tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2915512247218926580..comments2024-03-17T03:31:37.213-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Nosy Neighbor (Hypoestes phyllostachya)mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12234720956066510472021-09-29T21:17:44.781-07:002021-09-29T21:17:44.781-07:00Someone at the markets sold these to me as Aglaone...Someone at the markets sold these to me as Aglaonemas. After watching a video on propagating Aglaonemas so I can steal some from work I realised I was an idiot and these were absolutely not Aglaonemas...only because they started flowering and their flowers looked nothing like Ags....and neither do their stalks :D #NotProGardenerNeverSaidIWas<br />Mine got put straight into my garden and Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028854509614804308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-89510907683015433602021-03-28T05:48:58.695-07:002021-03-28T05:48:58.695-07:00Thank you very much for the response, I can't ...Thank you very much for the response, I can't believe somebody cares about my comment! I have three separate ones in a pot, I'll do it with one of them, however I'm afraid to do so, since I'm very amateur with plants.<br />Doublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801007375780827094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-67283144379440207382021-03-27T09:30:43.465-07:002021-03-27T09:30:43.465-07:00Double:
It depends somewhat on how big the plant ...Double:<br /><br />It depends somewhat on how big the plant is already; if it's big enough and has a solid root system, you might want to cut it down to half an inch or so above the soil line, to make a bushier, fuller plant when it comes back. If it's pretty small and maybe doesn't have much of a root system to bounce back from a pruning, then just under the leaves might be better. (mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-70541461588018232402021-03-25T18:37:01.553-07:002021-03-25T18:37:01.553-07:00Hi, I just found your website in a Google search; ...Hi, I just found your website in a Google search; thank God finally talked about the same issue I have with these beauties. My polka dot lower stem is entirely bare; in fact, it has just two or three leaves remained at the top. Do you suggest I cut the stem under the leaves to trigger its growth? Doublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801007375780827094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-62753774429039602632019-07-13T14:01:10.717-07:002019-07-13T14:01:10.717-07:00Unknown:
Okay.Unknown:<br /><br />Okay.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19349022237738293142019-07-12T09:46:21.942-07:002019-07-12T09:46:21.942-07:00Lol I was making research about this plant for a b...Lol I was making research about this plant for a biology project and a whole new world just opened up to me, since I'm writing a comment already, can I use some of the information you wrote above? I'll surely credit the website in my report. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027760147101017692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47021120381451997142017-12-14T07:26:20.761-08:002017-12-14T07:26:20.761-08:00Mary Ahmed:
I don't have any way to determine...Mary Ahmed:<br /><br />I don't have any way to determine whether the plant you've told me is "fully dry and dead" is in fact fully dry and dead, though since you said you stopped watering it, I'm thinking you'd best just buy a new one. mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-52600229004351516702017-12-13T16:45:26.583-08:002017-12-13T16:45:26.583-08:00I love this plant sooooooo much, but it did not lo...I love this plant sooooooo much, but it did not love me back. It died. I'm not sure why. I water it only when the top soil is dry. Now it is fully dry and dead. I stopped watering it after a while. However, Is there any way I can put it back to life or I lost my chance already??? T_TAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15594605487509463547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75360202948428193522017-09-21T13:45:15.147-07:002017-09-21T13:45:15.147-07:00Thanks for the entertaining blog! I bought one of ...Thanks for the entertaining blog! I bought one of these guys in the worlds cutest, smallest pot as a house warming gift for my Sis a few months ago, not really knowing what it would grow up to be. She re-potted it and it TOOK OFF in a great way. I tried to find one here in my little town (Ashland, Oregon) but none to be found during that particular week. So I swiped several cuttings from my Shernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63650141265767820082017-07-05T06:26:30.906-07:002017-07-05T06:26:30.906-07:00I bought a pot of these little guys not knowing wh...I bought a pot of these little guys not knowing what they were, and planted them in the toughest, shadiest spot in my backyard - clay soil, maybe 2hrs' sun at best, heavy shade all day, under a gum tree. And to my surprise pretty much all of them (save 2 or 3) have survived and are doing nicely! They did get a bit leggy so I pruned it, but other than that, it's not needed love at all! I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470022633263569490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14155461076827623112017-01-14T11:05:36.337-08:002017-01-14T11:05:36.337-08:00Thanks for this great information. It looked so de...<br />Thanks for this great information. It looked so demure and innocent at Lowe's and then revealed it's true nature after a month or so! The flowers are adorable but I had a sneaking suspicion it was no good to leave them there. We're starting over now after a severe haircut! Thanks again!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9015876574294784622016-10-09T21:32:08.109-07:002016-10-09T21:32:08.109-07:00Thanks for the article! It was a great read!
