain83]

Same!!!!

[@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442]

I live in New England and literally yelled at a group of ferns growing quietly in a playground this week: “YOU GROW OUTSIDE FINE BUT COME INTO MY HOUSE AND YOU SUDDENLY CAN’T KEEP IT TOGETHER, HUH?!?!” And obviously they were super rude and ignored me like they HAD NO IDEA what I was talking about. 😠😠😠🙄🙄🙄

[@liebert109]

I'm from Asia these some plants shown here are rain forest plants. Some we plant in pots but some plant we put in trees, growing and crawling and they look beautiful. Same with ferns we put it in trees.

[@sts0519]

I love ferns but have murdered like 3. My house is too dry for them and I am not someone who remembers to water as often as they like

[@karendavis3961]

Ferns for me as well😏

[@brandyharrell1766]

Am I the only one who laughed when the Hoya grabbed her hair for calling it a “b word”? 😁

[@valanceychristensen7172]

All those plants need repotted. There screaming “repot me”😳😂

[@kylahoffman4413]

Every succulent/cactus I've ever bought🙃

[@mossbaby6292]

Bro this breaks my heart! What happened?

[@karenkingrey6142]

Yessss!!!! The only thing I. An grow are String of Pearls! Lol. And I’m not even sure that is a proper succulent. I guess it is, idk. But I have spent waaaaay too much money on succulents and cactus! ☠️ lol

[@kylahoffman4413]

@@mossbaby6292 I either overwater and they get mushy or I don't water them enough and they crisp up😭 the only one I can keep alive is my aloe vera!

[@kylahoffman4413]

@@karenkingrey6142 SAME! My string of bananas is doing so well and my aloe vera but anything else just dies 😭

[@mossbaby6292]

Kyla Hoffman I struggled too at the beginning but I find them so rewarding! if you’d like my Instagram is @ohio_skeptic, dm me pictures of your problem plants and I can help you out girl!!

[@mayangirl3757]

And this is why people shouldn't spend so much money on plants..I don't agree with the term "RARE"...all plants are beautiful...they bring tranquility, love, they help us in so many ways..My grandma always used to say, plants are meant to be love and shared and I agree with her....these days sellers are overpricing plants, calling them " rare"....and they are making us feel obligated, they are taking the fun out what truly matters, having plants is a hobby, not a job....Thanks for the video...

[@RootingMindfully]

Exactly. I’m about to make a video on this because it’s gotten ridiculous.

[@mayangirl3757]

@@RootingMindfully I will watch!!!.. Thank you for doing this...also please do not forget to add, that a lot of KZbinrs and Instagrammers get plants and supplies for free, and then we want to support or simply we love it, but we end up paying a hefty price for the items, and that is not fair at all...Thanks for the reply. 😊❤️

[@RootingMindfully]

mayan girl ok I will. I will put the video up today after work. I hope you enjoy it. We definitely need more awareness.

[@mayangirl3757]

@@RootingMindfully 🌸🌼😊❤️

[@valiumsurbanjungle2041]

So true!! Not to mention that usually the more "common" plants are so much easier to take care of, and this is probably why they became "common" in the first place. Usually. Right miss Spathiphyllum?! **frustrated glance** 😂

[@burdeegirl]

I feel better seeing other people struggle keeping certain plants healthy because I've murdered a couple plants because I expected them to be like the other varieties of them I have in terms of care.

[@jezackr3500]

Girl, 90% of these plants need to be re-potted. Especially that ZZ :0

[@babydeer2196]

This is totally me home alone on my days off, talking to my 80+ houseplants as I water them and threaten to give them away because they are being the b word ( but secretly hope they hear me and perk up so they don't get rehoused ) #ReversePlantPsychology 😅

[@kylahoffman4413]

Hmmm maybe that's what I need to do with my succulents😂 my leafy plants don't give me problems!

