Plants I've Given Up With + Wouldn't Buy Again ❌ Struggle Plants I'm FED UP With

[@elsiejanssens9996]

your plants should bring you joy and not stress, the ones that do bring you stress should go. Thank you again for a lovely visit at your house ;) I always enjoy your little chats so much.

[@glen4075]

Agree,

[@Ella-ke9pc]

Don’t need to worry I have the same problem .just enjoy the ones that bring you joy

[@cherylbeswick7327]

This 🤍

[@maximaandrea496]

If you’re not scared of taking a risk I would propagate your pink princess and filling up the pot… Maybe getting her bushier if you feel up to the project would bring out her beauty more. I have 4 in my pot and I can’t imagine how beautiful yours would be with a fuller look. Either way she is gorgeous in size especially

[@thevahandbook]

For me, it's Alocasias. They look nice but the juice just isn't worth the squeeze and I will never have another one in my collection. I'm also not a big fan of drama queen nerve plants either. I won't have any plant that's prone to pests or needs insane humidity. I don't want pests in my home and I don't want my other plants infected either. I'm not buying a humidifier (hello, mould) and so I stick to plants that I know will thrive in the environment I'm going to put them in. I want my plants to bring me joy so any plant that makes me work for it, isn't gunna make the cut. Thanks for sharing. The great thing though is that once those ones are gone, you have space for new ones!

[@r0bfleming]

I knew someone who had similar pest problems with an alocasia. The solution she found came from her mother in law who said to water it with a neem oil mix every so often (rather than a neem oil spray). She was so impressed with the result she told everyone she knew who liked plants. 🙂

[@lucysalas1949]

Hi Claire, if you want to save your pteris, you may want to put it in a self watering pot. I have found that unforgiving ferns, including the maidenhair and pteris fern don't actually need a lot of humidity but they do need to remain evenly moist.

[@giovannifina85]

I found out that even maidenhair fern are very resilient. They could totally die back but when you zip lock the roots the do grow back

[@half_p1pe]

Hi Claire! Hoya Curtisii parent here, the only way I've been able to keep it happy is literally sticking it into a zip lock bag and keep the humidity at like 100%. (It doesn't help that I live in the desert in the US, so humidity is a challenge for me anyway) I've found they absolutely hate being bothered or having their environment changed. A terrarium sounds like the way to go based off my experience. Lock her up in a humidity bubble and leave her alone :) Also I absolutely adore your videos, it makes my day whenever you upload so thank you for helping me be a better plant parent

[@joanneklaus9242]

That’s really helpful because I just got one as a cutting recently, but it seems to be rooting but hasn’t gone anywhere. Thank-you for the tips!😘♥️

[@larab5214]

I also have this Hoya -- I'm in Wisconsin, USA. I keep it near my oncidium orchids and it does really well. It's just in an upstairs bedroom, West facing windows, supplemented by grow lights to make the area a high light area. I do have humidifiers. I dont run them too often in the summer, but run them steady in fall and winter (we have forced air heat-- which means our house is DRY). Even with the humidifiers running all winter, I think the max humidity when the heat is on is about 40-45%.. Tonight (late July) it's our natural humidity, which is 56%. My daughter gave me mine in a 8" hanging basket and it's been a very steady Hoya for me. No flowers yet, but it's happily growing!

[@shasty3495]

I have a hoya curtissi as well and she's always blooming. I have her in a north facing window and I don't do anything special for her. I live in a very dry climate as well. The window it's in is over my kitchen sink though, so perhaps the extra humidity there helps.

[@heatherstephens9295]

My ferns in a self watering pot with a wick has been a fame changer for me with ferns 💡

[@Hollywiththeflowers]

Oh I feel your pain, as I sit here wondering why I can’t make my begonia maculata not be brown and crispy! Is it the water? No it’s not as my calathea are fine- is it the humidity? No it is not that’s rarely below 62% in my room. I don’t know why , other than it hates me .. are my other begonia doing ok? Yup they are grand, even the fellow spotted one that lives next to maculata. Mystery and I’m fed up, think she might spend the summer outside in the shade and we will reassess in October .

[@annielitton4622]

Your first plant is the Hoya Curtisii - Cur-tee-see-i - :) - A plant that likes to be moist all of the time and does not like direct sun. It is a fussy plant and so many people have a problem with it. - Love your shows.

