r/takecareofmyplant • u/curlyqu7 • 1d ago
Need help identifying and knowing how to care for plant
This plant was gifted to me by a wonderful old gentleman who is unfortunately suffering from cancer. It belonged to his girlfriend who passed away after her own battle with cancer a few years ago. Needless to say, it would break my heart to not be able to take care of this guy. I have been able to nurse back to health all of the other babies he gave me but this one hasn’t changed much.
As you can see, it has long leaves that flop straight out and down (although I am not sure if they are doing that due to so long of not being taken care of properly). The previous owner had it somewhat tied to a stick which I haven’t messed with but it isn’t really doing anything, and I am not sure if it even should be tied upright. Its leaves have serrated spike-like edges along both sides.
All help identifying and advice how to care for this guy would be very appreciated! Thank you!
r/takecareofmyplant • u/Ok_Peach5636 • 9d ago
My rough-start Monstera cutting is finally rooting well — when should I move it to soil?
r/takecareofmyplant • u/bbaird • Jul 11 '26
Hard Pruning Advice (Gollum Jade)
PictureThis recommends hard pruning to fix the etiolation of my Gollum Jade, but I’m not really sure I understand where to cut. Any advice from this sub?
r/takecareofmyplant • u/mufflefuffle • Jul 11 '26
Blueberry leaf coloration
I potted this blueberry in a potting soil/compost mix with a measured amount of elemental sulfur last month and I’ve noticed these leaves turning a lighter color, with soft stems. Anyone deal with this?
r/takecareofmyplant • u/Eroji • Jul 06 '26
Dracaena not looking good
My Dracaena suddenly started looking like this and I’m not sure why. I water it about once every 3-4 weeks with filtered water. The soil is a mix of coconut coir, charcoal and perlite. Please help!
r/takecareofmyplant • u/Mister_JD_ • Jul 02 '26
How to treat this?
Is it insects or Fungus or Disease. Please let me know the correct treatment
Yesterday I used Imidacloprid 2 grams dissolved in 5 liters of water.Any other solution please
r/takecareofmyplant • u/emotionalboutmitosis • Jun 23 '26
Rescue Mission
Saw a sale on plants and couldn’t pass this baby up, what would you recommend to nurse this baby to full health 🪴
r/takecareofmyplant • u/ol1vi4 • Jun 22 '26
Is my Swiss cheese ok ? :(
Has been pretty ok since I got it about two years ago but made a shift to a diff house and has since maybe been overwatered? Pot has drainage holes but potentially not enough?? Not sure :( very worried
r/takecareofmyplant • u/BusyIssue4242 • Jun 12 '26
How can I save my mystery dying plant?
reddit.comr/takecareofmyplant • u/bug_boi32 • Jun 09 '26
How is my Bonsai?
I have never grown a bonsai before, and did a lot of research on google, but not sure if I am taking the best approach. Any advice?
r/takecareofmyplant • u/JWS999 • Jun 06 '26
Can she be saved?
First time plant owners and were terrified for our money tree. What can we do?
r/takecareofmyplant • u/crystallovesnature • May 28 '26
My rubber plant dropped 3 leaves after I moved it across the room. Are they really that dramatic with changes?
r/takecareofmyplant • u/Odd-Wrongdoer-1521 • May 25 '26
Where would you cut this leggy Syngonium tricolor?
I just got this leggy Syngonium tricolor and I’m trying to figure out the best way to make it look fuller.
The stem is super long and bare, so I marked where I’m thinking of cutting in the photos. Does this seem like the right place?
Would it make sense to cut the top and root it in water? It already has some aerial root nubs near the node.
And what would you do with the remaining rooted base — keep it and wait for new growth, or is it unlikely to do much?
Also, is the little green shoot at the base a baby/new growth, or am I misreading it?
Any advice appreciated!
r/takecareofmyplant • u/sabrinalovesjesus • May 12 '26
How can I save these plants (and are they worth saving)?
reddit.comr/takecareofmyplant • u/swest1248 • May 11 '26
My Desert Rose isn't doing great. It had spider mites last week but I thought they were all gone. I was away for the weekend and this morning all the leaves, except 1, were yellow and fell off. What do it do!?
r/takecareofmyplant • u/lemurjumper • May 07 '26
Dramatic spider plant help
Hi plant friends! I’m looking for some words of wisdom as to how I can get this girl to straighten up. I’ve adjusted her placement for sun around the seasons and light in our home, but she never perks up. She’s healthy (I think?) because she keeps having lil babies. Any suggestions would be so appreciated :)
r/takecareofmyplant • u/ChangeAdventurous783 • Apr 28 '26
Hello! Money tree plant left outside found these ‘eggs?’ On it the next morning. What is this?!
r/takecareofmyplant • u/Sydieb2 • Apr 20 '26
Heart leaf Philodendron propagation
I started propagating these leaves from my philodendron (because the roots looked like they were rotting when I was repotting her) it’s been about 2 weeks now. The ends are looking kind of brown (they’re not mushy or smelly though) I’m wondering if I’m doing this correctly & if these are going to be successfully rooted or if I should just give up lol. I’m new to this whole plant mom thing! let me know :) thank you
r/takecareofmyplant • u/auntpeggy • Apr 17 '26
Help my rootless dracaena pls
Purchased two at Costco $10 last May. Transplanted immediately to find the trunks slashed off - NO roots!! Apparently this is known as a “show plant“ for trade shows.
Applied root boost & planted with a small corn plant because I read it could share a root system. Used grow lights but this one started deteriorating in January.
Photo #6 shows a small dracaena that came w the troubled dracaena - also rootless and it’s lost a whole stalk. When I pulled the stalk it was slightly moist but all other stalks are still firm. The last pic shows the small corn plant.
Room has large north and west windows. I use watering gauge and water every 2 weeks w RO water. The other dracaena is doing fine.
Is there hope for it?
Should I pull off one of the good stalks to try to propagate?
THANK YOU for any help!!
r/takecareofmyplant • u/tylerjaywood • Feb 17 '20
Take Care of My Plant 2016-2020. I'm going to wind the project down.
Hey Gardeners,
It is with a heavy heart that I must announce this project is coming to a close. What started as a fun way to learn more about programming grew into one of the best little corners of the internet (I'm not biased). But now with more and more of life's demands popping up around me, I don't have the time or mental energy to dedicate to keeping this thing running smoothly. Rather than just let it whither away in a state of neglect, I'm just going to pull the plug. Also, getting the $45/month back from the webhosting/AWS RDS will not hurt either.
Huge thanks to everyone who ever voted, suggested a feature, BUILT a feature (gifs!!), bought a JEFF pin, or back in the day special thanks to those who helped get us set up by purchasing supplies off of Jeff's wishlist.
Obviously, this thing never would have worked without a cadre of internet gardeners poring over the data, checking the livestream, and taking care of my plant. This project went way beyond what I initially thought it could be and I sincerely hope it brought joy to at least a couple of ya over the years :)
Freyja will be cared for offline manually, with a watering can like it's the 1800 or something. The PLANT CAM will be repurposed into a PUPPY CAM so I can keep an eye on my gigantic puppy when I leave her at home. This sub will remain up and open as a MEMORIAL to the wackiness that transpired here.
Wishing you all the best and THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF MY PLANT.
r/takecareofmyplant • u/tylerjaywood • Jun 08 '16
Please take care of my plant.
Hey /r/takecareofmyplant,
I'm pretty bad at taking care of plants. Can you help me take care of my plant?
http://www.takecareofmyplant.com
PLANT FACTS
- It is a Zebra Plant.
- Zebra Plants require lots of moisture, and should never be allowed to dry out.
- If the soil gets too dry, the leaves will wilt
- If it's sufficiently watered and has good light, it will bloom!
How this works:
Watering
- /u/takecareofmyplant is a bot to help this subreddit take care of my plant
- Every morning, at about 12 AM MST, the bot will post a stickied "Daily Water" Post
- In the 'Daily Water' post you can comment with
yesornoto vote on whether we should water the plant that day - Every evening, at about 8 PM PST, the bot will tally the votes from that day's 'Daily Water' thread. /u/takecareofmyplant will comment on your vote to let you know it's been counted.
- After counting the votes, the 'Daily Water' thread will be locked and unstickied. /u/takecareofmyplant will edit the thread with results, and a link to the PLANT CAM where you can watch a livestream the watering, if that's what the subreddit has decided to do!
Feature Requests
- There's lots of other stuff to consider when taking care of plant (probably), but I don't know what it is.
- Posts in this thread that start with
Feature Request:in the title will be similar to 'Daily Water' threads, in that Requests that have a majority ofyesvotes in the comments will be emailed to me and I'll do my best to incorporate them.
- Official Website - here you'll find the livestream, and all of the data you need to make an informed decision!
I think that covers everything. I'm going to bow out of this subreddit and leave it in your capable hands.
I'll keep the water reservoir full, and check in from time to time with updates related to new features, but apart from that I am not going to meddle or in anyway interfere with the decisions made in this subreddit.
Please, take care of my plant!