Plants I Should Never Buy Again | I just cant do it

[@HeatherHoyas]

“It woke up and chose death” 💀

[@TatesPlants]

I'm hip right tell me i'm hip

[@laurenjohnson5880]

@@TatesPlants I like it, paints a vivid picture lol

[@kollorkid]

oh heck i really thought i was doing something wrong to my polkadot plant! Turns out that's just the way they are 😮 Also, for me succulents are what go me into plants, and they are the absolute easiest,,,,

[@TatesPlants]

Polka dot plants are just not what they pretend to be!! And dang, I really wish i was better with succulents. What's your secret?

[@BudderBean]

“ it died more” lol 😂

[@cplova333]

I think it was Planterina that said succulents are annual plants to her LOL They're cute the first year when they're small but once they start growing it's time to chop them up because they're all stretched

[@jimmyna5644]

I grow & sell succulents and I completely agree with everything you said. Some of them are definitely high maintenance and require very specific growing conditions. I've had to help so many people with dying succulents because they had them inside without any supplemental light or airflow. I'm not sure where people got the idea that succulents are easy "house/indoor" plants but I hate when I see them marketed that way because it's setting people up for failure.

[@TatesPlants]

So good to hear this from someone do familiar with them!! Thanks for the info!

[@oystein18]

Remember getting a little ivy plant as a kid, and killing it in a couple of weeks. I had it in the middle of my room 😅 So now I got some cuttings from my mom's plant, and placed them under my grow light this time. They seem to grow without problem in high light. Gets a new leaf every 5 days or so.

[@TatesPlants]

Wow! Yeah seems like light and humidity are key

[@futuroluxo]

Crotons love Bright light + Extra Humidity I ve never seen a New Yorker with Crotons 😂

[@TatesPlants]

I think there’s a reason for that 😅

[@TheKmorgan90]

I just mist mine daily. They got really droopy about a week after I got it but then I started bottom watering them and the next day they were right back up again.

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

Croutons best thrive outdoors or at least on a porch... I have mine on my porch for the past 7 years, and it was a rescue plant... the other plants you mentioned i completely agree with you on and are also a no for me... my false araylia is dying slowly... I will put it on my porch and see what it do.

[@TatesPlants]

I put the crotons I had outside this summer, neglected them and they thrived. But winter hit and I had no intention of bringing them inside, so they just froze. Ooops!

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

@@TatesPlants oops... they might bunch back in spring 🤔👀

[@liviamoreiralima3536]

"I tried watering it....and it died more"😅😅😅😅

[@TatesPlants]

It was a goner 😅

[@ryannabanana3130]

Ugh succulents!! You hit the nail on the head I though I was terrible with plants because I kept buying cute succulents and they’d all die sooo quickly!!🤬🤬

[@TatesPlants]

Nooo you’re not, they just have a death wish!!

[@ThePlantUtopia]

I have 2 maidenhair ferns and they are pretty easy. I have 1 in a cheap self watering pot I bought off of amazon and the other is in a ceramic pot I bought from lowes. They love bright light because my sunroom is south facing, humidity doesn’t seem to matter because this winter the humidity got pretty low in the sunroom and they are still growing. It got down to the 40’s out there and they didn’t care so temperature doesn’t matter either. The one in the ceramic pot started looking bad last year so I chopped it down and it grew back. I don’t water everyday, maybe once a week but their soil is pretty loamy and not airy like my other plants. You should try again, once you figure it out you will really enjoy them.

[@TatesPlants]

Wow it sounds like you really have them down!! I might try again and use these tips, thank you!!

[@jackiesplanthaven]

Definitely my sentiments about Crotons! I absolutely love them but can’t keep them thriving in my space!

[@TatesPlants]

Saame!! So frustrating

[@anushka1357]

Even I killed a succulent.. i just can't understand how much light and water and the kind of potting mix they like.. glad to know i am not the only one having trouble growing them😂

[@TatesPlants]

I think the light issue is my biggest thing, they need tons apparently

[@fatfrogfarm]

So many plants "wake up and choose death." Ha! They are just not meant to live in houses with unnatural light. But we just keep on buying them and trying. : o

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha too true

[@meganantoinette2542]

Just found your channel and I'm really enjoying your videos and tumour energy ☺️

[@TatesPlants]

Aw thank you so much!!! Welcome to the fam!

[@simplyshayy9191]

I feel the same way about succulents! Lol I completely get you!

