Not Another Jungle: Comprehensive Care for Extraordinary Houseplants

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So I think, well, the reason it's been successful for me is because I forgot I had it for a long time I stopped. I got it from I can't remember how many years ago, but I got it a while ago and I grew it from tiny little few tiny little leaves in the sandwich bag. Rogier said don't experiment with it, just leave it in a sandwich bag and put it somewhere that's very low light, and not too warm. Because I think a lot of people think Malaysia's warm, let's put it in the warm and they just rot, they melt. The myth is that people think when you put it into water, the plant is absorbing the water it wants and the roots are basically taking up the water. That’s not the case. The soil is absorbing all the water. And then from there, the roots sometimes take up water from the substrate.

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You're looking at, you're wiping down that plant with great love. That's all I can say about that picture. My spare bedroom that I never go in. It's full of boxes. It's on the windowsill there. It's really cool. It's been down to less than 10 degrees. And in Peninsular Malaysia, it grows on limestone. And the water where I'm from in Northampton is incredibly hard, it's limestone. And I think that really helps. If it’s working for you, fine – but for someone who hasn’t dealt with plants before, top watering is really going to help, or if you consistently overwater plants or have plants with root rot, top watering is going to help,” Tony says. Oh I love it. I love being in the shop, it's, I think I, if I could just be in the shop all the time, which to be fair, I pretty much am. If you enjoy doing it and find it relaxing, then go for it. Just know that if you are trying to increase humidity, it’s not doing that. And it can cause things like fungal problems on the leaf if the water is not drying off,” says Tony.

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I'm sure I've seen this on your social media this super, super tiny orchid with this incredible really quite bizarre flower Corybas caudatas. This is something you seem to be particularly fascinated by. I know it's been in your socials. I mean, I'm looking at that and thinking, yeah, it's okay.