I want to get some kind of cool houseplant soon. Rare or weird or something. It needs to be unusual for sure. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm leaning towards a pitcher plant at the moment..
Need a cool little houseplant
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Pitcher plants are great. I've got one in the greenhouse along with a Venus fly trap. Only problem with them as houseplants is they need quite a bit of light from what I've read about them.
I need to get a new fly trap. I had one but I killed it before I realized you couldn't put it in nutrient rich soil. It was really young thankfully
I think the most unusual and rare houseplants that would useful would be a rare wild bonsai great way to ver winter or just good house plant I will be doing this with a few of my rare wilds. great conversation piece and if it tastes good great way to get fresh winter pods. a lot of of wilds do better than domesticated species in lowlight conditions. great flowers too
Hoyas are the coolest plants I have ever seen. I am growing some this summer.
http://vermonthoyascom.fatcow.com/best-photos-m-z/h-pubicalyx-best-photos/
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How big do pitchers get?
bromiliads are cool
cycad ferns a cool too
i once had Sangria ornamental pepper plants that i gave my late niece Amanda as a gift, i got them back after her death and they did excellent under some natural ligt but mostly artificial, i was surprised at how many peppers those two plants kept turning out, they were very beautuful
cycad ferns a cool too
i once had Sangria ornamental pepper plants that i gave my late niece Amanda as a gift, i got them back after her death and they did excellent under some natural ligt but mostly artificial, i was surprised at how many peppers those two plants kept turning out, they were very beautuful
"Sensitive Plants" (mimosa pudica) are some neat houseplants. They are very easy to grow and don't require much maintenance or nutrients. Here is a video of one that I had last year.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4802285371785&set=vb.1135608731&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4802285371785&set=vb.1135608731&type=3&theater
millworkman
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Grow as big of a pepper plant as you possibly can, or get one from someone here. Grow a bonchi pepper. They are pretty sweet.
millworkman said:
My last few bonchis have died but I do want to try again
Look into Trichocereus (aka Echinopsis) cacti. They're a medium-sized cactus native to the mountains in Peru and Bolivia. They're pretty hardy and grow really fast, especially when you feed them right and let them live outdoors every summer.
The big bluish ones are T. macrogonus, the big dark green ones are T. pachanoi and the small one on the far right is T. bridgesii.
I really hope I can coax mine into flowering one of these years. I guess it's a real challenge to do in (temperate) captivity. The flowers are huge and open for only one night and apparently smell really good. I'm hoping mine flower in the next few years - probably not this year since they'll be recovering from a much needed transplanting.
The big bluish ones are T. macrogonus, the big dark green ones are T. pachanoi and the small one on the far right is T. bridgesii.
I really hope I can coax mine into flowering one of these years. I guess it's a real challenge to do in (temperate) captivity. The flowers are huge and open for only one night and apparently smell really good. I'm hoping mine flower in the next few years - probably not this year since they'll be recovering from a much needed transplanting.
