Even as someone trained in horticulture and tropical plants, I can't keep this one happy 😅 we can't even make it thrive in a greenhouse where I work. Unclear what the problem is. I think it is particular about how dry exactly the soil gets between watering. Doesn't seem to like any extremes in terms of soaking or drying
Sorry about your difficult plants Harli, I've reduced my collection to the most hardy and easy to grow, focusing on leaf shape, size and coloration only. Less heartache.
@@ericagreen4015 exactly!! When I first got into plants I would just buy anything because I was so obsessed with it lol but now after having this hobby for sometime I basically stick to the “easy”’plants. Or some people say “basic” plants lol
That's what I've done as well. If a plant is too high maintenance after its probation period, I won't keep it! I'm too busy to fuss over a plant so it needs to be hardy, tolerant of underwatering, and PNW light. I have 20+ that are doing great, so you just have to find what works well with your living conditions and planty parenting style! 🌱
My peperomia hope experience: Do not water until the soil is bone dry (and beyond), and when you water, do it from the bottom, and only let the bottom half of the soil to drench. Mine gets only a small amount of light, and is thriving and growing nicely. Good luck!
Oh wow I’ve found mine to LOVE water actually which surprised me considering the leaf thickness and texture ! Then again mines been in the same tiny terra cotta pot for years and that’s most likely why lol 😝
I wholeheartedly agree with a big chunk of your struggle plants. I killed a money tree, countless peperomias, the watermelon one, a pricey Monstera TC that died a slow death, and I try to stay away from string of anything! Glad to be able to relate to a seasoned planty friend!
Harli, a few thoughts: 1) Watermelon Peperomia: the leaves are growing in jagged due to lack of humidity. My plant's leaves were looking that way and once I put it near a humifier, the plant turned around. You can propagate the leaves but cutting them in half and putting them in soil (like a succulent!) - videos are available on UA-cam. I propagated the heck out of mine and planted the babies back into the mother plant, leading to beautiful, full plant. 2) Peperomia Peperomioides: mine began looking like yours and I cut the stem near the base and cut the long stem into smaller ones. I propagated the stems in water, and roots appeared really quickly. I then planted those stems back into the mother plant and ended up with a lush plant again. The stem on the original plant produced new leaves too. This plant seems to like bright indirect light. When I had it on an east-facing window, it grew well but the leaves cupped inward. When I moved it a few feet away fromt the window, the leaves grew flat, as they're supposed to. I can't stant when plantslook scraggly so I tend to propagate and add to the main plant, for a larger, fuller, more lush plant.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! It's nice to know I'm not the only one with multiple plant fails. I finally realized it's much better (emotionally😌) to toss the ugly plants, and stick to those that can thrive with my way of plant parenting. Way too many so-called "house" plants will not look great anywhere but in a freakin' greenhouse! Love your honesty!
It took me having and almost losing my pilea peperomioides and then getting a job at a greenhouse before knowing how to take care of mine. It’s still not the best, but my mojito is doing so well. It basically wants to get just as much sun and a succulent but with more water. Their roots are super shallow and thin. They don’t like being dry at all so that means just watering more often. I’m also testing out a self watering pot with a wick.
So glad to hear someone else struggles with Pilea peperomioides!! I have two that are just always struggling and dropping leaves no matter what I seem to try, and I squeal every time someone says they’re sooooo easy 🫠
First string of hearts, people notoriously underwater them. Although they like to dry out between waterings, if you let it get to the point where the leaves fold, the plant will not have enough water to grow large leaves or keep the old leaves. They need to be watered as soon as the soil gets dry. And lots of light! Especially at the top of the pot
@@tallulablu I tried water mine just before the leaves get bendy, that's pretty much when about the top two or three inches of the soil is dry. They can technically dry out more and survive, but it's better to water them before they completely deplete otherwise the leaves get tiny.
On the mother of millions, I grew this when I worked at a greenhouse. I found that when I kept it cut back, it branched and made a much sturdier plant, plus it looked better than one tall stem.
I have some similar experiences. I cannot grow pilea peperomioides, tried 3 times and they always turn black and lose leaves no matter how I care for them. Peperomias are some of my favorites, but definitely give me the same trouble you're describing. I'm convinced that some houseplants are just not meant to live in our homes for years and years, sometimes they are just nice for a season and I appreciate them while they're nice.
I have decided to just get the "easy" plants so I don't have to stress so much. I think I'm getting to old to keep trying to keep all varieties happy 😂 but I love your videos you are such a sweetheart ❤
I’m so glad you made this video. Almost every one of these plants has also given me trouble! Pilea peperomiodies and Peperomia hope - once you find a spot they like, do not move them, do not change ANYTHING. Or they will be fussy. And with the Hope, propping is also difficult (and technically it’s copyrighted) so it’s harder to just start over.
Watermelon peperomia are SO hard! Ugh! Ive tried so hard and kill it every time lol. Peperomia Hope on the other hand, I’ve done so good with it. I’ve had mine about 8 months now and it’s grown so much. It’s constantly giving me new leaves. I live in California and I have it in a West window. It gets direct sunlight everyday from about 3pm-7pm or so. I know they love direct light. I also water mine when it’s about a 3 on my moisture meter. Love you Harley!
Thank you for keeping the names of the plants up for longer ! That helps a lot. And omg I have the issue with all these plants. You are right, there is no telling what to do for these plants.
Also for the sting of hearts I switched it out of soil and it’s in pon and sits in water hanging in the window and it has completely over grown it’s pot twice since spring started
For your money tree, the Pachira Aquatica, I find they are very similar to FLFs. Park right in a window it in a window that gets morning light, for me it's my east facing kitchen window, water weekly or as soon as the first inch or two of soil is dry, make sure you have it in a quick draining mix, keep it fertilized (I use a weak dose of organic stuff every 2 weeks) and DO NOT MOVE IT. Just leave it there and try to forget about it, wait out the bad times, and stay steady with care. Mine is nearly six feet tall now, but heaven forbid I tried to move him. 😅 my daughter got a smaller one that was really struggling, but I did the same for hers and it's coming back now. good luck!
hey harli! you should do a video on not having a watering schedule but YES to having a good fertilizing schedule. i love all of your videos & can’t wait for the next one!!
My houseplant addiction only started last spring and I have a house full of plants that I’ve been successful with. The few casualties that I did have are on your list! Schefflera, Pilea, Watermelon Peperomia almost lost my String of Hearts when she threw a fit because it turned winter. Now I know to not get the Thai 😭😭😭 Because I’ll kill it! Darn! Oh the only other plant I killed was a Aglaonema. Oh and Polly but she has been resurrected and I’m pretty proud! Hopefully there are some helpful comments to help us with Hope and Trubli because mine are leggy too! 🤣🤣🤣
I have always struggled with my Scindapsus Argyraeus. Its leaves yellow all the time and new growth comes in super tiny. Then when I chop it to propagate it takes forever to root and half the cuttings die.
Hey Kendall, I used to have the same problem with mine too! I noticed that they really don’t like when their leaves get wet OR if they get too much direct light. When you water them make sure the soil is like dirt dry (with the majority of the leaves super curled) then give it a really deep soak. In terms of trying to prop the cuttings what I’ve seen work best for me is if I try to propagate them with another type of pothos in the water and add just a little bit of fertilizer (like a drop). They take a long time to root but I’ve seen that if they are trying to root with something that roots easier they are more likely to succeed. I hope that helps!
Sometimes I think the medium they come in just isn’t right for our home conditions. I repot plants into my soil mix and sometimes they do better that the medium they come in.
I also struggled with and gave up on my regular watermelon peperomia. It put out many warped, twisted leaves with long stems. The plant had no structure and took up so much space on my shelf (with grow lights) due to the wild growth and long stems. I found the grow lights helped to a degree but then the color of the leaves would get faded to light green so I tossed it! Sorry about your Thai Constellation. I don’t have one but wondered what might happen if you cut it down to a wet stick and put it in a prop box with perlite or perlite and fluval stratum (a new prop substrate I have heard a lot about and found out about on other UA-cam videos). Thanks again for your posts. Always informative and fun!
Oh gosh, I’ve also struggled with my money tree, my peperomia hope and my scindapsus moonlight. The money tree was also losing a bunch of leaves constantly lol. For the peperomia, it’s leggy and odd looking and I just never figured out how to make it lush. And my scindapsus just grows extra slowly (like a new leaf every 6 months….haha)
Mine grew so slow until it finally started to trail and now it's actually growing pretty fast (for that plant) like a leaf every month and a half or so
I had the Pilea in a west window and it loved it! I totally let it… completely, I mean completely dry out. It sometimes dropped some leaves but it was still awesome.
