Stop Wasting Money on These Nightmare Plants

Download my FREE Plant Parent's Troubleshooting Handbook 👉 resources.sheffieldmadeplants...
--------------------
Become a better plant parent 👉 sheffieldmadeplantsacademy.com
--------------------
Exclusive bonus content 👉 / sheffieldmadeplants
--------------------
Buy me a ☕️ 👉 bmc.link/smplants
--------------------
Quality soil 👉 www.sybotanica.com/?ref=sheff...
Use coupon code SHEFFIELD for a 10% discount
--------------------
Best grow lights 👉 www.sansiled.com/?aff=41
Enter Sheffield15 for a 15% discount
--------------------
Designer plant trellises 👉 treleaf.shop/discount/SHEFFIE...
Use code SHEFFIELD10 for a 10% discount
--------------------
Quality plants 👉 growtropicals.com/SHEFFIELDMA...
Use code SHEFFIELDMADEPLANTS for a 10% discount
--------------------
Products I use to keep my plants strong and healthy 👇
Amazon UK
amzn.to/3Bc5grR
Amazon USA
amzn.to/3xkW5Ev
--------------------
#houseplantcare #houseplantcaretips #indoorplants

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Get exclusive bonus content at www.patreon.com/sheffieldmadeplants

[@DontUNVME]

I love your honesty. I watch so many plant channels that make me feel like a moronic failure

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Oh dear!

[@annalau9083]

Yes, we. always hear “this is an easy plant to care for” only to bring it home and end up killing it. Thank you for letting us know it's not only “me”. Btw, I've killed all my strings of…”. Pearls, heart, dolphins, turtles…etc. one minute it’s fine, next it's dying. I’m thinking It needs drier climate.

[@franciscajimenez9703]

Yes! Me too 😂

[@myrnaenator]

I think the trick to the Chinese Money plant might be neglect? I bought a small one for $3 at a discount shop a couple of years ago and put it in a window that gets a few hours of direct sunlight a day. I don't look at it often and tend to forget to water it. It is huge and full now.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice!

[@hailee246]

😂 ✨the secret is neglect✨

[@Noahyw-.]

yeah it doesnt rlly like too frequent watering from my experience / you should water it when a few of the leaves start to curl up a little then it will grow into a monster

[@jennabuschur3726]

The secret to the Chinese money plant is to cut the mama plant off once it gets tall. The babies take off and get really full. Once they get too tall, you cut them down and let the new babies take off. I've had one for years that looks beautiful.

[@Debble]

Mine too yes

[@gabrielefried3853]

All kind of ferns that I've ever owned: 💀💀💀

[@mylittlevowels]

Hahaha yes maidenhair fern took one look around my house, said “nah” and immediately started to brown 😂

[@granny_jannie]

oh, me too! I can't even grow the blasted things outdoors!

[@giyavictoria3747]

​@@mylittlevowels I pruned down mine, cause when she dried off she won't revive, I've got nee fronds coming out now, but when they leave my little greenhouse will they survive my house? Or are they just gonna die again? 🥲

[@delwyn3172]

The Maidenhair Fern... I wanna know who this plant works for cos nah

[@mylittlevowels]

@Giya Victoria some people report success putting them in bathrooms because they need so much humidity

[@jan4222]

Oh that watermelon peperomia!! Sadly, it was the first plant I bought. It not only died a horrible death but killed my confidence along with it. 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Oh no hate it when that happens

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

same ! I like this plant but she hates me, she was root rot very quickly and never thrived for me ! semi succulent plants are not easy !

[@Twinleo1]

Same. Those plants are ridiculous.

[@eboninkdeathliquidnecrosis]

I got one and it's doing great with little to no effort.

[@mramosgoldengirl]

The watermelon peperomia is such a beautiful plant, but I just can't understand why the leaves come out all misshapen after a few months of owning it. It is such a tough plant. I've almost completely given up on it. I have a couple propagations going. Looking forward to seeing if starting over will help.

[@mariahpriewe4782]

Main rule for string of pearls is do not disturb. Touch the leaves and roots as little as possible and allow it to get a little root bound. Make sure it has top light. Natural light in a south facing window has always been perfect for mine. I also bottom water because they are very sensitive to humidity

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good shout thanks 👍

[@jac4YouTube]

I tried that, but it didn't work, I have to poke my finger in the soil to see if it is dry so they will get touched.

[@jaclynns.jungle]

​@@jac4KZbin they get wrinkled when thirsty, so you don't need to do that

[@wolfgirl156]

I treat mine like this as well (do not disturb) and have them in a south facing window. They are flourishing! I even propagated some of them by putting another small pot next to it and placing the pearls on top the soil. Eventually, cut the stem and it's a new plant.

[@sandywall3632]

My string of pearls is kept outside (zone 9) all winter close to my house with plenty of indirect light. Can’t believe they both survived all winter and are blooming. Never had much luck in the house. They are under lattice. If temp is below 32 I put them in the garage. Thanks for sharing

[@WhatIsMisophonia]

I always find it's best to either divide and repot or propagate a plant that you've had trouble with, so that you can then experiment by putting each one in different circumstances. Basically, set up an experiment like a scientist. This is what I do with my aquarium plants because they're rather overpriced considering what little you get, and they're often just a bundle of cuttings. That said, you always pick your battles; It can be a bit too bothersome to mess with a fussy plant when life is too short and frustrating as it is.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That's a nice tip

[@JennyNobody]

I think this is also a good strategy as some mother plants won't be happy but their cuttings will if you grow them in your environment. I experience this when I order African violets - the babies i propagate from leaves do better than when I buy plugs from my grower. They are on the other side of my country, in a totally different climate and she grows her plants under artificial light where mine get mostly natural.

