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  • New growth and bloom on moonlight philodendron
    Great new growth on my moonlight philodendron. It’s never bloomed for me before! I’ve found this to be a very rewarding plant to care for. The neon leaves are so satisfying to catch peeking out! Highly recommend! 
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      PlntNrd Ooooh, so beautiful! I just bought one a few days ago, I can’t wait for it to come!!
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      Pei WOAH!!!!! That color.....
      What kind of light do you have [287464,Lizzie]? Mine is not doing great :(

      I read that you can give your plants fertilizer year-round if your plant is actively growing even in the winter time. Have you tried?
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      Lizzie And this is a baby one that propagated itself a year ago and is also doing well.
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  • Blooming pencil cactus
    Never seen this before! Also recently learned a couple other things about this plant: Despite the name it's actually a euphorbia, a succulent, and not a cactus. If it starts off trailing (like mine) it will stay that way, versus growing into a tall plant. The clear sap that pencils produce (the little bubbles on the stems) is toxic and can give you a bad rash.
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      Beth The sap can also cause anaphylactic shock and more sunlight reddens the cactus making it look orange. I haven’t bought one of these myself, but dang those flowers are really cute!
  • Moroccan dream
    If you’re ever going to Marrakech, you MUST stay at El Fenn Riad in the Medina. Their way of using plants in the interior is beyond beautiful. 
  • Holiday decorating with plants
    I recently used some of my plants as the centerpiece for my family's holiday party. Anyone else using their plants to decorate for the holidays? I would love to see what you've done to get more ideas!!
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      PlntNrd Ok, I know I’m a little late to this one, but here’s a pic of what we did this, or I guess last, year. Didn’t feel like going through the hassle of dealing with a tree, but in an effort to make the house a little more festive we decided to decorate one of the plant stands and this becasue our Christmas tree.
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      Christina Sotto These are all so cute
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      Wyatt Plants Things I put Christmas lights on my fiddle leaf... i DO NOT advise doing the same.The leaves quickly show signs of stress. Needless to say, I will be leaving my fiddle leaf alone this yuletide.
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  • How plants evolved to make ants their servants -- ScienceDaily (sciencedaily.com)
    Plants have evolved ways to make ants defend them from attacks and spread their seeds, and this new study shows how it happened. In a new study breaking down the genetic history of 1,700 species of ants and 10,000 plant genera, researchers found that the long history of ant and plant co-evolution started with ants foraging on plants and plants responding by evolving ant-friendly traits.
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      Eliza Blank [279061,Christopher Satch (The Sill Plant Scientist)] have you seen AntMan with Paul rudd... this made me think of it. Spoiler alert, the sequal was not very good!
  • Plant Sale/Adoption
    Hey everyone, 

    I am moving and can't take most of my plants with me. Would anyone be interested in buying or adopting them? I don't feel comfortable shipping plants, so would be pick up in NYC only. Let me know if anyone is intersted and I can post the photos!! 


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    (after being repotted)
  • Plant Apps
    Do you guys ever use apps to help oversee your plant maintenance? Like for identifying plants, watering reminders, etc? I tried one before it was a faulty, poorly designed app but I'm curious if any of you have recommendations. 

    This article was an interesting read. Have you used any of these? 

