DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME With These 10 Nightmare Plants

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

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[@295lou]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I already have it!! It helps me alot...but I swear some plants have a mind of their own.....

[@Digitalhunny]

​@@295louI have an alocasia that likes to practice self harm. She does this by touching the grow light as quickly as she can. As often & as annoyingly as she can too, FFS! This one makes ME want to pull my hair out... continuing this self harm cycle? 😂😂😂😂

[@Digitalhunny]

Brown, crispy spots along the edges _can_ be from too much water. I've found this out the hard way, 2 weeks ago, with my philodendron silver sword, she was watered a little bit too much, at one time?! I watered the moss pole at the same time that I watered the main pot, of this plant. You know, the dry moss, bark & perlite mixture? Yeah, had to go back to measuring 250mls ONLY every 2nd week. Moss pole can only be watered during the "off" weeks, FFS. I'm just sayin' that plant is _very_ lucky that I love her. Cause, if not, perhaps🔪? 😂😂😂 Oh, those brown spots could also be caused by, sun burns, from grow lights. My antherium, she moved herself _too close,_ to the grow lights in a couple hours! Yeah, I actually do have a few plants that enjoy doing self harm! Some plants are just fcukin' weird... at least mine are! 😭💀❤❤

[@BruceLeroyUK]

😂😂😂 ​@@Digitalhunny

[@pablinsky2006]

I have around 80 plants at home, I bought a string of hearts and I was impressed of how fast it died on my care.

[@essbee4361]

Same thing w string of pearls..tried 3 times smh..

[@yvonnetyrrell5657]

I was given a string of hearts. It's not doing very much!

[@monicarae9457]

@pablinsky2006 This comment literally made me laugh out loud! Thank you! My soh is looking pretty spaced, I can't create a prop that survives when it's planted to save my life! My variegated soh (pink) is growing gangbusters though. As long as she gets strong grow light, she even stays pink!

[@ofhismercy109]

@essbee4361 my s.o.p. is growing directly in a south facing window with a brown sheer curtain to prevent burn....and soak when dry. That's the only way I have success with them, killed plenty before this, though! (I'm in the desert southwest).

[@essbee4361]

@ofhismercy109 Thank you!! I'm in south fl. Tried so many things 😓

[@TheLilqueen13]

I love your plants and your humor , my Hoya Kerii was just a leaf for 2 years. After 2 years I started noticing new growth and, now it turned into a real plant with a long stem and lots of heart shaped leaves, a few months ago, it even had flowers!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@Kansaschickie]

Mine did that too!

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Congratulations.

[@emilyvasilakes3805]

Surprising! Yours must’ve had a growth point buried somewhere in the substrate.

[@hbc7601]

​@@emilyvasilakes3805Agreed. That rarely happens.

[@295lou]

I think everyone's success or failure with a plant depends on the conditions it's living in...not everyone's house is the same with the lighting, water, draftiness...We can just give it everything we can to help it grow and give it a better life than the plant shop did....I bring a plant hope and I tell it " It's all up to you now....live or out you go." I think they're listening cause I haven't pitched one in a while...they know when they have it good!! Happy growing fellow plant parents ❣️❣️

[@elizabethnewell3133]

Agreed! I sometimes comment how my easy/hard plants in sunny, bone dry most of the year California are often opposite of our dear Mr Sheffield’s. Most ferns struggle to live here, whereas we can grow beautiful succulents outside even and most peperomias are pretty easy if you are light with the watering can. Unless you have a very carefully orchestrated home environment, where you are in the world makes a huge difference.

[@lauriepeterson3450]

I love my chain of heart’s tangled or not 😊

[@lauriepeterson3450]

Mr Sheffield, do you have the String of turtles ? She will test you 😊

[@nat369i]

I have a string of hearts, and at first, I thought she was going to die, but I cut her back and never allowed her to grow long until she got bushy then I allowed her to gro,w and now she's a good 2 1/2 to 3 feet long and full. She's my pride and joy!!

[@KN-hc3nc]

Well done! I just can't grow them and stupidly buy again in a triumph of hope over experience. Never again.

[@wanderotter4667]

@@KN-hc3nc Try leca, mine loves it and can't stop growing like a weed.

[@KN-hc3nc]

@@wanderotter4667 Oh dear, tempted again. I've never used leca. Maybe it's time to give it a try.

[@adinamusrepova1447]

„We live in an evil world. An evil world where plants don’t do as they are told“ amen

[@loiskube4803]

When I have a hated plant, I put it out in the hallway as far from my door as possible with a Free sticky note. It disappears and I never say it was mine because I don’t want my neighbors to know I unloaded the problem.