Hi Harli, I agree with some of the peperomias being difficult, I had the watermelon one and it died, haven't bought it again, I also have the money tree and it does lose it's leaves but mine is getting a bunch of new growth. I have never bought a Thai constellation and don't think that I want to spend that much on that plant. I have two string of hearts plants, and one is kind of struggling and the other is doing pretty good. I feel like it can be the humidity in our homes sometimes. I also have a peperomia hope that my daughter gave me a small plant from her mother plant, and it is doing so good, nice and full and it had some really long trails and I cut those off and put them in water and they are getting some good roots and I will put those in with that plant to make it even fuller. I think we all have some plants that are on the struggle bus. But you are really good at growing plants so try and not be hard on yourself if some of them are not doing great. I hope that you have a great week, take care, sending love and hugs, bye for now. 🥰💜
Peperomia Hope-I have 2 really full, fairly long ones. They’re in clay pots. You’re right-they love bright light! But I do feel like mine probably have a solid 3” between leaves on the vines. I probably water mine more often than I think I water most other of my peperomias, even though their leaves are really succulent. Good luck! 💚💚💚 I struggle with syngonium-so you’re my hero there! 💚💚💚
Agree! I used to barley water it and it looked horrible! I started watering more often and giving bright indie t light and mine has gotten so full and beautiful! I never thought I would be able to have a full beautiful pot of peperomia hope! Also same goes for my Watermelon peperomia! When O wasn't watering very often my leves would come in exactly the same, but now they are coming in larger and full leaves.
@@jenniferdaniels3076 thank you! My Hope has been dropping "branches" and I assumed it was due to overwatering (the ends are black)... But I think I'll repot it into a clay pot, water more regularly, and see if he's happier!
Ha ha, I call my little remnant “peperomia No-Hope” I’ve tried various light situations and higher light just bleached the little guy to have light coloured green leaves but did nothing to help it grow. Started as a good sized 4” pot. Sigh.
@@Desaki65 If its ends are black or mushy. That can be a sign of overwatering. I also had a hard time with mine I had it about 2 feet away from a south facing window and it bleached out and the leaves curled inward. But I moved it about 4 feet back and the leaves flattened and the color looks much better now. I also fertilized with liquid dirt and that has Really helped.
for the browning edges/yellowing leaves I find that happens with an occasional plant despite the watering/humidity/soil type being right if the plant is really sensitive to salts/metals/chemicals in tap water. I have to either let the water sit out for a long time before using it or use distilled
Pilea peperomoides hate me. Which is a shame, because I love the way they look! I have a mother plant that I’ve had for about 2 years and it had a few babies when I first got it. I successfully transplanted 2 babies and have tried various methods and environments to keep them happy. I still have the mom and 2 babies but they all struggle constantly. Very leggy and bare on the bottom but they do continue to put out new leaves on the top. I just can’t keep them full 😢
I think the plants that are putting out smaller than normal leaves, might like to be climbing on a trellis or wire structure. They should grow larger leaves once they climb. I'm experimenting with mine right now. Good luck!
I have the same problem with my scindapsus moonlight! Girl, I had it in a 8 in pot with three to four different growth points, and idk what happened maybe the soil stayed wet too long, but I ended up chopping it up in hopes I can regrow it, the leaves last year we so big and lush and beautiful, now the leaves keep getting scraggily and small. Let’s see how this goes
Hi Harli! I love this video! I also have a piece of advice re: string of hearts - I keep mine living in sphagnum moss, in a glass pyramid shaped candle holder that I found at the dollar store. (I used sealant along the seams to make it water-tight) I started doing that with all of my String of ____ plants (including spades, pearls, and turtles) and the results have been absolutely outstanding. They're happy in my office, which features a heavily filtered south facing window. :-)
I’m currently trying to save my Scindapsus Moonlight. I bought it at Home Depot and repotted because it wouldn’t dry out. It still wasn’t thriving and I checked the roots and there was some root rot starting. Part of it is currently in water and I repotted a couple of cuttings with good roots. Fingers crossed!
mine too, I also burned the leaves with too much light when I first brought it home it's half the size now, after 5 months I finally have a couple new leaves
I also got mine from a big box store! It had root rot too! I recommend anyone who’s bought one to repot it and check out the roots before more damage happens😅 I lost some vines because I waited too long to save it.
I feel you on some of these. Here are some tricks that gave me success w some of these: MONEY TREE - right IN an east window, consistent watering & no cold drafts or a/c near. It LOVES heat and humidity or an occasional misting. If it gets a draft it drops leaves fast SOH - I keep mine 5ft from a west window and it has consistently grown crazy fast with even leaves for the last 4 yrs. It only drops leaves when I water inconsistently or if I dont water super thoroughly PILEA PEP- i killed 3 before I had success. It sits right in a north window, water consistently and rotate. it is full and huge PEP HOPE- 3ft from east window grows quickly and consistently, no legginess & has deep green leaves SCINDAPSUS MOON- one of the slowest growers ever. Alive and well but 3 yrs in and still not vining
Thank you for sharing! Watering from the bottom helps a lot of plants avoid leaf problems, I've found. Also some plants seem to HATE being moved in my experience and then drop most of their leaves (and of course I make things worse by moving it again!) Sounds drastic but what about trimming the top of your pilea peperomioides as it begins to get leggy to encourage it to bush up and grow leaves lover down the stem? Works for garden shrubs like lavender, as long as you leave some new growth at the top. Maybe you can propagate the tip? It's just going to get leggier the longer that you leave it: be ruthless and good luck!!!
I had issues with my pilea’s until I found the secret recipe: plastic pots only and I have mine right up against a west window and they are all THRIVING. I hope this helps 😊 Also I’ve found the most difficult plant type is Peperomia I’ve found they need a lot of humidity and overall perfect conditions to survive 😮💨
oh my gosh this video just took so much weight off of my shoulders. i might just purge the plants that don’t like me. i’ve been so stressed about a few of them
I’ve had my peperomia Hope for not quite a year now. It’s in an east window (in northern KS) and I water it about every 2-3 weeks, which might not be enough. It does have 2-3 inch gaps between the leaves, but it’s definitely growing! My pilea Peperomioides is just off to the side of the east window. The leaves have gotten bigger, but they aren’t flat like I would like them to be. The mother plant is about 2 feet tall and has a second group of about 10 babies, so it must be happy.
Hey I love your videos, I was wondering if you’ve ever talked about how you got into plants and UA-cam and if you’ve done or would consider a video on it. Thanks again. 🖤
@@rubyroseplantpalace1053 I also have 60 humidity and mine is shredded too. Maybe grow it in leca? That’s my next project. I chopped my ratty plant up. It’s rooting in water I plan on chopping the adult leaves when the babies come in and starting the whole plant in hydro.
Your videos are so fun to watch! You have such a cute vibe 😁 Mother of thousands/millions though, in always surprised when people have trouble with this one. I find it one of the most fascinating plants to experiment with since they’re so prolific and you don’t have to worry about losing any of them, and they seem to tolerate just about any conditions I put them in, they just grow very differently. Not enough light? They grow like snakey vines. Too much light? Not a thing! They love as much light as possible! Not enough water? They just hang out relaxing and doing nothing until some water comes along. Too much water, I’ve found also not a thing! I have some of mine sitting in standing water, fully saturated soil and they love it! One per pot with lots of space for roots, they grow big. An overcrowded pot with so many you can barely see the soil and they stay tiny little things that are so adorably cute! The best way I’ve found though to get them to grow most stunningly is one per pot, fully saturated soil (a soil pot in a cache pot about half full of water), and full sun from dawn to dusk. This makes them mine grow huge thick and firm leaves (easily 6” long and 3” wide) with short (1/2”) internodes, keeping them compact and lush. Grown this way I find they can grow a foot or so in a summer (and I live in Montreal where winter are long and summers are short!) Unfortunately my most beautiful ones succumbed to fungus and I have to start again this spring. Good thing I have hundreds of babies, even popping up in pots that were nowhere near the mothers!! 😂 One of my go-to plants for beginners wanting something hard to kill!
yes~ give your string of hearts a fresh start. I have my friend's SOH with a very long stem but no leaves at all. She will just throw it but im got my luck making it bloom again... I cut all the stems and wait till new leaves come out. Im happy to revived SOH and few weeks ago it became a wonderful gift to another friend lol
string of herts are so easy!! I just keep them around the house- toasting on south facing window, in my kitchen with low light. the one in low lights I can forget about watering, especially in winter. But in the full sun you have to keep them hydrated- when the soil is dry a bit, they need water. just a bit. all the time- otherwise it will look like yours...sorry...and don't touch it. just leave alone and give water, haha)) should be fine! I also struggled with moonlight...ugly leaves, slow, root rot -the thing almost died, then I rescued some cuttings, put them in moss and in a terrarium - and forgot for a couple of months. and suddenly they started to grow! I repoted it in bark+ moss and keep in terrarium, evenly moist. he is growing! (one leaf for 3 weeks, but it does!!) cut it and start many many moonlight babies)) Hope it helps!