[@delaneyswell]

I used to work at a plant nursery and rescued a Hoya curtisii that was getting blasted by the sun. I have it in a softer, indirect light... reasoning that it is a epiphyte and is a lower canopy plant. I have had it for years and it is super healthy with some tendrils that are 3 feet in length. Don’t give up on this plant!! ❤

[@Tropicalplantlife]

Hi Claire, I’m sorry your having trouble with your plants there all good plants. Before giving up on them put them outside underneath a tree or whatever shade you have and let them get some sun while the weather is warm. They will bounce back because mine did. Your huge plant will love the out doors. Let them live outside and water them normally then bring them back inside when the weather gets cold. Good luck and I love your videos.

[@KelliesHoya]

You can try bottom watering the hoya curtisii. That's what works for me💚

[@ashleygoletz6940]

Mist the bottom of the leaves with water and sprinkle diatomaceous earth under them. Literally will kill all pests that live under the leaves. You can sprinkle on the top too but it’s not super nice looking but if you’re desperate, do it. Trust me, it will work!!

[@GenXHeart]

That is genius!

[@ashleygoletz6940]

@@GenXHeart I was battling with thrips and this was what really got rid of them. You can also put on the soil to it kills the multiple life stages.

[@MissSyrinxie]

My hoya curtissii is also a struggle for me! All my other hoya seem totally fine. It's so strange how some plants do so well in our environments and not with others.

[@missperry9539]

Purged mine too dt the headache

[@chrislynch1011]

Purple sword... I adore this plant - and I have one that is finally doing something positive! Mine is a rescue plant, I tried a lot of things and it did nothing. Recently I put it in semihydro, lo and behold I now have 2 new growth points and a new leaf on the way!

[@jaoc4283]

Glad of this vid. Spent the morning on the dead and dying search. It’s most traumatic to bin a plant when you’ve only a few, but with over 100, I can only care for the ones that aren’t actively trying to die off. I have a large lanai that got spider and gecko colonies that’s controlling the mites. Sometimes you win some…sometimes not so much.

[@ingrida1121]

My hoya curtisii is doing very good and is easy to propagate. My apartment is average 50% humidity and low - medium light. It really enjoys to grow in a mix of pon with bark and a little bit of coco soil. I use the same mix to propagate, however since it is a crawler it is best to make sure to lay the entire cutting on the soil so all the nodes have a chance too root in. I usually just lay the cuttings on the soil mix in the propagation box and keep it under the grow light, it grows like crazy and once it has root system it has no trouble when I take it out of the box. If it dries out too much it does yellow and drop the youngest leaves. Also I started to adjust my water ph to be around 5-6 because that is what plants need to absorb nutrients and it really helps for healthy bigger growth. Hope that helps.

[@ingrida1121]

also with thrips, you absolutely have to treat the soil together with the plant otherwise they will keep coming back.

[@chomama1628]

Curtisii is a hard one. I had a girl from Australia told me that it needs to dry out completely and water from the bottom in a dish with water. She called it a bottom chugger! Lol it doesn’t like high humidity but it can take almost full sun. It’s a rugged survivor. Chunky mix is best for this one.

[@OMM-kl1zu]

Oh! I hope you don't ever get rid of your Allocasia - Portodora. It's so sad it gets pests regularly. Maybe during summer, you could put it outside and let nature do its thing. I do know that Allocasias love a lot of light. With natural UV, this may keep pests at bay. I have an Allocasia - Purple Sword. I find it goes dormant every winter and never grows really big when it comes back in summer. I think your Pink Princess is very impressive!!!

[@Lisamakes]

I have a Peperomia Napoli Nights that I’m giving up on. It’s just slowly dwindling away, no matter what I do. All of my Alocasias died off at one point, but thanks to you I have grown them all back from korms, now in lechuza pon, and they are so happy! I live in Spain and I now have them outside for summer on a shade patio and they are thriving. It’s so exciting to grow from korms. It feels like magic. Also, my pink princess was so mangy for over a year. I cut off the top and now I am getting some nice pretty variegation.

[@briannadefore8594]

I love that you described your pink princess as mangy 😅honestly I could have said the same about mine for a while and she was definitely not bringing me joy in that state. A couple months ago I completely chopped her up into like 6 cuttings (including two that were just wet sticks) plus the mother plant. Since then I have absolutely fallen back into love with her. The wet sticks have blown my mind being the first of all the cuttings to give me new growth. But now all of them are doing great and the mother plant gave me an almost half moon leaf! Though it was significantly smaller than the previous leaves. Eventually I'm going to pot them all back up together so I can have a fuller plant.

[@Lisamakes]

@@briannadefore8594 chopping plants up is one of the most fun things I’ve taken from watching plant videos. It’s almost a hobby in and of itself!

[@briannadefore8594]

@@Lisamakes absolutely! I would have been so terrified to cut her up that drastically even like a year ago. But since starting to watch Claire's videos, I have the confidence to do crazy stuff like that and know that it really pays off!

