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 :)

  • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    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?

    • oolong@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Of course!

      • Rojo congo - deep color, can really grow to be a real beast with thick stems and big leaves
      • Black cardinal - even darker, glossy leaves
      • Billietiae - can be expensive, but the stem color, leaf shape and texture is super cool. Philodendrons atabapoense and 69686 are two others along the same vein; expensive, but unique leaf shapes
      • Brasil - can be hung and treated similarly to a pothos if you want a companion for it. Philodendron neon is another one that is nice hanging and the color is really bright!
        • Doombot1@lemmy.oneEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          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

          • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            No you’re not too late - thanks for the suggestion! That does look like it would pair perfectly with monsteras.

    • a_passerine_fancyEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Let me add Philodendron ‘Glorious’ to the already wonderful list by /u/[email protected]. It’s a hybrid of P. melanochrysum and P. gloriosum. It’s an easy hardy plant with gorgeous huge leaves when it matures.

      • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        That’s a lovely pattern on the leaves - and whoa I can’t believe how big they get!