[@wren.songss]

LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT THE ELON MUSK JOKE

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@DommyDoesStuff]

I went back and watched it again 😂

[@jennyjaxx.8083]

i marked it - worth at least a couple of playbacks😆🤣

[@amythompson6431]

Y ou are hilarious! I love your comments and facial expressions; you are the only plant comedian!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@edgarmoreno3748]

That’s my Brother from Another MUDDA 😂🤣🤌🏼

[@emilyvasilakes3805]

Yup it’s very entertaining to watch you talk about the ups and downs of plant care!

[@la_belle_heaulmiere]

I like that you are keeping the Chinese Money Plants around to hate on it.

[@dianedeferrari3888]

🥳Ok then I'll keep mine too.

[@jaqlawrence1687]

I find Chinese money plants quite slow to grow and often have droopy leaves I'm currently trying the water conditioner 🤞🤞 Having said that the stem cuttings are quick to root in water.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@b.f.378]

@@jaqlawrence1687 I almost gave up on mine. Leaves were starting to yellow/come off. Tha babies were dying Brought it to work a month ago and got a grow light and it produced 3 new leaves within the past 3 weeks.

[@barbararule3800]

Give the Chinese money plant a break Sheffy pleeeease.I like its knobbly stem...and it boldly shrugs the bugs off... and its babies grow up around it to hide its knobbly charm. What's not to love?

[@itsmeowornever.8143]

I LOVE my string of hearts and I can untangle her easily enough, just need to be gentle with it. Mine is thriving from a cutting a friend gave me. In 7 months, she has 8 tendrils nearly 10 feet long. The purple and pink colors in the leaves are lovely.

[@karinknabe6066]

Let the string of hearts 'live' outside in the sun during summer. There will be most interesting blossoms , and the leaves will become thick and will not fall off . The blossoms look verry strange and are visitet by tiny bees.

[@janegreen9340]

I have to confess - I have a Chinese money tree and I love it, knobbly bare bits and all! About 20 years ago a friend gave me a tiny cutting from a grape ivy, it really thrives on neglect, low light, little water and no feeding - the perfect plant. It’s about to take over - it’s a test of wills, do I let it do it’s thing or shall I trim it and take yet more cuttings? If it starts to get trapped in the cupboard a gentle haircut is probably due. I love your enthusiasm for a house plant and your patience at rehabilitation of “problem children”.

[@lynaianowlin3238]

I just want to thank you from the bottom of mine and my dirt babies hearts, fur the advice on getting a moisture meter. I have always went by the finger method but couldn't figure out why my babies kept dying. After getting the moisture meter off temu for 1.35 i found that I was over watering. Though it felt dry with the finger method, it truly was not. Now my babies are happy and thriving. Also I started using distilled water which really helped but I started collecting rain water when it rains and using the rain water to water until i running then it's back to distilled. I have for the first time in my life been able to water propagate cuttings. My best propagation was my silver banded meranta. I now have a second one potted and sitting with it's mother. I've also propagated a rubra wax plant. I absolutely love the colors of this plant. Lits of green, white, and pink. I now have four of them. One mother and three that came from her cuttings. Thank you so much for all your adv9ce and the book download. I have recommended you to all my plant parent friends and they give you as well.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 😊

[@yelystanich5834]

Absolutely love your sense of humor. I just listen to you and enjoy the show. Keep on

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@TarasTankFriends]

I was failing with my string of hearts for nearly 2 years. I did everything according to the majority of info I found online, namely "it's a succulent", and "let it completely dry out between waterings". It's not a succulent, it's a semi -succulent, whatever that means. I got wrinkly leaves, dead potions and finally just started watering it more. It absolutely loves it! The sparseness on top is because it's not actually meant to be grown hanging.. it's a spreading plant. The weight from growing it hanging is a bit too much for it. I took a cutting and started it in my terrarium (very humid and frequently watered) with lots of support for the vines and that cutting is going to be bigger than the parent plant I mistreated due to Internet misinfo very soon.

[@bones5785]

Regarding brown edges of calatheas, philodendrons, alocasias, colocasias, pothos, etc.: I cover them with clear plastic bags. They produce more leaves. I actually did it to stop the thrips from getting at them. It's not exciting - looking at plastic-covered plants in your living room, but they're alive, thriving, and retaining their leaves for a long time. I hope it will work for you too.

[@Wickgirl65]

I have several Chinese money plants and they are doing beautifully….I love them, they are so unique and give off a happy vibe.

