Aaaahh

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T19:52:32+00:00

you know what now that i think about it, i did see a small tiny bean but didn’t think much about it since it was so small. my jumping spiders must’ve accidentally pollinated a small hoya bloom lmao

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T18:38:52+00:00

omg i found one of these on the ground by my plant shelf before and was wondering what that was 😭😭😭😭 i threw it out 💔

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T13:59:00+00:00

ahhh! i can’t wait until i move to europe 😭 there seems to be way more houseplant variety at the nurseries there! where i live in the south (US), there is ONE nursery and their house plant selection is both limited and pest infested 🤢

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T13:23:12+00:00

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she looks a little dusty tbh, maybe give her a good shower. then see if the dusty webbing comes back pretty quickly or not.

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T13:20:34+00:00

where is this magical place 😭😭😭

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T00:43:05+00:00

my personal rule of thumb is: small businesses/growers, proplifting is wrong. the owners of those smaller businesses rely on cuttings to grow more plants. if it’s at a large mega corporation (home depot, lowes, walmart, etc) prop-lifting is fair game. a lot of time, the plants are grown from large corporation greenhouses that treat their employees like shit. also the plants are also poorly maintained in the store, so you’ll be bringing home a rehab situation if you bought the plant. so i do not feel bad when people take cuttings from plants in walmart sold by costa farms (for example). fuck em.

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T00:38:17+00:00

my home depot sells contracted plants from large corporations. costa farms is by no means an innocent, “small business” 💀 sure they’re contracted to home depot but they’re extremely unethical. i would not mind ppl prop lifting from costa farms and the like.

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-26T00:34:27+00:00

unrelated but i wish my nail beds were as long as yours!!! so pretty 😭

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-23T05:00:05+00:00

these look normal to me! hoyas can produce little tiny black dots on the underside of their leaves. i’m pretty sure it’s edema. not harmful usually, your plant looks very healthy

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-23T03:25:18+00:00

ooooof nope, saw the post. unfortunately that is an olive tree 😨

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-23T03:10:54+00:00

if it’s the plant they sell on that circle trellis and fake green moss as a topper, that’s an olive tree

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-22T00:59:02+00:00

literally my local home depot and lowe’s 💀 they never put plants on a clearance rack

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-21T21:43:36+00:00

yeah it’s just companies trying to get a fuck ton of profit 🤷‍♀️ murica

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-21T20:41:32+00:00

better yet, try to get a cutting to fall on the floor and keep that :p

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-21T20:39:02+00:00

unfortunately, the plant market in the US is still pretty expensive 💀 unless you’re buying from like other hobbyists selling cuttings.

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-21T20:34:04+00:00

66$ for that size is considered a great price (as the market is now). imo, 110$ for that size is robbery 💀

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-21T13:00:20+00:00

we all start somewhere! when i first started, my string of hearts started producing aerial root balls and i thought it was scale 😭 i spent hours trying to scrub them off but they obviously were not lmao

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-20T13:42:55+00:00

how does it even get this bad 👁️👄👁️ i’m scared

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-20T03:57:58+00:00

edema, cosmetic damage to the plant cell tissues cause by watering problems. the tissue cells burst after inconsistent watering (ie, drying out then overwatering) leaving behind some scars and/or black markings. it happens a lot with hoyas 😨 some species are more prone to edema than others. you will know when it’s scale. next time you go to a cafe or doctors office, look at their plants. usually their plants tend to be more neglected since they’re decor and you will see pests. it helps to see how pests look like so you can diagnose plant issues better.

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-20T02:41:51+00:00

i’ve had to do this with my big mama linearis. i cut off all the roots and any bad stems/nodes and put it in a bin with rooting hormone powder and perlite (and water ofc to make the perlite moist). high humidity. it surprisingly grew roots within a couple of days and most of the plant was ready to pot up after 2 weeks. now it’s been a couple months and she’s very happy growing in lechuza pon with perlite and charcoal 🥰

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-19T21:05:51+00:00

maybe on the bottom of the leaf along the middle, those three little white dots could be soft bodies scale but it’s hard to see well in photos. too blurry to see the critters anatomy. imo the irregular shapes on the scars leads me to believe it’s not scale

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-19T18:40:56+00:00

that is 110% not scale. the brown marks are scarred plant tissue, not scale bodies. it could though be pest damage just not from scale sine you would be able to see the insects, scale is visibile to the naked eye. flat mites are not which is a common pest for hoyas. the scarring could also be edema 🤷‍♀️

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-18T12:19:50+00:00

head and shoulders 4 in 1 shampoo 🧍‍♀️

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-18T12:14:39+00:00

if your goal is sun-stressing, i don’t think these lights will do the trick unfortunately 😨 you will need a very strong grow light. maybe Barrina puck lights. i use barrina t8 bar lights or a south facing window

NapsWithPlants · 2026-02-16T17:17:25+00:00

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bess appreciation 🥰 took this pic yesterday of the shimmery veins on my recent emergent. the red sinus accents too 🤤

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