Lol “you’re a mother” 😂 I’m with you on a lot of these! the money tree, pilea, hope.. I put my variegated money tree outside in a random spot outside and it’s thriving 🤦🏽♀️😂
Hi Harli! Love your videos and your humor!! I found the pilea peperomioides very difficult. The leaves turn yellow and drop off the bottom, as you described and my plant ended up like looking like a lollipop with only foliage on the top and a long stem with nothing on it. I looked up videos on propagation but didn’t see much on that plant, so I decided to just chop the plant at the base, cut those bare stems down a bit and placed those stems with their healthy foliage on top into a glass of water. Those bare stems developed lots of roots (very quickly!) and the plant revived! My problem was taking care of it after it grew enough roots and I put it back in soil. My soil was probably too dense for the transition or something, but it didn’t survive. I believe it would have had I used the right soil mix for the plant. I may get one again in the future but I found it a very frustrating plant. But I was very surprised that the stem rooted and I would’ve been able to get a new plant from it! Your excellent at propagating I know so maybe you’ll have better luck with this method or perhaps you’ve tried this method before?
Pepperomia hope - cut back regularly indirect light . Scindapsus moonlight -water when dry - indirect low light I basically ignore it and it's thriving
Lots of Peperomia on this list, which I 10000% can relate, hahaha. I hope I'm able to give some helpful tips! Peperomia Hope & Watermelon: I tend to think of all Peperomia as terrarium plants, to a certain extent. I think people assume that they need to give it a lot of light and underestimate the amount of humidity that they like, but I've found Peperomia to bleach very easily under high light and really flourish when given a bit more humidity. For the Hope, I would cut back the leggy stems (you could propagate for fun) and either give it a cloche/glass dome or give some extra humidity. Same for the Watermelon Pep. If you have an empty fish tank or something, you could use that for an easy makeshift terrarium. String of Hearts: Mine actually suffered for quite awhile with spider mites before I even noticed it had them. The leaves are so small and they can really hide under the leaves. I'd double check to make sure it's not a pest issue. I ended up cutting mine back pretty drastically and placed it under a cloche and it really took off.
I have always struggled with any ivy and ferns. It's so awful! I keep buying them with good intentions and they just crisp up and die almost as soon as I get them 🥲 my pilea also also likes to lose leaves on the bottom! It doing okay, but definitely not thriving :(
Experienced the same with my pilea when we were in our prev house coz it didn’t get any sunlight. I repotted it when we moved to a new place (during winter) and placed it by a southwest facing window. I water it every 2 weeks during winter ans weekly during summer. It is doing really good with really big leaves. Even during winter it did not suffer dropping of leaves. It has grown 3 times bigger than its sisters (given by a friend).
Philodendron Brandtianum is a thorn in my side. I have purchased 3 and they are just horrible. Their baby leaves always get stuck and choke themselves out, new growth (if any) comes out super tiny no matter if you give them a pole or not, and they take forever to even make new leaves only for them to come out distorted, small or die. That is the only philodendron that I am unable to care for…I’ve experimented different potting mediums, humidity, lighting and water but get same results…bummer because they really are pretty plants. Thanks for sharing your struggle plants with us!
Same here, but! Maybe more light and humidity might help?! I'm hoping to put some cuttings in my Ikea Rudsta Greenhouse Cabinet to see if it'll do better.
My Chinese money plant recently got some root rot when I repotted it, I tried to dry it out but it just wasn't thriving so I cut off the bottom part of the root stem and also removed most of the rotten roots, I put it in water and now its getting new healthy roots. I find that they need very good drainage and let them dry out a bit between watering. 😊 also, I find that they don't actually need direct sunlight, just a bright room works well for mine!
CURRENTLY... The Plants Taking Me All The Way To Struggle City Are: The Monstera Peru In The Form Of Large Leafed Cuttings. Small Cuttings of The Syngonium L. C. Road Which DON'T Seem To Want To Grow-Up To Be Big And Strong...What Do THEY Need... Some Spinach??? I Got The Prop Memo From HARLI Too Late!!! I ALSO Have A Ficus Audrey Standing Around Naked From The Top Down!!!
I can identify with the peparomia, never had the nerve for the others. Doing good to keep all the hoyas going. Since spring I need to water twice a week!! So it has been trying!!
I was struggling with my marble queen pothos because it is a thirsty beast, I have it in the bathroom now where there is a tiny east facing window for it to sit in, and I can remember to water it several times a week.
My Pilea Peperomioides is doing much better since I put it under a grow light. It’s got lots of new growth and looks much fuller now. It’s been a successful experiment because I was about to give up on it!
I’ve heard that Scindapsus are shingling plants and sends out runners when their vines are too long. You can wrap their vines around the soil to encourage more leaf growth!
Hi. My money tree is doing great right next to north facing window. I water when just about dry with spring water and plant food each time. I also mist this plant every morning. Good luck with your money tree!
I also struggled with the money tree, pilea pepperomia, watermelon pepperomia, and moonlight plant! The only one I still have currently is the Moonlight and I love it sooo much so I really hope it’ll live! Something that didn’t make your list but is at the top of mine is the Stromanthe Triostar! Omg it is the most beautiful diva plant that ever lived! 🤦🏾♀️ Mine has died out and came back to life about 2 or 3 times lol
I have an umbrella tree/plant I got from a big box store and personally I haven’t had an issue with it yet (I’ve probably had it for a month and a half.) I just water it when it gets dry and place it near my window with sheer curtains and it’s been pushing out new growth. It’s crazy to see how some people always have issues with one plant and others can make them thrive.
Just speaking for plants in general, they do better in the winter months with higher humidity. With the heat on the humidity indoors drops lower than desert humidity. I keep a humidifier running from October through most of May here in the Northeast.
I’ve had great success with watermelon peps. I’ve only ever had two and never had an issue….So far. I never know when to water Hopes so it’s destined to die at some point in the future. Killed two money trees. Kill ginseng ficus all the time. Ruby cascade. Omg. Owned three killed three. Never again will I own one. Peperomiodes do well in the growing season then die over the winter. I’m currently trying again with a baby and a full grown robust one. We shall see. I have a huge moonlight doing the exact same thing yours is doing and one 6” pot that’s growing beautifully. Go figure. Same care. And I like them to grow slow.
I feel like SOH need more water than it’s often portrayed. When they get a little too dry they really start dropping leaves so I wonder with it being in terra cotta and with change of season needed more water than it was getting and that caused such dramatic leaf loss???
Yes!! I read that they’re more succulent type because of the leaves, but I’m finding this isn’t true. I just got mine and let it dry out between watering and an entire rope of hearts shriveled! So now I’m playing with watering it more frequently and humidity.
I agree on your fussy plants list. I finally unlocked the secret to keeping my watermelon peperomia and pilea happy. I’m still working with the scindapsus trebuii. It was from costa and the soil type didn’t agree with the plant so before it died of root rot I brought it back to life. My pachira aquatica leaves kept turning black and dying. I discovered it prefers distilled water so I gave it away. I now only keep the plants that are easy and simple to keep and agree with the lighting that I can provide. Also plants will try your patience. Thanks for the video!
Monstera Adansonii - This plant has been giving me so many issues lately 😫 It’s yellowing, putting out super tiny leaves, and having weirdly shaped new growth! I just can’t seem to make it happy.
omg same! mine looked really pretty and grew very beautifully and then all of the sudden stopped! i fixed it though! do not forget to fertilize, give it some humidity, and make sure there are no pests. spider mites love the little holes in the leaves for their webs of hell. After i aggressively treated my adansonii it is slowly recovering! also propping the leaves that are messed up helps them grow back better
I had the same problem when I first got mine. Everything I have tried and seems to be working: changed the soil to a chuck aroid mix, never let the soil completely dry out (it drys out about 80% before I water), and I fertilize everytime I water (I also you a liquid fertilizer, so it could be different depending on the fertilizer)
Awe your sweet precious string of hearts! In my experience they really thrive on neglect and don't like being over-watered. Of all the plants I own it does the best with extended periods of no water. I have a propagation I didn't water for 4 months in a 1" pot and its still alive... I also struggle with Kalanchoe. silly weeds, but also insanely drought tolerant. When they get to be more than 12" tall I cull the mother and repot the babies and start over. They also are susceptible to powdery mildew
Happy to know I am not the only one who struggles with some of these plants. #1 Money Tree: very fussy - look at it wrong and it drops leaves. Mine seems to prefer the room with a bank of north facing windows and east & west all glass French doors. #2: Watermelon peperomia: Mine has been puny for months so a couple weeks ago I put it under a cloche in a room with a bank of east facing windows and it is looking happy! #3 Peperomia Hope: grew beautifully initially and has now stalled. Waiting to see if anything happens…. #4. Pilea peperomoides: Not sure why mine is still alive. I have 2 “stalks” with a few leaves at the end. It seems to be happy finally and has started putting out new growth. Currently in the room with the north facing windows and east/west glass front doors but under a grow light as it’s in a darker corner. String of Hearts: I have mine hanging in an east facing window and it has been thrilled. Bloomed all over the place. BTW I live in western Oregon where we have long sunny summer days and short overcast winter days. I really enjoy your videos!
