PlantInfo Join the Community #Monstera #NewGrowth #FicusGang #HappyPlants #Pothos #GrowLights New Popular @Araceae · 3w Let's look at some unfurled leaves, coz lately my philodendrons are going crazy This first photo is of my Philodendron 'Red Congo Dwarf Mint'. This is a typical unfurling leaf of Philodendron erubescens and similar species. Reddish leaf, no sheath. This next photo is of my Philodendron 'Paraiso Verde', which essentially grows a new leaf every week. You'll notice with many climbing philodendrons that they will have a sheath as they grow from which the leaf emerges. In my Paraiso Verde at least, the sheath [sheath A] will not be disposed of until the next sheath [sheath B] starts to grow. After the leaf from sheath B starts too emerge will then sheath A be disposed of. You can see what i mean from this Philodendron 'Florida Beauty'. The sheath you see below the new growth is starting to become extremely loose. In some time, it'll be disposed of. You may however also notice the sheath here is mostly unraveled already—the sheath on my Paraiso Verde has yet to unravel, as i notice the sheath on my Paraiso Verde only fully unravels when the leaf has grown out of the sheath. On this next example of my Philodendron gloriosum 'Snow Leopard', the sheath is already dying as the leaf emerges. This is interesting as the sheath appears to only protect the growth when it initially emerges—once large enough, but still not open, the sheath is already of no significance to the plant. You'll usually notice high-degree of damage on plants like these in the wild. This last one is of my Philodendron tortum. In the photo you might notice, its similar to that to my 'Paraiso Verde' or my 'Florida Beauty'. The difference is that this leaf emerges from the side, rather than from the top. I do find this interesting, as it does leave the leaf more exposed to damage, but does mean the leaf can unravel faster. Mine is already starting to loosen up. All of this is based on what i observed coz of how my ADHD picks up the most random things and decides to info-dump with almost every social interaction, so i might be wrong on some of this. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #Philodendron #PhiloFlock #RarePlants #rarephilodendrons #PlantInfo #ADHDPLANTLOVERS 10 5 Comments @charlenebean · 1M Any advice on how I should prune my jade plant? 2 6 Comments @RootWrangler · 4M What are these Hoyas??? 4 7 Comments @Araceae · 5M Can we have a discussion on tap water? Common belief is that, the chlorines [and chloramines] in tap water will kill plants. If that's so, all my plants would've died by now. I'm using straight from the tap, average levels abt 2.27ppm with range from 1.34—2.86ppm. I water EVERYTHING with this. Alocasia, seedlings, Philos, Monstera, orchids, Nepenthes, cactus, Anthurium even the random cups of aquatic plants i have. Truth is, WHO's guidelines of 5ppm in chlorine levels is far below the tolerable levels of 100—150ppm for most ornamentals. Sure, plants like Begonia or Geraniums, their growth slows at 2ppm [doesn't mean that they die], but overall 5ppm is quite okay. In the US it's only 4ppm at most too. Some chlorine is needed by plants for basic functions, like nutrient uptake or leaf turgidity. It is important to understand that, the chlorine itself won't kill your plants, unless allowed to build up [by then it's probably repot time for healthy plants]. What DOES kill plants is the overdose of heavy metals in many tap water. Mainly the ones to look out for are Cadmium [Cd], Chromium [Cr], Lead [Pb], Arsenic [Ar], Mercury [Hg], Copper [Cu], Iron [Fe], Manganese [Mn], Molybdenum [Mo], Nickel [Ni] and Zinc [Zn]. The last 6 are micro elements that are needed in small quantities by plants, take note of the following levels at which these elements are required: • Cu: 5-20ppm • Fe: [quite varied, the internet is very divided over this. Some say a range of 2-3ppm, some >4.5-5ppm, some 10-20ppm, even down to 0.1-0.5ppm. Really, just monitor for iron deficiency or overdose symptoms] • Mn: 15-20ppm • Mo: 0.1-1ppm • Ni: [again, very divided. There's as low as 0.03-0.06ppm to 100ppm. But really, nickel isn't normally a huge concern] • Zn: 0.5-10ppm The remaining [Cd, Cr, Pb, Ar, Hg] should be close to zero anyways, it's WHO's guidelines. Anyways if the levels in your tap water for these elements are too high, you may have problems. Same with well water. Should you have these issues, use a distiller, RO unit or water conditioner that removes heavy metals [such as API Aqua Essential or Seachem Prime]. These are usually able to be bought by the gallon online, and will last you for a long time. Also, a word on water softeners. If you have water softeners installed, PLEASE use a distiller or RO unit. Water softeners utilises Sodium or Potassium compounds to bind with hard minerals. These ions can build up in soil, leading to dehydration as they'll interfere with the plant's ability to take up water and other nutrients. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #WateringWednesday #PlantLove #plantproper #TropicalPlants #AquaticPlants #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #Philodendron #PhiloFlock #Monstera #MonsteraMob #OrchidLovers #OrchidOrg #Orchid #Nepenthes #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub #CactusClique #Cactus #Cacti #cacticollect #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #Succulent #SuccerForSucculents #Anthurium #GregGang #Greggers #GregFam #PlantInfo #PlantFactNOW 11 27 Comments @LaSiguanaba · 6M What is this plant? 0 12 Comments @TheCarlyBeth · 7M Is something wrong with my Hoya? 3 2 Comments @peixe.pt · 7M Hello everyone! I came for help!!! I got this cacti on a plant swap, however I want to ID this plant and I have not been able to do so. Can anybody help me? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #Cactus #Cacti #PlantID #PlantInfo #CactusClique #SucculentLove #PlantCorner #PlantSwap 5 5 Comments @ballondusoleil · 8M Yellow spots on new plant 🟡 5 18 Comments @RainSong · 9M Difference between True and false rose of jericho 0 1 Comments @peixe.pt · 10M Alocasia Corms 4 2 Comments @GaietyImpatiens · 1Y Fiddle leaf fig 1 4 Comments @BabeVila · 1Y Succulent ID? Again! 🤣 12 2 Comments @BabeVila · 1Y Succulent ID Help! 5 9 Comments @BabeVila · 1Y Succulent ID Help? 7 1 Comments @TidyTigerpear · 1Y Identification succulents. 6 9 Comments @Araceae · 1Y FUN FACT: Some ficus grow on TREES. As in, a tree grows on a tree. As they mature, the roots grow down its host tree. When they hit the ground, they widen. This can strangle the host tree. When the ficus trees mature, the roots remain the same, leaving a shaded area under it. Other roots will also grow to the ground from its branches, supporting the tree more. A ficus that grows as such is called a strangler fig. First pic is a young Ficus [microcarpa?] on a palm, second is its roots, third is a mature ficus [might also be microcarpa] #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #OutdoorGrowing #PlantInfo #PlantLove #Ficus 9 5 Comments @TidyTigerpear · 1Y Happy Monday #GregGang 🌱 I hope everyone had a great weekend, & start of the week. Today I visited a new nursery, in Apex. I’ve never been there but I was so amazed by the variety of plants for indoor and out! It was hard not to go crazy, but I only walked out with two plants! 🙀😂 1. painter’s palette (anthurium andraeanum) 🎨 2. Andromischus cooperi (similar to calico hearts, just a different leaf shape) 3. Echeveria from my haul a couple weeks ago. It was starting to etoliate at the store, it’s already looking better, I’m slowly introducing it to more light. If anyone knows what type of echeveria this is, please comment! #PlantID #identify #PlantInfo #echeveria 4. Another repot, graptopetalum ‘ghosty’, they all have babies growing! 5. Green pearl echeveria got a repot as well. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #SucculentLove #Succulents #Graptopetalum #Anthurium #Andromischus #SucculentSquad #Succulent #repotting #NewPlants 21 3 Comments @TidyTigerpear · 1Y Hi guys ! A good friend got me this plant from a local farmers market. I’m wondering what kind of plant it may be ? It’s absolutely beautiful & regal looking so of course I have to learn how to care for it! Any tips and identification would be appreciated! 🌱🤔 #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewPlants #identify #PlantID #PlantInfo #variegatedplants 10 12 Comments @SharpCoralaloe · 1Y Hello all, Can someone please help me with my snake plant. It is curling in and I don’t know the reason. I water it once a week. Changed its pot and soil one month ago. #happymonday #PlantInfo #SnakePlant 5 3 Comments @Lunatik4 · 1Y Does anyone know what is happening to my beautiful Starfish? I've never seen this before #Sansevieria 🌱 1 18 Comments See 20 more posts
