You may have noticed the term ‘Non TC’ when you have been shopping for your latest, lovely houseplant. This term is used by growers to indicate that their particular plant has been propagated by a cutting or division, and not by cloning. Well you might ask – should I care about this? Excellent question. Let’s […]
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There is a lot of talk in the cloud about plant plugs and opinions range from – no way! Death plugs, aarrrggghh! to nah, they’re fine, leave it alone; and the most common one: plant what? So here is a little explanatorium to help you understand what the angst or otherwise is all about. Very
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The short answer is yes – some. Which sort of plants? Anthurium – Flamingo flower; Chlorophytum comosum – Spider plant; Dracaena sanderiana – Lucky bamboo; Epipremnum aureum; Ficus elastica – Rubber tree; Monstera- deliciosa, adansonii, lechleriana; Philodendron hederaceum – Heartleaf philodendron; Scindapsus pictus; Spathiphyllum – Peace lily. What sort of water If you have rain
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I have always wondered just how cold is too cold for tropical plants. The excellent news is that it all depends on the plant. Philodendron panduriforme totally lost the plot when the overnight temperature in the hot house went below 10°C. The larger plant on the moss pole began to lose the intense green, and
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When you go into a garden centre and spot your next favourite Philodendron, you may not know at first whether it’s going to be a clumper or a climber – especially as many of the little Phils look quite different to their mature form. To solve your dilemma I have put together here a neat
Clumping versus climbing Philodendrons – but which is which? Read More »
In a previous post, I produced a great chart that details the differences between a vining Philodendron, such as Philodendron Brazil and an Epipremnum Aureum such as Epipremnum Marble Queen. Then I turned around to have a chat with my Silver Sword. The plant tag said it was a Philodendron Silver Sword and as I
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Ok, so you have gone into Bunnings for – whatever – and you’ve quickly ducked down to the plants section to see what’s new or what’s going cheap on the sick plant stand. You find something interesting and you know for sure that it’s not already in your collection because you just know. But your
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Philodendron Birkin has a really interesting background. It is the mutant offspring of Philodendron Rojo Congo, which itself was developed in Florida, USA in 1996 from a cross between Philodendron Imperial Red (mother) and Philodendron Tatei (father). The idea of producing P’ Rojo Congo was to achieve a new and distinctive plant with the following
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The deeper you explore life in your houseplant jungle, the more you will come to realise that plant labelling can be wildly inaccurate. When you spot a miss-labelled plant, resist the urge to ask the shop keeper why they have the wrong name on the plant. They are houseplant retailers, not houseplant junglers and so
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