Excited About House Plants

[Addie42]

Lol I’m just really excited about house plants lately
Post pictures of some of your favourites
I’ve never really actively thought about my plants until as of lately. The first plant I’ve ever really wanted and went out to look for is my Pilea plant (the circle one) and I’m just super excited about it! I went around fixing the pots on my plants this week
Show me your cool plants !!

 

[Fanatic]

We have been keeping plants for a long time, and it seems like I can keep them successfully apart from aquatic plants which always seem to die. Our aloe plant is nearly six years old at this point, it’s about two feet wide.

What beautiful plants, the first one is my favorite!

Here’s a couple photos of succulent cactus we have growing indoors in front of the window.

 

[Addie42]

We have been keeping plants for a long time, and it seems like I can keep them successfully apart from aquatic plants which always seem to die. Our aloe plant is nearly six years old at this point, it’s about two feet wide.

What beautiful plants, the first one is my favorite!

Here’s a couple photos of succulent cactus we have growing indoors in front of the window.
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Thank you!! Yours are beautiful too
Apparently this plant was pretty expensive a couple years ago since it was “rare” I’ve never seen it for sale before. I’m excited to give its babies away to friends

 

[Jack B Nimble]

Go Addie42 I see your having some fun with plants, love it and the tank is looking good.

 

[Addie42]

Go Addie42 I see your having some fun with plants, love it and the tank is looking good.

Yes lol
I showed my houseplant hoarder sister, Chelsea your tank. I want her to get back into aquariums since she’s a plant guru and could give me free plants haha
She says your tank is beautiful

 

[fish 321]

This is my favorite house plant but I do not know its name.

 

[Addie42]

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Uhm WOW!! It’s flowers don’t even look real
That’s incredible

 

[fish 321]

It is a very finicy plant it will only bloom in certain parts of the house.

 

[Addie42]

Honestly getting into houseplants is an A+ way to detour MTS

 

[fish 321]

Honestly getting into houseplants is an A+ way to detour MTS

But then you develop mps (multI pot syndrom).

 

[Jack B Nimble]

One of my favorite is the african mask it too would have done well in my aquarium and I will be putting one in pond this year. It's the shiny pointed leaf one.



Bought these lights from costco they are helping the plants during winter.

 

[Addie42]

One of my favorite is the african mask it too would have done well in my aquarium and I will be putting one in pond this year. It's the shiny pointed leaf one.

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Bought these lights from costco they are helping the plants during winter.

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Those lights are so cool!!! Man, u got style lol

 

[Smalltownfishfriend]

I love house plants! My grandma gives me so many of them. Here is my spider plants, I have it hanging in front of our big bay window in the back of the house!!

 

[Addie42]

I love house plants! My grandma gives me so many of them. Here is my spider plants, I have it hanging in front of our big bay window in the back of the house!!View attachment 542150

What is the plant to the right??
That spider plant is super cool. I’m exited for mine to make babies

 

[fish 321]

Whats the minimum pot size for a cactus?

 

[Basil]

I used to have soooo many house plants than just ran out of time to care for them all for a while.
Bought a few tropical begonias a few years ago. They like my bright kitchen and fish water for watering.

 

[Repolie]

This is my favorite house plant but I do not know its name.View attachment 542109 View attachment 542112

It's definitely part of the genus Hoya. As for the species, it looks like a Hoya lanceolata.


I also have quite a few plants around the house, but it somehow ends up belonging to my mother. Here are some of the special ones.

Hoya carnosa


Pomegranate tree


Begonia


Some flower? An ID would be great.

 

[Addie42]

LOL here is someone NOT excited about houseplants. I put the cactus in front of the tank to show Mushu since I doubt he’s ever seen one before... he HATES it !

 

[Jack B Nimble]

I think he thinks it's an opponent but, what a great contrast to his colors. I believe he will be soon surrounded by the way your interest is going. I think it's awesome.

 

[fish 321]

It's definitely part of the genus Hoya. As for the species, it looks like a Hoya lanceolata.


I also have quite a few plants around the house, but it somehow ends up belonging to my mother. Here are some of the special ones.

Hoya carnosa
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Pomegranate treeView attachment 542366
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Begonia
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Some flower? An ID would be great.
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Yep looks like its a hoya Bella.