[@galatea742]

My favourite tip for keeping a string of pearls plant is to… buy a fake one! I always buy real plants and love looking after them but I’ve just given up on trying to get a decent looking string of pearls and have ended up buying a plastic one. It looks perfect and you can’t tell because I keep it on a high shelf!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Now that’s a great hack 😁

[@averageday]

Probably the best alternative!

[@JennyNobody]

Modern problems require modern solutions. normally I hate fake plants (I think that mostly because of the way they are used) but this sounds like a frigging dope idea and a lot more environmentally friendly - a lot of energy goes into growing those plants we kill over and over again - at some point plastic does become the more eco friendly option XD

[@solarwinds-]

Oh yes, the string of pearls. Very fussy plant indeed. The secret is to keep it in dappled light or bright shade for 4 to 6 hours and also keep it a bit wetter than most succulents. Don't let it dry out for more than a day at most. It needs to be kept cool (about the same temp in your house) Also keep in mind it's a Winter grower. That helps to know that! Water it less in Summer as it does not grow then. After experimenting for a year I finally (with fingers crossed) got it to grow and look relatively pretty. Oh and it needs to be feed, it needs more fertilizer than most succulents. Feed it orchid food. That's what I give mine but only about 2 or 3 times in the fall. Try it again my friend, good luck.

[@ianrydell]

I honestly couldn’t stop laughing. The way that you presented this video was just so good. I think I laughed so much because the problems that you mention are so relatable 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you liked it 😁

[@AngeleM27]

I have a string of pearl, tradescantia and kalanchoe. All 3 are doing great! Some plants just prefer certain houses over others. I’ve had some that just wouldn’t grow well so gave them to my mom and it grew amazingly with her. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds great!

[@TaraB1134]

I thoroughly enjoyed this rant…lol…and agree with most of it. But I am surprised about your comments on the String of Pearls. It’s a succulent so of COURSE it needs a lot of light and to dry thoroughly between waterings. This plant has grown phenomenally for me. Keep it full by simply winding the stems into the pot if it looks thin up top - these will quickly root. If the plant is happy the leaves do NOT fall off easily. Mine gets a lot of handling. And, by the way, it roots fast in water and it seems happy indefinitely in a watery realm. This plant grows so fast for me that I often have to trim its long stems (hence my water experiments). It sits in a south window in Ohio (USA northern temperate zone) but is not in full direct light all day. I do have a suspicion that - for a succulent - this is a somewhat heavy feeder. Not positive about that though. Also, just a shout out for the lovely tradescantia. You have it nailed BUT it grows a treat in water! I have it in a lovely purple vase to show off the purple leaves and it is happy as a clam in water and sitting in a western window. So that’s my rant. 😂. Love your videos!!! ❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you! I guess I've not got bright enough light in my house for it. A grow light is probably needed. That's interesting about the Trad!

[@dawnt6791]

That's interesting to know about how String of Pearls do with a water setup. If I can get my hands on any cuttings, I'll give it a try in my aquaponics/riparian setups. I certainly can't keep it alive in a pot. LOL I do have that Tradescantia in a couple of aquariums. It grows well that way, as long as I keep it trimmed back so the stems don't get overly long. If I let them get too long, the stem at the base gets weak and breaks.

[@TaraB1134]

@@dawnt6791 Well I have to be honest, I’ve only had the string of pearls in water for a month or so which is too early to know if they can go the long haul. I’ve noticed them looking a bit pale lately but so have the ones in the pot and those greened up with some fertilizer so I hope the aqueous ones will do the same. They mainly need strong light. I cut back the Tradescantia as well. It is the nature of the beast to be fragile. Even when I grew it in landscaping in Southern California, it was fragile to handle. What a great idea to grow it in an aquarium! I may have to do that…lol. Do the leaves grow under water? (My Pepperomia obtusifolia (“baby rubber plant) grows great in water and even leafs out under water. It might be awesome in an aquarium! It’s a beast!)

[@nitewarden]

I live in San Diego so maybe that would explain my different experience with the String of Pearls. I've left it alone outdoors in its terracotta pot and just water every other week. It took a while (a year) for it to go from a small plant to a nicely cascading series of stems. It's been in west facing areas under shade mostly. I did notice it got super sun-stressed so I brought it indoors and set it on my west facing window sill and it reverted back to a nice bright green. It's doing great!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds cracking 👍

[@1101naomi]

I would highly suggest a kalanchoe borealis instead of the supermarket variety. Treat it like a succulent and it blooms off and on the whole year. Plus it sunstresses pink.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for the tip!

[@stephanieh7240]

I love the informative ness of your content, and the dry humour in its delivery. I’ve been learning a lot, thank you 🌱

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Excellent thank you 😊

[@linachristopoulou8670]

The tradescantia is a dream I have had one for years and I have gifted many cuttings to people it never fails me. Every year at spring I just take cuttings and repot them and it is always beautiful

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

They sure are easy to prop!

[@Glesga_lassie]

I have about ten recently potted props and noone to give them to lol i need to stop 😂

[@mariapennylane]

THANK YOU for putting that damn Chinese money plant on this list. Ugh. I couldn’t figure out for the LIFE OF ME what I’ve been doing wrong. The bottom leaves of mine are constantly turning fluorescent green (but not in a good way). I’m DONE!! 😂😂😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@MissBumblebee23]

Mine lost all its leaves at the bottom so I cut the top of it off and then replanted it. I left the pot with the stem in it and it has since grown so many babies and now the pot looks awesome! it probally has about 20 babies growing in it

[@jennabuschur3726]

Yes! This is the secret. Cut that mama plant down and let the babies take off.

[@timeaandrea11]

I was thinking the exact same thing 😂

[@hathhath2444]

Funny to read how people struggle with certain plants. I got kalanchoe to rebloom without issues, I don't like them, so probably why it did so well.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Must be 😂

[@neilcampbell6179]

I've never had any issues either. Mine has sat on my north facing windowsill for the past 7 years, watered maybe once every 2 months during the warmer months and it flowers near constantly

[@sheherazahde5611]

My kalanchoe is also blooming with no help from me. I have a very dark apartment with only west facing windows. So that might be part of the solution.

