My wife has plant blood on her hands. I was originally planning to show her this but literally the first recommendation was one of the plants she killed.
If she killed a plant by overwatering it, recommend a fern. If instead it's gone dry, recommend a succulent.
All plants need a certain amount of real sunlight even if indirect. I've seen people wondering why they die, and they keep them in rooms with hardly any natural light.
Surprised that Arrowhead plants (syngonium) aren’t included on the list. There’s a good variety of colors, and they need way less attention than I expected. I’m having pretty great luck with them in my low-light apartment.
I've had a Dracaena Marginata for about 4 or 5 years now, I've had periods where I've forgotten to water it for a few weeks, and it's still going strong. This year I repotted it to let the roots grow out more, and honestly I should have done it sooner, but I didn't think it was doing this well.
I'd like to make it grow more straight upright but it's getting lopsided, even though I've rotated it every month or so.
I specifically chose it because I heard they were hard to kill, and wanted something I didn't need to be too attentive to if life and depression got in the way.
It has certainly lived up to its hardy reputation.
Aloe vera doesn't like too much sunlight. You want ambient light / not a lot of direct light. (lots of indirect light is good) Maybe 1-2hrs tops per day of direct light. No expert but that was my finding with aloe.
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Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
My wife has plant blood on her hands. I was originally planning to show her this but literally the first recommendation was one of the plants she killed.
So maybe not for us. 🙃
Mothra@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 2y
If she killed a plant by overwatering it, recommend a fern. If instead it's gone dry, recommend a succulent.
All plants need a certain amount of real sunlight even if indirect. I've seen people wondering why they die, and they keep them in rooms with hardly any natural light.
BertramDitore@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Surprised that Arrowhead plants (syngonium) aren’t included on the list. There’s a good variety of colors, and they need way less attention than I expected. I’m having pretty great luck with them in my low-light apartment.
SARGEx117@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I've had a Dracaena Marginata for about 4 or 5 years now, I've had periods where I've forgotten to water it for a few weeks, and it's still going strong. This year I repotted it to let the roots grow out more, and honestly I should have done it sooner, but I didn't think it was doing this well.
I'd like to make it grow more straight upright but it's getting lopsided, even though I've rotated it every month or so.
I specifically chose it because I heard they were hard to kill, and wanted something I didn't need to be too attentive to if life and depression got in the way.
It has certainly lived up to its hardy reputation.
SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Starting off with aloe, man it's not looking good for me, it's a bloodbath out here on my windowsill for those lads
MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 2y
Aloe vera doesn't like too much sunlight. You want ambient light / not a lot of direct light. (lots of indirect light is good) Maybe 1-2hrs tops per day of direct light. No expert but that was my finding with aloe.
SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
No such thing as too much sun here in the nordics. I just murder them with all other ingenious ways
chiwiu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
probably you're overwatering, which is the sure way to kill aloes.
Get a pothos instead and it'll thrive
SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Yeah I've got plenty of shit that grows fine, it's just aloes that I kill
wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
My aloe is an outdoor plant here in Australia. Full afternoon sun. I think they acclimatise to certain conditions.
MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2y
I agree. They totally adapt. Key is consistency. Once moved my aloe into lots of sun from not and that was the real issue.
toaster@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 2y
I'm a big fan of pothos! So lush and easy to take care of.
Snake plants are super easy if you just ignore them but I find people starting out with houseplants tend to overwater which snake plants do not like.
dpflug@hachyderm.io · 1 pts · 2y
@toaster
Sanseveria are amazing. Mine gets watered every month or three. It's fine. :blobfoxlaugh:
The only caveat is if you've got pets who chew plants, they're mildly toxic.
@fossilesque @houseplants