 

[Addie42]

Oh cool, 54L jar... won’t be that big. Maybe I can do a terrarium, test it out.
UHM THIS THING IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN I ANTICIPATED!!! I got it for 10 bucks on Facebook
I’m a little bit terrified of myself right now
My brother wants to steal the jar though lol, maybe I’ll give it to him if my terrarium fails

 

[Unapologeticallyjamie]

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Hoya

 

[Addie42]

showing off my collection of living things, some harder to hold than others

 

[Addie42]

10 dollar find at Canadian tire
I’m incredibly excited lol

 

[Jack B Nimble]

View attachment 544381 View attachment 544382 10 dollar find at Canadian tire
I’m incredibly excited lol

Like I said the african mask one of my favorite. They like wet feet and apparently get huge.

 

[Addie42]

Like I said the african mask one of my favorite. They like wet feet and apparently get huge.

So do you think I should keep it in the plastic pot or put it in the terracotta??

 

[Jack B Nimble]

I think the soil prep and water in the dish below the pot is important. Mine just in tropical soil and watered weekly. Google alocasia I believe it's called.

 

[Addie42]

Ikea shelves were on sale.... pretty cool I think. Now they’re all one nice little display
Idk what one is my fav... maybe the circle plant...

 

[loneminx]

View attachment 542091 View attachment 542092 Lol I’m just really excited about house plants lately
Post pictures of some of your favourites
I’ve never really actively thought about my plants until as of lately. The first plant I’ve ever really wanted and went out to look for is my Pilea plant (the circle one) and I’m just super excited about it! I went around fixing the pots on my plants this week
Show me your cool plants !!

Where did you find your Pilea??? I have been searching for one in stores lol. I am also collecting peperomia plants currently (only have one so far - they're also hard to find).

I also have a rope hoya, some spider plants, a hobbit jade, a bougainvillea (it lives outside when the weather is nice), and an aloe.

I just bought a bookshelf that once it is put together will hopefully hold a bunch of house plantsin front of a window.

My hobbit jade and my new peperomia.

 

[LeticiaM]

Yes!!! I love this thread and everyone’s plants!!

I have had some of my plants for 10-15 years, and I have a Hoya that is over 30 years old, given to me by my mother-in-law!

Addie42 my pilea is one of my favourites too...I had to track it down on kijijI about a year ago. Then the other day I also saw one at Canadian Tire (I am a fellow Ontario resident)! And that’s also where I got my African mask too!! Haha!!

My Monstera Deliciosa would probably be my most favourite though, going on 15 years old.
I love and collect different types of jade...my favourite is the Crassula varigata, but the Gollum jade is fun too, and I also recently found a wavy leaved jade as well, Crassula ovata undulata.
I love my purple oxalis, and my rubber plants...I have lots of succulents too.,,
It’s hard to pick a favourite, I definitely have MPS...my daughter has counted my pots at close to 100! Oops!!

I am still on the look out for a fishbone cactus though!!! Haha!!!




Addie42 I think you asked Smalltownfishfriend about the plant to the right of her spider plant...it looks like it has babies that grows on the tips of the leaves...is that right? A type of Kalanchoe? Mother of thousands maybe?? If so, I have a tons, and you are welcome to as many as you want Addie, if you ever come to southwestern Ontario!

 

[Addie42]

Where did you find your Pilea??? I have been searching for one in stores lol. I am also collecting peperomia plants currently (only have one so far - they're also hard to find).

I also have a rope hoya, some spider plants, a hobbit jade, a bougainvillea (it lives outside when the weather is nice), and an aloe.

I just bought a bookshelf that once it is put together will hopefully hold a bunch of house plantsin front of a window.

I got my pilea from Canadian tire! Lol
I have a really huge one near me in Ottawa

LeticiaM me too!! A lot of my plants are from Canadian tire or rona! I’ve been giving my pilea babies away to friends that I trust so they can become more common houseplants. And I sold 1 to a stranger for 3 dollars LoL
Your monstera is GORGEOUS!! I want one
Where did you find it?

 

[loneminx]

Yes!!! I love this thread and everyone’s plants!!

I have had some of my plants for 10-15 years, and I have a Hoya that is over 30 years old, given to me by my mother-in-law!