[@babydeer2196]

@@kylahoffman4413 Same here, succulents just don't like me! 😅 Or my philodendron Brazil.. both of which are to be "easy" houseplants! Meanwhile my "hard to care for" calathea are poppin'.. Not sure what gives!? 🤷‍♀️

[@jocelynlopez6333]

My mom does this!!! She threatens them with throwing them in the garbage and gives them a little smack. Some plants have perked up so well after that though! They most definitely listen!

[@sreejakavupurambil5777]

I do that all the time!!!

[@rubyrose49]

As for me, I show my plants pictures of the same ones that are doing well and thriving that I see online lol 😂 Making my plants aspire to be the best that they can be.

[@fignewton0000]

I've tried so many times with different ferns. Boston. Rabbits foot. Maidens hair. All ferns hate me. Ps hearing the baby play in the background is super cute

[@sarahtimberlake78]

Maidenhair ferns are evil. I haven’t killed one, but it just all turned brown. Not dead but dying. They are just EVIL!!!

[@nothin_justchillin_killin855]

The trick is to NEVER let them dry out or they immediately go brown, but even then mine still browns a bit because of humidity levels

[@EarthboundWatcher]

I love ferns and have learned to keep bare minimum potting soil they come with and putting them in mostly sphagnum moss or finer bark chips. Epiphytes don't normally grow in soil well as it gets compacted and they like their feet to breathe.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

@@sarahtimberlake78 Yes !!! I feel the same. But I do keep trying because I love them. Mine get a shot of water early and the a shot of water before dark. This is the most success I've had. Also almost total shade.

[@gardeninginthedesert]

I bought two Bostons two years ago. They deteriorated immediately. One was down to one stem. I bought three other variates. Suddenly a few months ago the Bostons both independently decided life was worth living after all. My button is starting to grow again, the other two are struggling but I have hope that they'll get used to my treatment of them and bounce back from the dead too.

[@lisawhittaker5680]

Gloriosum are crawlers and need the space to do that. Put it in a trough type pot, planted at one end & let it rip. Think you’ll be pleasantly surprised !

[@itsluci8016]

If you fertilize more, the plants don’t lose there oldest leafs. I mean, they are losing them because they don’t have enough energy, if your light and water is good, than maybe it’s the fertilizer :) that’s what’s helped me 🙈

[@bradmiller9584]

That was exactly what I was thinking. In orchids, if a phalaenopsis grows a leaf and every time loses an old bottom leaf, that usually means the light isn't quite right or it isn't consistently fed at low levels. It sounds like what is possibly going on with the plants here...

[@diannenaworensky6698]

I was thinking the same. The green on those leaves were mottled. The green should be consistant in color. I know most people with house plants water at half strength but maybe bottom watering/feeding should be done separately. Personally for hanging baskets I spray the fertilizer over the leaves. I dont leave it to chance that the fertilizer will get to where it needs to get from a saucer beneath the plant

[@kayhalliday2676]

I agree, new leaves take energy, ie water,light and nutrients. Also, try letting them all know that you DO love them. They respond to positive vibes

[@pandaamachine]

It's Luci trying

[@helenrosel5597]

I agree with you.And also they need enough space.Having plants its big responsibility.You can’t just have it and get lazy on caring them.

[@Jessie-mb9vs]

Forever and always the Fiddle Leaf Fig🤢

[@christyn6679]

Double ditto.

[@keishagaynor7714]

Never ever will I make myself feel like a failure again. That plant is the devil. 😂😂😭

[@MyStrangie]

I bought a teny tiny one just to try it out, it obviously died but not before spreading thrips to all my monsteras 😭 NEVER AGAIN

[@hamster2341]

oh noo! I just got one a few weeks ago (only for $4) im hoping it stays alive

[@carayj]

@@hamster2341 The key is BRIGHT light if not they will drop leaves

[@camilauruguay1998]

Forgot you had a child the whole time I was wondering what that contraption was in the back than I saw the toys 😂😂😂

[@elizabethb8789]

The Hoya Hindu rope is probably holding on to too much water. I had an issue with another succulent that had the exact same problem. I moved it from it's plastic container and cover pot to a terra cotta pot with cactus soil. It's thriving now. Good luck with your problem green children 💚