[@aingealtara1479]

.. I bought a Hoya Kerrii, just like yours, because I found it so very cute.. I had it for just about 2 years and gave it to a neighbour.. Almost a year after she came by showing me the plant asking what was going on.. Nothing was going on, except I gave it a bigger pot, better soil and told her it was growing a stem with the smallest tiny leaf I've ever seen.. After that she showed me pictures of how it was growing more new leafs and stems.. It is a way to propagate the Hoya Kerrii, by leaf cuttings.. They do need time, and patience before they are old enough to grow new stems, leafs and flowers.. Certain things takes time 🤗 .. Spider plants hate tap water.. Whatever is in that water are one of the reason for then to die and to have crispy tips.. I keep mine in a window, east facing, in a hanging pot and gives all my plants boiled cooled water, run through a paper coffee filter, with usual fertilizer (it cost way to much to buy destilled water so I do it myself).. During summer they go outside on my front porch.. My Alocasias are living their best lifes in Leca and enjoying it.. After moving them to Leca I don't see anymore leaves dying off and there's no going dormant either.. Their pots are sitting in buckets and cups suiting the size of their pots, water level is somewhat half way up, always.. Problem solved 🤗

[@sandrawoodall6545]

Hi I have 48 houseplants and have found over the years that the only water that plants really do well on is rainwater.I don’t get any brown or dying leaves .also I do not use lights or mist them. I always find out where there from in the world and try to give them the best I can. 😊

[@aditinandy8152]

Exactly 💯.

[@marianwolff8322]

With my calatheas, changing to rainwater was key. Now all my plants have rainwater and, mostly, no brown tips.

[@hotrodsurplus]

Alocasia became my favorite genus this year. We always had okay luck with them, but they never really thrived. The local garden center displays them among its aquatic plants. So, when I got home, I experimented by dropping a couple in our ponds, soil and all. They figuratively exploded with new growth. A few weeks later I eliminated the soil and potted them in cut-down nursery pots using lava rock for a medium (poor-man's leca, lol). They grew so fantastically that I did the same to the rest of our alocasia. They all got so much bigger. We have a variety, including dark-star elephant ear and black velvet, and they all thrived in the pond. When fall hit (coastal Pacific Northwest), I transferred them to conventional solid-bottom pots and took them inside. While repotting, I removed the lava rock to inspect the roots. They all grew more roots since I eliminated the potting soil. Two months on and they're all partying *hard* in the same pond water from the repot. I top off with pond or rain water whenever I can, but I'll give them tap water when I don't feel like going outside. They don't seem to care. They're very close to south- and west-facing windows. It's cloudy from October to May, so it's not like they're getting open sky. Our indoor humidity is in the 50- to 55-percent range. Temps run between 63 and 68 degrees F. Not saying it'll work for everybody. But so far it's been a huge success for us (knock wood and all). Try it. Alocasia might become your favorite, too.

[@ofhismercy109]

Very cool! I like to get my plants growing in the indoor aquarium. How much of the plant went under water? Which parts must be above the surface? I'll definitely try this....the best success I've had with alocasia was in sphagnum moss with semi hydro, (a closed container with water reservoir at the bottom, most of the time). And my Frydek grows great after potting it in soil and a pot too large....any other plant would have drowned....and consistent moisture.

[@nikkireigns]

Oohh I gotta try the lava rocks. How much water do you leave in the container?

[@hotrodsurplus]

​@@ofhismercy109 I usually leave the top part of the rhizome exposed to air. It's tricky when freshly hatched corms are lower than the perfect fill level, but maybe I'm overthinking it because I sometimes overfill and they seem to thrive. I'll add one thing: the ones that sit in the air flow of a nearby fan tend to develop the toughest petioles and finest leaves. Plants tend to get a lot stronger when jostled lightly. When they're outside the leaves whip around so forcefully from breezes that you'd swear they'd break! A few other creators here show how they do it. I kind of got my confidence by watching their videos. The only really tricky part is getting enough rock over the roots to keep the plant from tipping over. At first I thought the rocks would crush the roots, but those roots are a lot tougher than you'd think. Also, some say that the roots embed into the lava rocks and that can make repotting tricky. But when I pulled mine after a summer sitting in lava rocks, I didn't have that problem. Maybe it's a problem if you let them sit in the same rocks for years, but I figure I'll repot these when they go into nursery pots for the pond and come back out to go into decorative pots.

[@ofhismercy109]

@hotrodsurplus thank you! Have you seen Rick L Orchids' channel? His grow operation is really cool, you might enjoy seeing it because he grows in rock, most of his collection. Some lava rock but lots of limestone, so heavier.....the orchids' roots are obviously robust enough to thrive in the rock but I wonder if maybe alocasia could also? (Maybe help with tipping). I feel like Alocasias want more of everything.....light, airflow, nutrient, moisture. They are kinda little piggies, and the more they get the more growth I see. But have never thought to try them in the pond or aquarium! So fun, thanks for sharing! I'm going to have to move the fishtank to where there is room for them to stand above it!

[@diediedice]

My mom LOVES alocasia zebrina. She has 5 different plants of it and they're driving me insane hahaha. One recently caught spider mites (just after getting rid of thrips) and they just won't leave + our dog keeps walking too close to one of them and plays bug bus, spreading them around to other plants🥲 Pests really seem to love this one

[@AlphaHenriksen]

For the melanocrisis, try to put a damp paper towel over the stuch leaf for some hours. After removing it and waiting for a day's time, it should start to unfurl. If you want to read more about it, people have used that exact strategy for bird of paradise plants and sometimes pink princesses.