[@myconfusedmerriment]

Mine normally sits in a south facing window, so it gets a ton of sun, and I just treat it like a succulent. It has gotten a bit leggy indoors, but it’s bloomed several times for me now. I think the 16-hour instructions are like…if you want to trick it into blooming on a schedule. It’s how growers get them to bloom for sale, I assume. But if you don’t care, I would say just maintain it as usual and if the conditions are right, it will bloom. Mine blooms multiple times a year so idk what I’m doing right, but it’s working lol. 🤷‍♀️

[@lisamac8503]

I too have never had an issue with kalanchoe I have had many I leave them outside It does freeze here But I cover them with burlap and then when it warms up feed and water and leave in the sun/shade and they always bloom I really think they hate being in the house as I have never had success with them indoors

[@skateness]

My string of pearls is doing amazing. It likes to have its tendrils wrapped around inside the pot. Make sure the points are facing up. Pop off a few pearls and sink them into the soil to fill in any empty spaces. Keep it slightly moist to touch and place it in a window with indirect light. Each day I see growth and new growth. I enjoy watching the development of its pearls and limbs which I allow to hang down. My home has humidity between 55-65%. My plants love it.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds great!

[@mylittlevowels]

Your problem with string of pearls is similar to mine with sedum morganianum ‘burrito’. Although mine inexplicably grew very large in a north facing window, the slightest touch causes it to sigh and cast off its leaves 🤭 then it had an accident when it got too heavy and fell, forcing me to cut it back completely. I still love the stupid thing though, and won’t give up on it lol

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great perseverance 😁

[@christinekng7435]

I think the secret to most plants is just finding the right spot for them. I've had my tradescantia nanouk for about a year now and it was miserable everywhere until I put it in my east facing bathroom window and now it's thriving. Same with my Chinese money plant, which was down to 3 leaves until I put it closer to the window. Didn't change anything else about the care, but the right spot did the trick.

[@alinarymacka4037]

Syngonium red arrow - I keep mine in a mix that dries qucikly (a lot of orchid bark and some cactus soil) and deep water it 1 time per week. I just allow it to stand in a water some time and then drain the pot. It lives at the bookshelf 1 meter from the window and this is a good spot.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I do pretty much the same but no joy 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@alinarymacka4037]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I had a long stop in the growth for some time. I have changed the place to more sunny exposed and started with weekly nutrition - cutted away leafless long branches and plant started to grow. Try with a spot more exposed to the light

[@itn0687]

Absolutely agree, i had owned all the plants u mentioned and it was a total waste of money, but i found string of pearls surprisingly easy to maintain just like a donkey's tail succulent. Cotyledon pendens is another beautiful succulent which is very easy to grow. It becomes bushy so fast and even if u neglect it will happily grow. One popular plant variety which people say its easy to grow is fittonia, but i have always failed growing it multiple times.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That's interesting. My fittonia is very happy despite being neglected

[@TaraB1134]

My Cotyledon pendens is also a lush and happy camper! What a gorgeous plant!

[@ChessieChess]

My fittonia-I was in love with her and she just died and I don’t know why.

[@yukiaditya7352]

​@@ChessieChess she needs lots of water...well at least here in the tropical climate.

[@chalacedony]

My mom is real good with a string a pearls, the trick is she forgets it’s there and it only gets rainwater.

[@allthingsclassicrock]

My personal nightmare plant is supposed to be a “no-hassle” plant. Everyone’s favorite, Rabbits foot fern. Mine is surviving and not thriving. I can’t get good growth from it to save my life. Ironically, my mother has one in her home in roughly the same home conditions, rarely tends to it and hers is massive. 😢 lol

[@Handygrrl]

Great plant therapy! I feel so much better after watching this because I own almost all of these plants and have had the same issues! Now i won't be adding "strings of anything" to my collection 😂 though I've wanted to. Thank you

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@worldgonemad1977]

Thanks for this video! I’m glad I’m not the only one! ALL Syngoniums hate me. I have tried with many varieties. I give them everything they need and they just spit their leaves in my face. I swear I can hear them laughing at me🤬 I have given all my plants fair warning. If they don’t perform, they will be compost😉

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Too right 😂

[@AcrylDame]

Interesting. I find syngoniums extremely easy, a lot easier than for example philodendron. They grow as fast as a pothos.

[@dawnt6791]

@@AcrylDame Same here, though I haven't seen the red one he talked about. Should be interesting if it ever crosses my path.

[@dawnt6791]

LOL I hear you. Now that I have a compost bin, it's definitely a viable threat against fussy and/or demanding plants.

[@AcrylDame]

@@dawnt6791 I find that it is more lowlight tolerant than the albo or the pink ones.

[@cindylundberg125]

Sorry to hear that you had struggles with kalachoe. We love ours and it blooms every winter.

[@TruthWillSetYouFree832]

I just discovered this video, but I wanted to comment, as others have about theirs, about my Kalanchoe plants. I have two different ones in my crowded corner of the room (windows face W-SW) in a too-small pot, a medium pot and a glass of water where I put pieces of stem that fall off. They grow there if I keep the water up. I have flowers blooming from those as well. Each winter, all in the window getting as much light as there is outside, direct in the afternoon, I get little orange and pink bouquets like crazy. They're my winter flowers. I don't do anything but throw some water into the pots once a week or two and keep the leaves from touching the window when we have a frost. Sometimes the soil in the larger pot goes really dry, but I just water it and hope for the best and it's been good for years. They also sometimes get water mist from when I spray other plants. I used to spray them deliberately but have held off as much lately.

[@Tweeza57]

The string of pearls is a nightmare - I looked up KZbin advice from experts but it knew I was it’s poison - I bought a fake - love it 😂❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👌

[@sophya5796]

Yes the plastic Ikea version is very pretty and easy to maintain, when it gets too dusty I simply wash it under a tap 😂

[@rme1383]

Genius

[@kadinaator]

Some Ikea fake plants are actually quite nice. I have two small palm trees and a lovely fern hidden among real plants and you can't even tell they are fakes.

[@porknbeans90]

The string of pearls plant i had was an absolute nightmare! I feel ya 😮‍💨

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😅

[@yazzybananas3106]

I have pileas. First one grew so leggy. I call her the Mother plant because she has given me pups. When she got so tall and leggy I chopped her up 💇‍♀️ I propagated her head and now I have 4 pileas total. I love her no matter how weird she grows. I’m also experimenting with light with all four of them. One is in bright shade, another in a south facing window, two in north facing window with a grow light. I’m watching to see where its happiest. 😊 Also, I got a little discouraged when you mentioned String of pearls. I bought two recently 😅 I hope I can keep them alive and happy.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I was thinking of doing that to mine too. What happened to the body? Did it regrow a stem?

[@travis4617]

Friends dad is a succulent grower and always gets really animated when speaking about string of pearls, not due to it being fickle but because it keeps spreading across his beds like a pest. He gave me some, which promptly died.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😅

[@madamerage8518]

my string of pearls is struggling right now since she didn't approved the last repot. now its just a matter of time, im optimistic that it will bounce back after some time :)

[@sandraseldon6734]

I am so glad I saw this video. You said it correctly. There are nightmare plants. I have tried string of pearls, banana and in frustration I dumped them. There are certain plants that do not like a temp of 72 degrees indoors with low humidity, too little water, too much water, too much light, not enough light. Let us give up and accept the inevitable, they do not like us or the environment we live in.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Amen to that 😁

[@lyspaere]

My experience with kalanchoes is that if they just sit in a sunny windowsill (as sunny as you have, I've had crazy sunny and only medium sunny) they will bloom a little bit all year round, especially if they have good soil. Mine are bizarrely resilient; the parts that seem the most ready to just fall off often seem to bloom almost indefinitely (my "dead" branch only stopped pushing out flowers when I knocked it off accidentally. I dropped it in a little water on another windowsill to see what happened and the air roots exploded and now it's ready to pot by itself after just a couple weeks). Kalanchoes do well with aggressive pruning when they seem sad. It may hurt to prune away the sadness, but it will leave an elegant small tree behind that will always be green and alive and if it gets a dedicated sunny spot it will eventually bloom again.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Mine just never flowered for years 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lyspaere]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I don't doubt it, my first one took three years of consistent windowsill life to decide it could manage more flowers. It's definitely one that has it's own personality.

[@SuMayLee]

I think maidenhair Fern should be on this list!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

There’s a lot that should be 😅

[@tubegoob1]

Agree! I love the look of it so much but could never keep any alive for long! Some things we just have to love from a distance.

[@loris.6614]

I'm still struggling

[@rubysilver3299]

I have a very happy and vigorous maidenhair fern that’s growing at the base of a sprawling epiphyllum. It’s growing a little unevenly because it’s hard to rotate the epiphyllum without causing localized destruction.

[@Whatevsbabes]

That’s the only plant I’ve killed. I kept it for a while but it very slowly declined, way too fussy.

[@sandrabeck8788]

You are so right! There are some plants not worth your sanity! I have lived in zone 3 to zone 11a. And I’m familiar with many of these turncoat plants. You always have valuable info, no matter what the climate.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊

[@puddsmax863]

I put my Syngonium red arrow in low light on a shelf. Chunky soil, water when it just slightly droops, and she's pushing out three new leaves right now after being cut up a bunch to send cuttings to people for trades. The only problem I found is she needs to be dusted more often because of the color of the leaves, it collects a lot of dust.

[@puddsmax863]

She's in a plastic pot too, and I bottom water. :)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good shout thanks 😊

[@mai9]

I have a one year old kalanchoe that is just flowering again, without being in the dark for 16h, it was in a west facing window. I live in Barcelona.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice!

[@beehappy3879]

I've had a few plants start to die within weeks after bringing them home.. When I cleaned them up and dug the peat growing medium off the roots. I found little peat netted cups or plastic cups with holes in them. So, now when I buy I clean off the crap dirt and transplant them within days. I'm dealing with the string of pearls now. I learned they love the sun. So, I divided the strings and transplanted them just a few days ago. Wish me luck. That one you say, needs dark is blooming none stop for me in florida. Poinsettias hate any light at night. I have many plants outside in the garden and shade lovers in my window boxes that you would have in your home. I subscribed because you have good advice. Thanks!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for subbing and good luck with the sop 🤞

[@AZpedsRN]

When you said "string of pearls", I let out a loud involuntary groan! I love them and have bought, and subsequently killed, several through the years. I have one now that is doing well - I don't move it, try not to touch it, and give it more water than the previous ones. It's not beautiful or full, but I still love it for just surviving. I can say the exact same thing about burros tails - finally have a few growing.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Annoying little fella eh

[@JB_Fraulein_Kunst]

I feel so seen with this video title! ❤ Had 3 X string of pearls and gave up, just can't keep it alive at all. Now I have a string of turtles and that little guy is happy and thriving (he's in a bathroom on the window ledge with a frosted window)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Ooo nice 👍

[@schibbolethsquad44]

The Syngonium Red Arrow has been dying on me since I bought it. I have a Syngonium White butterfly that grows Like crazy and I thought the Red Arrow would be as easy to keep. It's a nightmare and I don't have the slightest idea what the problem is.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

It's lost on me too

[@MNichole08]