[@DavidMoralesPlants]

*Crotons are my biggest regret* 🤦🏽‍♂️ I got inspired by Harli G to upload plants I also regret buying! We all have that one plant 😅

[@randomactsofLeslie]

Omg yes, just looking at them makes their leaves fall off 😭

[@DavidMoralesPlants]

Leslie Martinez seriously! It hurts because they are so beautiful but I can’t keep them alive 🤧✨🌿

[@DavidMoralesPlants]

ikka chan. I seen them a lot outside and they look gorgeous! Such a shame would love it indoors! ✨

[@gabepartipilo]

I actually have one indoors and its been doing great. I have it up against a west facing window and its slowly putting out new growth.

[@jaclynns.jungle]

I feel that lol

[@stephaneejo8208]

Pulls out a frydek... jaw hits the floor. I love my frydek. One of my favorites I have at the moment lol

[@stephaneejo8208]

HARLI, not the gloriosum too 😲😂😂😭😭 😝

[@monikaewa2467]

Mine too! I leave my on the floor so it reaches up for the light and my one plant has 5 leaves on it...no dying leaves

[@stephaneejo8208]

Awww! I love it. Mine came with 3 leaves in the mail but has 1 now , the older ones were dying. I have one leaf and it’s preggers now lol. Hoping it won’t kill the other leaf.. but if so, 🤷🏻‍♀️ lol it’s still beautiful

[@vickyrichards]

Same! Mine has 9 leaves now, it's so striking it's always the one people comment on, I love it

[@peiyichiang]

@@vickyrichards any tips on taking care of frydek?

[@taylorpoutre34]

I will always love my heart philodendron cause it was my first plant ever! Orchids are the bane of my existence and I keep getting them as gifts from people but they never reflower and only grow new leaves. Love your videos!!

[@Zelda00Gamer]

Idk if this is still an issue for you a year later but I’ve grown orchids for 4 years. The key is fertilizer. That’s it. Very simple. They love fertilizer and if you feed them well in the spring you should get reblooms in the summer. Or it might pop a new leaf summer and bloom in autumn. An orchid needs two leaves above its last flower spike to grow a new spike. Otherwise it makes a leaf. So if you don’t water consistently or feed consistently it won’t put out a new leaf and during warmer months it uses its resources on leaves first.

[@mamaj7329]

Never regret buying a plant. You can always make a friend and trade. Also where did you get your plant stand in the background?

[@vanessayodog2635]

There’s a lot on fb marketplace

[@sbond7510]

Not gonna lie that poor Burle Marx is in some wierd struggle phase. My burle Marx would never betray me

[@MeredithMynroseUniversalHealer]

😅

[@Porzelinchen92]

My monstera adansonii is such a drama queen i lost all my patience with this stupid plant

[@eshog8954]

I've been debating getting one 😅 maybe I shouldn't?

[@urthex]

Mine is a drama queen as well but when I forgot to water it. But once I water it, it'll be happy as a clam, looking pretty in the corner producing babies.

[@sbond7510]

Can relate. Ugh I had two and almost threw both in the trash. Only one survived. It's game of thrones in my household!

[@soph1124]

Elizabeth, mine’s an absolute delight to keep & is growing well! I’d say, try buying the cheapest one you can find & see how you get on!

[@lucilapanosian8438]

Mine is doing so good! I only water it when the soil gets kinda dry and thats it

[@itssjayce1477]

my elephant ear and alocasia frydek do the same thing! I’ve learned that the old leaves dying off when a new leaf unfurls is totally normal! They are most likely just young, and as the plant matures it will be able to occupy more leaves at a time! :)

[@frannyescue293]

Most of the plants u showed need to be in a larger pot, especially the one with roors coming out

[@xenowhore]

Unfortunately a lot of calathea's hate me :( I want them to love me so badly, because they are stunning, and I do everything by the book. I have a very green thumb (I own 80+ houseplants in a trailer LOL) but they just REFUSE to be happy.