[@savedbygrace3686]

I have found, for my environment anyway, that the Curtisii propagates best in a chunky soil mix. I got a big 6” plant that had a few strands that looked like they were on their way out. I cut them and placed them in a small clear cup that is not very deep. I now have a very healthy baby plant that is growing like crazy. No extra humidity or anything. I water when dry and they both sit about 18” under a grow light. Both plants are healthy and growing.

[@litahughes2213]

Pink princess is like philodendrum black cardinal, you want them in your collection but there is no point expecting them to look as you would like them to. Your princess is beautiful, but it will probably not be what you want Does your purple sword have Any corms you could propagate?

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Some plants just don't want to cooperate ❤ There's a few I wouldn't buy again too. Too picky and tedious. Thanks for sharing. I love Hoyas. Only have 1 right now.

[@gslmakeup8040]

Another great video. It’s always interesting to find out which plants other collectors struggle with.

[@skullthearcobaleno2923]

Hi Claire greetings and lots of love for you and your plants! I joined the plant addiction a few months ago now and I enjoy your videos so much! They often keep me going, when I see, that I'm not struggeling alone qwq Nevertheless, I wish for you to be happy, relaxed and joyfull around your plants and if it does not work with certain plants, then, by all means, do something, that brings you more joy / invest your love in another plant, that brings you joy and happiness ♡ I, for as long as I have them (guess around 3 months now), struggle with philodendron brasil. They won't grow. Kept them in a chunky aroid mix, watering them correctly, checked on pests and roots, dusted the leafs, given them bright indirect light, around 60% humidity and got not a single new leaf. My other philodendron grow happily like weeds! Such as my PPP, POO and Melanochrysum. Don't know whats keeping the brasil from growing, but I guess sometimes you cannot do more, than you already do. Lovely greetings and good luck with your struggeling plants for you! ♡

[@Marc-lx1qj]

Bought a cast iron from patch plants.....arrived covered in scale bugs but as a newbie didn't realise. Advice from you and also Internet I spent a year trying to save it....they went and each time came back again after a month or two. Bit the bullet yesterday and binned it.

[@ms.naancy]

I had a hard with mine curitsi too at first. Then after a bit of research, it says “treated it like a cactus” and “leaves are sensitive because it can turn yellow quickly” what I did was I left it alone and bottom water it when the top soil looks dry. After bottom watering it, it starts giving me new leafs after 4 weeks!

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

I've just discovered the Caladium, and I'm hooked. The whole process of dormancy excites me. I'm really interested how it will do. The one I got was one that was severely overwatered, and then forgotten in the car. I damaged some leaves by giving it a lukewarm shower (pest control for newcomers), and I had to treat it for root rot twice. Now I've separated the bulbs and put them in different pots, and I've chopped the stems that didn't bounce back. I now have two ok looking leaves, and a bulb that is pushing out three new stems. The bulbs were not completely firm, so we'll see what happens. I am planning to keep the bulbs in a brown paper bag filled with sawdust for the winter, and I'm already excited about the experiment. I don't expect it to survive, but I'm happy with it. I do want so many more.

[@OttahPopKid]

Hey there! I love your channel, I’ve certainly just dove in completely! I’m from Tucson, Arizona 🌵and we are a part of the Sonoran Desert. ☀️🔥 All of that to say that the cactus that you have there is a type of prickly pear, and they are very draught tolerant to the point that the less you water them and the more sunlight (even more so “reflected” light) they get - the happier it’ll be. Do not give it any kind of humidity either, that will make it super upset and temperamental… 💁🏼‍♂️ Also if you even still have it and if it’s got green anywhere on it no matter how brown and crusty it looks, it will absolutely come back in full force the more light you just throw at it. Also if you can get a very clay based substrate (not lecca, clay rich sandy soil.) they will thank you so much. I can always provide pics of all the BEAUTIFUL cactus and wildflowers we get around this time of year! 😅

[@Paula-sw2tt]

Third time is the charm with H. Curtiisii. I finally figured this hoya out. Begonia and I don't get along. And I am trying Maidenhair fern again for the hundredth time. It is one of my fav plants, so I will probably continue to try growing it.

[@lingonhjarta]

Hi Claire! Mamei loves pon and self watering pots. I just rescued mine from completely dying and it’s still small but oh so happy😍

[@wannabe_gardner5857]

I have almost all my Anthurium (excluding thick rooted ones like clairanerviam, crystalinum and vitchii) in self watering/semi hydro. They love it. I use a chunky orchid mix with worm castings a tiny bit of soil and perlite. And then slow release fertilizer. Hopefully that helps. The markings on your mag might be a nutrient deficiency. 🤔

[@tynatheunicorn]

Hi, I find that the curtsii is a tricky one too. I actually water it a lot as it dries out quickly and would suggest very shallow pot (imagine those succulent, almost plate-like pots) as it prefers to creep.