I've had the Red Arrow and it seemed like it is only happy in almost consistently moist soil. When I let the soil dry out, the leaves started to yellow. Also, for me, it never became large even though it frequently put out new leaves. For every new leaf, one died.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good to know thanks

[@lotus7589]

My Pilea was giften to me by a friend, and i never asked for it. But, what mine seems to love is my south-southwest facing window. It's loving it enough to have grown two flower clusters, which i didn't even know this plant could do. But i do forget to water it often, and after hearing about the overwatering thing, is probably the key.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My other one flowers actually. Nothing spectacular but good to know it's happy

[@stemney]

Love this vid. I’ve been really struggling with my money plant, it is juvenile and puts out a new leaf, begins to show a new growth, and then the first leaf falls off. I’ve never been able to keep more than one leaf 😭 so glad it is not just me

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Happens all the time in my house 😅

[@pindrze]

My money plant was beautiful (grew up from tiny sapling) and one week it lost all leaves but one. I gave it a chance, did bot change anything, just waited and now it returned to previous glory :)

[@Biepsi]

Same with mine! I have mine for like three years now, it's so sensitive... But still surviving somehow haha

[@iedamarcondes]

I feel like my money plant just wants to be left alone. As long as I keep it close to a window with good ventilation and water it very scarcely, she's fine.

[@solesurv]

I have a Chinese money plant, string of pearls, and a syngonium red arrow that are thriving near my south facing window. 😅

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice!

[@jac4YouTube]

Good for you, care to divulge your secrets

[@solesurv]

I use a wide shallow bowl for the string of pearl and a cactus/succulent soil mixture. Its dummied up a little on the inside and has a drainage hole. I make sure the top of the pearls is getting bright indirect light. They also get a few hours of direct sunlight and its been a year and they seem fine. The syngonium and money plant I have in a cactus/succulent soil mixture. I water them when they are dry about halfway down. They sit 3 feet from a south facing window. Its been a year and no apparent sun damage yet.

[@stormireichert4169]

I hang mine directly in a southwest facing window and it is thriving. It's so long I had to wrap the vines and hang them over the soil as they are almost touching the floor. I've only had the plant for about a year.

[@Cochita322]

I suffered with all these plants, and I won't buy them ever again , so qlad you made this video, greetings from USA ❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Greetings!

[@SP-ow9jl]

Finally someone talks about the money plant!!! They are soooooo difficult to maintain! It has been way easier for me to grow into a massive tree my fiddle fig tree in a north facing window in Canada, that keeping partially healthy the Chinese money. I put it in the garage.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Out of sight out of mind 😂

[@SP-ow9jl]

@@SheffieldMadePlants for 😃 sure

[@Casserole402]

I received a Kalanchoe ("WIndow Thrill") as a gift for my new job in Oct and then we went remote during office renovations from Jan-Apr. My plant stayed at the office neglected and the flowers died. I took it home and put it in the windowsill all summer long and waited. To my surprise, it bloomed again in the late fall/early winter, and it's still blooming today. Bright orange and going crazy! It's probably the opposite cycle of what is expected but I enjoy the flowers. :)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Very nice 👌

[@howellomaha]

Congratulations on hitting 100K subscribers!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Mojo_3.14]

I knew someone who bought a string of something plant and all the beads fell off on the car ride home. They did propagate the fallen leaves, but it took several years to get a plant that fills a 3 inch pot.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Ouch 😬

[@anwarallie]

Lol... I love that statement "I know as much about what women want, as I know about what this plant wants". Amen to that! Same! 😂😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@jules7740]

Thank you for putting out this PSA! I’m at the point in my plant journey where I am recognizing that at some point, someone went into the wild and decided a certain plant could be sold to folks as something that could thrive indoors. Mostly this is true, but sometimes these super popular houseplant ‘darlings’ are really just not suited to houseplant life, and it’s always hard to avoid the really attractive foliage of a plant that’s just never gonna be happy. I think your message is an important one to counter the sellers who don’t care about the longevity of a plant in your collection. It’s like Fast Fashion for plants! Can confirm tradescantia love to be garden plants more than house plants (at least zebrina, Purple Heart, blue sue, pale puma, silver plus… larger leaf and sturdy varieties) I have several in the ground outside (USA zone 7b) that die completely back every winter, and then explode and have Garden Wars with each other every summer. I also have bunches in pots that are happy and full outside all summer. I bring them inside for winter as even a mild frost destroys the succulent like leaves - they dislike it inside and usually get very pale and leggy since I don’t have the space to give them the intense light they were used to outside, but at least they survive another year 😊

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I think you’re right. Thanks for sharing

[@portiafirtaid7486]

You should water your peperomia from the bottom, like put the pot on a saucer of water, the roots are extremely thin and they will absorb that water right up. I also had leaves falling off and yellowing of leaves when I watered at the top but it stopped when I watered from the bottom.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I think I was bottom watering. I’m a BWer!

[@marydeveraux3074]

I have 5 Kalanchoe…the first one my g-daughter gave me. I still have it blooming…August will be 2 years now. No lie. I just keep them in In direct bright light and trim off dead flowers and it alternates stem blooming. I love mine!!!!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds great 👍

[@YoSpiff]

Thanks for that. I've killed 2 string of pearls. They die slowly. I keep seeing people posting on FB showing lush full plants and then want to try them again. Good to know it is just a finicky plant.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I know right I get the jealously too

[@Jacob-yb6bv]

I’ve never had a problem with Kalanchoe! In a conservatory they flower every year. It’s simply a natural daylight cycle they require in order to flower. My conservatory gets down to 5 degrees centigrade in winter.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍👍

[@PheOfTheFae]

Re: kalanchoe, I kept mine on a windowsill for years and for several of those years, I don't remember how many - four, maybe? - it didn't bloom. And then BAM, one year, it did! I was so excited! Same spot, same light conditions. Perhaps my watering habits had become different, but I certainly wasn't following any crazy lighting schedule.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I’m amazed you were so patient with it 😂

[@majasteinchen]

I have a Syngonium Red Arrow since a couple of months. Bought it because I have a room with absolutely no direct sunlight - and it seems to love it's new home. It grows slowly but steady and looks very healthy. I don't take much care of it. A little water when the soil is very dry. Not as much water as you seem to serve them. Probably not even enough to make the whole soil wet. Its also our coolest room. The temperature is always around 18°C. Or maybe it's just some kind of magic 😄💚

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Very cool!

