Epipremnum aureum

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All about plants and their cultivation.

See also:

• Pets

  • They're like plants that move!

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Plants at home

• /tag/plants
• /tag/indoor-plants

• /tag/outdoor-plants

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• Flowers

• Food >

  • Vegetables
  • Edible plants
• Gardening
• Turning plant samples into plants

• Trees?

  • Indoor trees
  • 2005-10-10 -- Ginkgo biloba leaves are pretty. It strikes me as something I'd like to plant near me.

Some plants ∞

Which I liked ∞

• Kalanchoe

  • Light: Bright room.
  • Water: Water thoroughly then allow soil to dry between watering. Do not over water.
  • (Food?)
  • (Soil?)
  • Grooming: Do not remove spent flowers.
  • What an astounding plant! It's like a permanently blooming cactus of a plant. With its thick leaves it retains water very nicely.. it's extremely rugged and forgiving.

• Campanula

  • Light: Bright, indirect
  • Water: Moist soil.
  • Food: Not needed.
  • (Soil?)
  • Grooming: Remove spent flowers to encourage other buds to open.
  • What an awesome plant. I had one of these for the longest time and it bloomed and bloomed. I over-watered it and it died a horrible death.

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• Epipremnum pinnatum -- A very well-behaved plant!

• Gardenia -- Also very nice. Smells a bit too strongly, but seems to be cool.

English Ivy ∞

(Hedera helix)

I had a gigantic pot of English Ivy with three stakes of bamboo forming a spire from it. The ivy was bushy and weaved into the bamboo. It was so tall that it barely fit in my place.

It cost only $40! Not bad for the whole shebang.

Though I hoped the late winter berries wouldn't piss me off too much, the plant died probably from mold from over-watering.

Which I did not like ∞

• Gerbera

  • Light: Bright
  • Water: Evenly moist soil.
  • Food: Liquid fertilizer for blooming plants.
  • Soil: All-purpose mix.
  • Grooming: Remove spent blooms at base of plant to encourage new blooms.
  • These are amazingly picky, and my experiences with them have been terrible. I buy them when in bloom, and they die a horrible death even though I try to keep them in good condition. Can be planted in the garden during warm months. 10-21°C

• Bouvardia

  • Light: Sunny
    -- 18-22°C.
  • Water: Twice weekly. Moist soil.
  • Food: Once a week.
  • (Soil?)
  • (Grooming?)
  • A beautiful plant, but boring when not in bloom. It gets a shine on its leaves (probably from pollen) which I really dislike. When under-watered, it wilts a little and will bounce back when watered properly again. I rather dislike this plant.

TODO - Stores ∞

Resources and notes ∞

• Sustainability > https://web.archive.org/web/20191025235234/http://www.dynamiclist.com/?node=12fe24bf-2be6-4975-8a37-a5874f996a67

• Resurrection plant

  • "The Amazing Dinosaur Plant"
  • How we can make crops survive without water - (2016-01 TED talk), by Jill Farrant.

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• Use geoponic (hydroponic?) fertilizer for optimum health of plants and cacti

• Tropical Plants: Water every two weeks

Things that live in the desert that is a house:

• Succulent plant (Houseplant#Succulents)

  • Aloe

• Bamboo

  • Add water once a week, no fertilizer required

• Cactus

  • Water once a month

Check out Houseplant for some ideas.

Concepts ∞

I might be wrong, but I'll note some stuff..

• Removing flowers and buds forces the plant to focus on other activities, such as root development.

• A smaller pot will inhibit root growth and stunt plant growth, keeping them shorter and narrower.

Low-Light Plants (more than five feet from a light source)

Medium-Light Plant (within five feet of window with a northern or eastern exposure, no afternoon sun)

High Light (close to light source, receives strong afternoon sun)

Last updated 2025-02-04 at 01:20:33