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Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 9 Aug 23

I always fancied this houseplant, known as Rosary Vine or String of Hearts, but I never saw one for sale anywhere – then I visited a friend and found she had one, so I begged a bit. When I have seen them in pictures or in...

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What happened to my orchid??

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 22 Jun 23

Just over a week ago we had some visitors and one of them brought an orchid as a gift. It looked healthy and had several pretty flowers. As it was quite a busy day I said thank you and just popped it on the windowsill as it was,...

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The Eric Young Orchid Foundation

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 27 Apr 23

Another day out on Jersey was a visit to the Eric Young Orchid Foundation. The girls were both keen to go there – maybe they’re not typical children Anyway I was also pleased to go and it was certainly a good choice...

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A true Christmas cactus!

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 1 Jan 23

I wrote about my Christmas cactus plants before. I have quite a few in several different colours and many of them have been with me for years – decades even. They flower reliably every year, but I think that this year is the first...

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My Christmas cactus plants are flowering

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 29 Nov 22

My Christmas cactus plants are all coming into flower just now. I love these plants and have had some for many years. I have the more ‘traditional’ variety with red flowers, as well as others with pale pink, shocking pink and...

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It’s easy to forget them!

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 25 Nov 22

After the drought we’ve had this summer, our water levels are now bring topped up again with plenty of torrential rain. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve had days of heavy rain, days of dry intervals with sudden sharp showers,...

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The paintbrush plant

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 4 Nov 22

This plant was given to me a few years ago by my partner’s grandmother. She died back in 2019 but I still have the plant to remind me of her. It’s called a paintbrush plant (Haemanthus albiflos) and originates from South Africa....

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Plantdemic: 'Angel Wing Begonia'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 11 Dec 21

As the plant seller told me, it is called 'angel wing begonia.' I left my niece to have her dental procedure and walk around the building. I saw this houseplant and cannot leave my eyes off. A few days back, I also posted a type...

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Not a Monday anymore

Toni @toniganzon (77261) • Philippines 19 Apr 21

But here’s another variety of Monstera plant for monstera Monday. It’s called Monstera Borsigiana. This leaf just unfurled, it took a week for this one to fully unfurl and I was happy to see it so beautiful yesterday. I got...

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Crazy Houseplant Lady

Wyomich @seekinginfo (35) • United States 20 Nov 18

I have a problem. Im a crazy house plant lady. I have 50 houseplants all of assorted shapes, sizes, and colors. They are all spread out in my house in different rooms. My friends and family know this, and sometimes will just show...

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It’s been a long wait!

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 22 Mar 17

When we moved to our previous house 9 and a half years ago, we invited the neighbours round for a drink, and they came, bringing with them a ‘house-warming’ present of a small Strelitzia reginae (bird of paradise) plant, about 6...

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What a performer!

Fleur @Fleura (35077) • United Kingdom 10 Feb 17

Just wanted to share some seasonal cheer with you all. I have several Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) plants in five different colours, I’ve had the oldest ones for many years and they flower reliably every year. Often though...

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Have you ever grown a potato plant indoors?

tess1960 @tess1960 (2385) • United States 26 Jan 08

I wanted some living green in my kitchen and instead of running out and buying something I decided to try growing one myself. It was easier than I thought it would be. You can go here to read what I did and see...

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Does anyone have experience or advice on growing ginger as a houseplant?

Dr. Ann @drannhh (15219) • United States 23 Sep 07

I bought a huge clump of ginger that we didn't get a chance to eat before we recently left on a 4 day trip going from our summer home to our winter home. Not wanting to throw it away, I dumped it in a box with some other food...

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House Plant

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 4 Aug 07

Yes! Grandpa Bob does have some house plants. This photo is of my Ivy in my dining room. It is creeping up to the valance on my window then all the way back down. It measures nearly 100 inches. yes, one hundred inches. Just an...

dining room100 inches long

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huge

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Growing an avocado plant from a pit?

lisalock @lisalock (49) • United States 10 Feb 07

Have you ever done it? I was wondering if you have to dry out the pit and I would like to know the best way to root the pit to produce the best plant. Thanks!

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