I love watermelon peperomia but for the life of me can't get mine to grow well! I've tried relocating it within my house and found a spot that its been doing better in but still not thriving...sigh. My moonlight treubii didn't grow new leaves for ever...but I put it in my terrarium and it almost immediately pushed out two new leaves...high might humidity and temp. I've actually had great success with my money tree (green form). I'm in southern Indiana and have it in a west facing window and I let it dry out a bit between watering and I have it in a petty small plastic pot. Hope you can figure out what yours wants 💚🌱
I took a page from your book. I have a big hoya crimson Princesses. Then for some reason it started getting some black spots. So I decided to chop and prop healthy pieces. Just to see if the mother plant would grow back. Thankfully it is coming back and no black spots. And now I have an almost full prop box of babies. My toughest pant for me to take care of are orchids... I love them but still learning on how to keep them healthy.
I totally agree with those peperomia plants or pilea. I just can’t give them the light or humidity needs they require (mostly humidity) and I’ve kinda stopped trying to keep them for now. 🤷🏼♀️ Plus my Thai constellation root rotted. I’m at a stump that’s in water at this point. It’s putting out this teeny tiny leaf but refuses to push out a new root. 🤦🏼♀️. Soooo much money on that one. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Thank you for this list. I have issues with many of the same ones and I feel better knowing someone with your experience struggles with them as well. It helps me feel slightly less guilty. LOL
My moonlight also was like yours. Eventually, I had to toss it and won't get another one. I just think during the winter months, and then during spring, when they're beginning to wake up, some plants just have a hard time surviving that.
I’m glad you did this video. Very interesting to watch. My Pilea does not like the change of seasons to winter. She looks great Spring through Fall but is unhappy in Winter. I will try a grow light for her this Winter. My Scindapsus Moonlight is a very slow grower and she had me concerned at the end of Winter. In March I took 6 cuttings from her because I thought she might die. Surprisingly the cuttings did well and she perked up. I’m sure the Spring growth season had a lot to do with her recovery. Sometimes we just get lucky! Many thanks for this video. 👌🪴🥰
I had several plants do awesome over winter and then in spring they just gave up. pila peppermoites, SOP, and like 6 rex begonia 🤷♀️ scindapsus are definitely also on my "come on really" list.
Stromanthe triostar - I've done everything under the sun and she is soooooo finicky. The only thing that has worked for me is growing small ones in a prop box. I would like to have one out by my window but they always get brown edges or curl up like it's no one's business.
I was just watching a Planterina video the other day, and Amanda mentioned that triostars do not want to be be windows. I don't know from personal experience, but I hope it's helpful info to pass along!
Ok so mine stay happy, thriving and crisp free only if I do a couple particular things lol they are picky for sure. Mine don’t like to dry out what so ever first of all, and they also hate tap water. They want distilled. They do love light as well! I my favorite one in a window and just keep up with watering and she stays happy . One missed water and she will crisp a bit tho
mine is in a north window and it flowers all the time in a pretty big terricotta pot , i split it up and put it 10 ft from a large south window its doing good too
I feel like there are a few treubii that just don’t have good genetics. I’ve heard so many people have struggles with it? Including myself, and for no reason! Also, up the watering on your SOH! I swear it helps
Girl you are not alone. I almost killed my peperomia. I’m pretty sure I over watered it. Now I keep it in my bathroom and I don’t water often and it’s coming back. Hope this helps
I also have a pilea peperomioides mojito, pep hope, and a regular green money tree and I keep them all in a north window with very bright indirect light and only maybe 2 hours of direct light from the morning. They’re super happy with that and a little supplemental grow lights, and I only fertilize during the growing season with osmocote. I keep my pilea in terracotta because it likes lots of water but it hates sitting in water. I hope that helps!
Trubii moonlight! I think I finally figured it out. Do not water it until most of the leaves are starting to roll! When most are curling back I water it and that is working! But still very slow grower.
I feel like once the roots fill the pot it takes off! I can't stop mine from from growing. I do the same as you with watering, wait until all or most of the leaves curl and then give her a good drink.
Great video! Just wanted to say my treubii grows quickly, and I believe it's because it gets full morning eastern sun for a few hours, right on the leaves.
I’m in the fast-growing Treubii club too! Like already putting out a new leaf before the previous one hardens off. But mine sits 4’ or so off a SW-facing window.
No idea if this is the case with the plant you were talking about losing variegation on but hear me out. I had a syngonium mojito that I had inches from a very powerful grow light. All the leaves were coming out with a green on green variegation with the greens so similar in color that you could hardly tell it was variegation unless it was right up against your eye and you were looking for variations in color. I moved it to a north window and it started putting out the classic cream/green mojito variegation. The majority of people were saying high light but for whatever reason me and a few others have had better success with lower light. When I tried researching it I found a few comments saying higher light works for unstable variegation but for plants with stable variegation the plant will produce more green in too high of light to try and protect itself from burning. No idea if that’s true or if there’s any science actually backing it up- but I thought I’d mention it. I do know that for whatever reason my syngonium mojito is doing better in lower light
My nemesis is the Maidenhair fern. I have tried so my times over my decades of houseplant keeping. I have decided to try one final time. And if this one dies, I will give up. I am also not great at growing the Poka Dot plant. Another spieces I don't try to grow anymore are the String of...s (such as the String of Hearts). I love the Thai Constellation, but one failure was enough, besides they get too big for my apartment anyway. Beautiful, but I am with you, they are not worth the disappointment/struggle.
2:35 is a pachira aquatica, not schefflera, i think. They're swamp plants and love a lot of moisture.
Oops! You’re right! Thanks for the correction
It is a pachira aquatica, but the term aquatica is misleading since it does like a humid environment but likes to dry out between waterings
Feel ya on the turbi moon light. Slow slow slow
Even as someone trained in horticulture and tropical plants, I can't keep this one happy 😅 we can't even make it thrive in a greenhouse where I work. Unclear what the problem is. I think it is particular about how dry exactly the soil gets between watering. Doesn't seem to like any extremes in terms of soaking or drying
@@lumpybunz yes I agree I think it doesn’t like to dry completely out, but I don’t think it likes to be completely soaked either.
Sorry about your difficult plants Harli, I've reduced my collection to the most hardy and easy to grow, focusing on leaf shape, size and coloration only. Less heartache.
Same here. I just stopped buying all the diva plants because they’re too much work.
This is about where I’m at. Fussy plants take the healthy benefits out of keeping plants. It’s supposed to be relaxing not stressful
I feel this
@@ericagreen4015 exactly!! When I first got into plants I would just buy anything because I was so obsessed with it lol but now after having this hobby for sometime I basically stick to the “easy”’plants. Or some people say “basic” plants lol
That's what I've done as well. If a plant is too high maintenance after its probation period, I won't keep it! I'm too busy to fuss over a plant so it needs to be hardy, tolerant of underwatering, and PNW light. I have 20+ that are doing great, so you just have to find what works well with your living conditions and planty parenting style! 🌱
My peperomia hope experience: Do not water until the soil is bone dry (and beyond), and when you water, do it from the bottom, and only let the bottom half of the soil to drench. Mine gets only a small amount of light, and is thriving and growing nicely. Good luck!
Oh wow I’ve found mine to LOVE water actually which surprised me considering the leaf thickness and texture ! Then again mines been in the same tiny terra cotta pot for years and that’s most likely why lol 😝
@@sassysucculent6291 Thanks for sharing! If I overwater mine, leaves would start to fall the next day. :-/
I struggle with this plant. Will try this. Thank you
Oh gosh these contrasting water comments say it all right here. I’m struggling w this plant.
@Harli G how dry do you let your pep Hope get before watering?
I wholeheartedly agree with a big chunk of your struggle plants. I killed a money tree, countless peperomias, the watermelon one, a pricey Monstera TC that died a slow death, and I try to stay away from string of anything! Glad to be able to relate to a seasoned planty friend!
