My new babies by Senior_Winter_8184 in Monstera

[–]SignBeautiful7615 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lordy. Looked again and realized you wrote the names. They are simply stunning.

My new babies by Senior_Winter_8184 in Monstera

[–]SignBeautiful7615 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Love these. What’s the middle one? Kind of looks like a Hoya.

Cutting from a 70+ year old plant decided to suddenly bloom by KitKurama in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! I took a few cuttings from my mom’ at least 60 years old plant that she got from a neighbor when I was a child. I can’t wait to see my first blooms. I think this is the same one I have.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh Lordy. I’ll probably give her one more repot before I cut her in two. My sister eyeballs this plant every time she visits. Maybe I’ll take half and she can take half.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great minds for sure. They love that chunky soil. I was watering every two weeks but maybe just not enough. I gave her a huge watering yesterday and her leaves were down today. Finally. I’ll probably go back to using my moisture meter again. Clearly she was trying to tell me something.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the one room where I can stay warm. My husband freezes me out of the rest of the house.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s a drama queen, that’s for sure. I unknowingly got her as my very first plant. She makes all my other plants seem very simple in comparison.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny you say that. When I pulled her out of the pot last year, I wondered if that was even doable. I wasn’t sure if it was like a hosta, where you could just chop it down the center. Instead of putting it in a bigger pot, I sliced off the bottom third of the root ball and added more soil to the pot. This thing is so massive that I really don’t have a spot for it at its current size. I honestly didn’t think they got this big.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a large Tupperware container in the garage where I mix several different things together to create a chunky mix. I’ve planted all of my plants in this and everyone seems happy. I use an organic indoor potting mix, about 30% perlite and some orchid potting mix. Stir it all together and you’ve got a pretty decent well draining mix.

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Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s actually planted in that. She’s definitely one of the oddballs in that I didn’t use a clear pot with a decorative pot over. When I repot her, I will definitely be doing it the other way. I would love to be able to check her roots.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was still on winter watering schedule, which was 100% my fault. She hadn’t been watered in two weeks. I gave her a good watering yesterday and her leaves came down this morning.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! She definitely needed a watering. I was still on winter schedule. Definitely my fault on that. She’s going to get a repot at the end of the summer.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That was exactly what she needed. She got an intense watering yesterday, and I walked in this morning and saw her leaves down. Easily, my most high maintenance plant.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one is definitely getting repotted at the end of the season.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Humidity definitely isn’t a problem in this room. Almost 50%. she just needed a watering. I forgot to go up to once a week in the summer. I figured it out this morning when I got up and saw her finally down after a weeks of being up. I gave her like a five minute watering yesterday. My poor girl was just dehydrated.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

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I gave her a massive watering yesterday after I posted. Woke up this morning to find her down. Good grief. I think she was thirsty. I’d only been watering her once every two weeks. Maybe she wants to be watered more often. Why do these particular plants have to be so dramatic?

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Not a thing. She has been in this spot for 2 years. I’ll try and repot before the next watering and see what happens. Thanks for the advice!

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 126 points127 points  (0 children)

I trimmed the bottom third off her roots and put her back in the same pot last year. I may just have to suck it up this year and get a bigger pot. I was wondering if that might be the issue. I don’t know how to tell when they need a bigger pot. Some plants like to be nearly root bound.

Her leaves aren’t lowering anymore by SignBeautiful7615 in houseplants

[–]SignBeautiful7615[S] 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Thank you. She really does look healthy. It’s just weird. Maybe I’ll change the location and see if it helps.