How to Care For Monstera Dubia

Monstera Dubia are a pretty great option for people that want a pretty unique-looking plant without the massive price tag* and that is pretty hard to kill. *The cost of Monstera Dubia varies a lot. We paid over £100 for ours a couple of years ago, and now they’re like £30. Are Monstera Dubia hard …

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How to Care For Amydrium Medium Silver

If you’re after a Monstera-esque plant that’s a bit smaller, with bigger fenestrations, and that’s silver then I have the plant for you! Amydrium Medium are found in south-east Asia – Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, and some Indonesian islands. I’m not sure how widely distributed the silver ones are, but they’re definitely found in Borneo. …

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How to Care For Peperomia Sarcophylla

Peperomia sarcophylla is a pretty unusual-looking peperomia. When I first saw one IRL my immediate thought was that it was an anthurium – it had dark greyish-green leaves and prominent white veining. Imagine my surprise when I saw peperomia on the label. It’s a great option if you can’t get hold of an anthurium clarinerveum …

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Most Philodendron Are Climbers – Here’s How to Know If You Have A Crawler

There isn’t a lot of information available regarding the differences between crawling and climbing Philodendrons, simply because the vast majority of Philodendron species commonly available to houseplant enthusiasts are climbers. Once upon a time, like…last year, you wouldn’t find crawling Philodendrons in a shop, so it didn’t really matter. But now you can! And I’m …

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Prayer Plant/Maranta Care Guide

In the interests of staying relevant, I used ChatGPT to write the introduction to this article. Not a fan. It’s too upbeat for a plant that is so so so easy to care for until one day it’s like ‘er, no. Imm die now’. So here it is: Marantas, also known as prayer plants, are …

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