DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME With These 10 Nightmare Plants

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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.....

[@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!

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Thanks!

[@Kansaschickie]

Mine did that too!

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Congratulations.

[@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 ❣️❣️

[@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 😓

[@amythompson6431]

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

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Thanks!

[@edgarmoreno3748]

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

[@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!

[@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]

😂

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@Flippant-j5d]

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

[@dianedeferrari3888]

Palmer?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@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.

[@MDMARaver]

Tropical plants in particular love to be regularly sprayed with water, even if you think the humidity is high enough. But believe me - it's not. 😉 And yes - I know it's a lot of work and can be messy. But you should try it. My plants benefit a lot from it. Especially in the cold season, when the heating is on and the air in the apartment is therefore anything but ideal for them. Incidentally, this can also help with brown leaf tips.

[@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.

[@dlight9849]

My Dieffenbachia are thriving and multiplying! The Dieffenbachia in potting mix look great but grow slower. My Dieffenbachia growing hydroponically in the fountain (indoor pond) are lush and gorgeous, and multiplying quickly, which is shocking because they don't like too much water, yet there they are root-ball fully immersed in water! I'd say it's one of the easiest plants to grow, probably #2 with Chlorophytum Spide Plants being #1.

[@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 🙂

[@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

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yelystanich5834]

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

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@Stargazer-vk6vz]

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

[@cedarwren0]

LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT THE ELON MUSK JOKE

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[@EMILY_RACHEL_]

omg i see the thumbnail and panicked cus i just bought a Chinese money plant yesterday!! 😂

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You'll be alright 😅

[@karkar180]

OMG 3 years for Melo , you are patient 😉

[@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.

[@snakstix87]

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

[@carolinemarley8426]

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

[@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.

[@sandyloyst1811]

Rich, your plant advice is too great. I have just had to order another( that's right, my second) plant shelf. I have only been at this 7 months. My little plant room is relaxing. Thanks.

[@kelsey9384]

It’s an addicting hobby let me tell you haha

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds great!

[@palasnp16]

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 😂

[@lukki7ster]

No more string of hearts, no more melanos, actually no more philos ever lol. I have 3 alocasia but wont buy anymore. I have found my niche in Anthuriums and Monsteras. Green form and Thai con. Fun video

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff 👍

[@sillimander2.011]

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

[@Orchid-Care]

I’ve had all of these plants at some point, and I completely agree-they’re so difficult to care for! 😅They might look beautiful, but the constant problems make them more trouble than they’re worth. After all the struggles, I’ve finally found my plant Nirvana with Phalaenopsis orchids 😄 Thanks for the great content! 😍

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@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.)

[@eevelot12]

Thankyou ... love your valuable help. I do love my string of hearts .. doing what she should ... but i have her hanging.💚

[@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…

[@Mrs3Angels9963]

Watching this video while untangling 1 of string of heart plants. Placing strings back on top to make her look fuller.😅

[@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!

[@TheNetsrac]

I have had some of them and got my fingers burned as well... I'm never touching any kind of Alocasia or the Monstera Albo again. Add Diffenbachia to my nightmare list as well 😉 My Chinese money plant is actually doing quite well, for some reason it seems to like the north facing tinted small window in my bathroom. I live in Denmark so a north facing windows should be the worst for plants Thank you for the video, great stuff as always

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@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.

[@Lee-mmg]

I'm gonna have to keep my pad and pencil close. I'll rewatch and write down the do not buys! Thanks loads. :-)

[@TheFroggie66]

Chinese Money Plant is a PITA! I have a love/hate relationship with it. It leans more toward hate, if I am being honest. 😂😂

[@granolacrunchykarrie]

My alocasia and string of hearts are in an East facing window in Midwest US and are thriving! My soh has been propagated into two new full, thriving plants 🤷

[@lisrijkschroeff8675]

I was totally fail , lost lots of money with Monstera Albo Variegata, this is most expensive plant !

[@jeffshambrook3936]

Ah ha! I noticed your Naim muso - does high end hi-fi help? I only ask because I have one too, actually I have two, too, in different rooms, but try as I might my indoor jungloid experience is as a compost heap compared to yours. I can kill anything. My lovely lovely wife has a term for my trail of death and destruction - 'The kiss of Jeff'. Fair comment if I'm honest - but I'll keep trying - and thank you for your honest, no nonsense advice. Appreciated!

[@teuth]

i'm so glad your dragon scale made it! mine has too. try putting your melo right next to him, they seem to like the same conditions :D

[@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. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Kansaschickie]

My string of hearts grew out of control! I put it in a west window, and it went crazy.

[@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.