Harli, a few thoughts:
1) Watermelon Peperomia: the leaves are growing in jagged due to lack of humidity. My plant's leaves were looking that way and once I put it near a humifier, the plant turned around. You can propagate the leaves but cutting them in half and putting them in soil (like a succulent!) - videos are available on UA-cam. I propagated the heck out of mine and planted the babies back into the mother plant, leading to beautiful, full plant.
2) Peperomia Peperomioides: mine began looking like yours and I cut the stem near the base and cut the long stem into smaller ones. I propagated the stems in water, and roots appeared really quickly. I then planted those stems back into the mother plant and ended up with a lush plant again. The stem on the original plant produced new leaves too.
This plant seems to like bright indirect light. When I had it on an east-facing window, it grew well but the leaves cupped inward. When I moved it a few feet away fromt the window, the leaves grew flat, as they're supposed to.
I can't stant when plantslook scraggly so I tend to propagate and add to the main plant, for a larger, fuller, more lush plant.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! It's nice to know I'm not the only one with multiple plant fails.
I finally realized it's much better (emotionally😌) to toss the ugly plants, and stick to those that can thrive with my way of plant parenting.
Way too many so-called "house" plants will not look great anywhere but in a freakin' greenhouse!
Love your honesty!
It took me having and almost losing my pilea peperomioides and then getting a job at a greenhouse before knowing how to take care of mine. It’s still not the best, but my mojito is doing so well. It basically wants to get just as much sun and a succulent but with more water. Their roots are super shallow and thin. They don’t like being dry at all so that means just watering more often. I’m also testing out a self watering pot with a wick.
So glad to hear someone else struggles with Pilea peperomioides!! I have two that are just always struggling and dropping leaves no matter what I seem to try, and I squeal every time someone says they’re sooooo easy 🫠
Oh hell yeah! This plant pisses me off like nobody's business! 🙄
Same! I have 100+ plants and have killed that one twice 🤣
First string of hearts, people notoriously underwater them. Although they like to dry out between waterings, if you let it get to the point where the leaves fold, the plant will not have enough water to grow large leaves or keep the old leaves. They need to be watered as soon as the soil gets dry. And lots of light! Especially at the top of the pot
Yeah my string of hearts love the sun. It gets bright morning sun and grows like crazy
When should I water? 1 in is dry, half pot dry, etc. I just bought mine and I'm in love so I'll take any tips haha
@@tallulablu I tried water mine just before the leaves get bendy, that's pretty much when about the top two or three inches of the soil is dry. They can technically dry out more and survive, but it's better to water them before they completely deplete otherwise the leaves get tiny.
On the mother of millions, I grew this when I worked at a greenhouse. I found that when I kept it cut back, it branched and made a much sturdier plant, plus it looked better than one tall stem.
I have some similar experiences. I cannot grow pilea peperomioides, tried 3 times and they always turn black and lose leaves no matter how I care for them. Peperomias are some of my favorites, but definitely give me the same trouble you're describing. I'm convinced that some houseplants are just not meant to live in our homes for years and years, sometimes they are just nice for a season and I appreciate them while they're nice.
Love your giggle Harli, it's so infectious. ❤️
I have decided to just get the "easy" plants so I don't have to stress so much. I think I'm getting to old to keep trying to keep all varieties happy 😂 but I love your videos you are such a sweetheart ❤
I’m so glad you made this video. Almost every one of these plants has also given me trouble! Pilea peperomiodies and Peperomia hope - once you find a spot they like, do not move them, do not change ANYTHING. Or they will be fussy. And with the Hope, propping is also difficult (and technically it’s copyrighted) so it’s harder to just start over.
Watermelon peperomia are SO hard! Ugh! Ive tried so hard and kill it every time lol. Peperomia Hope on the other hand, I’ve done so good with it. I’ve had mine about 8 months now and it’s grown so much. It’s constantly giving me new leaves. I live in California and I have it in a West window. It gets direct sunlight everyday from about 3pm-7pm or so. I know they love direct light. I also water mine when it’s about a 3 on my moisture meter. Love you Harley!
I just killed my third watermelon pep LOL
Thank you for keeping the names of the plants up for longer ! That helps a lot.
And omg I have the issue with all these plants. You are right, there is no telling what to do for these plants.
I absolutely loved your energy in this video!! You’re so funny and entertaining BIG fan 🤍
“Calm down, you’re a mother.” Too funny!!😂😂🤣
HARLI, YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO MUCH BETTER ABOUT MY CASUALTIES! TY
Also for the sting of hearts I switched it out of soil and it’s in pon and sits in water hanging in the window and it has completely over grown it’s pot twice since spring started
Dearest Harli, I just LOVE how real you are. It gives me hope as a new plant parent
For your money tree, the Pachira Aquatica, I find they are very similar to FLFs. Park right in a window it in a window that gets morning light, for me it's my east facing kitchen window, water weekly or as soon as the first inch or two of soil is dry, make sure you have it in a quick draining mix, keep it fertilized (I use a weak dose of organic stuff every 2 weeks) and DO NOT MOVE IT. Just leave it there and try to forget about it, wait out the bad times, and stay steady with care. Mine is nearly six feet tall now, but heaven forbid I tried to move him. 😅 my daughter got a smaller one that was really struggling, but I did the same for hers and it's coming back now. good luck!
My Pep. HOPE for super happy when I wrapped her around my shelf going up. So many leaves came out and continue to come all the time!
That kalanchoe mother of millions they call it mala madre in Spanish meaning “bad mother” I’m guessing because it drops off its babies everywhere
hey harli! you should do a video on not having a watering schedule but YES to having a good fertilizing schedule. i love all of your videos & can’t wait for the next one!!
My houseplant addiction only started last spring and I have a house full of plants that I’ve been successful with. The few casualties that I did have are on your list!
Schefflera, Pilea, Watermelon Peperomia almost lost my String of Hearts when she threw a fit because it turned winter. Now I know to not get the Thai 😭😭😭
Because I’ll kill it! Darn! Oh the only other plant I killed was a Aglaonema. Oh and Polly but she has been resurrected and I’m pretty proud! Hopefully there are some helpful comments to help us with Hope and Trubli because mine are leggy too! 🤣🤣🤣
I have always struggled with my Scindapsus Argyraeus. Its leaves yellow all the time and new growth comes in super tiny. Then when I chop it to propagate it takes forever to root and half the cuttings die.
Hey Kendall, I used to have the same problem with mine too! I noticed that they really don’t like when their leaves get wet OR if they get too much direct light. When you water them make sure the soil is like dirt dry (with the majority of the leaves super curled) then give it a really deep soak. In terms of trying to prop the cuttings what I’ve seen work best for me is if I try to propagate them with another type of pothos in the water and add just a little bit of fertilizer (like a drop). They take a long time to root but I’ve seen that if they are trying to root with something that roots easier they are more likely to succeed. I hope that helps!
agree about propagation, I pin vines back into soil, no cut. I let mine always get dry before watering.. likes being ignored imo
Sometimes I think the medium they come in just isn’t right for our home conditions. I repot plants into my soil mix and sometimes they do better that the medium they come in.
I also struggled with and gave up on my regular watermelon peperomia. It put out many warped, twisted leaves with long stems. The plant had no structure and took up so much space on my shelf (with grow lights) due to the wild growth and long stems. I found the grow lights helped to a degree but then the color of the leaves would get faded to light green so I tossed it!
Sorry about your Thai Constellation. I don’t have one but wondered what might happen if you cut it down to a wet stick and put it in a prop box with perlite or perlite and fluval stratum (a new prop substrate I have heard a lot about and found out about on other UA-cam videos).
Thanks again for your posts. Always informative and fun!
Oh gosh, I’ve also struggled with my money tree, my peperomia hope and my scindapsus moonlight. The money tree was also losing a bunch of leaves constantly lol. For the peperomia, it’s leggy and odd looking and I just never figured out how to make it lush. And my scindapsus just grows extra slowly (like a new leaf every 6 months….haha)
I've never succeeded with a scindapsus moonlight for some reason!
Mine grew so slow until it finally started to trail and now it's actually growing pretty fast (for that plant) like a leaf every month and a half or so
Literally started smiling when she laughed about forgetting a plant
I had the Pilea in a west window and it loved it! I totally let it… completely, I mean completely dry out. It sometimes dropped some leaves but it was still awesome.