[@kati-ana]

I'm three days into this channel. Why it popped up in my "recommend" is lost on me but I'm sure glad it did and I had enough sense to hit on it and watch. I've watched a good bit of your videos thus far but this one is entertaining me with giggles. Love your sense of humor and how you refer to your plants and describe their temperament. And the frustration on your face while talking about the string of pearls.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊 Glad you liked it

[@marinacroy1338]

For me my baby tears was the most difficult plant I've used so far. I bought it online which was a mistake because its a sensitive plant. It died within a couple days of shipping, but the seller luckily sent me a brand new one. It's been a couple months and its very very picky, but I think the best care tip I have for it so far is really really really good drainage

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice plant when you get it right!

[@Erik-fn2xg]

I was surprised to see Kalanchoe on this list because I've had no problems with mine as a beginner with plants. It made sense after you talked about its need for darkness though, because I live in Sweden where there's definitely no lack of darkness during the winter :)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That'll do it 😁

[@jasminemarseilles5070]

I have a kalanchoe that is possessed. On cloudy days, he'll stretch skyward so much, he'll flop over. I named him Gumby like the claymation character. He gets a ton of sunlight since I live in Alabama and it's a southwest window.

[@princesspaihana]

I had one in my hair salon for years. It never stopped blooming and people were always amazed. It makes sense now, it would've been It total darkness when we closed up each night. Needless to say when I took it home it never bloomed again 😂

[@ChessieChess]

I don’t understand it… mine get no more darkness than any of my other plants and they continue to bloom for me. I live in Maryland and they are in southern windows

[@TamzinVokes]

I'm in the Alps and the sun doesn't rise above our mountain in the winter so our Kalanchoe lives quite happily with low light but not zero light. I was worried that it wouldn't flower but now we get morning sun and it has a decent clump of buds appearing.

[@user-kn7vt3dq3h]

With how tricky some houseplants can be, I wonder how many people buy one, have it die on them and conclude that they can never grow anything ever

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wouldn't surprise me ☹️

[@grandmajane2593]

My dentist has one. It's hanging on the wall in a small foyer around the front door. Maybe it gets a lot of light from all the windows. It is beautiful. I never could get one to grow. I'm talking about the "string of pearls plant" (not sure the real name of it).

[@linneajohansson2061]

I have a Pilea Peperomoides, a Kalanchoe and a Schefflera Arboricola. Funny thing is they all thrive, but I found this channel trying to understand why all my other plants constantly die on me.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hopefully I can help there 😁

[@ModdedMana]

I was surprised to see string of pearls included. I have mine outside where it's mostly in shade/indirect light all day and is watered pretty much the same as most of my succulents. Only had it a couple of months but it's doing great so far, almost ready for a repot. I guess different parts of the world will vary on this, most string of plants seem to do very well here. 🤔 Probably helped a bit that the one I have was very healthy when I got it.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like you've got a nice climate for it

[@timeaandrea11]

Strings of pearls are easy to grow when you understand how they grow in the natural habitat. They actually dont like hanging anywhere and every so often you have to curl strings back up on the top to keep it full. Contrary to most succulents you have to keep its soil moist but not wet, towards dry but never let it dry completely. Bonus tip: i managed to bring quite a few plants arround by watering in the showering then letting sit then watering again and let run through. When you do the second soak the water runs brown and thats sort of like build up in the soil that certain plants seem to hate. Then let nearly dry again and repeat. My peace lily, pilea and stephanotis seem to love this

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Interesting what you say about not wanting to hang. Makes complete sense

[@timeaandrea11]

@@SheffieldMadePlants it's really interesting too how they behave when you try to mimic the morning dew and let them rest on the ground. They make those huge big bobs of leaves. Failed to diy a filtered long slim pot for them to hang from. Couple more ideas i played arround with failed too. I got one to thrive but i skipped a watering and then it just went brown on a whole side. Had to ditch the entire lot and crop what was healthy and restart. Then decided to give thwm away and focus on my dying variegated string of pearls, those are the real nightmare. Makes the regular SoP look like a choirbaby.

[@StarlightEdith]

My leopard kalanchoe mother of thousands is my favorite plant! I’ve had 3 generations! Planty 2.0 died unexpectedly, but not before creating Planty 2.2 which is now a happy 2.5ft tall!! (A little taller because he curved and refuses to straighten out) I’m moving off to college in a month so I wanted to make some babies that would fit in my dorm room. I am now looking after Planty 2.2.1, 2, & 3. 2.2.1 is doing amazingly and is about 4” tall!! I’ve yet to see them flower, but this is the easiest plant I’ve ever cared for. Water once a week ideally, but you can go as long as 3 weeks and it’ll still be a-okay. It likes a lot of sun so south facing window or outdoors, but it also does okay in lower light conditions! I’ve yet to see mine flower but I was told by the person that gave it to me that it would take a few years, and that theirs flowers every year with no human intervention (we live in San Diego so there’s definitely not any 16h no sunlight opportunities). Maybe the leopard kalanchoe is the one exception to this rule of finicky flowering!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Joy1957K]

I had the same problem with the Chinese Money Plant.... what a spindly pain in the a-- !! Whats more, make sure you trash it in a plastic bag as even a leaf will propagate into a new plant.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Oh I didn't know you could prop by leaf

[@Joy1957K]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Nor did I till I threw it in my composter..... then I decided to get a leaf and put it in water...within a few days there were water roots.

