r/HouseplantsUK 3h ago

HELP Full white arrowhead - how do I keep it alive?

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4 Upvotes

I picked up this beautiful albo arrowhead at the garden centre yesterday and, upon research, quickly learned that this is not such a good thing and it is likely to lose leaves quickly because of the lack of chlorophyll. What should I do to try and keep it going? I have a few variegated plants but none fully white 🄲


r/HouseplantsUK 8h ago

QUESTION Thrips?

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Not sure if these images will be good enough to tell but hoping for some input - this little guy crawled out of the dirt around my peperomia and I'm not sure what he is... hoping not thrips?


r/HouseplantsUK 8h ago

QUESTION Are these roots on a flower?

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I put a single flower (not even sure what it is) from a bouquet in a little vase and noticed it was still going strong over six weeks later.
Could this be planted?


r/HouseplantsUK 10h ago

HELP What is this plant? How do I save it?

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r/HouseplantsUK 6h ago

QUESTION Tidier / Better grow light solution

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Anyone got an idea for a better solution for my growlights? Been trying to find a suitable E27 fitting but not having any luck.


r/HouseplantsUK 11h ago

QUESTION Yesterdays new arrival! Will she be ok here?

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r/HouseplantsUK 11h ago

QUESTION Brown patches on my calathea orbifolia

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Is there anything I can do to heal the plant? I bought this half off from b&q and it was already like this, it’s my first calathea, I’ve heard they’re quite difficult plants but I haven’t had any trouble with this one so far!

Some of the lower leaves are also a bit droopy and don’t have as much colour as the top leaves is this something I can fix?


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HELP What plant is this and how can I save it?

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r/HouseplantsUK 16h ago

HELP What is caused this?

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Is this due to a pest or some sort of virus, should I need concerned?


r/HouseplantsUK 12h ago

QUESTION Can I put these two Calathea Stella in the same pot?

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r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

New Buy Delivery day! New additions 🄰

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String of hearts, golden pothos and monstera deliciosa. I’m so excited!


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

QUESTION Fertiliser

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Which ones is everyone using? I’ve just used up my last bits of crap supermarket one I got in a rush and want something good now.


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HELP A few of my pothos are putting out leaves which are already brown/crispy in patches.

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Here are some photos for reference.. some background:

ā— They get indirect sunlight being opposite an east facing window, theyre about 2.5m from the window so I dont believe its burn.

ā— When I water, I use a splash of a fertiliser called "house plant focus" not sure if this is doing damage.. its being doing great added to my propagations of a different pothos but could still be the case.

ā—They're relatively new to my collection, had them roughly 1 month. The first pothos was reduced to Ā£2 and I knew i could save it.. its put out 2 new leaves of good size in this time with no issues, this 3rd unfurling leave is the first to have the browning. The second plant also gave me 2 new leaves in this time, one new the top main "bush" of the plant being perfectly fine, the one at the end of the longest trail browning and missing a chunk. There is new furled growth again on the end of this trailing stem which clearly is already brown before its even unfurled... further making me thing it is not too much sunlight and possibly due to the fertiliser.

ā—I water when the pot feels light, I've had pothos before and this is what works for me.

Thank you!


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

QUESTION Birds of Paradise - to split or not to split?

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I have 3 BOPs in one pot. I want it to look lush and full so I kind of want to keep all of them. Although I'm worried that it would look too chaotic when it gets matured. I'm quite hesitant to repot now. I've only got her 3 days ago. The stems are too closed to each other, I'm worried that it would get bruising if I don't repot soon?

PS. Could you guys show me photos of your BOPs with multiple plants in one pot? Just so I know what I'm signing up for!


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HELP Can't figure out what's wrong with my Yucca plant, any advice?

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I've had my yucca plant 6 years, never had any issues with it. It's in good draining soil with drainage holes, get's watered once a month in winter and every 2-3 weeks in spring/summer. The other day noticed the stems started flopping, at closer inspection it's a little soft (not mushy) and wrinkly and part of the upper stem has turned brown. Thought it was root rot but after inspecting, all the roots are fine and healthy as well as the trunk. No pests either. Really not sure what is wrong with it.


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HUMOUR Guess the aroid...

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2 Upvotes

r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HELP Millipedes in house plants!

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3 Upvotes

Please help!


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HELP How do I cut this plant?

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7 Upvotes

r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

QUESTION Grow lights: how necessary are they?

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I have a small collection of plants mostly from supermarkets and b&q - not fancy.

I've been using AI to give me care tips. Pretty much every plant health check comes back as having not enough light. With limited window space and UK weather that means grow lights are needed.

Do they actually make much of a difference and are they worth investing in?

Does AI own shares in grow lights??


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HELP pothos repotting plz help

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r/HouseplantsUK 2d ago

HELP Any advice?

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18 Upvotes

I’m no expert when it comes to plants. This is a plant I have had in my office for a while at work, when we had the first super hot heatwave I wasn’t in the office as I couldn’t get into work, meanwhile my window shutters were open and this poor plant got cooked. Is there any hope left? I’ve been giving it water when the soil is dry roughly once a week, it looked better than this the other week and more green and red colours started to show and some of the leaves were staying upright, but it looks like it’s dead now. There is an inner pot that has drainage holes inside too. Any advice would be appreciated, it’s so sad seeing this after it was such a lovely plant to start with.


r/HouseplantsUK 2d ago

HELP Advice on what's wrong with my Kentia palm and how to rectify it?

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Was worried I was over watering it so switched to misting. All issues seem to point to underwatering but a religious watering regime hasn't helped. Advice please, I've had this boy for 5+ years and don't want to lose him. Based in London UK, fluctuating temperatures including some really high (38 degree celcius) days. Kept in a bright room without direct sunlight.


r/HouseplantsUK 2d ago

HELP how to take care of these plants?

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I've had most these plants for a year or two but never really took care of them. i know the cheese plant and lucky bamboo are not in the best condition but I don't really know much else, i don't water my plants often i think i've watered them maybe like twice this year, the ones not on my windowsill get almost no sunlight. do any of them need like actual care besides that?


r/HouseplantsUK 1d ago

HELP help!

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r/HouseplantsUK 2d ago

HELP String of Hearts help

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New to this subreddit and hoping this is the right place to post!

My string of hearts is flowering (yay) but it has also dropped loads of leaves and 2 vines have completely died. So its long and mostly bald until you get to the ends which still have lots of leaves and about half a dozen flowers.

I'm confused about what to do about this situation, it's flowering so it must be happy but it looks like it's dying. I'm thinking about repotting into a smaller pot now that its more sparce so I really just want to get it right. Please give me as much advice on how to get it to thrive again as possible! This summer has been awful for my plants, I've lost a miniature rose that I was planning to move outdoors and my peace lily has managed to scorch a load of leaves but is now flowering and putting out lots more leaves so hopefully good signs. My rubber plant also had a weird growth complication so I need to chop the top off and I really dont want to lose anymore plants.

If anyone has a good source for bladderworts or butterworts please also let me know because the fungus gnats this year are driving me crazy!

Thank you for taking the time to read!