[@TatesPlants]

They succcc

[@mariavyxkyloves]

very the violet one ..love it tates

[@TatesPlants]

They’re so beautiful but sooo pest ridden!

[@cplova333]

Polkadot plants need often pruning, might be annoying for some I guess but the more you do it the more bushy it stays :D the crispy ends are another story....mine might be bushy but its so crispy haha

[@sasharandomly4221]

Succulents can be easy but echeverria are hard. 1 of my 1st plants too. Lights went out 1 day and it etiolated so quickly. They were so pretty.

[@TatesPlants]

I wish they would just stay alive and small haha

[@harleyfjeld3954]

Maidenhair ferns are worth your love - we need to get you a self-watering pot! Some have a little pop-up button that tell you when to add water. I agree that False aralia are not worth it. Mine currently has aphids and is now stinking up my house with the organic systemic I used.

[@TatesPlants]

Ooooo good idea I might do that!!

[@fisimpleabsolute1604]

I feel you on the crotons. Unfortunately for me i was dumb and decided that the first plant i ever bought would be a croton. mistakes were made. Regrets were had. The whole experience with trying to keep it alive (and the infestations) made me feel like i was just never meant to be a plant mom and to just give up 😂

[@TatesPlants]

Noooo I hate when that happens!! It’s not your fault though! I’m glad you stuck with plants

[@fisimpleabsolute1604]

@@TatesPlants me too! Great video and love the channel!

[@erinjames377]

Girley, you alright. The ones you named are ruthless.

[@TatesPlants]

Right?? Glad I’m not alone in this 😅

[@PlantyGal05]

I purchased a tall false Aurelia that was INFESTED with aphids, fungus gnats, mealy bugs, AND crazy colored spider mites. It was so infested with so many things that I just tossed it. But I agree with your list...except the real dracaena, which I seem to be ok at keeping alive.

[@TatesPlants]

Ewww thats so horrible I'm so sorry to hear that!! Good riddance!

[@fatinaverdina4]

I have the same problems with succulents and ivy 😩 now I understand that the first one need only light and no water and ivy need light too and humidity but not too much watering 🌱

[@TatesPlants]

Glad you figured out what they need!!

[@audreywarner653]

My elegantissima always gets spider mites but I love it so much I just quarantine it in my bathtub 24/7 🙃

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha whatever you gotta do to save the plant!

[@sandreawhite7534]

I agree with you on most of the plants you listed.

[@TatesPlants]

Glad I’m not the only one!!

[@ArthurGrey.]

Not sure if you already know this or not, but a good replacement of ivy is Senecia Macroglossus Variegata! Succulent, waxy leaves that aren't prone to pests but look just like true ivy.

[@TatesPlants]

Yesss I have one and love it!!

[@cplova333]

I feel like it's the PVN Echeveria that's giving everyone problems. It's the one that needs the most light and it's one of the most commonly bought, so EVERYONE'S is leggy indoors.

[@cplova333]

even mine XD

[@carolynfinn-fleming8032]

Your list was right on point. A lot of the plants I never purchased and never will, like the croton. I live in Florida so that plant is a shrub you see everywhere. I don't like plants that get leggy. I would add trasdecantias to my list.

[@TatesPlants]

Yeahhh I agree on the Tradescantia, they get super leggy or pests or both

[@mish3595]

I have killed many cacti and succulents by accident but I still love them😂. Just because we don't have the right environment or care to provide these plants doesn't mean they are horrible in general. It's weird how every person has plants they can make thrive and then there are just plants that are like nope I don't like you. With succulents it's usually a fluke or pests.

[@TatesPlants]

Haha yeah I totally agree! This was just my list, I totally get that other people can make them thrive I just cant!

[@TwigsandGold]

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to checking out your other videos.

[@TatesPlants]

Thanks for watching!

[@fancyfaceq172]

Basically My list of dead plants with the exception of a croton that I’ve accidentally found how to keep it alive ,turns out they don’t like to dry out. .thanks to that croton I can now keep plant alive that are similar.

[@TatesPlants]

Oh cool!! Great job figuring them out they’re so tough!

[@something.about.plants2495]

I think crotons annoy me so much because they are pretty much the only plant my (small town) Walmart carries. 🤣

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha yeah I totally feel you on that they’re everywhere

[@elovad7830]

I have so may polkadot plants in every colour... they love my windows and love to be pruned and regrow a brand new not leggy plant every year... But ferns hate me unless I put them outdoors. Plants do not want to be told where to thrive...