[@jod7633]

Thanks for that tip, I have 2 paradise leaves not unfurling!

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Thanks for the tip!

[@marcfruchtman9473]

I have a plant that does this... will try it. Thanks.

[@whyisgamora4191]

The chinese money plant is gorgeous if you plant it right. Each year in spring, take the babies and put a lot of them next to each other in a round pot. Put them in a warm spot with a LOT of daylight (I always put them outside) and after 1 month you'll have a gloriously lush pot. But yes, if you put two or three in a pot and just let them grow each year, they're ugly.

[@sandraandrew7930]

I had the same issue with my string of hearts until I added a grow light over her and she is beautiful now.

[@lisathomas3527]

The Chinese money plant is a funny thing because I have one in my house and it looks like the tallest skinniest most uncomfortable plant in the room. But I also have one again in the greenhouse and I know not everyone has a greenhouse this is my first year with one, but it is doing so wonderfully in there even through the winter. It's short and stout and I have not lost any leaves

[@jermainerace4156]

A note about humidity: I live in the Seattle area, but I have a forced air gas furnace. So during our long humid winters, my house is surprisingly dry. And during our short dry summers, it's also dry. I had to put together a humidity cabinet for some of my orchids. ALso, my calatheas do not get brown edges and I used chlorinated water, I find lack of humidity is again the problem. Mine stopped browning when I put them in my bathroom.

[@davidweed_delusions]

With my experience in growing a certain medicinal plant,when I experience the tips of my leaves turning yellow/brown it usally means it has nutrient burn,too much fertilizer,. I would suggest cutting your feeding down to every other watering, I've heard you say you feed every time you water, of course this won't fix the burnt leaves it should prevent future issues. A good PPM meter is an essential tool in any home growers tool kit.

[@Oliverisloved]

14 months later, I've given up on my two Dieffenbachia as well. I still have my heart set on a Hoya Kerrii (come Valentine's Day when they're more abundant). I've read/heard if it has more than one 'heart', it'll continue to grow.

[@alisonre2846]

I have one similar plant to the "string of hearts". Mine is called Pepperpot (if I remember right) and its strings tangle ALL THE TIME! And when it has grown long enough, the weight of the strings and leaves just pulled the roots out!🙄

[@turogers13]

You had me giggling so much that my dogs looked at me like I had lost it! Lol 😅

[@Kate-oi6yt]

“….chuck under a bus….” I think we can all relate to this😂!String of anything. Just chucked the lot today. I don’t usually throw in the towel but String of Hearts … you win (or lose).

[@wally535353]

String of hearts is most easy plant. Have a curtain 1.5 m x 1.5 m. Lots of flowers during summer.

[@6grandkids]

I don’t remember where I saw this but I did try it and it works! When you have an emerging leaf that seems stuck, take a warm, damp cloth and hold it gently around that leaf for a minute or two and see if it releases, if not, try it again. Just be gentle and I haven’t had damaged leaves yet.

[@margowsky]

Amen! My Dieffenbachia drives me nuts. Grrr. I thought it was just me. I've tried everything with that plant. The yellow leaves!! It's the only plant I own that I whisper, "It's ok to die if you want to." It would put me out of my misery!

[@onLYbyM]

😂😂😂 same experiment! Can someone enlighten us on how to make them grow?

[@veraVD1984]

My string of hearts loves to be ignored. It is hanging for years in a shady east window in the bathroom ony getting sometimes a little water as pot has no drain 😵 No fertilizer,maybe once in a year accidently...it is flowering like crazy from summer to autumn, doesn't form a big bush and smaller leaves than some I have in better earth with other houseplants. By lack of water it formed an amazing potatoe like 'stone', love it so much...

[@stephenhopkins6738]

Actually, you can make the Hoya kerrii produce shoots by exposing the callus at the base of the leaf cutting to bright light. Do this by carefully removing the soil/medium at the very base of the leaf until you reach the slightly swollen callus tissue at the bottom. Once exposed to light, the callus tissue will generate bud tissue and a shoot. I've done this three times now to prove it works 👍🏻

[@kirnzy7836]

I started putting small fans up to help the plants move around a bit, it seemed to help with stuck leaves.

[@vasterasfinest]

The best tip I've gotten from plant-tube is never ever touch developing leaves on my philodendron verrucosum. They will get damaged and it will get worse as they mature. I'd imagine it's the same thing for the melanochrisis. But since your verrucosum looks so great I don't know. I planted my Melo in lechuza pon and it is thriving.

[@meikilettymadlela8894]

My Aglaonema is very happy and it is the 1st plant I bought that kept in growing, others they stay for mostly 2months then they die but her is 1 year now even on our winter it comes leaves.

[@shevonnenorman8428]

I used to get browning edges and crisping on my Clarinervum and I went through two.... eventually I decided to give it one more go, I put them in a very chunky mix with 60% bark (I used small-medium bark size) 20% ish perlite then the rest a mix of potting mix with charcoal chunks. It dries out in-between watering. I use a transparent pot so if I can see sweat beads I'd still wait to water. I water every 7 days roughly in summer, and every 9-10 days in winter. Miraculously the crisping stopped. And nothing to do with humidity either. I had also previously tried semi hydro and for me it didn't like it either and had those same brown crisping.... good luck!

[@Palser16]

The string of hearts gets gorgeous in pon, mine is now lush and became the easiest plant in my collection. When it was in soil, it looked awful and I hated it so much 😂

[@oneimaginarygirl5]

As for your anthurium clarinervium, I have success with mine. I keep it about 3 meters away from a south facing window, and there is also a skylight above it. I keep it in a chunky soil mix and water it about once a week. It also tends to respond well to root pruning. I don’t have a humidifier or anything like that. I just pat its leaves and tell it it’s pretty. I recently repotted it into a not so chunky soil mix and two leaves have died off, so I must correct my mistake soon. Goodluck Mr Sheffield!

[@heliotropezzz333]

My problem is that yellowing leaves are often attributed to too much watering or not enough watering but since some of these plants often take a long time to react to their environment it's a pain trying to work out which. My most frustrating plant is an Aspidistra I've had since 1978. It's never produced more than a few leaves before some start dying and I moved it closer to a window as our house isn't brightly lit by sun. However it seems to perform even worse nearer the window (which is not a hot one). I've got a reasonably healthy looking peace lily but I've never been able to get one to flower. I love my anthuriums (not clarinervium). They are eccentric but resilient. One liked to drink a lot of water and the other hardly needed any and they were basically the same plant, just different colour flowers.

[@Psionicbomb]

For Albo plants, have you tried adding in silica helps a ton. So I’ll use a mix of 60/40 burnt rice hull/perlite in my soil mixes. Add in the Mycorrhizal, avoid high nitrogen, go more phosphorus, and instead of dedicated “grow lights” my home has led bulbs that are 5000k Natural Sunlight/Full Spectrum 100w and are usually behind a lamp shade or frosted glass that will gently filter the light. So I have amazing light everywhere, plants that are sun lovers are under the desk lamps with 0 filter while everyone else has the equivalent of a south facing window, silica to strengthen the cell walls and help with nutrient and water uptake so it makes watering and fertilizing way more effective and efficient, the burnt rice hull slowly adds in more silica slowly over time while allowing for air to get to the roots, while also holding onto water more and the carbon part helps with impurities and holding onto minerals. The mycorrhiza massively helps with root strength, growth and ability to process minerals while also pulling more minerals from my water as well as other nutrients in the soil etc which helps with not needing to water as frequently, helps with the minimization of root rot as well. Currently growing in closed glass containers from food items and thrifted finds as well as aquarium bowls and big plastic containers that held cheese puffs or whatever. I one day hope I can get a few grow cabinets, but think I’ll end up just McGyvering one together from things I find around me lol. Does everyone need all these additions to have fun growing? Absolutely not. I’m just AuDD and turns out indoor plants are my special interest and I’m enjoying the heck out of growing them and experimenting with every aspect of growing that I can. Next is semi hydroponics but with my own twist as well as full hydroponics which will inevitably lead to growing plants with 0 substrates, 0 containers, not in any type of semi or full hydroponics, but instead growing plants in the open air environment, this includes the roots. Google it and check it out, it looks amazing and isn’t just for epiphytes but philodendrons succulents and whatever else I can lol BTW I live in the Phoenix AZ metro area and it’s definitely an extreme environment, but I’m stubborn and determined! Lastly, the Hoya Kerrii single leaf cuttings can include a bit of stem, so check the substrate before buying them! We have The Plant Stand of Arizona, and they’re cheap, amazing, great collections and they are extremely kind in their plantings and do indeed have enough of the stem hidden under the substrate (which they actually use the correct substrate and nursery pot for the type of plant) so you can grow your new plants successfully without needing to repot until it’s outgrown! Shout out to responsible growers and sellers!

[@sharpestdart]

I was in the same boat as you with dieffenbachia, until I came across one called Star Bright. I've had it less than a year and I have already repotted it twice. It will not stop growing! It's lush and full and it seems very happy

[@loverlyme]

I have a string of beans in my bathroom. I regularly untangle it, give it a haircut and feed it with seasol powerfeed. It always comes back to life brilliantly.