[@malaykav]

I can’t walk by a Calathea rattlesnake without my feelings being hurt. They are so pretty, but mine betrayed me last fall and I still haven’t gotten over it. 😅

[@origami_wasp]

Calathea are major divas. I avoid most of them now. They will make experienced houseplant parents question their own abilities.

[@aksonybag]

The only calathea that’s happy with me is the rufibarba. While other calatheas are dry and crumble, my two rufibarbas are growing like crazy i need to move them into bigger pots.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

Maybe your trailer is too dark !?!?!?

[@RunaaSteinamrk]

Same 😅 they need so much moisture in the air and I can't provide that 😭 I promised myself I would never buy another Calathea but I might just have bought a new one, oops 😁

[@edrianmagnaye7943]

I have no idea when people say their frydek only has 2 leaves. Mine won’t stop growing and has like 6 leaves.

[@joshuacorey8515]

Same

[@clairesojou4157]

Same. Mine always has like 6-8 leaves 😂😅

[@DhanaDJ]

Same!

[@safri85duo]

Same!

[@Caerph1lly]

Mine too! I love mine, it's probably my favorite plant in my collection! It's so beautiful

[@rosejanis6398]

Your hindu rope you left in the Costa farms 8" 16.99 basket! They use a promo with high vermulicate content for rooting purposes. Repot in more shallow hanging basket using a primer perlite (#4). Will bless you

[@beccandriani]

About the gloriosum and alocasia, a fellow youtuber from Indonesia said in one of his videos that usually it happens to a plant because the plant you bought doesn't have a tuber anymore and only left with roots, or the tuber is too small to feed enough nutrients for more than two leaves. I think you just have to wait longer, Harli 🌷

[@maryj7912]

Not going to lie. I’ve thrown away a plant or 2 that weren’t making me happy 😳

[@mossbaby6292]

Self care

[@MeMe-ln7cm]

One of our local shops has a take a plant, leave a plant. Or theres a local group of plant people that sell, trade or giveaway such plants

[@jaclynns.jungle]

I've been forcing them on people around me 🤣

[@RootingMindfully]

Hahaha

[@elisha2907]

U can sell them

[@reneeortiz36]

Maybe the ones that aren't growing as many leaves need a bigger pot? Just a thought

[@EvilHag1]

I was thinking the same thing!!! That ZZ needs a bigger pot for sure... and terra cotta isn’t always the best for all plants. I had plants hate Terra cotta pots.

[@leynaabbey]

My thoughts exactly. Feed it too.

[@thememoryguardians]

Either that or some fertiliser I think! :)

[@h.r.9563]

Same I felt that way about the Alocassia

[@liezlsorbello7544]

Ur pot to small

[@MeredithMynroseUniversalHealer]

Im reading the comments and i love how everyone has a personal narrative with their own plants 😅😆😀

[@korenarebecca]

This was fun to watch! Honestly with tropical plants like philodendron, epipremnum, pothos, alocasia, it’s best to mimic their natural setting as much as possible! So very good draining(the ground they grow in usually has a thick layer of decaying leaves), rich damp soil, a healthy amount of sunlight even though they will tolerate low light, and if they climb, give them something to climb on and they’ll love you forever!! I hope this helps! Your plants are beautiful

[@jsegrest83]

Alocasia only get that way when there are problems w the roots and bulb

[@leitmotif2233]

Do not get rid of your Frydek. Young Frydeks drop a leaf every time a new one comes up. Just let it be, once it gets more mature stem, it will retain leaves.

[@thebullfrog__]

: All this negative talk about the plants just make the plants even more temperamental.

[@HlavacKristina]

I’ve definitely bought some that I don’t actually love. I’m still taking care of them because I’m hopeful that they will become better looking and just healthier and become the plant that I wanted. I just like taking care of things so sometimes I’ll get a plant that’s struggling and try to rescue it. ♥️

[@Maribassino]

Please keep the Gloriosum!! I bought an Alocasia Stingray and for the longest time it did the same thing, I think it was trying to replace all the leaves it came with as it was adapting maybe? And now it is huge and has lots of babies and grows leaves without other ones dying! :)

[@RetchedSole]

Oooo good to know! I got one recently and it’s dropping like mad

[@Harizx3]

I have a question. During its early stages. Do you wait for the leaves to wilt completely then remove it or do you remove it when it starts to yellow?

[@sukritishiromany7236]

My Stingray is doing the same :( could I ask how you took care of it? water/care/light?

[@Maribassino]

@@Harizx3 I usually wait for it to almost die off completely then it sort of falls off on its own. Some people would say it is best to just take it off then the plant isn't wasting energy in maintaining a dying leaf but I have found a few can stay on for a while and I just feel sorry for them haha

[@Maribassino]

@@sukritishiromany7236 In all honesty this is the alocasia I have had the most luck with! I rescued it from a very poor state from the garden centre so I feel like it has thanked me for saving her with lots of new growth. What I do is I keep it in bright indirect light, I have not felt them fussy with humidity but I know they do like it high so I tend to try not to have it lower than 60%. I am not sure if this has affected it at all but every time I water it I add orchid food to the water. If you have any more questions or would like to see its journey I have just recently started a highlight for it on my instagram which is @weplanting I hope this helps! :) please don't hesitate to message me there

[@BonBonHassan]

String of pearls it’s soo delicate and when I went to repot, it basically fell into bits 😭😩 the worst

[@SanyaAnwar]

I'm sure someone has already said this, but the bulb based plants that are abandoning a single leaf when a new one comes out are in a holding pattern. The bulb will only support what it thinks it can keep alive via its current resources. Size up the pot a lot, tons of fresh nutrition, and you'll see over time as the bulb gets used to a new set of resources it will start to actively support multiple leaves. After that, it it's still getting really solid feeding, every subsequent leaf will be larger and larger. :)

[@meganmarinchak6931]

Alocasias typically can only support 3 main leaves at a time. Once a new one starts to grow it is no longer able to support the oldest leaf and stops allocating resources towards it. This is typical for a lot of species in the Alocasia family. Hope this helps :)

[@nicisworld6783]

All of my Alocasia have around 5 or more leaves.....it definitely comes down to making sure they are being cared for how they want to.

[@marcossanchez8227]

My Frydek had about 7-10 leafs over the summer, brought in for winter all leafs died except for 3. Im sure its the light that makes the difference !

[@annaf.1109]

My frydek has 30-40 leaves, big and small. Is always growing more. Got it for 25€ here in Germany already so big 😊😊😊

[@Pheile]

That's totally not true!

[@RamaNasikkar]

I'm never buying string of pearls again. Ever.

[@valp785]

Legit the moment I water it after a month and root rot happen like two days later all the root were dead like umm what

[@veggypeggy6252]

Lmao I watered mine once and it pretty much all died

[@tiffanymcnerlin157]

Same. I cannot deal with string of pearls

[@kokoa250]

I've literally killed 5 string of pearls but for some reason everytime I see one I have to get it. I found a string of bananas one day and wow, it's a very happy plant. Still not the full and long string of pearls I want but it'll do for now.

[@julieh7295]

This plant is one of the easiest for me, mine has grown and put out so many new babies, heaps of direct sunlight and water 2 times a month

[@haileyaucoin153]

Two uploads in a few days?! I’m LIVING🤩

[@alf8211]

I totally feel this.. when I don't do the research ahead of time and then end up with a plan that I don't really know how to care for. Or isn't growing like I hoped.. I too have struggled with some of those same plants, I like when your talking about your plant relationship struggle..to struggle till the very last stem Your awesome just subscribed

[@gloriaclark7445]

Your plants need more love. Repot them, talk to them, fertilize them.

[@celiasmith262]

My elephant ear does that, where the oldest leaf falls off when a new one comes in. I love the big leaves I want more than 2 lol

[@Vanett77]

I just left a similar comment, I've had mine for a week and that happened. Is this normal?

[@Ceza536]

yes it’s normal, usually it wont happen anymore if the plant is settled and over the shock of travelling a new environment etc :)

[@Vanett77]

@@Ceza536 ok thanks

[@taylorradcliffe712]

I had no idea this was normal since I’m pretty new to plants, especially the really big one I ended up buying. It was great then I repotted and everything started dying. But once it settled I got like 7 beautiful baby leaves. Now they’re all dying again as babies sprout up. So weird how they are

[@sammiadams1522]

I was literally about to say my Colocasia esculenta Black Stem I hate that plant it’s the most needy plant ever it’s so finicky and sensitive I’m scared to do anything to it.

[@bubblegummel]

All my dracaena. They were readily available and cheap when I first started getting in to plants but they honestly bored me eventually. Gave them all to my neighbour who appreciates them a lot more than I do. Also my paw jades because I can not make them happy no matter what I try, and they are so ugly and sad 😢

[@sts0519]

Same here! I have dracaenas and the are soooo slow growing and boring (to me). I wish I had someone to give them to lol

[@lathashaheslop8645]

Basically repot, fertilize, and variegated plants require more indirect sunlight for the variegation to come through more!!!

[@isabellarose7365]

Hello! Some advice for my fellow plant parents, if your philodendron isn’t growing, it’s a sign that it isn’t getting enough fertilizer! They are strong plants that take a lot before dying, but they will not grow in the environment. I have my grandmothers 20 year old philodendrons and I have to repot them every month or 2! I have extra cuttings monthly.

[@CharlieSwans]

You really out here saying you don’t like every plant I have on my wishlist. 😂😂

[@Kissinglife-Tina]

The wandering jew. I can’t even look at it without it shedding a thousand leaves🤮

[@crystalcrys6459]

Lol right!😂🤣 I love mine though. I had mine growing along a shelf and now I have it hanging and she’s absolutely stunning! I try not to touch her too much though because she’s messy like you said😂

[@coolbeans3099]

With just a little patience, the epipremnum pinnatum actually have HUGE leaves, you can do this but putting it on a moss pole or cocostick in the past 3 weeks mine has grow 2 new leaves with one starting to sprout so idk maybe just based on my experience so Goodluck with your epipremnum pinnatum!

[@frozen-yogurt-yes4662]

IMO Variegated ZZ has that sunburnt/sick looking kind of variegation. And all the plants I regret are dead now 🙃 on the other hand a couple plants I bought on a whim bc they were cheap and just there are now my most favorites...I’m in love with my neon pothos. It was super slow growing and forgettable in the beginning but one day I looked at her and she was glowing 😊

[@tinawilcox7026]

Alocaia! I have a Polly which is so cute, but I agree about the growth "pattern". It's not my favorite... I don't know what to do with it 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@diannenaworensky6698]

I love, love, love, my Polly

[@abbeyripko9999]

My Polly has lost more leaves than its grown and I’ve had it for two months with no new growth

[@bluebeans356]

@@abbeyripko9999 happened to me it's just the plant going through a dormant phase if you want you can increase humidity &temp and it should have new growth. I see new growth on mine ;)

[@daniellegibbs9922]

I fell in love with a ficus altissima/ ficus elastica golden (yellow) gem at a nearby nursery, but noticed spots on the leaves that looked like a fungal infection. One of the workers at the nursery assured me it was just sunburn, so I trusted him and paid $40 for the plant thinking I was getting a major deal. Alas, it is one of my greatest regrets in a plant, because the spots were indeed a fungal infection caused by root rot. After cutting up the plant to air layer and propagate what I could, I have slowly watched the beautiful plant (and $40) waste away. I guess I should have trusted my gut!

[@plantsandpiggies7758]

I know! I've had the same experience. I think nursery people are just trying to sell and don't care! I don't trust them now.

[@diannenaworensky6698]

If I suspect a fungal infection I pull the plant wash off the roots, repot and treat it with liquid copper. You can also add cinnamon powder to kill fungus.

[@plantsandpiggies7758]

@@diannenaworensky6698 Yes, thanks Dianne, I have cinnamon and liquid copper!

[@KG-ul5bp]

How crazy - my gloriosums never showed that, the biggest one came with 2 leaves and has the 8th coming now! Maybe you need to report or feed more/better?