[@TatesPlants]

Yeahhh they truly have minds of their own!

[@steph7872]

ah man ! Notifications failed me! great video I feel ya with the crotons.

[@TatesPlants]

Ah darn, but glad you found it!!

[@jorgecanales798]

I also struggle with ivy but I still try to do better. I have one that I grew from cuttings that I got at an alleyway. They do well when propagating in water but then idk what happens that they don’t thrive in soil mix I have for them like it’s well draining and and will retain some moisture. Supposedly they like to be dry but since they are native to England I assume they high humidity. I luckily haven’t gotten spider mites but I have gotten fungus gnats XD. They are considered low light tolerant plants but I’ve seen them in full sun outside

[@TatesPlants]

Yeahhh there care for them as outdoor plants vs indoor are very different I think... it would just be so nice to be able to keep them, have them climbing walls inside would be so cool!

[@KYMMEESJOURNEY]

I agree with you on all the plants that you mentioned except succulents and purple passion. I’ve killed these two plants over and over and I finally got it. It’s water and light with both of these plants. 😀🌱🌿

[@TatesPlants]

Yeahhhh I only killed them once and gave up 😅

[@Insuresacramento]

Crotan and that same antherium are on my plant hate list as well!!! Dracena's I planted in my backyard and hoping they will grow very big, thats the only way I like them otherwise I think they are ugly.

[@TatesPlants]

Glad I’m not the only one!!

[@jw2223]

Omg maiden hair ferns are a nightmare. I did buy one of those big beautiful ones - in a MONTH, I had to chop off half of its leaves - even watering daily or near daily... and now (after 3-4 months) it's in a brighter spot but has like 3 tiny strands of leaves lol... the rest died off.. I'm not watering it and i don't care! lol

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha ain’t that just the way it goes 😭

[@lleo9703]

Hi, just found your channel. Purple passion - died, polka dot - died, Succulents, all ok except for echevarias. My croton (south window, low humidity (go figure) does ok, dracaena ok. As an alternative to ivy try senecio macroglossus! Does great!

[@TatesPlants]

I have a senecio macroglossus and I LOVE IT!! Can’t believe it’s related to string of pearls lol

[@tracyanne2617]

Basically avoid most plants in big box stores. Hahaha. I do have a gold dust croton (I love, lol) and the purple passion and polka dot plant, all doing well so far. It’s funny how we love them when we get them but later on it’s like nahhhh never mind. Lol

[@TatesPlants]

Haha exactly, it’s love at first sight then meh

[@Aileensjournal]

OMG IM glad I dint buy polka dot plants 🌱

[@TatesPlants]

Yeahhh not worth it

[@onestrangeanimal3212]

Croton, check . maidenhair fern, check . Plerandra elegantissima, check . ivy, check. Ivy doesn't do well indoors and in my opinion it shouldn't even be sold as an indoor plant. But if you like ivy check out Senecio macroglossus. They look a lot like ivy but are really easy to care for if you give them enough light and let the soil dry out between waterings.

[@TatesPlants]

Yes I have one of those and LOVE it!

[@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442]

"Ivys thrive in England where it's cold"....nooooo. England is very moderate temperatures, not "cold", but it's ALWAYS humid there. So I'm guessing the difference is moisture/humidity. Also why my ivy in New England is doing fine and not getting spider mites. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Crotons I've always heard were outdoor plants, require highlight so not good candidates for indoors. I don't do most succulents but I do have a jade and string of pearls which are thriving but I won't get more because it's just too much to ask in my northern latitude. I think my dracena is the funkiest guy ever and I love their windy trunks. Super easy too, love them. Did a polka dot plant and feel the same as you. Guy just got gross on me. Ferns are WAY too demanding for me to bother with. NEVER AGAIN. Same reason I won't ever bother with begonias or calatheas, not interested in a fussy houseplant. I used to hate sansiveria but I'm starting to like them. They seem to be everywhere in doctors offices and stuff which can get boring and dusty but that's not their fault, I've decided. My spider plant for some reason just doesn't look great and I don't get it. Supposed to be "easy plants" but mine is just sad looking. Considering giving it away because life is to short to stress over a plant.

[@TatesPlants]

Yeah Idk why I said England was cold, I think I was thinking of a very specific imaginary castle in my head where it’s cold and rainy all the time. And I almost killed a spider plant too!! So strange

[@diannenaworensky6698]

A lady that lives by me actually uses her spider plant as a grass, like a border grass. I have a couple that are reallly old and look sad and I'm going to plant them like that and try to give them a new life. 🍃🥀🍃

[@MsYcal]

Polka dot-done, ivy is questionable, purple passion is on its last leg, we have a lot in common! oh yeah- thanks for the maiden hair advice- not even every other day?

[@TatesPlants]

Who knows, I killed mine so maybe I don’t have the best advice on that one 😅

[@mervekarabork3047]

Echeverias are tricky business... I love them and I am a recently realized plant junky BUT every part of their care at home is tricky. By home I mean flats not like those beautiful houses with backyards and wonderful terraces. They seem to thrive only in the right climate, only if cared for outside and only if you protect them of the extreme of conditions... so much effort for a beginner plant if you ask me... still I try to grow a couple in my teeny tiny balcony ‘cause I adore them but I don’t expect them to thrive for me. Kinda sad 😅

[@TatesPlants]

Sooo much work!! If it’s work it for you though, more power to ya!

[@mervekarabork3047]

@@TatesPlants well it doesn’t look promising but the things we do for love 😃

[@superly1090]

You can just cut back your polkadot plants when they are leggy, they will grow back bushy, happy and healthy. They also have nice purple flowers.

[@TatesPlants]

Oh cool thanks for the tip!

[@Oconnorjennifer]

China doll trees do the same thing for me. So cute at the nursery and then I get it home and it become super leggy. Bought that and the polka dot plant for my fairy garden. Needless to say I chose different plants for round 2.

[@TatesPlants]

They’re just not what they’re advertising to be!

[@verenawebster]

I see Crotons in Miami a lot, maybe they do need a lot of sun.

[@TatesPlants]

Yeah I guess the light is the key!!

[@chompystraws6838]

I adore my Anthuriums so much that I have three and am looking for the black one~ Everything else though I pretty much agree. I bought a few succulents and they are already giving me problems.

[@TatesPlants]

Succulents succc

[@rosvokisu]

I kill succulents too! And I felt so bad about it until I realized that I can keep other types of plants alive just fine. Succulents are just not that easy. I wish I had realized to start my plant journey with a ZZ or a golden pothos, and not a cactus

[@TatesPlants]

Totally!! We gotta get the word out to new plant people so they don’t lose hope!!

[@MissBanks612]

thank you for sharing. i like dracaena. i saw 2 in a HD that i really wanted. i went to buy neem oil and came back and they were both GONE. otherwise i feel the same way you do on this list about tradescantia and peperomia except the obtusifolia. btw - you look very Velma-esque in this video

[@TatesPlants]

They're pretty and I think when I have more space one day I'll have more dracaena!!

[@YoungSinatra25]

I was sure some form of prayer plant would have made the list. It's on most people's never again list...but damn they are beautiful.

[@TatesPlants]

I really love the way they look so I think I work harder to keep them alive and healthy

[@keriskreationsanddesign6667]

Well dont feel bad because that's about my list as well except the purple passion I love love love and grows great for me. Maybe try it again?

[@TatesPlants]

I might give it another chance! Fool me once!

[@VictoriaDunphy]

I agree with the succulents! I can keep my diva calathea makoyana alive but my echeverias ALWAYS choose death

[@TatesPlants]

EXACTLY rare anthurium? They thrive. A Home Depot succulent? DED

[@barbarajustice9499]

I can’t keep a maidenhair alive either I love them but they don’t love me the crouton I always thought of as a outdoor plant also I always heard they are prone to spider mites just like the ivies I actually have had good luck with purple passions I’ve had mine about a year it’s one of my favorites there is no other plant that looks like it that I know of thanks for the video you made some good points

[@TatesPlants]

Suuuuper prone to spider mites!! Might give purple passion another try!

[@HitsFromThePast]

thats is mine "it woke up and chose death" list.

[@TatesPlants]

They just didn’t feel like living I guess

[@destinymora3311]

Everything you said about succulents! 💯

[@TatesPlants]

They succ

[@sandyheredia3027]

I don’t like nerve plants either. They’re very needy.

[@TatesPlants]

I weirdly don’t mind mine, it’s been alive for a while!