[@lord_foxsar2026]

I bought a baby monstera Aurea early October this year. Oh my if I knew what was to come for him! He’s now at a count of -3 leaves soon to lose another one. They all yellow and die, from oldest too youngest and now the main leaves are soon to be doomed I fear. I discovered that one of his neighbours had thrips and I quickly changed his potting mix to get rid of any potential eggs, rinsed his roots to get everything off too. I know I’ve shocked him too much, but I’ve kept him under grow light in hope he’ll recover.. I know plants dont have a tendency to just die without trying so I’m hoping he’ll push another leaf when all the others are about to die.. Every other plant have recovered just fine, and my Thai con is also doing just fine.

[@macsmiffy2197]

I struggle to look after a castor oil plant. My problem is a very dark house and changes in temperature over winter.

[@rabeccahenderson4072]

Alocasias grow best in water. Add a few fertilizer drops and change it weekly. It will be dramatic but wait because I have 4 never had that many and one more is coming up

[@katjahanzberger]

My Purple Pallida is now 2 metres long, very bushy (and heavy!) and strong and my money plant is now five years old and lost maximal 10 leaves. I'm very happy with them (and their dozens of siblings)... 🙂

[@karkar180]

Hoya kerri accually looks good in mature form 🙂 but it's correct you never know if you have stem or not while buying one leaf 🙂

[@user-jb7jt6gs7h]

! I've had one of those hoyas put out an entire plant eventually, after being just a leaf for he first seven years. it's going strong now, though the flowers are dreadfully goopy

[@andreagriffiths3512]

10:36 I haven’t found mine to be fussy with water at all. I used to age the water but I stopped years ago because they didn’t seem to care - they’ll take as much as i can give them in summer and early autumn and they adore the hideous humidity. I’ve got two and some babies- the two slightly different species have gone super leggy and now I’m getting flowers for the last 5 years. I’m in Melbourne, Australia.

[@Random4us]

I discovered your channel a short time ago. I love your humor, and you have a gorgeous plant collection!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊

[@Xx.missy93]

My Diffenbachia has had me questioning my fitness as a plant parent for the last several months, I’m glad to hear what you have to say about them 😂

[@onLYbyM]

Me too! Hope anyone could give us tips on how to make them grow

[@litahughes2213]

I grow my clarinaverium in leca. I nearly threw it out last year due to brown edges. I now have a stunning plant 5 perfect leaves I don't normally use leca but once I changed it to leca it has thrived

[@fionacassells7105]

As a new plant parent Thanks for great Info delivered in such a great memorable way way, you have helped me keep mine alive

[@queerlyk1668]

Re: your anthurium, I’m a huge fan of anthuriums (probably got 20 different ones), and I’ve found that they like their roots more consistently moist than a lot of my plants (but still aerated), or else they’ll get those crispy edges. For this reason, I plant all my anthuriums in a mix of sphagnum moss, perlite, and orchid bark, and water when the top layer of moss is dry to the touch. That system has been working great for me.

[@agnieszkak1749]

I've got hoya kerri for over 10 years and it's pretty big now, about 35 cm tall stem with 9 leaves

[@RedPhone-mz5lv]

My Chinese money plant is really lush I have had so many babies that I have gifted lots of them I use rain water for most of my indoor plants

[@bostonsandatot4948]

My hoya kerrii also set as a single leaf for over a year, with me barely watering it. I began to really soak it and suddenly it put out a branch and new leaves.

[@bostonsandatot4948]

My philo verrucosum sloooowly died at alocasia levels after I bought it already looking awful in the clearance section. So sad.

[@carocard7204]

My two Hoya Kerrii have put out a stem and the other one a stem with a leaf, after about 4 years. There is still hope for your Kerrii.

[@XoX-qu7of]

Thanks for this nice video with all of your wondeeful plants! I too habe got this Chinese money plant, you showed. It behaves a .bit like a.diva. It's growing well, and is even in winter not too delikate. BUT it absolutely hates their leaves being not lighty enough.. Thus means in the eyes.of this plant same hanging in the shadow of the upper leaves of herself same as hanging in the shadow of the strips of the window the leaves are getting yellow. So I put the plant ion a pedestal behinder the glass of the window so that in the end all of the leaves had the same lightness. Since then the yellow leaves recovered and there were no yellow leaves no no more. She's just a diva .....

[@ArynLyne]

My husband has started listening and even watching sometimes when I'm watching your videos, and he's not even into plants. But we both love your humor. 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@Stargazer-vk6vz]

Hello Mr Sheffield!!! I absolutely agree with you on these plants. Lob them in the bin, lol.

[@GraeMatterz]

Let's see... plants on your nightmare list that I tossed this fall: String of Hearts. ✔ Chinese Money Plant. ✔ Loved the look of them from photos online and they both met my #1 criteria for house plants: Non-toxic to cats. Another I'd add to the "Don't Bother" list: Calathea Rattlesnake. I pampered that thing trying to coax it to grow but as soon as it would bring on a new leaf then an established one would die so it never had more than 5 leaves and at the point I passed it over the side it was down to 3 and losing its most mature leaf. Similar with Peperomia Golden Gate. My new favorite that is going gangbusters is Hoya Krimson Queen. I've had to divide it and both are now hanging in front of windows. The one that is hanging in front of a south-facing frosted bathroom window even bloomed this year in gorgeous clusters of bright pink 5-petaled flowers with burgundy centers. (They don't smell nice tho'. A little stinky when you smell them up close but as long as you keep your nose out of their business, they won't offend your sensibilities.)

