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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
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"Mine all dead within a week"
I've found that it can be down to the water, I used to suffer with a lot of the foliage getting brown on the tips of the leaves, now I use bottled water and have had no problems since, and I use a plant food as well  |
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"Mine all dead within a week
I've found that it can be down to the water, I used to suffer with a lot of the foliage getting brown on the tips of the leaves, now I use bottled water and have had no problems since, and I use a plant food as well "
Thanks for the tip. Have one at the moment lasted 8 days so far. Will water this one |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though 
Which one is your favourite? "
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery. |
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
P.O. Box DE1 0NQ |
"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery."
Nice one, I only live in a one bedroomed flat, so having that many would overwhelm the place and make look like David Bellamy wummaging through the undergwoth lol
Ma mate had a Rubber Plant that was taking over his entire front room   |
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"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery.
Nice one, I only live in a one bedroomed flat, so having that many would overwhelm the place and make look like David Bellamy wummaging through the undergwoth lol
Ma mate had a Rubber Plant that was taking over his entire front room "
To be honest I was gobsmacked when I counted them. They fade into the background in here. I had no idea there were so many. |
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In my old flat I had a cheese plant which turned into a triffid and had bits sprouting out all over. It was huge and you could pretty much see it growing, it took over the hall.
Then I moved and it sulked and died, poor thing. |
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
P.O. Box DE1 0NQ |
"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery.
Nice one, I only live in a one bedroomed flat, so having that many would overwhelm the place and make look like David Bellamy wummaging through the undergwoth lol
Ma mate had a Rubber Plant that was taking over his entire front room
To be honest I was gobsmacked when I counted them. They fade into the background in here. I had no idea there were so many."
I've got room for about 2 more in here I think, am looking to move to another flat in the not too distant future, so although I'd like it to still be compact, it should be a little bit more spacious so I can add to the family as it were |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery.
Nice one, I only live in a one bedroomed flat, so having that many would overwhelm the place and make look like David Bellamy wummaging through the undergwoth lol
Ma mate had a Rubber Plant that was taking over his entire front room
To be honest I was gobsmacked when I counted them. They fade into the background in here. I had no idea there were so many.
I've got room for about 2 more in here I think, am looking to move to another flat in the not too distant future, so although I'd like it to still be compact, it should be a little bit more spacious so I can add to the family as it were "
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
P.O. Box DE1 0NQ |
"In my old flat I had a cheese plant which turned into a triffid and had bits sprouting out all over. It was huge and you could pretty much see it growing, it took over the hall.
Then I moved and it sulked and died, poor thing."
Yeah, Cheese Plant, that's what I meant when I said Rubber Plant earlier, they can be very invasive if not pruned back occasionally |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery."
I've just counted 11 in my living room. I do love houseplants, they have to be pretty hardy though. I cannot keep indoor ferns alive for love nor money, and they would be my faves. Ive yet to name them, but I do talk to them 'aww are you dying, please dont die, here have some water" |
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By *Marvel-Man
over a year ago
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"Do you keep house plants, and do you have names for them? I have a Yukka that I call Yeltsin, a Dracaena that's called Davina, and a Cactus that's called Clive "
I have 3 orchids. Never even crossed my mind to name them. |
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
P.O. Box DE1 0NQ |
"Do you keep house plants, and do you have names for them? I have a Yukka that I call Yeltsin, a Dracaena that's called Davina, and a Cactus that's called Clive
I have 3 orchids. Never even crossed my mind to name them. "
You never even thought about calling one of them Desert |
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"In my old flat I had a cheese plant which turned into a triffid and had bits sprouting out all over. It was huge and you could pretty much see it growing, it took over the hall.
Then I moved and it sulked and died, poor thing.
Yeah, Cheese Plant, that's what I meant when I said Rubber Plant earlier, they can be very invasive if not pruned back occasionally "
I've seen rubber plants that are actual big massive trees, growing in the jungles,amazing compared to the y little thing my nan used to grow in a pot in the back parlour.
I wonder if plants get homesick. |
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By *Marvel-Man
over a year ago
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"Do you keep house plants, and do you have names for them? I have a Yukka that I call Yeltsin, a Dracaena that's called Davina, and a Cactus that's called Clive
I have 3 orchids. Never even crossed my mind to name them.
You never even thought about calling one of them Desert "
No. Never. Also I understood your horse racing reference. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love the fact you use bottled water Ace a real green finger there....
I just did a bit or research online, but it seems to have done the trick "
So do you drink tap warter now you know it kills your plants?
You may find rain warter even better then the buxton |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery.
I've just counted 11 in my living room. I do love houseplants, they have to be pretty hardy though. I cannot keep indoor ferns alive for love nor money, and they would be my faves. Ive yet to name them, but I do talk to them 'aww are you dying, please dont die, here have some water" "
Mine experience periods of drought then drowning. Every so often they get chopped to rejuvenate them. They seem to survive |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery.
I've just counted 11 in my living room. I do love houseplants, they have to be pretty hardy though. I cannot keep indoor ferns alive for love nor money, and they would be my faves. Ive yet to name them, but I do talk to them 'aww are you dying, please dont die, here have some water"
Mine experience periods of drought then drowning. Every so often they get chopped to rejuvenate them. They seem to survive "
If were to spray the fern daily on leafs with a mister and not over warter the pot and do not use tap warter you will have more luck |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have at least 30 house plants, ranging from a Yukka, Succulents, a Cactus, Orchids, A Ginseng Bonsai Tree and Aloe Vera's. Latest edition is a potted beauty called a Bleeding Heart with heart-shaped flowers
Barring the Yukka, whose name is Archie, and the Ginseng who is Stupid Sexy Flanders (Simpson's quote) all the other plants are names Planty 
They all bring a lot of joy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've had to buy a greenhouse...
I used to have one when I lived in a bungalow out in the sticks, not very practical in a top floor flat though "
Roof garden? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Too many to name, I’d never remember them
Crikey Doc, how many have you got? You could get little stickers and put them on their pots though
Which one is your favourite?
Just in the living room there are 16 of them.
They are favourites at different times- the orchids all look fantastic in bloom, the big prayer plant is rather resplendent all year round, the little ones are cute. The exotic ones create vibrant interest and the others simply leafy greenery.
I've just counted 11 in my living room. I do love houseplants, they have to be pretty hardy though. I cannot keep indoor ferns alive for love nor money, and they would be my faves. Ive yet to name them, but I do talk to them 'aww are you dying, please dont die, here have some water"
Mine experience periods of drought then drowning. Every so often they get chopped to rejuvenate them. They seem to survive
If were to spray the fern daily on leafs with a mister and not over warter the pot and do not use tap warter you will have more luck "
I think thats my problem with ferns they require a bit of love and care, which my houseplants never get. I may try again. |
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
P.O. Box DE1 0NQ |
"I think thats my problem with ferns they require a bit of love and care, which my houseplants never get. I may try again. "
Although some species are more hardy than others, they all require a bit of tlc at some point |
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
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"Cactuses are always a good option if you have black death fingers."
I wish I'd been able to bring a few of them back from Arizona when I went, some of them are so big even birds build nests in them |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cactuses are always a good option if you have black death fingers.
I wish I'd been able to bring a few of them back from Arizona when I went, some of them are so big even birds build nests in them "
Try growing s. I think they get a bad reputation just because they dont like nice. They are very hardy.
dandelions are s too.
Apparently I can't say W*e*e*d*s. |
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
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"Cactuses are always a good option if you have black death fingers.
I wish I'd been able to bring a few of them back from Arizona when I went, some of them are so big even birds build nests in them
Try growing s. I think they get a bad reputation just because they dont like nice. They are very hardy.
dandelions are s too.
Apparently I can't say W*e*e*d*s."
Dandelions are just s a with a yellow flower, I used to have a garden full of the buggers, until I borrowed a neighbour's rabbit |
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"I have a Hydnora Africana plant
It's named Hydnora the Explorer
(and we all know what the Hydnora Africana plant visually resembles)"
I know it's the jackal fruit and it smells like shit....... is it an arsehole? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I used to have a purple passion plant called prudence and we have a rubber plant called Johnny. Obs. 
That's the extent of my plant naming though. It's hard enough remembering my kids names sometimes! |
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By *haverMan
over a year ago
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"Do you keep house plants, and do you have names for them? I have a Yukka that I call Yeltsin, a Dracaena that's called Davina, and a Cactus that's called Clive "
How is clive havnt seen the old cacti since i was in arizona |
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By *ce Winger OP Man
over a year ago
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"Do you keep house plants, and do you have names for them? I have a Yukka that I call Yeltsin, a Dracaena that's called Davina, and a Cactus that's called Clive
How is clive havnt seen the old cacti since i was in arizona "
Did you read ma post earlier, the birds actually burrow out the flesh of the plant and whole families make their homes there. |
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