[@Alwaysherethere]

Love the video!❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you liked it!!

[@marionallen2222]

🤍🤍🤍🪴🪴🪴 you crack me up 🤣🤣🤣 I put my Polly outside this summer and she’s got all kinds of full leaves and babies! I can’t believe I have kept 2 alive over a year LMAO! I want an ALBO for Christmas!!!🪴🪴🪴🎄🎄🎄🎄🤍🤍🤍 my arrowhead Albo does the same thing (my substitute plant 🤣🤣🤣)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@janetluke]

You're so funny. I hate some of my plants too

[@thevahandbook]

Alocasias; they will never darken my door again. I've also had a few other types that always get mealy bugs or mites, and I'm like, "Nope", GTF outta here." I like my Pothos (I have a few different types), Cebu Blue, curly spider plants and thicker-leaved Tradescanitas such as Nanouk and Brightness. My Ficus are also doing pretty well.

[@TinaHarris]

I have a girlfriend who has a beautiful dieffenbachia, but I've tried on three occasions to grow one and they just die on me. It's in the name.

[@vanessaalmeida1261]

Be careful when touching the dieffenbachia, she is extremely poisonous.

[@section85rollover]

You've been patient enough. Get rid of your anguish, life is too short.

[@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.

[@lindaedwards4632]

Love the video 😀🇨🇦

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@_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.

[@angeliamccutcheon5107]

I've conquered Melo, but I've killed 4 Black Velvet Alocasia, so far.

[@ibisman1593]

I gave up on my Chinese Money Plant and thru it out.

[@natasa378]

I would definitely add syngonium to the list . couldn't kill more

[@sheilacasper2030]

Alocashia, peperomia, strings of whatever are the ones i dont keep or buy,

[@kingjoekur]

I love my money plant personally , I got it cause of you 😂

[@user-kpkxgtj]

I have 3 in various stages of maturity and love them all 😂 I almost killed the oldest one a couple of months ago with bug spray (all the leaves the spray touched turned dry and black then fell off). I kept caring for the few remaining leaves, and the quick bounce-back has been extremely satisfying to witness 💖

[@taylorhillard4868]

Youd probably be better off just letting the poor thing go dormant so it can have a rest and come back proper in a few months. Its the "trying to keep it from going dormant" thats making it look so terrible to begin with. Treat it like a seasonal bulb.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yeah you're right

[@singularseeker]

I agree with ALL the rest..

[@MrNope-oo9nh]

My alocasia black velvet is such a pain. It has this huge gorgeous leaf and one dinky little ugly leaf with some kind of growth/cataphyll coming in from the growth point. Idk what it is and I don’t think the plant does either.

[@LGPadres]

Hi! I can’t find the coupon code for Sansi in your description- it just takes me to a website.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Use code SHEFFIELD25 at checkout

[@larryl4881]

I love my aglaonema aurora and regarding to your crisis, sometimes it’s the plant not you. If I pull some memories from my gray matter u got a new one did you not in a plant mail video? Is that one doing the same thing?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I did yes and it's a super fragile plant

[@dreaminggreennursery]

Hahaha! Yes the bin! 🤣😂

[@rqn2274]

Melano is horrible! Random leaves rot, stops growing randomly. Same with Minstera Albo

[@taniabastien6857]

Do you need to wear protective glasses with grow lights?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

For what? Looking at them?

[@taniabastien6857]

@ 🤣 yes for looking at them and enjoying them in the living room….

[@marionallen2222]

6:27 what do u do with those seed pods that come out? My anthurium has been making bunches of them I collect rain water from my roof run off my plants grow like crazy

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You can pollinate apparantly

[@norandomnumbers]

My alocasia melo is on its last legs no matter what I've tried, and look at that, what do we have here as the first on the list. Makes me feel slightly less bad about it.

[@Warrchild777]

8:23 - (Chinese Money Plant) lol - tell us how you really feel

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😅

[@hightunnel2723]

Frydeck looking like dog food 😂

[@murielsmart4532]

Uglyonema lol i downloaded your plant care guide twice... cant find where it goes😅 technology isn't my friend sometimes.

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Email me

[@BTeezy82]

Wow your first nightmare plant is the absolute most easy Alocasia 🤦🏾‍♂️. I have 3 melos that I ignore and are way bigger and hold a minimum of 3 leaves at a time

[@czerskip]

Well, it's kind of late now, isn't it…

[@smartiefox256]

I have the plant on the thumbnail ... it is growing but I advice everyone DO NOT BUY - you will loose your hair and go bald. 😳

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

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[@sunnohh]

Liked for Elon burn

[@jmf6781]

Melanocrisis ok 😂