[@pinkywinky911]

I regret buying my Maidenhair fern. I bought it without knowing that it’s a finicky plant. I thought it was doing okay because I saw a lot of new frond growth but they all ended up brown and dry. I repotted it and I hope the fresh soil saves it 😭

[@marquiseantoinette1311]

My pasta has only been with me a little over a month and she’s ZOOMINGGG. Her little leaf spike grew 3 inches in a week!!!

[@jacipie]

Yeah mine are both growing pretty quickly , a new leaf every 3-4 weeks. Maybe it has something to do with their growing conditions

[@stacielliott3311]

i kinda regret buying my calaethea ornata. just because i reaaaaally don’t like high maintenance/diva plants. but it was so pretty i couldn’t pass it up haha.

[@jhadc9335]

i love their beauty but will not buy any calatheas again. My medallion died but my rattlesnake is thriving. I will just stick with this only calathea I have. I don't use any humidifier, and I stopped spraying. I just take him to the bathroom every time I or anybody in the house takes a shower. That's the only time she gets good humidity and he's doing well. Just a few brown tips but it's growing

[@hannah090109]

Mines holding on to its last breath

[@abbeyripko9999]

I got one at Walmart and it was doing so good for a while bc it wasn’t putting out new growth. All the new growth has been partially brown even before the leaves uncurled and just doesn’t look as nice

[@pmartin6086]

Ugh...mine got attacked by spider mites. I treated it, repotted it and only use distilled water. It hasnt grown in months.

[@raZzZamf]

My orbifolia kept losing leaves for a couple months after I brought it home and it only came with 5. I watered it accordingly and my indoor humidity is normally over 50% so I knew that wasn't the issue. Also it was getting rain water... When it was on its last 2 leaves I decided to move it to a brighter spot, by a window and also started watering it with filtered water. It's been growing a new leaf every month... it's crazy! And no more crunchy tips, either! I would've never bought it if I knew it preferred brighter light but she's so pretty that I had to make room for her :D

[@stalar2892]

I bought a gorgeous big tree fern, but I had absolutely no idea how to care for it. I tried my best but it died because I was clueless. Last year during lockdown I started slowly collecting plants and now I am way more competent, I understand what spaces I have to work with and their lighting/humidity patterns, and have built a routine around caring for them. So I regret buying it when I did, as I wasn't ready, but I will try again. There are a couple of plants I am eyeing off but I know I'm not quite ready for them--I learned my lesson! I regret buying a croton (it hates me and also seems to just be pushing out green leaves now instead of colourful leaves).

[@dimitrak529]

Maybe they are lacking Nitrogen and that's why the old leafs turned yellow when they new ones come out. Try supplementing and see what happens

[@wormbrainnn]

i regret buying all of my non- hanging succulents. they’re unbelievably boring.

[@emory_Jack]

Felt that

[@DD-fh6gy]

i had like 3-4 succulents and realized how boring they were so i've never looked at succulents ever since :p

[@Riddlemt]

My 12 year old Crassula Ovata begs to differ! Grows fast, impossible to kill, basically spawns clones to give away. All my cacti can fuck off tho.

[@Buttercup_100]

Cpt I’ve killed most of my succulents. 😫I’m sticking to regular plants.

[@h.r.9563]

Same. I have a succulent shelf, but I'm not in love with them. I just feel apathetic towards them 😆 they all grew from cuttings I found in the ground so I'm not put out. I keep them alive out of spite because I would kill them and start over from a petal

[@KasyeKasius]

The frydek is SO weird I love mine, but sometimes I'm just like "can you grow normal??" I have to tie her stems together so she doesn't splay out all over the place, and she recently decided to drop all of her leaves except one. She's fine, just really weird lmao. I've regretted SOOO many plants, I don't like my Burle Marx either haha

[@tiffaniemcmillan209]

My Burle Marx, aka Big Bob, hates soil. He started dying the day I pulled him out the box. I had to pull him out of the pot and put him in water and he’s thriving. I think they like maximum aerated soil.