[@jessicametzger4662]

I’m with you in the Croton and maiden hair fern. I couldn’t keep them alive either. Too high maintenance for me.

[@TatesPlants]

Totally. Wish they were easier cuz they’re pretty!!

[@mathilda6763]

The problem with succulents is that I forget they exist...and then at some point they just crisp up or rot because I overcompensate with watering after forgetting about them for almost a year. They aren't good for a chronic underwaterer like me. I need structure and some kind of schedule to remind myself to regularly check my plants. My purple velvet plant is doing okay ( *knock-on-wood*) but it is incredibly thirsty. It wouldn't mind to ve watered every second day.... I think it'd do really good in passive hydro?

[@TatesPlants]

Dude sameeee if I remember I have them they get overly watered, if I forget they live long enough for me to remember and over water again 😅

[@marypatb22]

i love the Croton....but my first one isn't doing well... my other 2 are great. in there Sunny 🌞 spots.

[@TatesPlants]

Apparently the key is light!

[@rainbomg]

Now every time I see a croton or ivy I say NOPE and I shudder. I’ve gone so far as to not buy plants that are near them in the store/greenhouse bc I don’t ever want to go thru the spider mites they each brought me. However I deeply disagree with your take on anthuriums. I’ve been looking for a large one for a while now and they are too expensive atm, but I think they are worthwhile plants. They are resilient and will teach you a lot about how to care for plants bc they respond well to improvements, and withstand a lot of clumsiness. Being easy to find or “common” should never be a detractor, I don’t get this weird snobbery amongst plant enthusiasts these days. Not saying that’s you- I fully agree that if you don’t love a plant it’s just not one for you to buy, but alas. Also, I hate bromeliads! I think they are lame lookin’ 😇

[@TatesPlants]

Agree to disagree! Like I said this is just my personal opinion, and all power to you if you love them!! They just don’t do it for me. Feel you on bromeliad tho

[@rainbomg]

@@TatesPlants absolutely, I just wanted to add some pro-anthy propaganda up here for the (horti) culture! 🤓

[@greenleaves6340]

The plants you mention are better grown outdoors😁.

[@TatesPlants]

But i want them to grow inside 😭 I also live in NYC where it’s way too cold in the winter to put anything outside

[@greenleaves6340]

@@TatesPlants For the Love💚 of plants. I understand🤗. Im in California and even though we dont have snow, tropical plants suffer or die during winter. We still need to protect them if outdoors or just simply take it inside and use grow lights. Succulents dont do well on me if its inside my house🙈. But they grow beautiful outside🤪

[@teresacampbell5925]

Oh wow. I have same ones on my list. Bout to add calatheas as well

[@TatesPlants]

Yeahhhh those might have to be added to mine soon too. Still trying to give them a shot cuz they’re so pretty

[@keg2140]

For ivy try German ivy! They’re the easiest and have an incredible leaf shape

[@TatesPlants]

Omg those are beautiful!! I’ll give em a shot!

[@sofievaldez3455]

Oh my goodness I’m grateful I’m not the only one who can’t keep ivy alive... mine also get spider mites really quickly. My friend is a master with ivy yet I can’t keep one ivy alive even with her help.

[@TatesPlants]

Right??? Haha your friend is an ivy whisperer!

[@kimmieteague2982]

Ok, you must've read my list...I was in awe that a lot on your list is on my list. I kill succulent like it's my job. They're so annoying 🙄 I can't believe it

[@TatesPlants]

Haha glad to hear I’m not alone!!

[@angurboda2015]

Krotons, really? We have these all over our office and literally no one does anything to them except watering from time to time. And they survive ANYTHING 😅

[@TatesPlants]

Whaaaat how are they still alive?? So many people I’ve talked to say they just can’t live in doors. Maybe your office exists in an alternate reality

[@angurboda2015]

@@TatesPlants haha maybe 😂 the one next to my desk even survived the first lockdown last March. no one was working in the office for a few weeks, so when I came back it was all droopy and/or crispy and had already lost a lot of its lower leaves. I gave it a bunch of water and it perked right back up. I honestly don‘t know much about Krotons as they are not my favourite, but I would never have guessed them to be difficult plants 😅

[@RainyDayWolf]

Succulents are super easy, outside... (I just bought a purple passion plant and now I'm scared)

[@TatesPlants]

But I want them to thrive inside 😭

[@harryme472]

@@TatesPlants Then you need a grow light.

[@16KelseyJean]

Succulents, air plants, and cacti all hate me.....give me an uncommon Alocasia, and i can keep it alive, but not the later.

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha exactly

[@InsubordinationFreak]

I watched you the other day and enjoyed your vid, so logged in now just to subscribe and like. You have a good screen presence and voice and I could see you cast as 'Anne of Green Gables' (she loves nature too). Now that oddness is said, I have killed most of those plants as a newb - almost in the same order. Croton (died when repotted), Flamingo Anthurium (couldn't get watering right), polka dot (finicky), fern English Ive (senecio macroglossus looks almost the same, but way easier) etc. I have never bought any of them again and am really good with plants now, but some.... Don't buy a waffle plant! A lot depends on where you live too I reckon.

[@TatesPlants]

Thank you so much! That would be a dream role. I have a senecio macroglossus and I love it!

[@Paula-sw2tt]

I keep my maidenhair ferns in African violet pots. And poka dot plants top my list, never again. I wish I could keep rieger begonias.

[@TatesPlants]

Oooo that's a good idea. Yeah begonia and i just do not get along

[@cplova333]

I think you can either be good at succulents and bad at tropicals, or the other way around hahaha. Succulents are super easy for me but then I overwater a bunch of my tropicals...

[@TatesPlants]

Haha that seems to be how it is!

[@HeatherHoyas]

I can relate to this soooo hard. Begonias will be the death of me 🤣

[@TatesPlants]

I am determined to be good at them but just simply am not

[@growitright9945]

Heather!

[@circuslionsrabbitry]

Begonias are so beguiling but I know better now. I do have one Midori, which loves to drop leaves for no reason and then grow them back. Some of the plants on your list I avoided just from watching other people's videos warning against them. :)

[@FloralCombatBoots]

I've had my lil polka dot plant for over half a year and whenever she gets leggy I just give her a massive haircut. Two more stalks grow in it's place, and I get plenty of babies in the meantime 🥺

[@TatesPlants]

Ooo that’s a good idea, and it stayed nice and bushy??

[@FloralCombatBoots]

For a long time, yeah. I did recently chop and repropagate her completly and she is looking 🌟good🌟. I think that's somthing that should be done every 6-8 months to keep them looking really nice.

[@rivasheart5112]

I love succulents too and have a hard time keeping them alive. I wish I can keep a jade alive. That is my favorite plant in the world. I try every year but just can’t. I don’t get a lot of sun and live in zone 5. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. Thanks for sharing and I can relate. :(

[@TatesPlants]

Maybe some plants just aren’t meant to be 😭

[@harryme472]

They are greedy for light. Sandy soil , with not many nutrients , Water them , and neglect them .They will do great...lol

[@gledikiller4511]

in my country in athens the iv there walls in the houses inside and outside and theyre very cute

[@TatesPlants]

I can imagine!! Here too in some places, but it dies in my house for some reason??

[@felecia5873]

String of "insert whatever". I tried with them and I can't do it.They just don't do it for me.

[@felecia5873]

Also begonias .Hate them!

[@TatesPlants]

yeahhh i have realized that string ofs are just super susceptible to melting if they get too much water, and love bright light!

[@Lizcat302]

Omg I agree with all the ones on ur list finally I feel like it’s not just me 😅

[@TatesPlants]

Haha we’re all in this together!!!

[@jamiek7275]

I'm trying to get rid of my dracaena as well!! I just don't really like it anymore

[@TatesPlants]

Yeahhh just fell out of love with it

[@plygirlcutie]

I can relate with the dracaena. When I first started getting into house plants a year ago, I would go to home Depot and Wal-Mart and get super excited about basically anything that looked different. As time goes on I realized how common and boring some plants can be. I have passed on a few plants now like this. But today I finally found a Wishlist plant... A monstara Peru and I am over the moon!

[@TatesPlants]

Woohoo!! Perus are awesome!!

[@rickygreengiant]

I HATEEE succulents. Like actually will not even stop to look at them in a store. They got me into plants, but thats where it ends. 😩😂

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha ditto

[@takii.s7762]

i love succulents😄😍

[@TatesPlants]

I do too, just wish I could keep them alive! Any tips?

[@takii.s7762]

@@TatesPlants 😄 dont overcare it, its better to forget them as to take too much care. they love the sun and not much water. actually i think people who kill succulents just give them to much water or to less light good luck :)

[@sunshinesmile94]

I think the alternate title to this video, in the famous words of Taylor Swift, is: "We are never ever getting back together - Plant version". Mealybugs was the third party that came between these plants and you...