[@bryanclark5805]

I've never had a pilea drop a leaf or grow leggy like that. Mine have always looked like an amazing full shrub. They get so big so fast that I have to sell them after a year every time i buy one

[@tonybezanson9625]

Maybe try a Zero Water filter or something equivilent. Takes everything out water to 0 ppm. I used one for my carnivorous and fussy plants and never had a problem. Saves a lot of money

[@tatromain]

Thank you! Your place is fantastic! To limit my collection, I turned to edible ones only: tradescantias, aloes, geraniums, etc. But I like all plants, so your plants are like treat for me. Thanks.

[@lubaluft4740]

I love the tangled heart ❤️ and the Chinese money plant well, I cut them once or twice a year, put them into water and if they build roots I plant them again and they always look healthy and good

[@brenfays3255]

i have an albo from an ebay auction. a well rooted top cutting with beautiful variagation and it is pictue perfect. i had a little browning of a couple of white parts when i first got it while it was acclimating but after that, no browning at all. i use silicon, super thrive, hydroguard and optiflora plant food with each watering and it seems to be working. it does need more frequent watering than my green and thai monsteras but that has been the only difference i've found in their care.

[@Flippant-j5d]

3:25 80's Soft rock? I presume it's _Robert Plant_ ? :)

[@dianedeferrari3888]

Palmer?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@theladyofthelakesFTs888]

Yep, that’s where he is going wrong. Play it Mozart and it will be happy.

[@Flippant-j5d]

@@theladyofthelakesFTs888 My plants get to enjoy a bit of Mozart. My musical tastes are eclectic however, so I do like to play a bit of Aphex Twin for my Chocolate Chili ;)

[@nikhicormier5815]

Hi Rich... move your Melo a bit further from direct light- even the grow light. Mine is growing in a basement apartment with only grow lights and until I (inadvertantly) brought home pests, all my Alocasias were so very happy kept a bit away from the close light. Keep the dome on and slowly acclimate humidity in the new spot. Try harvesting a couple corms from it...I have three new plants coming from mine. I used Aloha Plant Life's tutorial for corms, which is really quite easy. Might be something the kids will enjoy helping with or monitoring.

[@Ruth_1_16]

Instant sub 🤣🤣🤣🤣 who knew plant videos could be this hilarious. May God bless you and all your babies 🪴 🌱

[@Umla80]

i usually agree with you but the Hoya Kerrii, i bought one that was just one leaf like yours and i was super lucky because who ever cut it got enough of the mainstem so it actually grew(think its quite uncommon that it happens though). Its now big and have 35+ leaves after 4-5 years and its bloomed a couple of times cant recommend those flowers though because they have super sticky middle that dirties everywhere but the plant it self is really nice

[@Mugsygrowsit]

Your St. Gaya pitcher plant is looking beautiful! That's my favorite plant you have I think! Another amazing video!

[@carolinemarley8426]

Thank you for your brilliant, straight forward, hilarious advice 😊..and cuddling your plants!!! All the need is Love!!! 🩷X

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

I have to say my heart Hoya I have 2, one did grow another leaf 🌱… it’s slow as hail though. I think it took more than a year. I still love it!

[@smotritel1082]

i have 47 types of alocasias in my care (under grow lights) i have no idea how you people make them have 1-3 leaves if they are not new born seedlings?

[@zuzannawojcik9601]

I've got few money plants, and they are doing extremely well. From late March to middle October I grow them on the balcony 👍🏻 it's really easy to grow. Same as orchids, I've got about 30 phals😅 never was friends with succulents, but donkey's tail actually likes me👍🏻

[@kelsey9384]

Also referred to as a zombie plant the Hoya Kerri, I had roots and a part where there was a stem cut off and it still wouldn’t grow…

[@lucylocket5262]

I have no problem with the Chinese money plant. I doesn't grow too leggy because I don't let it ...grow. I have the whole family of them in one big pot. I cut the "parent" plant very close to the ground and I let the babies grow. You could do the same too: you have lost of small ones in that pot.