I h...Thanks for the article! It was a great read! <br /><br />I have one in a box outside in indirect sunlight that has absolutely thrived in this warm and wet Ohio summer of 2016. I bought a four pack of little guys and put them into fresh potting soil sat in a 20x4x4 rectangular planter box.(I've mixed fresh coffee grounds once or twice to the topsoil). They sit under a patio that shades them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86900298659620471682016-02-13T19:38:29.174-08:002016-02-13T19:38:29.174-08:00I have a soft spot for them. I find them pretty, t...I have a soft spot for them. I find them pretty, though I am more drawn to the red and the white varieties.<br /><br />A pink hypoestes in 4th grade was what got me into houseplants, seriously. It was part of a water cycle assignment involving a home made terrarium out of a bottle and some soil. It lasted until it outgrew the bottle.<br /><br />They grow really crappy in my apartment unless I MJIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754651353282666431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83878100031178018372015-08-12T03:17:17.820-07:002015-08-12T03:17:17.820-07:00I just bought a white polka dot plant recently, wa...I just bought a white polka dot plant recently, was kind of a "love at first sight" thing. I love variegated plants with a passion and this little babby was the only one in the store. It may be an invasive species but its still cute and I still plan on taking good care of it.<br /><br />Some people grow fungi, some people grow spiders - doesn't matter what it is - as long as you Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880528172721707856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64357753210559563162015-07-29T20:51:23.854-07:002015-07-29T20:51:23.854-07:00I was lol the whole blog post! Excellent informati...I was lol the whole blog post! Excellent information, although I still happen to love my pink polka dots and their babies. Bethany Cousinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300861277860689588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55094166197480488052015-03-24T19:53:09.456-07:002015-03-24T19:53:09.456-07:00Please teach me Sensei!Please teach me Sensei!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41597535839903659082014-08-05T04:26:56.838-07:002014-08-05T04:26:56.838-07:00My friend gave me one of these and I love it! It&#...My friend gave me one of these and I love it! It's so pretty and cheery. Today it has produced 2 tiny little purple flowers which was a total surprise. Great info on in your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-72186468128758317522014-03-11T20:09:15.645-07:002014-03-11T20:09:15.645-07:00Jodi:
You should pot them up and sell them to gar...Jodi:<br /><br />You should pot them up and sell them to garden centers in the U.S.<br /><br />(Mostly kidding. That probably wouldn't actually work. But if you could come up with <i>some</i> way to make them worth money. . . .)mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-85689729993888235892014-03-11T19:51:42.294-07:002014-03-11T19:51:42.294-07:00I found this site while googling "how to kill...I found this site while googling "how to kill the noxious weed with the pink dots". I live in subtropical Australia and my backyard is disappearing under polk dot plant. If you pull it, the stem snaps and you have just spread it another 2 feet. My cat has to swim through it to get home. It is sooo not poisonous to cats. And it looooves glyphosate. Listed as an invasive seed here. EVIL Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385883518797405287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25490624937854599012014-03-07T08:58:37.836-08:002014-03-07T08:58:37.836-08:00My son gave me a small hypoestes,at first it gave ...My son gave me a small hypoestes,at first it gave me a lot of trouble. Then I figured where indoors it likes to live BRIGHT indirect light,the leaves are a bright pink almost red,also keep an eye on the watering if it gets dry it loses leaves,When this happens I cut the leggy parts off put them in water and it's all good,start new plants. I have dozens of houseplants and pink in all the greenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56541120208464346952012-09-20T08:59:22.147-07:002012-09-20T08:59:22.147-07:00Unknown:
I'm pretty sure neither of those thi...Unknown:<br /><br />I'm pretty sure neither of those things are true.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77202479681720124762012-09-20T08:55:01.369-07:002012-09-20T08:55:01.369-07:00The Surgeon General has warned that these plants a...The Surgeon General has warned that these plants are hazardous to your mental health. They should be taxed out of existence!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494112364493812532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31334730651917536472012-07-04T03:06:56.724-07:002012-07-04T03:06:56.724-07:00I adore these plants. I've had potted red, whi...I adore these plants. I've had potted red, white and pink hypoestes going on three years from the original plants I purchased. The white variety seems to be less prone to the leggy syndrome than the red and pink varieties. There are several ways to prevent this action: smaller pots, pinching back new growth, and western light also seems to prevent this action moreso than eastern light. <br />The Caged Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506706949401688721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42845255239673478422012-06-10T15:44:41.011-07:002012-06-10T15:44:41.011-07:00After having them now for several years, I can con...After having them now for several years, I can confidently say they are *highly reliable* perennials in Zone 9A. Even though we get several hard freezes every winter, I have never lost a single one. In addition, I get lots of new volunteers every year from self-seed.<br /><br />Carol<br />Jacksonville, FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68185051343996068842012-05-05T19:38:48.516-07:002012-05-05T19:38:48.516-07:00They are hard to kill in temperate areas like the ...They are hard to kill in temperate areas like the NSW Qld border (Australia) where I live. They seed prolifically. I have just finished spraying (with glypho) a heap of them that come up under some trees on a bank. It will take a few more seasons spraying to eradicate them.<br /><br />Even though the most shaded ones are healthy and robust, there are nicer and less nuisance things to grow. The Aussie Gardenernoreply@blogger.com