PlantInfo Join the Community #Monstera #NewGrowth #FicusGang #HappyPlants #Pothos #GrowLights New Popular Ask a Question 10 5 Let's look at some unfurled leaves, coz lately my philodendrons are going crazy This first photo is of my Philodendron 'Red Congo Dwarf Mint'. This is a typical unfurling leaf of Philodendron erubescens and similar species. Reddish leaf, no sheath. This next photo is of my Philodendron 'Paraiso Verde', which essentially grows a new leaf every week. You'll notice with many climbing philodendrons that they will have a sheath as they grow from which the leaf emerges. In my Paraiso Verde at least, the sheath [sheath A] will not be disposed of until the next sheath [sheath B] starts to grow. After the leaf from sheath B starts too emerge will then sheath A be disposed of. You can see what i mean from this Philodendron 'Florida Beauty'. The sheath you see below the new growth is starting to become extremely loose. In some time, it'll be disposed of. You may however also notice the sheath here is mostly unraveled already—the sheath on my Paraiso Verde has yet to unravel, as i notice the sheath on my Paraiso Verde only fully unravels when the leaf has grown out of the sheath. On this next example of my Philodendron gloriosum 'Snow Leopard', the sheath is already dying as the leaf emerges. This is interesting as the sheath appears to only protect the growth when it initially emerges—once large enough, but still not open, the sheath is already of no significance to the plant. You'll usually notice high-degree of damage on plants like these in the wild. This last one is of my Philodendron tortum. In the photo you might notice, its similar to that to my 'Paraiso Verde' or my 'Florida Beauty'. The difference is that this leaf emerges from the side, rather than from the top. I do find this interesting, as it does leave the leaf more exposed to damage, but does mean the leaf can unravel faster. Mine is already starting to loosen up. All of this is based on what i observed coz of how my ADHD picks up the most random things and decides to info-dump with almost every social interaction, so i might be wrong on some of this. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #Philodendron #PhiloFlock #RarePlants #rarephilodendrons #PlantInfo #ADHDPLANTLOVERS @Araceae posted 3w ago 2 6 Any advice on how I should prune my jade plant? @charlenebean asked 1M ago 4 7 What are these Hoyas??? @RootWrangler asked 4M ago 11 27 Can we have a discussion on tap water? Common belief is that, the chlorines [and chloramines] in tap water will kill plants. If that's so, all my plants would've died by now. I'm using straight from the tap, average levels abt 2.27ppm with range from 1.34—2.86ppm. I water EVERYTHING with this. Alocasia, seedlings, Philos, Monstera, orchids, Nepenthes, cactus, Anthurium even the random cups of aquatic plants i have. Truth is, WHO's guidelines of 5ppm in chlorine levels is far below the tolerable levels of 100—150ppm for most ornamentals. Sure, plants like Begonia or Geraniums, their growth slows at 2ppm [doesn't mean that they die], but overall 5ppm is quite okay. In the US it's only 4ppm at most too. Some chlorine is needed by plants for basic functions, like nutrient uptake or leaf turgidity. It is important to understand that, the chlorine itself won't kill your plants, unless allowed to build up [by then it's probably repot time for healthy plants]. What DOES kill plants is the overdose of heavy metals in many tap water. Mainly the ones to look out for are Cadmium [Cd], Chromium [Cr], Lead [Pb], Arsenic [Ar], Mercury [Hg], Copper [Cu], Iron [Fe], Manganese [Mn], Molybdenum [Mo], Nickel [Ni] and Zinc [Zn]. The last 6 are micro elements that are needed in small quantities by plants, take note of the following levels at which these elements are required: • Cu: 5-20ppm • Fe: [quite varied, the internet is very divided over this. Some say a range of 2-3ppm, some >4.5-5ppm, some 10-20ppm, even down to 0.1-0.5ppm. Really, just monitor for iron deficiency or overdose symptoms] • Mn: 15-20ppm • Mo: 0.1-1ppm • Ni: [again, very divided. There's as low as 0.03-0.06ppm to 100ppm. But really, nickel isn't normally a huge concern] • Zn: 0.5-10ppm The remaining [Cd, Cr, Pb, Ar, Hg] should be close to zero anyways, it's WHO's guidelines. Anyways if the levels in your tap water for these elements are too high, you may have problems. Same with well water. Should you have these issues, use a distiller, RO unit or water conditioner that removes heavy metals [such as API Aqua Essential or Seachem Prime]. These are usually able to be bought by the gallon online, and will last you for a long time. Also, a word on water softeners. If you have water softeners installed, PLEASE use a distiller or RO unit. Water softeners utilises Sodium or Potassium compounds to bind with hard minerals. These ions can build up in soil, leading to dehydration as they'll interfere with the plant's ability to take up water and other nutrients. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #WateringWednesday #PlantLove #plantproper #TropicalPlants #AquaticPlants #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #Philodendron #PhiloFlock #Monstera #MonsteraMob #OrchidLovers #OrchidOrg #Orchid #Nepenthes #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub #CactusClique #Cactus #Cacti #cacticollect #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #Succulent #SuccerForSucculents #Anthurium #GregGang #Greggers #GregFam #PlantInfo #PlantFactNOW @Araceae posted 5M ago 0 12 What is this plant? @LaSiguanaba asked 6M ago 3 2 Is something wrong with my Hoya? @TheCarlyBeth asked 7M ago 5 5 Hello everyone! I came for help!!! I got this cacti on a plant swap, however I want to ID this plant and I have not been able to do so. Can anybody help me? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #Cactus #Cacti #PlantID #PlantInfo #CactusClique #SucculentLove #PlantCorner #PlantSwap @peixe.pt posted 7M ago 5 18 Yellow spots on new plant 🟡 @ballondusoleil asked 8M ago 0 1 Difference between True and false rose of jericho @RainSong asked 9M ago 4 2 Alocasia Corms @peixe.pt asked 10M ago 1 4 Fiddle leaf fig @GaietyImpatiens asked 1Y ago 12 2 Succulent ID? Again! 🤣 @BabeVila asked 1Y ago 5 9 Succulent ID Help! @BabeVila asked 1Y ago 7 1 Succulent ID Help? @BabeVila asked 1Y ago 6 9 Identification succulents. @TidyTigerpear asked 1Y ago 9 5 FUN FACT: Some ficus grow on TREES. As in, a tree grows on a tree. As they mature, the roots grow down its host tree. When they hit the ground, they widen. This can strangle the host tree. When the ficus trees mature, the roots remain the same, leaving a shaded area under it. Other roots will also grow to the ground from its branches, supporting the tree more. A ficus that grows as such is called a strangler fig. First pic is a young Ficus [microcarpa?] on a palm, second is its roots, third is a mature ficus [might also be microcarpa] #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #OutdoorGrowing #PlantInfo #PlantLove #Ficus @Araceae posted 1Y ago 21 3 Happy Monday #GregGang 🌱 I hope everyone had a great weekend, & start of the week. Today I visited a new nursery, in Apex. I’ve never been there but I was so amazed by the variety of plants for indoor and out! It was hard not to go crazy, but I only walked out with two plants! 🙀😂 1. painter’s palette (anthurium andraeanum) 🎨 2. Andromischus cooperi (similar to calico hearts, just a different leaf shape) 3. Echeveria from my haul a couple weeks ago. It was starting to etoliate at the store, it’s already looking better, I’m slowly introducing it to more light. If anyone knows what type of echeveria this is, please comment! #PlantID #identify #PlantInfo #echeveria 4. Another repot, graptopetalum ‘ghosty’, they all have babies growing! 5. Green pearl echeveria got a repot as well. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #SucculentLove #Succulents #Graptopetalum #Anthurium #Andromischus #SucculentSquad #Succulent #repotting #NewPlants @TidyTigerpear posted 1Y ago 10 12 Hi guys ! A good friend got me this plant from a local farmers market. I’m wondering what kind of plant it may be ? It’s absolutely beautiful & regal looking so of course I have to learn how to care for it! Any tips and identification would be appreciated! 🌱🤔 #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewPlants #identify #PlantID #PlantInfo #variegatedplants @TidyTigerpear posted 1Y ago 5 3 Hello all, Can someone please help me with my snake plant. It is curling in and I don’t know the reason. I water it once a week. Changed its pot and soil one month ago. #happymonday #PlantInfo #SnakePlant @SharpCoralaloe posted 1Y ago 1 18 Does anyone know what is happening to my beautiful Starfish? I've never seen this before #Sansevieria 🌱 @Lunatik4 asked 1Y ago See 20 more posts
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