I think Peperomia Hope is just leggy. mine is leggy, but top always looks full. i wrapped two legs together to make it looks fuller lol
Hi Harli, I agree with some of the peperomias being difficult, I had the watermelon one and it died, haven't bought it again, I also have the money tree and it does lose it's leaves but mine is getting a bunch of new growth. I have never bought a Thai constellation and don't think that I want to spend that much on that plant. I have two string of hearts plants, and one is kind of struggling and the other is doing pretty good. I feel like it can be the humidity in our homes sometimes. I also have a peperomia hope that my daughter gave me a small plant from her mother plant, and it is doing so good, nice and full and it had some really long trails and I cut those off and put them in water and they are getting some good roots and I will put those in with that plant to make it even fuller. I think we all have some plants that are on the struggle bus. But you are really good at growing plants so try and not be hard on yourself if some of them are not doing great. I hope that you have a great week, take care, sending love and hugs, bye for now. 🥰💜
Peperomia Hope-I have 2 really full, fairly long ones. They’re in clay pots. You’re right-they love bright light! But I do feel like mine probably have a solid 3” between leaves on the vines. I probably water mine more often than I think I water most other of my peperomias, even though their leaves are really succulent. Good luck! 💚💚💚
I struggle with syngonium-so you’re my hero there! 💚💚💚
Agree! I used to barley water it and it looked horrible! I started watering more often and giving bright indie t light and mine has gotten so full and beautiful! I never thought I would be able to have a full beautiful pot of peperomia hope!
Also same goes for my Watermelon peperomia! When O wasn't watering very often my leves would come in exactly the same, but now they are coming in larger and full leaves.
@@jenniferdaniels3076 omg! Well then! I guess I need to up the watering with her as well! I’m glad you said that! 💚
@@jenniferdaniels3076 thank you! My Hope has been dropping "branches" and I assumed it was due to overwatering (the ends are black)... But I think I'll repot it into a clay pot, water more regularly, and see if he's happier!
Ha ha, I call my little remnant “peperomia No-Hope” I’ve tried various light situations and higher light just bleached the little guy to have light coloured green leaves but did nothing to help it grow. Started as a good sized 4” pot. Sigh.
@@Desaki65 If its ends are black or mushy. That can be a sign of overwatering. I also had a hard time with mine I had it about 2 feet away from a south facing window and it bleached out and the leaves curled inward. But I moved it about 4 feet back and the leaves flattened and the color looks much better now. I also fertilized with liquid dirt and that has Really helped.
for the browning edges/yellowing leaves I find that happens with an occasional plant despite the watering/humidity/soil type being right if the plant is really sensitive to salts/metals/chemicals in tap water. I have to either let the water sit out for a long time before using it or use distilled
I agree with the string of hearts. Despite placing it under a grow light, the leaves would come in small and curled inward
Pilea peperomoides hate me. Which is a shame, because I love the way they look! I have a mother plant that I’ve had for about 2 years and it had a few babies when I first got it. I successfully transplanted 2 babies and have tried various methods and environments to keep them happy. I still have the mom and 2 babies but they all struggle constantly. Very leggy and bare on the bottom but they do continue to put out new leaves on the top. I just can’t keep them full 😢
I think the plants that are putting out smaller than normal leaves, might like to be climbing on a trellis or wire structure. They should grow larger leaves once they climb. I'm experimenting with mine right now. Good luck!
I have the same problem with my scindapsus moonlight! Girl, I had it in a 8 in pot with three to four different growth points, and idk what happened maybe the soil stayed wet too long, but I ended up chopping it up in hopes I can regrow it, the leaves last year we so big and lush and beautiful, now the leaves keep getting scraggily and small. Let’s see how this goes
Hi Harli! I love this video! I also have a piece of advice re: string of hearts - I keep mine living in sphagnum moss, in a glass pyramid shaped candle holder that I found at the dollar store. (I used sealant along the seams to make it water-tight) I started doing that with all of my String of ____ plants (including spades, pearls, and turtles) and the results have been absolutely outstanding. They're happy in my office, which features a heavily filtered south facing window. :-)
I’m currently trying to save my Scindapsus Moonlight. I bought it at Home Depot and repotted because it wouldn’t dry out. It still wasn’t thriving and I checked the roots and there was some root rot starting. Part of it is currently in water and I repotted a couple of cuttings with good roots. Fingers crossed!
Same happened to mine and I got it from Home Depot too!
Omg, same with mine. My moisture meter always says wet, even if it’s been one month + since the last watering.
mine too, I also burned the leaves with too much light when I first brought it home it's half the size now, after 5 months I finally have a couple new leaves
I also got mine from a big box store! It had root rot too! I recommend anyone who’s bought one to repot it and check out the roots before more damage happens😅 I lost some vines because I waited too long to save it.
soil needs to be airy like a philodendron mix. Plenty of orchid bark into soil
Apart of Thai constellation as I didn’t try, I think you came into my house and saw exactly what I am struggling with before making this video 😄
I feel you on some of these. Here are some tricks that gave me success w some of these:
MONEY TREE - right IN an east window, consistent watering & no cold drafts or a/c near. It LOVES heat and humidity or an occasional misting. If it gets a draft it drops leaves fast
SOH - I keep mine 5ft from a west window and it has consistently grown crazy fast with even leaves for the last 4 yrs. It only drops leaves when I water inconsistently or if I dont water super thoroughly
PILEA PEP- i killed 3 before I had success. It sits right in a north window, water consistently and rotate. it is full and huge
PEP HOPE- 3ft from east window grows quickly and consistently, no legginess & has deep green leaves
SCINDAPSUS MOON- one of the slowest growers ever. Alive and well but 3 yrs in and still not vining
Thank you for sharing! Watering from the bottom helps a lot of plants avoid leaf problems, I've found. Also some plants seem to HATE being moved in my experience and then drop most of their leaves (and of course I make things worse by moving it again!) Sounds drastic but what about trimming the top of your pilea peperomioides as it begins to get leggy to encourage it to bush up and grow leaves lover down the stem? Works for garden shrubs like lavender, as long as you leave some new growth at the top. Maybe you can propagate the tip? It's just going to get leggier the longer that you leave it: be ruthless and good luck!!!
I had issues with my pilea’s until I found the secret recipe: plastic pots only and I have mine right up against a west window and they are all THRIVING. I hope this helps 😊 Also I’ve found the most difficult plant type is Peperomia I’ve found they need a lot of humidity and overall perfect conditions to survive 😮💨
Surprised to see the Thai Constellation on that list! I agree with most of the others though except the Treubii Moonlight.
oh my gosh this video just took so much weight off of my shoulders. i might just purge the plants that don’t like me. i’ve been so stressed about a few of them
I found this super fun and funny, thanks for making me smile and even laugh, and feel less bad about killing my alocasia polly
Lol I couldn’t believe you were holding up the remains of a Thai constellation I literally gasped!!
I’ve had my peperomia Hope for not quite a year now. It’s in an east window (in northern KS) and I water it about every 2-3 weeks, which might not be enough. It does have 2-3 inch gaps between the leaves, but it’s definitely growing! My pilea Peperomioides is just off to the side of the east window. The leaves have gotten bigger, but they aren’t flat like I would like them to be. The mother plant is about 2 feet tall and has a second group of about 10 babies, so it must be happy.
Hey I love your videos, I was wondering if you’ve ever talked about how you got into plants and UA-cam and if you’ve done or would consider a video on it. Thanks again. 🖤
In my experience, a shredded watermelon peperomia is 100% a low humidity issue!
I had above 60% humidity and I failed at this one. maybe a soil pest. my silver frost looks awful too
@@rubyroseplantpalace1053 I also have 60 humidity and mine is shredded too. Maybe grow it in leca? That’s my next project. I chopped my ratty plant up. It’s rooting in water I plan on chopping the adult leaves when the babies come in and starting the whole plant in hydro.
Your videos are so fun to watch! You have such a cute vibe 😁
Mother of thousands/millions though, in always surprised when people have trouble with this one. I find it one of the most fascinating plants to experiment with since they’re so prolific and you don’t have to worry about losing any of them, and they seem to tolerate just about any conditions I put them in, they just grow very differently. Not enough light? They grow like snakey vines. Too much light? Not a thing! They love as much light as possible! Not enough water? They just hang out relaxing and doing nothing until some water comes along. Too much water, I’ve found also not a thing! I have some of mine sitting in standing water, fully saturated soil and they love it! One per pot with lots of space for roots, they grow big. An overcrowded pot with so many you can barely see the soil and they stay tiny little things that are so adorably cute!
The best way I’ve found though to get them to grow most stunningly is one per pot, fully saturated soil (a soil pot in a cache pot about half full of water), and full sun from dawn to dusk. This makes them mine grow huge thick and firm leaves (easily 6” long and 3” wide) with short (1/2”) internodes, keeping them compact and lush. Grown this way I find they can grow a foot or so in a summer (and I live in Montreal where winter are long and summers are short!)