[@creativeliving3455]

Omg you just made my day! You are hilarious and I love your warped relationship with your plants. I love plants too but most of mine are outside in my garden but since it’s winter here in Canada I’ve just recently become obsessed with (indoor) succulents, mainly cactuses 🌵 I recently got a Hoya (gifted from my son) and nearly killed it not realizing the container had a clear liner in it that trapped 3 inches of drainage water for about 3 weeks… the leaves were all turning yellow and falling off I guess I was having a blonde moment…Duhhhh! Honestly, I’m usually smarter than that. Thanks for the super funny videos, your home looks so alive & inviting with all your plants.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊

[@kisutis]

We used to have a lot of plants at home when I was teenager.. thanks god not anymore just few and carefully selected

[@damonroberts7372]

@6:32 De-chlorinating your tap water is not always sufficient for some plants that originate in tropical forests... especially if your local source is on the "hard" side. If it grows in nature as an epiphyte, chances are that it has adapted to rainwater or mist. Such plants should also only be given sparing quantities of dilute fertiliser (none at all for carnivorous plants like the famous Venus flytrap). If you want to keep plants with these very particular requirements, your options include a rainwater tank or cistern, or (if you're really committed to your hobby) a reverse osmosis unit.

[@sonynewasch7061]

Watching a lot of your videos and I noticed sth. - Do not want to criticize, but help. Most of the plants u label as "nightmare" are plants that need to have quiet humid soil. Knowing your used substrates and pots, i am quiet sure u keep them too dry. For example: String of Hearts lives happily (in my home) in moss that u just keep moist, Calatheas hate to dry out and have to be kept in a water retentive mix, same with Alocasias. Got quiet a few of them around here, but it was a struggle to figure out what they needed. Anthuriums are just the same game-play. Chinese money plant is tricky. They love kinda a kakti kind of care. Huge watering and than let them dry nearly fully out. But yeah light is a huge problem for us here, too. Green greetings from Denmark.

[@deeb2000]

😂😂You had me cracking up! Thanks for the funny sense of humor with these hard to grow plants review. And, thanks for the many tips you've given over the years. I've eliminated several plants from my life even though I admire them from afar. I've wasted coins on those I thought I'd try over and over following all the tips until I've exhausted my love for them. Look forward to your next. Dee, NY

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sherripremosmile6146]

I have a plant I propped named “Richard”, after my inspiration! It/she/he has a new leaf unfurling. I’m so excited!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@53muse]

I bought a one heart leaf hoya kerrii and it started to grow multiple leaves to my surprise.

[@_MaZTeR_]

Pretty sure that hoya is a zombie leaf. It has roots, but it doesn't have a stem so no nodes where it can grow a new stem, so it just exists.

[@dannuck1]

Yep, that’s what those Hoya hearts are intended to be. Just a little heart that never changes and costs $30 for some reason.

[@snakstix87]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, tips, and your sense of humor. So good. 😁

[@Pattio47]

I have a spider plant that has brown leaves. I live in the country so no chlorine in water. I assumed it was too much sun.

[@PlantPerson58]

I have failed twice to keep a Venus flytrap alive in the winter, but to be fair the last one was never in good shape. I found it dried out on the bottom shelf in a big box store. It never thrived. I’m hoping to find a healthier one in the spring to nurture over the summer so it has a chance to survive winter.

[@sona7444]

sir, i think the chinese money plant is just being fancy af. I have one that looks like a pot of coins being spilled, no joke. I even bought him a support from your suggested merch so i can give his main branch a bit of support. I have no idea why this plant is thriving, im usually an unintentional plant killer. plants. they get moody. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@sophieswan3042]

Your right on the Alcocasia, Chinese money plant and string of hearts. Knobbly knees, spindly growth, browning leaves and mealy bugs 😵‍💫

[@hualiang8855]

for your philodendron melanochrysum, you can try to cover the new leave (as soon as it appears) with a thin film of soap 🙏

[@Cyanitecture]

Your humor is gold!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@fox_feather]

Alocasias need looots of fertilzer. I have a frydeck variegata and it has gotten two perfect new leaves during the last two months. Without loosing a single one. Shes under a cheap grow light from amazon also. (red and blue) I have other Alos too, but they are in a terrarium. Calatheas hate hard water. Best is rain water or distilled water. I work in a big gardencenter and yes, Diffenbachia and string of hearts are absolute divas...🙄oh btw congrats on your beautifull nepenthes. I was under the impression they only make so many pitchers in a terrarium with lots of humidity. 🤩Maybe I take my n. bloodymary out in spring and try it.

[@sillimander2.011]

Whaaaaat? My Hoya Kerri grew into lots of leaves and a whole plant. That sucker is a beast!

[@B.Ies_T.Nduhey]

I've not seen String of Hearts like yours yet... But honestly, trying to untsngle them?! Too much water, to dry/ warm, stalling indoors air, and those over -pots that kill any not-so-humid lover... As for Monstera, but not Albus, a friend of mine had rather huge ones- he lived in another city part-time and totally neglected them, hardly watering... And they seemed to love it 🤷🏽 And your money plant, it does look great! Why be so cruel about it?!

[@NatW2410]

"A brother from another mother" 🤣 I love your sense of humour! Hi from Australia 😊

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hey, thanks!