    https://www.opusgrows.com/blogs/journal/108690758-5-apps-that-will-kinda-guarantee-you-won-t-kill-yo...
  • Cats with Plants or Plants with Cats?
    I have recently adopted a kitty who has been very curious about plants. So far, I have already potted and repotted six plants now. She would jump into and dig in the soil of my floor plants. Anybody has tips how to keep the kitty away? I have tried the essential oil i read online, but it only worked for a sec and she jumped right back in as soon as the scent dissipated. HELP! 
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      KADyer Lol 😅! Sorry, but I have a Cat as well. She likes to HIDE within them (plant clusters, etc ☺️). She has 'pawed out soil' as well as my 'Potted-Semi-Hydroponic' plants-she tosses out the "LECA PELLETS'!!! CATS....Gotta Love em'!
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      CATIO
      My husband made this for our cat, our last Apt, 2nd floor with a Balcony, she loved it out there! Now in our New House, we have a Front Porch & Back Deck (2nd story) Slowly he added on to our OPEN DECK, No gate or other to the stairs down to the driveway. He actually made a Gate for the stairs + he added a Plant Box on top of Gate (it was Pretty, while it lasted 🙄. So here we are now with a Pergola Top with an added Clear/Tinted "roof-top" for the 'Inbetween - Top - Deck Railing, he found Deer 'fencing' which is Cheap & Wprks! There is a Screen Door now & WAIT FOR IT...Final Step...ACat Door 😅😅👌🏻 he cut our back door & and put in a Cat size door/flap for her to come & go as she pleases! Someone say, SPOILED CAT?!!!? 😅😅😅🤗❤️💛💚
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      Courtney Stroot I put pinecones in the soil to keep the cats from thinking is a second litter box. Doesn’t always help keep them away from the plants in general but it’s a start. They don’t like the sharpness or the crunch of the pinecone when they step on it.
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      PlntNrd Some cats can be very persistent and unwavering, no matter what kind of plant it is. I had a bunch of Cacti many many years ago and my cat somehow found a way to pull out the needles without hurting himself and then left them around my house for me to step on!
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  • Favorite thrifted plant pots??
    I love going to thrift stores to find unique pots for my plants. I'm especially loving my baby pileas in two little pitchers I found. Anyone else have some favorite thrifted planters??
  • Mother Natures Garden
    While at first glance this may look like your classic excessive moisture symptom, after looking a little closer it actually appears to be quite the opposite. Considering the chlorosis is mainly present on the inter-veinal parts of the foliage I ruled this out to be a nutrient imbalance instead. Most likely deficient in either iron or manganese since the chlorotic areas are between the veins, while the veins themselves remain green. It's also common for manganese deficiency to cause dead spots and patches. How could this happen? I have a few theories:1. Excessive rainfall could've washed away the nutrients from the soil.2. Period of drought; plants need water present in order for the roots to extract available nutrients in the soil as soluble salts.3. Nutrient cycle above ground could've broke. Right next to this small group of plants was a very large tree that was clearly deceased, with only some growth left at the top (probably 60 feet up). Since nutrients can come from dead leaves, wood, and animal droppings that break down in the soil- the presence of this matter being significantly decreased could've contributed to these symptoms.
  • Which type of pothos?
    I got this at Home Depot for $4! Do you think it’s pearls and jade? Manjula? 
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      dekadaye thank you all for helping me identify this ! home depot/costa farms labeled it pearls and jade, but after looking at pictures online, i knew that couldnt be correct. i didnt think it was marble because a few of the leaves are so white!

      anyway, i'm very happy with my marble pothos. it wasnt in the best shape when i found it - very back of the shelf and very dry. i'm hoping it puts out a new leave soon so i know it's okay.
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      Kahlia Shearer Definitely looks like a Marble! Very pretty!
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      Erin Such a beauty!
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  • Finally got the husband to hang these..
    I bought 3 of these some time last year and they’ve been sitting in a box. I finally got my husband to hang them up for me and then I had to figure out what to put in them. I’m so happy with how they turned out! I really love the way they look above the couch with my pics and I love the way the plants look in them. Now I have to decide where to put the third one, but I’m definitely very pleased with the look of these two. 
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      Erin Digging the pops of green against the dark wall!
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      Pei 😍😍😍 they look awesome! Can’t wait to see when the philo starts vining.

      Is that a spider plants on the left? I personally also really like asparagus fern. They vine and so elegant!
  • Split Leaf Philodendron vs. Monstera?
    I've heard split leaf philo used to to call what I was sure is a Monstera. Are these the same, and if not, what's the difference? 

    Photo attached because we can never have too many monstera images :) 
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      PlntNrd Lizzie is correct. Split leaf Philo is, in fact, the same as a Monstera deliciosa. These plants were once considered part of the philodendron genus, but their classification changed at some point and now they are in the Monstera genus. They are related, as both are part of the Araceae family. And, I believe the plant that Lizzie is talking about is the Monstera Adansonii.
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      Lizzie My understanding is that they are all names for the same plant. People also call them Swiss Cheese Plant, but there's a different type of monstera that is more holey than splitty and I feel like that's more of a swiss cheese situation!
  • huge flowering succulent
    Anyone know her name? I'm in love!

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