Unfortunately my most beautiful ones succumbed to fungus and I have to start again this spring. Good thing I have hundreds of babies, even popping up in pots that were nowhere near the mothers!! 😂
One of my go-to plants for beginners wanting something hard to kill!
yes~ give your string of hearts a fresh start.
I have my friend's SOH with a very long stem but no leaves at all. She will just throw it but im got my luck making it bloom again...
I cut all the stems and wait till new leaves come out. Im happy to revived SOH and few weeks ago it became a wonderful gift to another friend lol
string of herts are so easy!! I just keep them around the house- toasting on south facing window, in my kitchen with low light. the one in low lights I can forget about watering, especially in winter. But in the full sun you have to keep them hydrated- when the soil is dry a bit, they need water. just a bit. all the time- otherwise it will look like yours...sorry...and don't touch it. just leave alone and give water, haha)) should be fine!
I also struggled with moonlight...ugly leaves, slow, root rot -the thing almost died, then I rescued some cuttings, put them in moss and in a terrarium - and forgot for a couple of months. and suddenly they started to grow! I repoted it in bark+ moss and keep in terrarium, evenly moist. he is growing! (one leaf for 3 weeks, but it does!!)
cut it and start many many moonlight babies))
Hope it helps!
Any alocasia is difficult for me. Most of them only have 3 or 4 leaves at a time which is sad-looking.
Lol “you’re a mother” 😂
I’m with you on a lot of these! the money tree, pilea, hope..
I put my variegated money tree outside in a random spot outside and it’s thriving 🤦🏽♀️😂
Hi Harli! Love your videos and your humor!!
I found the pilea peperomioides very difficult. The leaves turn yellow and drop off the bottom, as you described and my plant ended up like looking like a lollipop with only foliage on the top and a long stem with nothing on it. I looked up videos on propagation but didn’t see much on that plant, so I decided to just chop the plant at the base, cut those bare stems down a bit and placed those stems with their healthy foliage on top into a glass of water. Those bare stems developed lots of roots (very quickly!) and the plant revived! My problem was taking care of it after it grew enough roots and I put it back in soil. My soil was probably too dense for the transition or something, but it didn’t survive. I believe it would have had I used the right soil mix for the plant.
I may get one again in the future but I found it a very frustrating plant. But I was very surprised that the stem rooted and I would’ve been able to get a new plant from it! Your excellent at propagating I know so maybe you’ll have better luck with this method or perhaps you’ve tried this method before?
Pepperomia hope - cut back regularly indirect light .
Scindapsus moonlight -water when dry - indirect low light I basically ignore it and it's thriving
Thank you for the helpful tips sprinkled throughout the video!
Lots of Peperomia on this list, which I 10000% can relate, hahaha. I hope I'm able to give some helpful tips!
Peperomia Hope & Watermelon: I tend to think of all Peperomia as terrarium plants, to a certain extent. I think people assume that they need to give it a lot of light and underestimate the amount of humidity that they like, but I've found Peperomia to bleach very easily under high light and really flourish when given a bit more humidity. For the Hope, I would cut back the leggy stems (you could propagate for fun) and either give it a cloche/glass dome or give some extra humidity. Same for the Watermelon Pep. If you have an empty fish tank or something, you could use that for an easy makeshift terrarium.
String of Hearts: Mine actually suffered for quite awhile with spider mites before I even noticed it had them. The leaves are so small and they can really hide under the leaves. I'd double check to make sure it's not a pest issue. I ended up cutting mine back pretty drastically and placed it under a cloche and it really took off.
Hay girl haaaaeeeeyyyyy!! Love seeing that you loaded this early!! Have a great day Harlie!!
I have always struggled with any ivy and ferns. It's so awful! I keep buying them with good intentions and they just crisp up and die almost as soon as I get them 🥲 my pilea also also likes to lose leaves on the bottom! It doing okay, but definitely not thriving :(
Experienced the same with my pilea when we were in our prev house coz it didn’t get any sunlight. I repotted it when we moved to a new place (during winter) and placed it by a southwest facing window. I water it every 2 weeks during winter ans weekly during summer. It is doing really good with really big leaves. Even during winter it did not suffer dropping of leaves. It has grown 3 times bigger than its sisters (given by a friend).
I struggle with rubber plants (Ficus elastica) and I was told its a beginner plant.
Philodendron Brandtianum is a thorn in my side. I have purchased 3 and they are just horrible. Their baby leaves always get stuck and choke themselves out, new growth (if any) comes out super tiny no matter if you give them a pole or not, and they take forever to even make new leaves only for them to come out distorted, small or die. That is the only philodendron that I am unable to care for…I’ve experimented different potting mediums, humidity, lighting and water but get same results…bummer because they really are pretty plants. Thanks for sharing your struggle plants with us!
Same! I’m ready to throw mine out! I never toss plants because I think their lives are sacred but this one is testing me
I’m so sad to hear this I just bought one online and it didn’t have great roots to begin with😩
Same here, but! Maybe more light and humidity might help?! I'm hoping to put some cuttings in my Ikea Rudsta Greenhouse Cabinet to see if it'll do better.
Mine is terrible too. Same issues.
Mine hates me to got a new leaf and it's all brown all ready not even unfurled. It's put out one nice leaf and that's it. It's on a pole to x
My Chinese money plant recently got some root rot when I repotted it, I tried to dry it out but it just wasn't thriving so I cut off the bottom part of the root stem and also removed most of the rotten roots, I put it in water and now its getting new healthy roots. I find that they need very good drainage and let them dry out a bit between watering. 😊 also, I find that they don't actually need direct sunlight, just a bright room works well for mine!
CURRENTLY... The Plants Taking Me All The Way To Struggle City Are: The Monstera Peru In The Form Of Large Leafed Cuttings. Small Cuttings of The Syngonium L. C. Road Which DON'T Seem To Want To Grow-Up To Be Big And Strong...What Do THEY Need... Some Spinach??? I Got The Prop Memo From HARLI Too Late!!! I ALSO Have A Ficus Audrey Standing Around Naked From The Top Down!!!
I can identify with the peparomia, never had the nerve for the others. Doing good to keep all the hoyas going. Since spring I need to water twice a week!! So it has been trying!!
I was struggling with my marble queen pothos because it is a thirsty beast, I have it in the bathroom now where there is a tiny east facing window for it to sit in, and I can remember to water it several times a week.
My Pilea Peperomioides is doing much better since I put it under a grow light. It’s got lots of new growth and looks much fuller now. It’s been a successful experiment because I was about to give up on it!
I’ve heard that Scindapsus are shingling plants and sends out runners when their vines are too long. You can wrap their vines around the soil to encourage more leaf growth!
Hi. My money tree is doing great right next to north facing window. I water when just about dry with spring water and plant food each time. I also mist this plant every morning. Good luck with your money tree!
I also struggled with the money tree, pilea pepperomia, watermelon pepperomia, and moonlight plant! The only one I still have currently is the Moonlight and I love it sooo much so I really hope it’ll live! Something that didn’t make your list but is at the top of mine is the Stromanthe Triostar! Omg it is the most beautiful diva plant that ever lived! 🤦🏾♀️
Mine has died out and came back to life about 2 or 3 times lol
I have an umbrella tree/plant I got from a big box store and personally I haven’t had an issue with it yet (I’ve probably had it for a month and a half.) I just water it when it gets dry and place it near my window with sheer curtains and it’s been pushing out new growth. It’s crazy to see how some people always have issues with one plant and others can make them thrive.
Just speaking for plants in general, they do better in the winter months with higher humidity. With the heat on the humidity indoors drops lower than desert humidity. I keep a humidifier running from October through most of May here in the Northeast.
I’ve had great success with watermelon peps. I’ve only ever had two and never had an issue….So far. I never know when to water Hopes so it’s destined to die at some point in the future. Killed two money trees. Kill ginseng ficus all the time. Ruby cascade. Omg. Owned three killed three. Never again will I own one. Peperomiodes do well in the growing season then die over the winter. I’m currently trying again with a baby and a full grown robust one. We shall see. I have a huge moonlight doing the exact same thing yours is doing and one 6” pot that’s growing beautifully. Go figure. Same care. And I like them to grow slow.
I feel like SOH need more water than it’s often portrayed. When they get a little too dry they really start dropping leaves so I wonder with it being in terra cotta and with change of season needed more water than it was getting and that caused such dramatic leaf loss???
Yes!! I read that they’re more succulent type because of the leaves, but I’m finding this isn’t true. I just got mine and let it dry out between watering and an entire rope of hearts shriveled! So now I’m playing with watering it more frequently and humidity.
Yesss! Most of the ones you mentioned I have issues with too. I basically gave up and accepted the fact it won’t survive in my home environment.