Addie42 my pilea is one of my favourites too...I had to track it down on kijijI about a year ago. Then the other day I also saw one at Canadian Tire (I am a fellow Ontario resident)! And that’s also where I got my African mask too!! Haha!!

My Monstera Deliciosa would probably be my most favourite though, going on 15 years old.
I love and collect different types of jade...my favourite is the Crassula varigata, but the Gollum jade is fun too, and I also recently found a wavy leaved jade as well, Crassula ovata undulata.
I love my purple oxalis, and my rubber plants...I have lots of succulents too.,,
It’s hard to pick a favourite, I definitely have MPS...my daughter has counted my pots at close to 100! Oops!!

I am still on the look out for a fishbone cactus though!!! Haha!!!

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That first picture is exactly what I want my whole house to look like ! I have a cat or two who likes to nibble on plants which unfortunately prevents me from having a lot of plants I want.

I got my pilea from Canadian tire! Lol
I have a really huge one near me in Ottawa

LeticiaM me too!! A lot of my plants are from Canadian tire or rona! I’ve been giving my pilea babies away to friends that I trust so they can become more common houseplants. And I sold 1 to a stranger for 3 dollars LoL
Your monstera is GORGEOUS!! I want one
Where did you find it?

I wish I had a Canadian Tire here!! Alas, I am not in Canada lol.

 

[LeticiaM]

Addie42, thank you! I got the Monstera over a decade ago as a tiny plant with only a couple of leaves...it was so long ago I don’t even remember how I got it!! Not helpful, I know! Some greenhouses will special order plants, or stalk kijiji...I do see them listed from time to time.

Thank you loneminx ! You might be surprised about your cats though...I have 5 of them! One is actually in the first picture I posted in her favourite spot...her bed on the windowsill! I found they leave most plants alone unless it looks like grass.. anything ‘palm-like’ has to be well out of their reach or it will be chewed! I would love a pony-tail palm (they are gorgeous!!) but am out of places out of their reach at the moment!!

 

[loneminx]

Addie42, thank you! I got the Monstera over a decade ago as a tiny plant with only a couple of leaves...it was so long ago I don’t even remember how I got it!! Not helpful, I know! Some greenhouses will special order plants, or stalk kijiji...I do see them listed from time to time.

Thank you loneminx ! You might be surprised about your cats though...I have 5 of them! One is actually in the first picture I posted in her favourite spot...her bed on the windowsill! I found they leave most plants alone unless it looks like grass.. anything ‘palm-like’ has to be well out of their reach or it will be chewed! I would love a pony-tail palm (they are gorgeous!!) but am out of places out of their reach at the moment!!

Well my aloe has been chewed up a bit and I had a Venus flytrap last year that was completely eaten down to the dirt lol. I've lost multiple spider plants in the past although that's less surprising than the others! I just don't really trust them now!

It's really only the one that I have to worry about these days, so in the future I will hopefully have a bit more greenery inside .

ETA: I have four! I am glad I'm not the only one who has more than a few lol.

 

[Addie42]

Well my aloe has been chewed up a bit and I had a Venus flytrap last year that was completely eaten down to the dirt lol. I've lost multiple spider plants in the past although that's less surprising than the others! I just don't really trust them now!

It's really only the one that I have to worry about these days, so in the future I will hopefully have a bit more greenery inside .

ETA: I have four! I am glad I'm not the only one who has more than a few lol.

What chewed your fly trap??? dog or something??
I sort of want a fly trap but I’m worried it’s too much commitment if that makes sense... where would I get the flies from...

It genuinely makes me feel super happy to look at other people’s plants and my own lol
keep those photos coming if you see dis thread

 

[Jack B Nimble]

Peronia in the middle love the spikes.

Harder to see her blended in but it's doing well in the felt planter I made for it funny as it's always wet. My favorite though as well are the earth stars and they get very pink in bright light as they were dark green.

 

[loneminx]

What chewed your fly trap??? dog or something??
I sort of want a fly trap but I’m worried it’s too much commitment if that makes sense... where would I get the flies from...

It genuinely makes me feel super happy to look at other people’s plants and my own lol
keep those photos coming if you see dis thread

My stupid cat that eats things he should certainly not eat lol.