[@TatesPlants]

Haha you’re so right!! Dang mealies...

[@sunshinesmile94]

Tate's Plants Well, except the Dracaena... That one loved you TOO much and you were just not that into it 😂

[@emmagriffin7731]

I 100% agree succulents hate me

[@TatesPlants]

I want them to love me and they just don't 😭

[@ANGELSURS]

Slow motion 😆

[@sammirae4109]

I loathe my polka dot plant!! The stupid thing gets so crispy on the edges and hates everything I'm kinda hoping it just dies so I can replace if with something better 🤣🤣

[@sammirae4109]

And I also just tossed a Lemon Lime Dracaena that thing was a miserable plant 👎

[@TatesPlants]

Haha i feel you on that one. They’re just so dang dramatic and not worth it

[@josieford4935]

BRO I hate dracaena for no reason except that I hate them, and that's it. Also, I refuse to call sansevieria dracaena, they will always be sansevieria to me lol

[@TatesPlants]

Exactlyyy

[@christinakara278]

My dracena (marginata/fragrans) thrive on neglect, don't water them their fine 🙈 Hypoestes, maiden hair... "My name is Christina and I kill plants" 🙋🏻‍♀️🍃

[@TatesPlants]

Hahahaha hiiii Christina. Yeah I’m fine with keeping dracaena alive but just don’t love them 😅

[@steph7872]

Did I hear you just say "hella" wait where do you live????

[@TatesPlants]

Haha I may have 🙈 I live in NYC!

[@diannenaworensky6698]

@@TatesPlants I'm sorry 🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪. Florida is the place to be

[@sandyheredia3027]

I live close to NY lol I’ll run and get it

[@deekayvixen]

Ugh, the purple passion plant, what a stupid plant. It gets really leggy and scraggly, and has a short lifespan. I have one of these and it looks awful. My nemesis is the peace lily. I have killed several just this past year and I am done with peace lilies 🙅🏼‍♀️

[@TatesPlants]

Riight?? Such a bummer. And I feel you on the peace lily thing! I actually converted mine to completely water and they did so much better.

[@neenee280]

Watching this video let’s me know I am not alone in killing Croton Succulents Ivy Purple passion which I bought 3 times!

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha were in the same boat!!

[@zenfulkatoria]

I think not liking plants because they get bugs is a legit reason not to like a plant. Also it’s good not to gift plant that we know are pest prone lol

[@TatesPlants]

Ok good me too! I just feel bad, like it’s not like it’s their fault?? Or is it....

[@joelvynermusic]

well for starters u got it in the wrong soil lols the soil needs to be light and airy and well draining and yes hey need alot of water like every 2rn to 3rd day

[@TatesPlants]

It was just in the soil it came in, if I ever try again I’ll make sure to follow your advice! Thank you!!

[@joelvynermusic]

@@TatesPlants ur welcome my advice also is when ever u buy a new plant to get the best type of potting mix one the has plant food already in it tha will feed ur plants for 6 months tha will help heaps iv got two maden firns but i bout them years ago and lernt the hard way but this is wha iv lernt about them or with any plant change the soil o good poting mix if u can . good luck.

[@TatesPlants]

Yep I usually repot my plants a few months after I buy them! My maidenhair crisped up and died overnight before I got around to repotting it unfortunately 😭

[@joelvynermusic]

@@TatesPlants hmm thats really odd they shouldint of died that qwickly the next time u buy one pull it out of the pot at the place to see if the soil is most if not put it back roots could be too dry also maybe soak it as soon as u get home and put it in a place were heat cant get to it maybe but close enough were its still getting low light

[@pocketsfullofplants308]

I've killed at least 4 Croton. it's a nasty cycle

[@TatesPlants]

I admire you for still trying!! I gave up after 2 😅

[@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442]

I have always heard they are outdoor plants. 😂

[@ellonico1312]

Crotons are ugly they look like they belong in an old office building

[@TatesPlants]

Hahaha hot take but yes I agree

[@seandiones]

First

[@pottymouthedplanter]

I also will never buy anymore crotons. I have a few petra crotons and when they die that’ll be the end of the genus for me lol

[@TatesPlants]

Haha like a slow motion funeral for your croton collection. Rip