I agree on your fussy plants list. I finally unlocked the secret to keeping my watermelon peperomia and pilea happy. I’m still working with the scindapsus trebuii. It was from costa and the soil type didn’t agree with the plant so before it died of root rot I brought it back to life. My pachira aquatica leaves kept turning black and dying. I discovered it prefers distilled water so I gave it away. I now only keep the plants that are easy and simple to keep and agree with the lighting that I can provide. Also plants will try your patience. Thanks for the video!
Monstera Adansonii - This plant has been giving me so many issues lately 😫 It’s yellowing, putting out super tiny leaves, and having weirdly shaped new growth! I just can’t seem to make it happy.
omg same! mine looked really pretty and grew very beautifully and then all of the sudden stopped! i fixed it though! do not forget to fertilize, give it some humidity, and make sure there are no pests. spider mites love the little holes in the leaves for their webs of hell. After i aggressively treated my adansonii it is slowly recovering! also propping the leaves that are messed up helps them grow back better
I had the same problem when I first got mine. Everything I have tried and seems to be working: changed the soil to a chuck aroid mix, never let the soil completely dry out (it drys out about 80% before I water), and I fertilize everytime I water (I also you a liquid fertilizer, so it could be different depending on the fertilizer)
Same I gave up and am gonna remove mine
I found placing mine in the bathroom with a bright window has worked great
Check for pests! Some symptoms you listed correspond to pests!
Awe your sweet precious string of hearts!
In my experience they really thrive on neglect and don't like being over-watered. Of all the plants I own it does the best with extended periods of no water. I have a propagation I didn't water for 4 months in a 1" pot and its still alive...
I also struggle with Kalanchoe. silly weeds, but also insanely drought tolerant. When they get to be more than 12" tall I cull the mother and repot the babies and start over. They also are susceptible to powdery mildew
Happy to know I am not the only one who struggles with some of these plants. #1 Money Tree: very fussy - look at it wrong and it drops leaves. Mine seems to prefer the room with a bank of north facing windows and east & west all glass French doors. #2: Watermelon peperomia: Mine has been puny for months so a couple weeks ago I put it under a cloche in a room with a bank of east facing windows and it is looking happy! #3 Peperomia Hope: grew beautifully initially and has now stalled. Waiting to see if anything happens…. #4. Pilea peperomoides: Not sure why mine is still alive. I have 2 “stalks” with a few leaves at the end. It seems to be happy finally and has started putting out new growth. Currently in the room with the north facing windows and east/west glass front doors but under a grow light as it’s in a darker corner. String of Hearts: I have mine hanging in an east facing window and it has been thrilled. Bloomed all over the place. BTW I live in western Oregon where we have long sunny summer days and short overcast winter days. I really enjoy your videos!
I love watermelon peperomia but for the life of me can't get mine to grow well! I've tried relocating it within my house and found a spot that its been doing better in but still not thriving...sigh.
My moonlight treubii didn't grow new leaves for ever...but I put it in my terrarium and it almost immediately pushed out two new leaves...high might humidity and temp.
I've actually had great success with my money tree (green form). I'm in southern Indiana and have it in a west facing window and I let it dry out a bit between watering and I have it in a petty small plastic pot. Hope you can figure out what yours wants 💚🌱
I took a page from your book. I have a big hoya crimson Princesses. Then for some reason it started getting some black spots. So I decided to chop and prop healthy pieces. Just to see if the mother plant would grow back. Thankfully it is coming back and no black spots. And now I have an almost full prop box of babies.
My toughest pant for me to take care of are orchids... I love them but still learning on how to keep them healthy.
Try peperomia verticilliata instead of the first one! It’s really similar looking but dark red back leaf and stems and easier to care for ♥️
I totally agree with those peperomia plants or pilea. I just can’t give them the light or humidity needs they require (mostly humidity) and I’ve kinda stopped trying to keep them for now. 🤷🏼♀️
Plus my Thai constellation root rotted. I’m at a stump that’s in water at this point. It’s putting out this teeny tiny leaf but refuses to push out a new root. 🤦🏼♀️. Soooo much money on that one. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Oh no!!!! Have you tried a prop box with sphagnum?? I've saved some plants this way. I hope you can save it!!
Thank you for this list. I have issues with many of the same ones and I feel better knowing someone with your experience struggles with them as well. It helps me feel slightly less guilty. LOL
My moonlight also was like yours. Eventually, I had to toss it and won't get another one. I just think during the winter months, and then during spring, when they're beginning to wake up, some plants just have a hard time surviving that.
I’m glad you did this video. Very interesting to watch. My Pilea does not like the change of seasons to winter. She looks great Spring through Fall but is unhappy in Winter. I will try a grow light for her this Winter. My Scindapsus Moonlight is a very slow grower and she had me concerned at the end of Winter. In March I took 6 cuttings from her because I thought she might die. Surprisingly the cuttings did well and she perked up. I’m sure the Spring growth season had a lot to do with her recovery. Sometimes we just get lucky! Many thanks for this video. 👌🪴🥰
I had several plants do awesome over winter and then in spring they just gave up. pila peppermoites, SOP, and like 6 rex begonia 🤷♀️ scindapsus are definitely also on my "come on really" list.
Stromanthe triostar - I've done everything under the sun and she is soooooo finicky. The only thing that has worked for me is growing small ones in a prop box. I would like to have one out by my window but they always get brown edges or curl up like it's no one's business.
Ditto 🥲 My White Fusion? Doing great! My Triostar though.... she's a brat and I'm at a loss for what she wants.
Yep! Mines one did so well this winter, the other keep looking at like “you know this is a slow death right”😂😂😂 I gave up!
I was just watching a Planterina video the other day, and Amanda mentioned that triostars do not want to be be windows. I don't know from personal experience, but I hope it's helpful info to pass along!
Ok so mine stay happy, thriving and crisp free only if I do a couple particular things lol they are picky for sure. Mine don’t like to dry out what so ever first of all, and they also hate tap water. They want distilled. They do love light as well! I my favorite one in a window and just keep up with watering and she stays happy . One missed water and she will crisp a bit tho
mine is in a north window and it flowers all the time in a pretty big terricotta pot , i split it up and put it 10 ft from a large south window its doing good too
I feel like there are a few treubii that just don’t have good genetics. I’ve heard so many people have struggles with it? Including myself, and for no reason! Also, up the watering on your SOH! I swear it helps
Girl you are not alone. I almost killed my peperomia. I’m pretty sure I over watered it. Now I keep it in my bathroom and I don’t water often and it’s coming back. Hope this helps
I also have a pilea peperomioides mojito, pep hope, and a regular green money tree and I keep them all in a north window with very bright indirect light and only maybe 2 hours of direct light from the morning. They’re super happy with that and a little supplemental grow lights, and I only fertilize during the growing season with osmocote. I keep my pilea in terracotta because it likes lots of water but it hates sitting in water. I hope that helps!
Trubii moonlight! I think I finally figured it out. Do not water it until most of the leaves are starting to roll! When most are curling back I water it and that is working! But still very slow grower.
Came to say this, but she said it better lol
I feel like once the roots fill the pot it takes off! I can't stop mine from from growing. I do the same as you with watering, wait until all or most of the leaves curl and then give her a good drink.
Great video! Just wanted to say my treubii grows quickly, and I believe it's because it gets full morning eastern sun for a few hours, right on the leaves.
I’m in the fast-growing Treubii club too! Like already putting out a new leaf before the previous one hardens off. But mine sits 4’ or so off a SW-facing window.
No idea if this is the case with the plant you were talking about losing variegation on but hear me out. I had a syngonium mojito that I had inches from a very powerful grow light. All the leaves were coming out with a green on green variegation with the greens so similar in color that you could hardly tell it was variegation unless it was right up against your eye and you were looking for variations in color. I moved it to a north window and it started putting out the classic cream/green mojito variegation. The majority of people were saying high light but for whatever reason me and a few others have had better success with lower light. When I tried researching it I found a few comments saying higher light works for unstable variegation but for plants with stable variegation the plant will produce more green in too high of light to try and protect itself from burning. No idea if that’s true or if there’s any science actually backing it up- but I thought I’d mention it. I do know that for whatever reason my syngonium mojito is doing better in lower light
My nemesis is the Maidenhair fern. I have tried so my times over my decades of houseplant keeping. I have decided to try one final time. And if this one dies, I will give up. I am also not great at growing the Poka Dot plant. Another spieces I don't try to grow anymore are the String of...s (such as the String of Hearts). I love the Thai Constellation, but one failure was enough, besides they get too big for my apartment anyway. Beautiful, but I am with you, they are not worth the disappointment/struggle.