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CaliforniaPeggy

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7. Alas, I don't remember the name of this plant! It's a very common houseplant.

Reply to majdrfrtim (Reply #5)

Mon May 13, 2024, 12:35 AM

May 13

They keep growing and growing, and getting leggier and leggier, until I have to cut them and put them in water.

The leaves are heart-shaped.

Thanks for your good thoughts, my dear majdrfrtim!

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It doesn't take much to make me happy! This photo is one of them . . . [View all] CaliforniaPeggy May 12 OP

Congratulations Easterncedar May 12 #1

Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar! CaliforniaPeggy May 12 #3

It looks rather like a mutant, 2-headed, shell-less snail. 3catwoman3 May 12 #2

I have to agree, my dear 3catwoman3! Some sort of alien creature indeed. CaliforniaPeggy May 12 #4

Is that from some Scindapsus or other, Peggy? majdrfrtim May 13 #5

Alas, I don't remember the name of this plant! It's a very common houseplant. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #7

Congratulations!!! Encouraging new life like this is always exciting. niyad May 13 #6

Thanks so much, my dear niyad! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #8

I found this photo that shows the same sort of vining plant from some years ago. Pothos is what I think it is. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #9

They do tend to grow like weeds. I used to keep mine cut back so that niyad May 13 #10

Keeping them cut back is a good idea, but then you have all these tender cuttings! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #12

No, you just gift the cuttungs to all your friends. My mother pothos niyad May 13 #15

AHA! It's "Devil's Ivy"! Also known as Pothos Ivy. calimary May 13 #11

They are pretty, and fairly tough in almost any environment. The fertilizer sounds like a good idea too. Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #13

my uncle gave me a chinese evergreen when i was about 12. i got it to bloom a few times, but the last shoot died when i pansypoo53219 May 13 #14

Yeah, they do not like to be overwatered! But I think you'll have success. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #16