My wife did a good deed for a neighbour and she came round with this last night can any houseplant buffs on here tell us what it is so we can show it some love and affection and take care off it
Cheers in advance houseplant buffs.....I know we will have some

I think that's a houseplant. You will need to water it.

Get the "plantsnap" app take a picture and hey presto you find out what it is ... then you can google it simples....

The Mrs thinks it is a Cyclamen of some sort

Rileybobs wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:39 am

I think that's a houseplant. You will need to water it.

Have just used the "Plantsnap" app and yes its a Cyclamen .... google says https://www.houseplantsexpert.com/cycla ... sicum.html

Cheers BC I knew I could rely on you,I'll repost a picture in a fortnight when it's dead

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:54 am

Cheers BC I knew I could rely on you,I'll repost a picture in a fortnight when it's dead

Did they nick the saucer from Brewer's Fayre?

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:48 pm

Did they nick the saucer from Brewer's Fayre?

I remember years ago my Mum bought a pot with some London Pride at a jumble sale in the village ... it was 50p ... when she bought it home my Dad said "why buy a bloody London Pride in a pot for 50p, we have a bloody garden full of the damned stuff" so she pointed to the saucer the pot was stood on and said "thats why" ......
I still have the Saucer today ... a rather nice bit of Moorcroft Canny old bugger was my Mum

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:48 pm

Did they nick the saucer from Brewer's Fayre?

Wetherspoons

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:19 pm

I remember years ago my Mum bought a pot with some London Pride at a jumble sale in the village ... it was 50p ... when she bought it home my Dad said "why buy a bloody London Pride in a pot for 50p, we have a bloody garden full of the damned stuff" so she pointed to the saucer the pot was stood on and said "thats why" ......

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I still have the Saucer today ... a rather nice bit of Moorcroft Canny old bugger was my Mum

I prefer the brown dish to be honest,couple of quid from Boundary Mill.

An alternative name for London Pride is Prattling Parnell
Coincidence?
I think not!!

Dougall wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:36 pm

An alternative name for London Pride is Prattling Parnell
Coincidence?
I think not!!

Make sure you water from underneath by standing it in a couple of cms of water and not by pouring water on top of it. If you have a fine spray to lightly spray the leaves now and again that will help its vitality.

Does anyone know of a good plant/tree identifier app that works offline? I might download one for our daughter for when we go out walking.

"Plantsnap" works (just ignore in app purchases and adverts)

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:31 am

"Plantsnap" works (just ignore in app purchases and adverts)

I just read that it doesn't work offline because their database is online, not on the phone. Is this the case, Bosscat?

Billy Balfour wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:35 am

I just read that it doesn't work offline because their database is online, not on the phone. Is this the case, Bosscat?

I wouldn't think any app like that would work off line? as the number of plant/tree species is so bloody huge

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:33 am

I wouldn't think any app like that would work off line? as the number of plant/tree species is so bloody huge

Thanks for that. There are a couple that work offline, but I don't know how good they are. I'll have to read some reviews. One that works solely on online won't be much good for us. Many rural and remote areas where we go walking don't even have G3 coverage, never mind G4.

Rileybobs wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:39 am

I think that's a houseplant. You will need to water it.

Sorted in one.

Rainwater.

It is a cyclamen
Pretty easy to care for but not sure how often it needs water but I googled this for you
"Make sure the plant has excellent drainage with a potting medium that holds water well. Water your cyclamen plant only when the soil is dry to the touch, but do not leave the plant in this dry state so long that it shows visible signs of not being watered, such as droopy leaves and flowers."

Need to copy this before a piece of non-football gets removed

mdd2 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:06 pm

It is a cyclamen
Pretty easy to care for but not sure how often it needs water but I googled this for you
"Make sure the plant has excellent drainage with a potting medium that holds water well. Water your cyclamen plant only when the soil is dry to the touch, but do not leave the plant in this dry state so long that it shows visible signs of not being watered, such as droopy leaves and flowers."

Need to copy this before a piece of non-football gets removed

Don't stir the pot fellah enough are doing that already

We need to discuss a claret and blue plant!

7 months on my wife and I are over the moon its flowered again,never had an houseplant that's lived so long and flowered twice,dosent look as healthy but it's still alive...yours Mr & Mrs Chuffed

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:47 pm

Rainwater.

water's for wimps. Admittedly I'm not big on gardening and the like, but the one plant I ever owned and which thrived, sat in a corner of my office for years, living on a diet of cold coffee; it must've been happy enough as it sprouted lots of shiny green leaves and needed chopping back from time to time. would the London Pride flower live on a diet of beer do you reckon?

With regards to Plant Apps I use Candide, it’s free and easy to use.

catcatcher wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:13 am

With regards to Plant Apps I use Candide, it’s free and easy to use.




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Il faut cultiver notre jardin

We have a houseplant in our kitchen window. It looked like it was headed for the great garden in the sky. It really didn't look well.
I decided to give it, what I thought was Miracle Gro in January. One last chance at revival.
I didn't know that the liquid in the plant sprayer (it's a frosted sprayer so looked blue) was actually fairy liquid. It was usually full of Miracle-Gro.
I feared the worst when the missus informed me I'd accidentally given it a heavy dose of fairy liquid.

Surprisingly it perked up remarkably quickly and within a few weeks was sprouting several new leaves. It's actually healthier now than it ever was.

I'm not advocating people start feeding their plants fairy liquid but it certainly worked for this plant.

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:47 am

Have just used the "Plantsnap" app and yes its a Cyclamen .... google says https://www.houseplantsexpert.com/cycla ... sicum.html

Your web link looks like houseplant sexpert. There are deviants everywhere but that is a new one.

catcatcher wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:13 am

With regards to Plant Apps I use Candide, it’s free and easy to use.




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That's a great little App...thank you.

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 05, 2021 3:44 pm

That's a great little App...thank you.

You’re welcome!