[@hilarycrane8155]

They grow toward the light. So if she has "floor to ceiling" light, she's going to splay out. If you put her below a window where the light is coming from above, she will grow straight up and tall, right towards it. Little trick. :)

[@nafsi8519]

Buying orginal version of the plant is more useful tactic. Yes colours looks cool but if you can't pay enough attention or research it you should not get them. My sister can kill pothos. Can you believe it?

[@manontisserand3577]

My mother killed my biggest cacti lol. I believe you

[@katiesuesmith4770]

I have the same problem. I had to force myself to hold off until I found the one I WANTED, at a cheaper price, otherwise I was seeming to regret the purchase. I generally have a rule, if I find it in person and I feel a "connection", and I absolutely love their leaves and what they're doing: then I buy it. I try so hard not to get it just because I think I'll never see it again. I was buying plants EVERYTIME I went to the store, it was becoming insanely crowded. So I had to make myself stop doing that. But there's not get many, maybe only a couple (out of the hundreds) that I really regret buying. I've got a pretty good bond with all my plants. I was growing my big elephant ears in my kitchen over the winter (we get harsh winters here) and they were doing sooo great for so long, then right before spring, they started doing what your other one was doing: one leaf will grow, and another dies. It gets really really frustrating, so I'm with you on that. Love your plants though💕

[@FedUp-bd4gv]

2019 was my Unicorn plant search year, I spent close to $1000 ordering from online nurseries, not to mention dozens of hours of wasted time running around to different nurseries and big box stores looking for those magical Unicorn plants that never appeared. 2020 is a different story, no more plant searches, dealing with the plants that I still have from last years frantic searches and online purchases that did nothing but run up my credit card. Also, I took in a feral mommy cat and her 2 week old kittens that she entrusted me with by bringing them up on my deck and proudly presenting them to me, I am now the proud mommy to 4 cats, cats and a lot of plants don't mix well when they want the windowsill and sunlight.....the cats win.. :D I've saved a lot of money not buying plants this year, good thing, kitty litter and cat food take preference.

[@sydneyjade1295]

I definitely regret buying a croton (it died very quickly rip), and my ficus audrey! We just don’t get along no matter how much love I give her

[@koolart75]

I would gladly take your audrey if you're looking for a new home for it 😂

[@aleialaw]

My Audrey ficus is the only one of my collection thats not dying...

[@gracehiggins8947]

The compactas tend to get pests really easily. I love had some for a long time that suddenly started to die and after I few days I’ve as able to identify an aphid infestation. Check for mites and use some neem oil if you find any!

[@selfsacrafice]

I agree about the light for the Alocasia. I don't allow mine to dry out completely its more like 5 to 6 inches down (its in a 10 in pot). Mine has 10 leaves but it needs a TON of light! Like 10 to 14 hours of high bright light. Direct or indirect I don't think is the issue, it the amount and it needs to be bright.

[@pearlinejones9993]

I agee with some of the others. Most of those leggy two leaf plants just need bigger pots

[@HeartShapedLeaves]

Calathea....🤦‍♀️ some plants have pest BAIT in them💯

[@jaclynns.jungle]

Mine pretty much said f you and all died 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gerriakagary]

Me and Calathea broke up. We weren't happy together at all.

[@elisha2907]

@@gerriakagary same here girl🤣🤣🤣

[@origami_wasp]

@@gerriakagary Calathea is like that really hot guy that doesn't actually fulfill emotional needs. You gave more to him than he did to you. Regret

[@gerriakagary]

@@origami_wasp Exactly!!!

[@dianepicard6198]

I also have lots of plants and I have lots of problems with my Hindu rope plant only have one branch left hoping it will live and grow extra branches. I also decided that when plant is dying will try to save it and if I see nothing is successful I just chuck it out. My favourite plant it’s my water melon plant. Love it.

[@marvettajackson2925]

My Dumb Cane ughhh it’s a lot to keep it standing up in my home as the sun transition going down it lean like crazy no matter what kinda stakes I have in it so I’m switching it to LECA