It’s my boyfriend’s birthday next month and I wanted to buy him a plant he hasn’t yet got. Currently we have:
- Lots of monsteras
- Syngonium
- Pothos
- Jades
- Snake plants
- String of hearts
- Ferns (staghorn, blue star, boston)
- Peace lilies
- Rubber plant
- Tradescantia
- Spider plants
He particularly likes monsteras! But if there are any relatively easy to care for, or ‘essential’ house plants that it sounds like they’d fit well with what we already have I’d love to hear. Our house is pretty shady but there are certain areas that get a bit more sunlight in the afternoon. Thank you :)
Many thanks for these suggestions! Philodendron Florida does look very nice, and I love the ‘waxiness’ of the leaves, a bit like the pothos we have. Are there any other philodendron varieties you’d recommend?
Of course!
Perfect, that gives me a lot to choose from! Thanks again
May be too late on this one. But one of my fav philos is one of the simpler, cheaper ones, & reminds me a lot of my monstera because it grows very large. It’s technically not a philodendron depending on who you ask, but Thaumatophyllum Bipinnatifidum. Maybe get him two? Lol
No you’re not too late - thanks for the suggestion! That does look like it would pair perfectly with monsteras.
Let me add Philodendron ‘Glorious’ to the already wonderful list by /u/oolong@lemm.ee. It’s a hybrid of P. melanochrysum and P. gloriosum. It’s an easy hardy plant with gorgeous huge leaves when it matures.
That’s a lovely pattern on the leaves - and whoa I can’t believe how big they get!