And we never fed it flies actually - we had fruit flies that it did catch on occasion, but otherwise we'd take bugs that were trapped in the glass on our porch and give them as offerings .

 

[Addie42]

My stupid cat that eats things he should certainly not eat lol.

And we never fed it flies actually - we had fruit flies that it did catch on occasion, but otherwise we'd take bugs that were trapped in the glass on our porch and give them as offerings .

LOL I just asked in a houseplant fb group [where to get one in canada] and someone else said their cat ate theirs after 3 days as well

my next plant I get will be a fly trap!!! (I also sort of want a prayer plant)
I think I can handle the distilled water stuff... I'll feed ants or something
what substrate did you pot yours in?

 

[loneminx]

LOL I just asked in a houseplant fb group [where to get one in canada] and someone else said their cat ate theirs after 3 days as well

my next plant I get will be a fly trap!!! (I also sort of want a prayer plant)
I think I can handle the distilled water stuff... I'll feed ants or something
what substrate did you pot yours in?

I never got around to repotting it because it didn't live long enough. They naturally grow in boggy environments and I think it came full of peat moss and something else.

What is wrong with these cats eating carnivorous plants??

I certainly hope yours fares better!

(I also want a prayer plant!!)

 

[Addie42]

I never got around to repotting it because it didn't live long enough. They naturally grow in boggy environments and I think it came full of peat moss and something else.

What is wrong with these cats eating carnivorous plants??

I certainly hope yours fairs better!

(I also want a prayer plant!!)

So cool how quickly they move!

I gotta get my hands on these. I bought my brother one for Christmas... I wish I kept it!! Lol

Back to carnivorous plants...I just watched a vid that says you can feed them fish food!! Weird right? The girl feed it the classic betta pellet... I wonder if they’d take frozen bloodworms! Lol

 

[loneminx]

So cool how quickly they move!

I gotta get my hands on these. I bought my brother one for Christmas... I wish I kept it!! Lol

Back to carnivorous plants...I just watched a vid that says you can feed them fish food!! Weird right? The girl feed it the classic betta pellet... I wonder if they’d take frozen bloodworms! Lol

OH! I remember reading that! You just have to soften the pellet up and stimulate the cilia so it thinks there's an insect crawling inside! And I bet it would take bloodworms too. So weird.

That video reminded me.....I also have a Rose of Jericho resurrection fern. They dry up into little tumbleweed looking things but then open up and get green with water. Mine is currently dried out. I should water it....

 

[Addie42]

so I got some plants I DID NOT I would
*and a bonus picture of me with my cat after his walk*

The African violet looked worse before I watered it, it was discounted to 2 dollars and seems like a cult favourite, so... why not? It looks super bad right now, but it’s still alive. Rescuing plants is a lot less emotionally tolling than rescuing bettas :/

And I got a needlepoint ivy since it looks so cool. I have previously killed an English ivy, but I didn’t really take care of it (oops)

 

[loneminx]

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so I got some plants I DID NOT I would
*and a bonus picture of me with my cat after his walk*

The African violet looked worse before I watered it, it was discounted to 2 dollars and seems like a cult favourite, so... why not? It looks super bad right now, but it’s still alive. Rescuing plants is a lot less emotionally tolling than rescuing bettas :/

And I got a needlepoint ivy since it looks so cool. I have previously killed an English ivy, but I didn’t really take care of it (oops)

Congratulations on your rescues! I hope they keep improving for you! I love violets but always heard they were hard to keep. My grandma always had beautiful ones but growing up my mom and I never kept them alive lol.

I went shopping at 3 (THREE!) stores looking for a little pilea pancake/Chinese money/ whatever other names it goes by plant. Nowhere. I did however find a "friendship plant" pilea and a ruby cascade peperomia. No pictures but I was excited for something I was looking for.

I really need to buy cute little pots to put everything I have in.

Congratulations on your rescues! I hope they keep improving for you! I love violets but always heard they were hard to keep. My grandma always had beautiful ones but growing up my mom and I never kept them alive lol.

I went shopping at 3 (THREE!) stores looking for a little pilea pancake/Chinese money/ whatever other names it goes by plant. Nowhere. I did however find a "friendship plant" pilea and a ruby cascade peperomia. No pictures but I was excited for something I was looking for.