[@annemariekoppelaar-passiev5771]

When I’m done with plants having pests I just throw them outside, watering them when I remember (or not) and leave them alone. Somehow this is often the best treatment: not doing anything. And when a plant dies, it happens in nature as well, survival of the fittest, just don’t worry about it and save your energy for plants that make happy 😊

[@lookatthatleaf]

Oooh for the ppp, maybe chop up and see in any of the nodes come out more variegated? It’s a different plant with more variegation

[@aliciachristopher6506]

My coffee plants are vexing me right now. They were doing well last September until about the middle of the month and then their leaves began to get black spots and after I brought them in the leaves began to drop off. I didn't spray the leaves with water as much as I did the last winter. I have given them some fertilizer a few times after I put them outside and leaves a beginning to grow but one is getting black spots. I've been overwintering my pepper plants and most have died over the winter. I love my coffee plants so I can't let them go.

[@franniecamden]

Hello! I love my alocasia purple sword ! I had problems with it but I decided to experiment and I took a clay pot and put duct tape on the hole in the bottom. I planted it in good soil and put it in a dish filled with rainwater. I also put fertilizer in the rainwater as I read that it’s a heavy feeder. When I add water to the dish, I always give a little to the top of the plant and in the winter I use a small humidifier but since I live in New Jersey, USA is quite humid in summer. I have her about a foot away from an east window and she’s loving it. yet I have had spider mites in the winter twice, but use a mixture of Dr. Brommers liquid , peppermint soap, water, rubbing alcohol and applied it whenever it needed it or not. And rinsed it. My plant is doing outrageously. Well it has two stems and going on. It’s 14th leaf. It is so beautiful but yes it is fussy. Good luck with all your plants and thank you for your video.

[@spfldvampgirl1]

Hi Claire...my plant problem is definitely my Alocasia Silver Dragon. I have repotted it, i have tried changing the lighting, the watering schedule, everything I can think of and nothing I do pleases this plant. I love it and want it to do well but I am just at the point that if it dies, I am done with this particular species of alocasia. 😢

[@zuzia7628]

Epipremnums n'joy and amplissimum are my failures. Tried twice with both of them and no success. Also syngonium Wendlandii and red arrow very annoying. Wendlandii looks much better in prop box. Good to see your new video. Thank you.

[@KC-gj4bi]

Claire, one day your going to be an exceptionally amazing mom ! Your thoughtful, rational, love and respect of all things says so 💗

[@larrycahoon8465]

To add another opinion to your long list on the Hoya curtisii - I ignore and grossly underwater the plant. It does not make for fast growth but it seems to be happy enough to slowly grow and not die on me. I've got one on a free hanging moss pole - no pot. Where the moss completely dries out and remains dry for days. I have a second in a very chunky soil mix in a very small pot and he keeps on growing. Both are out in the open air of the house - no special effort to keep the humidity up.

[@rosewagner4018]

Love and needed to hear this video. I know how you feel. And! Thrips are the worst!

[@CreatureCargaux]

The plants that I can’t seem to take care of are ferns!!!!! I love them, I live in New Orleans so they’re a staple here… but I just can’t do it. Same with tree ferns. I have one that I had to chop down & I’m hoping it comes back & then another that seems to be getting better (they were both clearance plants & had mealy bugs when I got them) but I just can’t seem to get them to thrive. I’m having a little bit better luck with my staghorn but she’s still not living her best life.. yet. But then plants that are fairly difficult to care for I have no issues with! It doesn’t make sense.

[@thelittlecabinetofcuriosit761]

Thank you so much for this video - I've kept house plants since I was a child, so the best part of thirty years. I have never had thrips until a couple of weeks ago when I found some on my BOP, then I bought a philodendron that came home with them a week or so later with thrips. I was so embarrassed and cross at myself, especially about the philo as although I checked it before bringing it home I obviously missed them. I have about 150 plants and to me knowledge I only had a calathea which I found one spider mite on (it is by a back door that is always open in the summer) and one of my avocados which lives outside in the summer I found a scale insect on (I had a pitcher plants with spider mites earlier in the year). Pests are a part of plant keeping but I've never really suffered with them that often. (That is 100% down to luck though!) I was really disheartened as thrips were always like the one thing I felt if were in my collection I'd have to burn the lot with fire. But hearing you talk so matter of factly about them makes me feel that hey, so what, couple of thrips aren't the end of the world. Thank you for giving me confidence again!