[@meribethmiller23]

I’ve had issues almost with all the plants in this video!! What the heck? I thought it was me!! Hahaha!! The string of pearls and the Chinese money plant I have is love to show you!! It’s a big stick with a few leaves!! Omg! The string of pearls is pretty sad too! 😢I tossed the watermelon one ugh!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it’s not just me 😂

[@amyavery2809]

My kalanchoe bloom almost all the time and all year long. I've never put them in the dark, but I do let them dry out COMPLETELY every now and again. Then, I just give them a lot of water, and like a desert in springtime, they produce prodigious blooms that last months.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds great 👍

[@DelightfulDissident]

Kalanchoe! I never knew what that lil plant in my laundry room was 😄 I rescued it from an arrangement at work and never knew the name. Funny thing too because it's never been fed, gets watered when I think about it, and yet has bloomed every year for 4 years 😂 I'll only get 3 or 4 bloom stalks, there's only 5-10 flowers in a bundle, the leaves are small, and it's definitely in need of some TLC, but I'd never have guessed it was so notoriously fussy with the amount of neglect it's tolerated in my care!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff 👍

[@scarletleigh7273]

Interesting how I have a complete opposite experience with raindrop and chinese money plant. I have pretty poor plant conditions, unfortunatelly, so finnicky plants usually don't survive the winter. Both of my raindrops lost a ton of leaves and look pretty pathetic, the chinese plant gives me no heartache whatsoever - it's a bit more thirsty than my other plants, so, basically, it's the one I water the most(about a 20cm pot with generic store bought all purpose soil with some perlite, will not uppot, since it would just look weird in such a massive pot, sitting on the south facing windows, but not that much light due to the design of the apartment building, in winter my aprtment is really cold so I water plants only every other week or so, this baby I watered, like, every 4 days) and it just kept on growing all through the winter. Thank god for spring, tho, I can't describe how much better I start feeling when I can see my plants waking up ☺️

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I know exactly what you mean. My winter conditions aren't great either. Weird your Raindrop struggles so much. Mine would survive an apocalypse!

[@1101naomi]

Yes peperomiodes grow tall and naked at the bottom but the pups come up and cover the stems. I’d suggest buying a larger more established plant. And water when it hits the dry mark. And it needs a lot of bright indirect light.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yeah it's some pups at the bottom. The main stem is just too talk and lanky now

[@amh0013]

Another easy way is to chop its top - new plant that will root from the top part and the stem will bush out more. But AMEN on the watermelon peperomia, I can’t grow it!

[@lisaskidgel-yn1oj]

Kalancholea,or however it’s spelled. I just chucked what was left of mine in the garbage. My husband bought it for me this winter. It had beautiful yellow flowers on it. It did so good while it was in bloom, which was quite a while. Then after the flowers died off, the entire thing died off too. And what I read on the internet made it seem so easy to tend to. They didn’t exactly tell the truth. 🤥

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

They’re hard to rebloom in my experience

[@paulaj.7685]

I too have been hurt by string of pearls. I want it so badly, but I won't put myself through that again

[@faithcomesbyhearing724]

Ha ha. I love your humor when telling us which plants not to buy. I don't have any in my home that was on that list. I will admit I always wanted a string of pearls, but I read they are toxic. I have a 3 year old great granddaughter, so I would not buy that plant. I really gravitate toward the plants that are easy to take care of. Thanks for your plant advice. Have a blessed day.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you enjoyed the vid thanks

[@eileenworth7862]

"Once you've found this mythical place in your home .." 🤣👍

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@thegazetteyt]

I have plants that I flat out will not buy, but some have ended up in my collection anyway via gifts or cuttings. I have a huge string of tears that Ive had for years. But its an outside plant, so its become heartier by being in harsher elements. It took 4 years but now it blooms like crazy. Also, with the string plants, you have to loop a vine around the crown every so often to maintain the fullness of the top. My pilea was a gift and its growing well. Bright light and just leave it alone. I can't fault the plant for the way it grows. If it looses its old leaves, then that's what happens.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

💯

[@arcanepriest]

To get the kalanchoe to bloom, treat it like a holiday cactus - put a box or bucket right over it for those 18 hours (12 hours for a christmas cactus). Tape over any seams if you use a box, to make sure no lights gets through, but it's much easier than trying to find a new spot that you can put it!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Why didn’t I think of this 😅

[@ChessieChess]

I’ve never heard of this light restriction. I have had several for years and they bloom fine as long as they have sun

[@Tapireef]

Mine blooms too and I do nothing 🤷🏼

[@janets3549]

I feel much better now about my Chinese Money Plant and Watermelon Peperomia which both struggled and eventually karked it. I have a string of pearls plant that is doing well, but it is outside (in Sydney Australia - where Summer is warm and humid). Thanks for your informative videos. You pack in a lot of information and get right to the point.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks 😊

[@lindsey4178]

Funny how different plants can appeal to different people. Something you hate about the peperomia pilea is exactly why I have wanted one! Lol. I love how it has the bare stalk. It makes me think of a green polka dot firework at the top of the trunk. I love it. Also, if the trunk gets too tall and starts seeming o bare at the bottom, there will eventually be little firework bush babies at the base.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Very true 👍

[@kathyvettraino2267]

I am obsessed with sop, I have several plants now under a grow lights, and I am growing them in well draining soil in terracotta. I water with warm water when the soil is dry. This summer, I will put a couple outside in the morning sun. I touch mine all the time! I top water since the roots are shallow. I love them. I was determined to master them, and I think I have! I have variegated and the green variety. I have nine good pots now. 😅

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You’ve got it down 👌

[@wiandryadiwasistio2062]

i used to have syngoniums, and i learnt the _hard_ way that i shouldn’t keep it too flourishing; its roots are invasive and it grows too quickly, as it’s more like a beast/monster than a plant. i had to kill it before it could wreak havoc on my walls. ironically, my kins always praised me for caring for such huge plants back when it was still around

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow 😮

[@AcrylDame]

Yes the oversized root systems they can develop are absolutely insane.

