To anyone who follows my social media accounts, I'm sure you already know that I have developed a serious love of plants!! **see a couple posts back to see how I even made a hanging plant stand** And in case you missed the memo, houseplants are in right now! The downfall? Up until just recently, I have had a seriously brown thumb. So if you're anything like me, jumping on the houseplant train is a little scary. Since I'm up to about 15 plants now (insert crazy face emoji) I have figured out the easiest ones to keep alive and wanted to share a few ideas for the beginner plant parent! 1. PhilodendronPhilodendron was my very first plant that I managed to keep alive! It was given to me by the original plant lady herself, my mother in law! She knew it would be something I could keep alive since it will grow in only water. (( WHAAAAT? I didn't even know that was a thing!)) So here's what you need to know about a philodendron:
2. PothosThis plant is super similar to philodendron. So similar that just by looking at it, you might not even be able to tell which is which! A little about pothos (basically the same as philodendron) :
3. Snake Plant (sansevieria)I love a good snake plant. So much so that I have 3 of them. 🙈 They look super cool and are hard to kill. Win. Win. Snake plant or mother in law's tongue is the common name for them. The proper name is a Sansevieria. Some things about a snake plant:
4. English IvyI love english ivy so much. It looks delicate and pretty and it grows so quickly that you really feel like you're succeeding at this plant thing! I have two of them. The first one was a little tiny thing when I got it and it slowly but surely growing big and strong. The second one that I bought was very full and very healthy, so that one has just taken off like a weed and gets bigger by the day! Some things about ivy:
5. Aloe VeraAloe is a great plant to have in the house for a few reasons. It looks awesome, it's easy to care for and you can use it for healing purposes! My first aloe plant grew so quickly that I had to re-pot it in about 1 month's time! A little about aloe:
Good luck to you on your new plant journey. You can do this!! I hope you have found this helpful. Let me know if you have any questions in comments!
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