Learn how to cater for your plant’s specific needs, and learn which medium they’d like to be potted in, where in your home they’d like to be, and which pests they’re likely to attract.
ZZ plants are one of the most maligned plants in the house plant hobby because they’re one that’s relegated to living in the darkest spots in the house. I think it’s funny that people class them as slow growing when actually they grow pretty quickly when given a decent chance. A lot of people are …
Rubber trees are one of the house plant OGs. They’ve been cultivated for a VERY long time because they’re useful for making rubber (rumour has it they were used to make bouncy balls in 1400BC) though I’m not entirely sure how long we’ve been keeping them inside because they look cool. Rubber plants are fairly …
Begonias are one of the OG house plants. Even a bit, er, grandma-ish. I LOVE mine. It’s barely more than a cutting and prefers to bloom rather than grow leaves, but I don’t mind. There are over 1000 species of begonia, and thousands more hybrids. You get big ones, small ones, showy ones, plain ones, …
Philodendron brasil is a great beginner plant. They’re easy to take of, pretty cheap, look incredible, and there are a few advanced tips that can take your p. brasil from ‘hmm, nice’ to ‘WOW’ that you can try once you’ve got the basics taken care of. Here’s mine: What is a Philodendron brasil? It’s a …
Hoya are one of those gateway plants that can lead to a full-blown obsession, and Hoya kerrii is probably the one that catches a lot of newbie’s eyes. It’s also called the Sweetheart plant or Valentine’s hoya because the leaves look like hearts. Aaaand because we live in a capitalist society where we like to …