[@Joy1957K]

I live on the East coast of Australia and the house we bought had Syngonium White Butterfly everywhere! It went up ALL the wooden fences.... attached & covered itself to brick walls & worked itself into the roof.... even wrapped itself along the side of the house and pushed it's way under the metal runners for glass-sliding doors and under the carpet!! I have never seen such a voracious plant. It's all gone now leaving it's aerial root markings everywhere!!!! What a pest!!!

[@faizeladam1404]

Totally agree,I regard sungoniums as pests,they're invasive. And all varieties revert to the 2 horned devil.

[@melly7383]

I was so relieved to see Kalanchoe on the list. I got one after easter for cheap discount after the holiday. I tried for two years to get it to bloom, then decided to just chuck it. Was not worth all the annoyance to me.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

So many people on here saying theirs flowers all the time 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Chanpignon24]

I have two of them right next to each other... One is perfect and blooming all the time and the other one only fights to keep one little flower and gets more and more crispy leafes... What a confusing plant.

[@helenamcginty4920]

Poinsettia are often dwarfed as well. I have three in different stages. They grow into a large leggy shrub where I live in Andalucia. The red bracts are narrow though. The small yellow flowers grow within the red bracts. A nursery owner told my mother the ones they sell for xmas are dosed with dwarfing powder. They dont like too much water. (Just as well living with me) The one I was given last xmas is still in the same pot and still has its big red bracts. One Ive had outside in a large pot (possibly 30cm) is a small shrub with dark green leaves and small bracts but it hasnt ever flowered.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Never heard of dwarfing powder 🤔

[@LittleBearCharm]

I love your videos! That shot of you googling something had me cracking up though. Wonderful.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😁

[@pudik2008]

I hate watermelon peperomia,I’ve had so many die on me,they take so easy from the leaves but it’s keeping them alive is the problem! I have lots of hanging baskets of string of pearls growing outdoors (south Australia) under protection and in bright light,I tend to top them up with soil when the top starts looking bare,they seem to send out more new growth! You are so right about the syngonium red arrow as well,tried everything with no success!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@edymarin7781]

Call me lucky, but I got my Kalanchoe to bloom super easily. I kept it oustide during the summer, and when autum came, I just brought it inside, left it by the balcony door (full glass door), and watered it when the soil got dry. In 2 months it flowered like never before

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice 👌

[@mayasalgado2595]

Omg on the money tree and watermelon pep. If I just looked at them, the leaf fell off. They are worst than calitheas. You are so correct. Now let me run and get my red arrow away from my west window. Thanks plant friend, you are always so helpful and on point. 🙏👍😃

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks 😊

[@ervicito77]

Ha! Agreed! String of anything doesn't like my housing area and lighting. They die all the time! Never again! 🤣🌱

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hell yeah

[@ingrida1121]

There is also crotons. I am almost convinced that these guys are programmed by the seller to start dying process the moment it leaves the store and there is no chance of saving it no matter what you do. Almost have better time with bouquet of roses instead of potted crotons 😂.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Amen to that!

[@user-fe2or2oc3u]

I finally got them figured out. I'm in a northern climate and keep it in a directish light area in a south window in a self watering pot. I lost quite a few ( i only bought rehab clearance ones for 1.00 due their fussiness, lol. But somehow, my last ones recovered and now look great and even have shiny leaves.

[@ingrida1121]

@@user-fe2or2oc3u my biggest problem is even if they survive all that, they are one of the biggest pest magnets, and I constantly have to be treating them otherwise they just die lol

[@thyladyhyacinth]

I had given up on crotons, after killing so many, but my neighbor recently gifted me one so now here I am again trying to keep it alive. This is the longest I've had one (a few months) and It's putting off new leaves and haven't dropped all of it's old ones, so maybe....just maybe...

[@rosainecalmeyer4428]

In South Africa they grow like weeds, but are definitely outdoor plants. In fact most of the plants you mentioned grow outside here, so maybe they are marketed incorrectly. Just an idea.

[@jodyelkins1924]

Very nice video! I've had the same issues with watermelon peperomia😢 Thank you for giving some alternatives to these difficult varieties.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ffxivtoki]

i love you! i've been harboring such resentment for my great pumpkin peperomia for being so picky and always going crisp or soggy. thank you for letting me admit i hate that plant!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hehehe glad it was helpful 😁

[@tc2011ful]

I’m on my second Pilea and it’s dying just like the first. Thanks for the recommendation on the Peperomia Rain drop for an alternative because I really like the look of the round leaves. Also your Pilea is goals to me!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Honestly it’s a bit of mess

[@1101naomi]

String of pearls need top light. Maybe you could’ve used a halo grow light up on the shelf? I have a small variegated one that sits 2” from a strong grow light and it’s doing great. I’ve trimmed and soil propagated into 4 new plants for friends.

[@1101naomi]

….also mist the top of the pearls with water in between actual watering.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for the tip!

[@trace9657]

I got some "string of tears" from a lady at our local farmer's market. They look virtually the same, but instead of spheres, they are shaped more like tears or rain drops. They are very easy to propagate.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Easier to grow?

[@angelavanwynter4157]

I've had TWO string of pearls go balls-up now... I THOUGHT IT WAS ME!!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You're not alone!

[@sweeperchick]

I bought a string of turtles because of how cute it was at the nursery. It didn't last long with me. 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Tricky plant

[@mpazinambao2938]

I was about to buy this one...I'm still gonna buy and try, it's way too cute! I have the string of coins and hearts, so I want the turtle one too!! The hearts and coins are doing great!