What are some good hanging houseplants?
coyle
14 years ago
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houseplants and central air- not a good combo :(
Comments (15)mkiker...."boil in your own sweat" is such a good way to put it! I'm in TN and I always have on long pants and long sleeves. People think I'm nuts but it keeps the sun and bugs off me and I'm no hotter than I would be nekid. hopefulauthor...As far as the bugs I referred to....you name it I've got it. I'm referring to a wide range of plant eaters and people eaters both. I'm one of those people that a bug will travel miles to bite, passing up hundreds of less desirable dinners, so I particularly loathe anything that is capable of biting or stinging me. Spiders would be at the top of my hate list. I have an across the board range of plants. Large foliage, succulents, gesnariads, orchids. My biggest concern with any plant-eaters are my streptocarpus. I collect them and have about 60 different hybrids. And they are very suseptable to all kinds of bugs. If I bring a bug in on some hardier plant that might not even notice it, it's going to move on to my streps and cause major issues. I do a lot of outdoor gardening (food to flowers) and try to stay as non-toxic as possible, but it only works out to a certain point. Seems like every summer it comes down to me or the bugs. I just don't know how people stay organic. I've read a lot about it and try every year. But the bugs just take over. Sorry, I sort of get on a rant when I talk about my arch enemies. As for the heat... electric heat is less drying. The air never blows as hot. I haven't had gas heat in a long time, but when I did I thought it gave off toxic fumes that might effect the plants. It gives off a smell and electric doesn't. Maybe a new more efficient gas heater would be better. When I had it, I lived in older houses with older heating systems, and mostly up north where the heat ran a lot more than it would here in TN....See MoreNeed good book on houseplants
Comments (5)I used to own a ton of gardening and plant books but the wealth of info instantly available on the internet unfortunately, sadly, renders them virtually useless although I do still enjoy browsing them occasionally. If you have a deep love for a specific type of plant, I would consider that an excellent reason to purchase a book, but would otherwise save my money for plants. A book about variegated foliage landscape plants is one I still consult often. Also find myself revisiting 2 books I have about lawns often, for many various reasons. They also keep changing the names of plants, so older books will have different groups and names than something much newer. Finding any one store with a great selection of plants one might find in such a book as you describe would be extremely unlikely for anyone not in/near a large city. One's location really does matter. Although zones/hardiness isn't a consideration, latitude is a huge factor that is often completely ignored regarding indoor potted plants. Anyone who has never made a drastic latitude change can't appreciate this. They can intellectually know it, but until you see it, it doesn't hit home. Plants that used to die every time I tried to keep them inside for winter thrive here, blooming where applicable. Plants that used to go in the sunniest window in OH can look great here by a north window. So a book written by someone in New England or Seattle might be useless to me. Someone writing in FL would have little relevance to someone in Chicago. Seeing that you're in Denmark, I would encourage you to put plants in a lot more light than most of the advice you find. I would also like to say that potted plants are much more similar than they are different, IMHO/E. The key is finding a combination of soil mix and watering regime that is pleasing to the plants and their keeper. Then it's just a matter of light exposure, and avoiding those plants that are too particular about uncontrollable factors, like those that just can't abide whatever humidity or temperature situation one has available, or that have light requirements one can't meet. Soliciting advice here has been all I've needed. Within a week, one can get anecdotes and advice from people all over the globe. When you consider their locations and collective info, it's very helpful, and up to the reader to apply the info to their situation. Feel free to ask about any tiny, weird detail here. "They" will have something to say. I see that you've been registered with GW for years but didn't recognize your name. Hope you'll come around the house plant forum more often! What plants do you have so far? I'd love to hear about them. What instantly came to mind when I read your post was Mr. Subjunctive's blog. There are amusing and detailed articles about a long list of plants. That might keep you set for reading material for a while, while you search for books you like/want....See MorePlease share pics of houseplants summering outside. Some of mine)
Comments (77)Hi Jeff, I have posted that one before, Haworthia pygmaea f. crystallina, to the best of my knowledge, but this is the first time it's been outdoors for any length of time...At least it tanned, and did not burn, unlike some of its less fortunate brethren in my care lately. Nice Aloe flower stalk, nice to see the genuine A. vera. Veritas! Christopher...See Moreneed recs for best hanging houseplant base/water catcher
Comments (4)i need the water dish because some of my plants immediately drain most of the water out and then re-absorb it over the next several hours. You may want to investigate to see if these plants need repotted (and a root trim.) The other issue that concerns me is if these pots have mostly peat in them. If so, when you do repot, try to find a soil without peat. It holds too much moisture until it is suddenly so bone dry that it takes forever for it to rehydrate. Regarding the saucer, I'm having a hard time picturing how you would add one to a hanging basket that doesn't come with one attached? Macrame holders? I also wasn't sure if you are interested in shelling out some cash or wanted a more frugal "what I have around the house" approach...?...See Morecoyle
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