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houseplantsDecember 28, 2018December 28, 2018

HPH houseplant winter care guide

For today’s post I wanted to share some tips for caring for your houseplants over winter. Here at HPH HQ, we are in the midst of winter (I’m based in the UK) and some of the annual occurrences have begun; the death of my parlour palm in my bathroom in the space of two weeks…

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Hedera helix has excelled itself from a tiny pot I grew in Spring to this lovely plant! The undulating, wavy leaves have a sort of ombréd effect; the most mature leaves being the darkest at the base, with the new growth that gorgeous 'new leaf green'. Here it almost looks like I've staked it! I have no idea of the variety though (please let me know if you do!) 🌿 . Care tips: My best tip for growing ivy is to find somewhere cool out of direct light. They can be a spider mite magnet if humidity gets low too, so be prepared to mist regularly to keep the foliage clean and dust free. . .
It's time to mount! #platyceriumbifurcatum My staghorn fern has been enjoying life in my bathroom hanging on the rail of my shower curtain over summer. But it's getting a bit full in the pot so I'm going to divide and conquer this on the weekend, I'll be sure to share the process on my @instagramstories and get a post up on the blog too 🌿 🔸 www.houseplanthouse.com 🔸 . . . . . . .
Fittonia is in desperate need of a re-pot, so I took this photo incase I make a mess of it! It's grown into such a beautiful plant. I do neglect it from time to time and it still amazes me how it can bounce back after a water when seemingly looking completely dead! 🔸 🔸 Share your pink plants with us @therealhouseplantsof_ig by using our tag #onwednesdaysweplantpink 💕 🔸 www.houseplanthouse.com 🔸 . . . . . . .
Every few weeks my desk gets filled up with plants and I can't work on it! Its a bit of a place where I put the bits and bobs I need to do, watering, repotting etc. So this morning I found this beauty nestled amongst a few other pots looking pretty in the sunshine and thought it deserved a post! . I'm not great at succulent ID... I think it's an echeveria shaviana... Please let me know if you know! 💚 . 🔸 🔸 www.houseplanthouse.com 🔸 🔸 🔸 🔸 . . . . . . . #iloveplants #houseplantclub #urbanjungle #houseplants #plantgang #blueplants #plantstagram #plantsofig #succulentsofig #echeveria #echeveriashaviana #chasinglight #lifearoundplants #idrinkandigrowthings #newweeknewleaf #leavesleavesleaves #leavesonlyleaves #flashesofdelight #houseplantsmakemehappy #succulentas #discovertheplantcommunity #plantsmakepeoplehappy #botanicalpickmeup #helloplantlover #urbanjunglebloggers
An exciting update of my #selenicereuschrysocardium and #selenicereusanthonyanus from @anachroneironaut after 11months... I can't believe how well they are doing! (my hoya pubicalyx is also doing great Hillevi but didn't have a third hand to hold it for a photo!) plant swapping is the best. I'll show you their progress on my @instagram stories later 🌿 . . If you like swapping plants check out our @therealhouseplantsof_ig website www.houseplantswap.com . 🔸 🔸 🔸www.houseplanthouse.com🔸 . . . . . .
The weirdos I love... But don't touch. Both of these are part of the #euphorbiaceae family which is known for being on the toxic plants list. . To the left 👈🏻 is my #euphorbiaflanaganii (medusa's head) which currently resembles a pineapple as it had a bad case of yellowing. So I let the branches dry and removed them, before replanting a bit lower in the pot. Handle euphorbias with care as their milky sap (latex) can be an irritant. . To the right 👉🏻 #jatrophapodagrica (Buddha belly plant) has such a distinctive swollen stem, with small orange flowers. I don't have anything else like this in my collection and am looking for the perfect shaped pot to compliment this guy. It is also pretty toxic (containing curcin, especially the black seeds). . I thought I'd offer a friendly reminder to research your plants and make sure that if you have pets or children you stick to less potentially scary plants. I'm putting a blog post together about pet friendly plants at the moment and will share when it's live 🌿 . . 🔸 🔸 🔸www.houseplanthouse.com🔸 . . . . . . . #house_plant_community #iloveplants #houseplantclub #urbanjungle #houseplants #greenfeed #plantstagram #plantsofig #plantcare #therealhouseplantsofinstagram #interiorrewilding #houseplantsofinstagram #caudiciform #caudex #urbanjunglebloggers #myplantgang #thepottedjungle #planthoarder #foliageFriday #plantlover #plantstyling
The baby plant I separated off my big stromanthe sanguinea triostar is definitely no longer a baby! After growing this from a tiny plant, I have been amazed to watch it morph from a minimal propellor shape to something of this size and fullness. I'm now rummaging around at the base of my big plant to look for more little 'uns! 🌿 . Here are some care tips: My plant lives about a metre away from a south facing window where it gets quite a lot of bright but indirect light (until late afternoon for an hour of sunshine) I water once a week with tepid water and spray the leaves every few days to keep the leaves free from dust. Dust + stromanthes can = spider mites! I found they really start throwing out new leaves when they are pretty pot bound, so I keep them relatively restricted. 🔸 I'll share some photos of what it looked like at first on my @instagramstories later today. 🔸 Share your pink plants with us @therealhouseplantsof_ig by using our tag #onwednesdaysweplantpink 💕 🔸 www.houseplanthouse.com 🔸 . . . . . . . #house_plant_community #iloveplants #houseplantclub #urbanjungle #houseplants #plantgang #plantlove #greenfeed #plantstagram #plantsofig #thepottedjungle #interiorrewilding #stromanthe #stromanthesanguinea #therealhouseplantsofinstagram #marantaceae #minimal #idrinkandigrowthings #theseplantsofmine #pinkplants #houseplantsmakemehappy #botanicalpickmeup #helloplantlover #plantcare #urbanjunglebloggers
Peperomia tetraphylla 'hope' 🌿after it fell on the floor. Yes, that's right, it fell in the most dramatic way off my filing cabinet (oops) some of the stems broke off and I'm trying to root them in water, but it still looks pretty alright considering! I do have another smaller plant which has been growing great, so couldn't resist this bigger version #planthoarder . . 🔸 🔸 🔸www.houseplanthouse.com🔸 . . . . . . . #house_plant_community #iloveplants #houseplantclub #urbanjungle #houseplants #plantgang #plantlove #peperomiatuesday #weloveplants #trailingplants #plantstagram #plantsofig #letstalkaboutpeps #peperomia #peperomiahope #therealhouseplantsofinstagram #idrinkandigrowthings #peperomiatetraphylla #urbanjunglebloggers #interiorrewilding #minimal #plantgang #plantlife #plantsofig #thepottedjungle #plantlover

HOUSEPLANTHOUSE is created by Dr Laura Jenkins.

This website and accompanying Instagram page documents her (ever-growing) plant collection and offers houseplant care tips, inspiration for plant purchases and interior styling with houseplants.

 

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