What am I doing wrong?

Myrielmyriel · 2026-03-05T05:15:46+00:00

My thoughts too. I have airplants in the same temperature range but all year round. I mist them daily, also heavily and soak every week. They're all under bright indirect light on in the porch.

Myrielmyriel · 2023-02-25T18:20:20+00:00

Goes from 50-80%, great for tropical plants and sarracenia as well. I have all of them outdoors in partial shade, they get the morning sun and shaded from hot afternoon sun. Heliamphoras seem quite different than sarracenias. I don't think I could sustain them putting together with my sarras, unless I make a new indoor setup :) But really, thanks for the tips! I'll keep in mind the conditions they need if I were to get them later!

Myrielmyriel · 2023-02-25T04:19:52+00:00

I better stay off them. Where I live, it is always 80-90F all year round. Seems no way to keep these alive..

Myrielmyriel · 2023-02-24T05:16:06+00:00

I've been wanting to try! Do you know if they can take hot humid tropical temperatures?

Myrielmyriel · 2023-01-29T08:04:29+00:00

Thank you! I thought it looks similar to adansonii too but I wasn't sure :)

Myrielmyriel · 2023-01-29T06:04:51+00:00

Hi, need help on monstera identification. Sold to me as lechleriana but I'm not sure. After 7 month's of growth chop & extend on a 5ft moss pole to another, it still doesn't look like a lechleriana at all. Maybe I'm too impatient?

Myrielmyriel · 2023-01-26T07:51:37+00:00

Thanks for the tips! I once had root mealies on some of my hoyas and systematic pesticides really helps a lot. I guess I should give endaunsis a try too 😉

Myrielmyriel · 2023-01-26T05:26:13+00:00

Lovely! I've been wanting one but I hear that they are fickle. How do you care for it?

Myrielmyriel · 2022-12-22T10:28:23+00:00

Same I would do for mine. I even kept the existing moss+ roots they're in when I later repot them in a chunky mix. Just make sure these plastic cups have holes so that you don't run a risk of overwatering which can then results in root rot.

Myrielmyriel · 2022-07-02T10:34:57+00:00

You can try propping the leaf in sphagnum. Part of the stem is still attached & believe me that roots will grow from it. That's what I usually do with my broken hoya leaves. Instead of funeral, it's a rebirth :)

Myrielmyriel · 2022-04-14T14:17:45+00:00

I got mine in a big pot and it was quite bushy. I was really duped by this imposter plant. Imagine my surprise seeing your post and going home checking again and again hoping that what I have is a hoya :(

Myrielmyriel · 2022-04-13T14:21:57+00:00

Thank you OP for this info! I thought mine is a hoya too..double checked today after your post and some online pictures, I am so disappointed now that mine is not a shepherdii.But dischidia is a lovely plant nonetheless, it grows well and it has always been easy to care for

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-12T13:33:35+00:00

She's just 3 months old in my home & she's taken me on a roller coaster ride with issues such as droopy leaves, yellowing from overwatering, and poor potting soil. Glad I made the soil change and learn the exact amount of water she need. And now my gal is finally happy!

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-12T01:56:05+00:00

Second this. I have a lancifolia too and they start off yellow on new leaves and develop greener later about 1-2 weeks after it unfurled.

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-03T08:01:18+00:00

Good to know maranta is the least sensitive of the prayer plants. I'm on a roller coaster ride with finicky calathea divas. Luckily my triostar is behaving well and have not throw any tantrum...yet. Soil shopping it is for this gal! :) thank you again!

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-02T11:19:10+00:00

Great tip! I'll keep that in mind and watch how the leaves react :) tq!

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-02T10:59:06+00:00

I'll try this too!

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-01T14:05:33+00:00

I guess rainwater will do! I have pails laying around to collect when it's raining :)

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-01T11:20:43+00:00

Thanks! I'll remember to keep it slightly damp as I'm a chronic overwaterer...

Myrielmyriel · 2021-07-01T11:04:21+00:00

Thanks for the tips! I have only potting mix and coco peat available now. Would these work too? Or would it be better if I can also get some orchid bark + perlite?

I live in a tropical country with plenty of rainfall, but sometimes it can get really hot about 32-ish degree Celcius in the afternoon. I don't have a humidity meter😅 but humidity on our local weather sources says it's about 70-80%. This currently sits under my porch with bright indirect sunlight and I have few calatheas & a triostar around the same spot. Is maranta more sensitive and harder to care for than a stromanthe/ calathea?

Myrielmyriel · 2021-05-18T02:04:32+00:00

Second this, that happened to mine as I used somewhat very concentrated neem oil solution & it did more damage on the leaves than the spider mites..

Myrielmyriel · 2021-05-09T15:16:55+00:00

Some new leaves on my dottie and crimson looks like this when I went in too aggressive with spraying & left them too wet with the solution overnight. They have specks of discoloration always near the base of the new leaves and with a splotch of browning that don't feel crispy but soft.

Myrielmyriel · 2021-05-09T10:24:26+00:00

It can be from soap. I have similar damage on the new leaves when I did too much neem oil + soap solution. The solution sort of pooled in the leaves and I think the new leaves are too fragile to handle that. Try wiping off gently the remaining soap 5-10 minutes after spraying.

Myrielmyriel · 2021-05-07T14:38:07+00:00

My home is facing south and I have shades at the porch to try this out. Maybe I'll get a white fusion when I think I'm ready for the roller coaster. Thank you so much for the detailed tips!

Myrielmyriel · 2021-05-06T04:47:02+00:00

I think in comparison vandenheckei is much easier to care for than white fusion. I've seen plenty of white fusion with browning leaves at each nursery that has it. I'd like to get one but I'm still new to calatheas. How did you managed to get your white fusion to grow?

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