[@gill3011]

I’m over tradescantia zebrina - and basically anything non green. For ages I kept looking at my plant shelf wondering what was irking me and it was because I had one ‘purple’ non-green non-jungle looking plant. So it’s been banished to the bathroom where I don’t have to look at it all evening!

[@irairod5160]

HOYA CURTISII!!!!! Like you, I have many Hoya. I love them all, and they love me back. Curtisii, however, has not been hearts and rainbows. Mine is looking fuller than yours, and longer, and yet I don't find it rewarding or eye-catching in any way. It does the same as yours---one section looks healthy, another looks crispy and sad, despite my careful watering, rotating, feeding, humidifying...It's doing a lot better since I moved it to PON a year ago, but for some reason, every time I look at it I wish I had purchased something different. I even resent the amount of PON it's taking in its beautiful, big pot, and the prime location I've given it, trying to make it happy. My unremarkable ZZs, spider plants, split leaf philodendrons, and pothos give me more pleasure. Its commonplace cousins, "carnosa", "lacunosa", and "pubicallyx" make me smile day in and day out. I feel bad, but if someone offered me something pretty or useful in return, I would not hesitate in rehoming it.

[@Serepin]

For your Alocasia, sometimes, I'm afraid the only option is to use a systemic pesticide - something that will bolster the plant's ability to fend off pests from the inside out. I know you're very against these remedies Claire - me too for the most part - but if it get's to be a life-or-death situation, or just one disappointment after another, it could be an option.

[@ianhobbs4984]

This Alocasio Claire if you head down to your local Asian Food store you will find similar tuber's for sale that are edible, but have a look and buy a couple to grow and see what you get.

[@Meskarune]

Those opuntia need more water than other cacti. They are thinner leaved than other opuntia and come from more subtropical places. They do droop naturally during winter dormancy and will bounce back after regularly getting water every 2 weeks.

[@gnutten84]

Hi! I’m on my way home, been gone for only two days BUT when we’d driven maybe an hour going away I realised I may have forgotten to put the cup-lids back on on my alocasia frydek variegata babies! They’re not fully acclimatised yet and are really tiny. So this was a rough test and I do think one, the one that was most sensitive a few weeks back, will have died :/ the other one did have a new leaf on the way and seems tougher so I can feel some hope for that one 😂 I never thought I would be at this point in life, where I worry about plant babies 😂 Love your content, thank you for being you and sharing your plant life!❤

[@jpgypsyxo]

I’d suggest putting a dome over the purple sword! I’d guarantee it’ll grow back! ❤

[@fancyhands5644]

Off topic, but I wish I had brows like you. On topic, I have a few velvet leaf Anthurium hybrids, and they do really well in sphagnum moss. All under T5 or T8 lights with temps at 21° to around 24°. Humidity stays around 72%, but the range is 65% - 80%. One that I had with 3 leaves from fall last yr and was about 4 - 5 inches has grown to just over 2 ft now from bottom of nursery pot to top of newest leaf. Plants I don't like anymore: Self heading Philodendrons and climbing Philodendrons, like Melano, POO, PPP, WKP, WPP, etc. Alocasias and Caladiums as a whole. Rosette style Succulents. Syngoniums with the Pink Splash and Strawberry Ice leaf shapes. The only Syngonium I really like is Llano Carti Road. Side note: Get rid of the plants that no longer bring you joy to make space for others that will. No one needs that ish in their life. Already have a million other things to deal with. This should be our safe space/hobby/whatever you wanna call it.

[@missskellington3924]

Had this problem with my portadora until I gave up and put it in bright, direct sun for 6 hours a day where it gets all the elements, rain and wind and I haven’t seen a single bug since. I think that maybe it needs more sun. A lot of my Alocasias seem to have bugs while they’re stressed from a unfitting environment, but they disappear when I change their placement. Most of the time the place shows huge growth, too. One important thing I’ve learned is: just because the plant looks the same as another, definitely does not mean that it takes the same light/water requirements. My taro stays in a bog constantly, and I could never do that with my hilo or jacks giant.

[@latonyajackson5698]

wonder if ppl in the UK find ppl's accent in the US soothing. i can listen to her all day. 🙂 i like syngoniums but have a hard time keeping them.

[@amymarshall1829]

For some reason, the look of Hoya Curtisii doesn't do it for me, so I don't have that one. But my Hoya Krohniana Silver did something similar. It had one stem that had branched into two at a node. Above the branched node, it was fine, but the two branches were wilted and looked like they weren't long for this world. I snipped them off the plant, soaked them for a few days till they plumped back up a bit, then put them back in with the plant to re-root. I kept an eye on them and upped the watering for a little while and they are doing fine now. Not sure why they were trying to die, but I was happy that I was able to save them and use them to make the plant look a little fuller.

[@beckythebealge]

Curtisii🤬. Mine mostly died. Started it with 4 tiny cuttings in coco coir and it rooted and started growing really quickly. Keeping my fingers crossed

[@beckythebealge]

I am so glad I never got a Pink Princess.

[@SoberBangBangVeteran]

I’m a huge fan of two methods. The cut back and don’t feed the dead.

[@planethouseplant]

I was so excited when you mentioned tk maxx. If they start selling plants I’d probs move in 😂

[@lookatthatleaf]

Theory, Consider that the portadora might be stressed bc so mich of the root/stem is above the substrate. The stress could attract pests. Perhaps submerging the stem to allow for a more robust root system to develop might help

[@ingrida1121]

With the fern, every time I buy most sensitive ferns they always die off because the foliage is not used to the new environment, so I cut the died ends off completely to the soil level and made sure i keep the soil moist and they regrow new foliage that is used to new conditions, because the root system of ferns is usually very robust. However, if you cover it up to create more humidity you kind of shoot yourself in a foot by doing it because the new foliage will regrow used to that humid environment, and sensitive fern foliage do not adjust to new environment, they just die and regrow again. So as a last chance i would recommend to cut the foliage off again and put it in a spot where you plan to keep it long term without covering it up, make sure it stays moist, you can use hydrospike to make it easier, and see if it has strong enough roots left to regrow again.

[@maximaandrea496]

3:02 your face is me anytime a plant does not turn out the way people said it would

[@thelioness3305]

Bless your heart don't give up. I have hard times with plants too. You should see some of my tomato plants lol.

[@ms.botanica]

I have a few suggestions that may help your Hoya curtisii if you wanna give them a try. I’ve heard curtisii in leca is really good and I have mine in stratum and it’s been so easy and growing like crazy. I barely have to water too! The only time I water is when the stratum is very dry and the leaves start to wrinkle. Another suggestion or thought is to check the roots for mites or mealies. (Mites obviously harder to spot than root mealies) good luck! Always remember your mental health is worth more than a plant too. ❤

[@alaaya123]

I have come across some research on liquid seaweed fertilizer stating it reduces spider mite and aphid population, apparently they don't like the taste of it 🤭 it is also told to be good for good bacteria population in soil. I started using it as a precation couple of weeks ago, fingers crossed

[@briannadefore8594]

The one plant I'm starting to think about parting with is my purple passion plant. My mom asked me to get rid of a large plant of hers, and the person who came to get it offered me a cutting of the purple passion plant in exchange. I think the fact that it wasn't a plant I chose for myself definitely has something to do with it. I absolutely love purple and in general love colorful plants, but there's something about it I just don't connect with and I feel like I neglect her a bit. She's also growing in weird directions which I don't love. I think it's just time to rehome it.

[@megusina2794]

Hi Claire! I am pretty sure your cactus is an Opuntia monacantha variegata. Give it a try!! 🌵💪🏼

[@lydia2251]

My mini monstera! She was my first real plant purchase and she was doing amazingly but she got thrips a while ago which I did manage to get rid of but she had quite a bit of damage so I chopped her damaged leaves off but now she just looks bald and is not giving me new growth. She's given me one new leaf and its not fenestrated at all. Getting annoyed with her now lol Also my spider plants are misbehaving with browning tips all of a sudden. Love your videos :)

[@Robert_A_Keyboards4948]

I would cut your Hoya back just a bit and try repotting it into a terra cotta pot with a mixture or orchid soil and regular and perlite. It really looks likes it is trying to hang in there. Maranta Prayer plant is one I struggle with is always grows beautiful for about six months and then starts to check out on me! I think, I have got the hang of it and then it just says see ya later I don't like it here! Hilarious Prayer Plants!!!!

[@joanneklaus9242]

I left my Alocasia in the sun by accident yesterday. It was cloudy when I left home and I didn’t expect to be gone so long so it’s down from three leaves to one, so hoping it’ll bounce back! otherwise, guess I learned from it. I’m tempted to buy a big one for $28, which isn’t bad.

[@lavernablack1950]

I struggled with the curtisii also. No matter what I did the leaves turned yellow, crisped up and fell off. My current struggle plants are my global green, my pearls and Jade and my Hoya compacta all because of mealy bugs. And I can not for the life of me keep aglaonema alive.

[@wronggeometry]

I got my first 3 hoya cuttings today and one of them was curtisii 😬... someone said theyre similar to string of hearts so I'm not filled with confidence for that one! Hopefully the sunset and pubicalyx will be more straightforward

[@fluwelenvoetjes]

Hi Claire, my hoya curtisii is lush and full, had to prune it because it was almost hanging on the ground. I water it about any other 2, 2 and a half weeks, depending on the weahter. Its hanging in a west window. I also struggled with that same fern but since I put leca in the outerpot and created a waterreservoir, its thriving, so maybe you can try that... I hope this helps but I also have plants I always have problems with, like peperomia and spiderplants. No matter what, they die 😢. So I decided not to buy them anymore. Simply not the plants for me and my home 😅

[@musicalmarion]

For me the most maddening plant has been the ZZ plant, because everyone says how easy it is. I've tried countless times with them and treated them differently in various places in the home, but they all just rot. In one video someone said it's impossible to kill - let me say you can rely on me to do it ! 😕

[@eckehareckbert2731]

may I help, I purchased online raven zz and came with peat moss and it was a bit wet. I removed the peat and found some of rhizomes were rotting. I rinsed with Luke warm water the leaves, roots & rhizomes and cut the portion with rot. Dried them a bit with paper towel and sprinkled a little cinnamon. Waited 1 day - 2 days when already dried then I potted to the nursery/black plastic pot that only fit good (not too small and not too big). I combined cactus&succulent potting mix and coarse perlite (estimated 30% only). Watered them after 2 weeks I think. Sprouted 2 stems after it got happier ( about 2-3 mons - depend actly but now winter in Sydney so no stems coming out but the plants keeps getting bigger). My recommendation is to atlst buy zz with 3 to 4 stems plants for sure survival instead of small plant. They are slow growers and depend actly from your source. Use moisture meter, plant life saver coz I killed mostly my plants when I didn't have. If number 2-3 dry read, I water my zz plant. If summer I shower it but winter I bottom water it so top portion is dry. Goodluck. O yeah, place in medium to high light as long not direct. Im using sheer curtain for filtering light esp in afternoon. But medium light is ok. To Ms. CLaire: thanks, been thinking of Hoya curtasii it's been in my cart for week but Im having thoughts about it coz of it's hard care - as I don't have green thumb so I'm very careful of buying. For now, it's my no no, I'm convinced😊.

[@musicalmarion]

@@eckehareckbert2731 Thank you for that, and are you German? I read that ZZ also like to be very pot-bound. The last one I bought was splitting through the pot. I repotted it and it died. Could Cactus soil damage the tubers? I like the Raven ZZ too, but I lost faith in growing them. Claire, Aldi have some great plants now, really unusual species, with a low price, and often in a ceramic pot too. Did you see them too? BTW I love your cabinet! ❤

[@eckehareckbert2731]

@@musicalmarion glad u appreciated it and I'm from Australia. From what I heard they like to be root bound but if it's really popping, just like human I feel I need to upsize the pot so it could grow and breathe and that's only for me. Cactus&succulent potting mix ( not just cactus soil) then I add coarse perlite to lighten up the soil so I think for any soil types, mix it with perlite to aerate the soil to avoid soil compact & suffocation. I use this zz plant soil mixture same with my snake plant and even ficus. Provide sufficient light and avoid overwatering & over fertilizing - these apply to all plants. gdluck again

[@HarperandSydney]

My hoya curtisii thrives off of neglect. I treat it like string of hearts. I water it when it's bone dry, normal household humidity and temperature. It first grew under grow lights but once it was long and full i moved it to a ledge in my house that's actually far from a window. Still it thrives. Maybe the batch of curtisii you got yours from isnt as healthy as it should be. I have some identical plants from different places that grow differently for me, even tho they're treated exactly the same. Lol.

[@SaraMHouse]

Curtisii's are the same for me! I have only ever rooted it successfully in perlite, after months i finally have a 4 leaf rooted cutting that's now in soil, but every new leaf just falls off :( I feel exactly te same about my pink princess, its growth is so inconsistent for me, its like if i water it late once, the next leaf it puts out is tiny! just hate how it looks even tough it renectly started to put out pinker leaves. And I agree about caladiums! i ave only ever had one but i got frustrated with it and once it went into dormancy it never came back, it is a genus i doubt i will ever buy again.

[@brandonturley13]

I use insecticide granules on all my Alocasias and it seems to help a bit. I do use quite a lot as well, probably a tablespoon plus per 😅

[@emilymajeski]

I accidentally burned my variegated agave putting it outside and I feel awful. It was just starting to look so good. I thought since it blue coated it would do fine, but nope!

[@dora9368]

I'm a newbie. I love 💓 your channel and all your plants 🌿🌱🌵

[@Anteya-D]

Hi Claire! Take Actara Insecticide from Syngenta for thrips. I did more concentration and got rid of thrips from one time.

[@sdjxox]

Try a terrarium for your Philo Mamei! I had the same struggle with Colocasia Mojito until I did a terrarium.

[@dianeparker2075]

Don't know what you have the hoya in, but have you tried, Semi hydro with Pon or Leca? It works very well, for hoyas.

[@theresasalchert6964]

My trouble makers are pothos n’joy, I’ve tried almost everything with this one. Also my calathia zebrina. I love this one, but I can’t seem to keep more than a few leaves at a time. Just repotted it into a ceramic pot, but that doesn’t seem to be doing anything. And string of hearts, keep cutting that one back and starting over. I really don’t want to give up on them, but ugh…….!?

[@Unkn0wn1133]

I put the branches of the hoya on a separate pot filled with spagnum moss and it did better

[@DoraTheExplora50]

I love 💓 all your plants 🌵💚🌱💚🌿💚🍃

[@7sins_of_life]

I want to give up on cacti and succulents, but I don't even own them, my brother does. But I'm in charge of taking care of them while he's at work (he's gone for a few weeks/ months). He over watered them once and now I'm trying to fight the rotting stems of the cacti. One is almost dead (but not rotting at the base, yet...) and I'm terrified of watering them again xD That's why my plant collection consists of the "easy" Plants like philodendron, ferns (even a maidenhair Fern: Adiantum raddianum 'Fritz Luthi' not Adiantum raddianum Fragrans (that one died within 3 weeks)) and alocasia.

[@ceesaqueen]

Curtisii do seem to ship horribly, I ordered 2 from different sellers that I had brought from before with positive experience but both arrived in awful condition. The smaller of the 2 died and I had to chop and prop the other as it was approaching the same fate. Fast forward a few months, almost all of the props have taken and most have new growth, I think I'll transfer to semi hydro as they've been rooting well in perlite.

[@cerrenmccormack6218]

Just brought one of the hoya curtsii, and now I'm worried about it

[@doreenkkurthmeyers2375]

Curtissii needs a flatter pot , moist at all times , lots of sun.

[@neonux92]

I'm also kinda getting at some point with my PPP where I'm not sure it's sparking joy to me... New leaves coming off wanky and thrips inside new leaves. Pretty much the same with my silver sword which doesn't seem to want to size up. Also chlorophytums just because they don't look like they are growing or doing anything in my care while aroids and others are having great growth.

[@isatou9453]

Alocasia Pink Dragon :( I got it last year spring, it had two small leaves one of which I cut off because it was dying. It held on to that one leaf for quite some time and then finally produced another beautiful large leaf! And a lil corm had sprouted into a small leaf. But you can guess, the older leaf died off. Fast forward to last week, it still only had that big leaf, but it was slightly invested with thrips. Adult and larvae stage :( I saw it was producing a new leaf so I cut the oldest one off. Which is fine, I just don't know if I like the look of it anymore unfortunately... and it WAS one of my favourites

[@clearwaterbeachhomesearchm5957]

I think you should rehome your cactus. ASAP. Don’t rehab it. The torcher is real. Lol

[@noora7773]

I’m struggling with my philodendron atabapoense dark form. I bought it as a cutting online and I continued to grow it in moss which it came in. Then after a while there were loads of pests in it. I threw the moss away and washed and sprayed the cutting and put it in perlite. I haven’t seen any pests recently so I’m maybe putting it in soil soon. I was growing the philo inside a plastic bag so I’m pretty sure the plant came with the pest eggs when I bought it from Belgium🤔

[@GenXHeart]

I've told myself I'm not allowed to buy (kill) any more calatheas, figs and the only fern I can keep is the springeri. On the other hand I have the basics down and can someone please tell me what do you do when you have pushed baby spider plants on everyone you know? Do you really just throw them away? Oh and the tiny pink panther! I thought a dot of pink would be nice, I have 5 monster size ones now. Too much pink! Gak!

[@funnylittlecactus4672]

Thrips are the worst! They have been the hardest pest for me to get rid of, they’re so persistent.

[@ItsBeckii]

Also struggling with my purple sword.. yellow leaf central! Any tips?

[@JohnnyWin]

I had curtsii's in tree fern fiber with good results.

[@elainemorse7423]

Hi Claire. I have a pepperomia raindrop that was doing great until now. The leaves are getting bumpy on the backs and turning brown. Even the stem has brown spots. I treated it with hydrogen peroxide and it doesn't seem to be getting worse. Can anyone tell me what it is? I would really appreciate it.

[@carolinebaines8735]

I finally just put my Curtisii in PON and put her in my cabinet as a last ditch attempt to save her. If she dies, I won’t be buying another one either.

[@dora9368]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@DoraTheExplora50]

Hi Claire and Yoli❤