I really need to buy cute little pots to put everything I have in.

Oh and: Cute cat!!! I love that you just got back from a walk! None of mine would enjoy that in the slightest.

 

[Addie42]

Congratulations on your rescues! I hope they keep improving for you! I love violets but always heard they were hard to keep. My grandma always had beautiful ones but growing up my mom and I never kept them alive lol.

I went shopping at 3 (THREE!) stores looking for a little pilea pancake/Chinese money/ whatever other names it goes by plant. Nowhere. I did however find a "friendship plant" pilea and a ruby cascade peperomia. No pictures but I was excited for something I was looking for.

I really need to buy cute little pots to put everything I have in.

I’m hoping I can keep them alive too!! I’m really excited about my bargain plant.
Would love see pics of your new guys if u get around to taking them later (keep this thread going LOL)

The ruby cascade looks so cool!! I’ve never seen that one before. I would’ve bought that too. Good luck on your circle plant search!! I keep giving babies away to friends in hope that they give them away and make them much more common. I’m still on the hunt for the Venus fly trap

If your friendship plant is the pilea involucrata, I have that one too in my huge jar terrarium!! When you google “good terrarium plants” they are the first that comes up

AND thanks about Leo!! I love him lol
He begs to go out for walks, he’s so funny. But honestly, today was too wet for him so he just sat on my shoulders and I walked around my building. Neighbours probably think I’m insane but I don’t really care!!

 

[loneminx]

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I’m hoping I can keep them alive too!! I’m really excited about my bargain plant.
Would love see pics of your new guys if u get around to taking them later (keep this thread going LOL)

The ruby cascade looks so cool!! I’ve never seen that one before. I would’ve bought that too. Good luck on your circle plant search!! I keep giving babies away to friends in hope that they give them away and make them much more common. I’m still on the hunt for the Venus fly trap

If your friendship plant is the pilea involucrata, I have that one too in my huge jar terrarium!! When you google “good terrarium plants” they are the first that comes up

AND thanks about Leo!! I love him lol
He begs to go out for walks, he’s so funny. But honestly, today was too wet for him so he just sat on my shoulders and I walked around my building. Neighbours probably think I’m insane but I don’t really care!!

I keep seeing your huge terrarium pop up . That is so cool. I love that jar! And yes, it is that one! I love the leaves on it.

I made terrariums early January (one for each family member, mine already had a plant die in it and only has a fern and moss in it now, my husband's has two different ferns and moss, and my son's just has moss). I am good at keeping the moss alive anyways. I used potting mix from outside and apparently brought in baby slugs into the planted ones. Then I felt bad about throwing them outside and killing them in the middle of winter so I transferred the one to my son's and fed it carrots. My husband's slug was just rehomed straight to the outdoors when he finally caught it. It was a good learning experience...... And now I am certain that I prefer snails lol.

Anyways, sorry about that tangent.

Leo is gorgeous. Your neighbors should be grateful you take him out for their viewing pleasure!

I need to try to remember to take pictures of things. And yes we should keep this thread going!

 

[Addie42]

Lol I got a present today !!
The symmetry on my shelf was bothering my boyfriend so much he offered to buy me a new plant.
Great. Now 4 on top, 4 on bottom. Don’t tell him but I’m totally not going to bother keeping the symmetry, that’s crazy. Type A personalities are a little bit interesting at times.... anyways I got a new pothos.

 

[Dawn Michele]

This is my favorite Cactus that I keep on the lanai.

 

[Addie42]

Dawn Michele that’s a stunning cactus!!! Giant

Terrarium plants are looking to be doing fine. I was worried it would get all moldy in there or something

 

[Thedudeiam94]

As long as you have the right amount of layers and thickness of layers molding shouldn’t be a problem.

 

[Addie42]

As long as you have the right amount of layers and thickness of layers molding shouldn’t be a problem.

It had a bit of biofilm at first growing since I had the cap loosely on instead of completely off
I think I should’ve put less water in to start
Not sure when I’ll decided to close it off, it I will do that now I’m all nervous
I just want to be like this guy lol https://www.boredpanda.com/sealed-b...oogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic