This popular internet celebrity plant is really difficult to grow!

In recent years, the "cold" style of green plants has become popular, but how can we grow them to avoid "destroying the flowers with harsh hands"?

1: Tiger tail orchid

𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 spp., Agavaceae, also known as Tiger Piranha

Planting Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆

Planting tips: It is relatively hardy and rarely pest-prone. In summer, it needs ventilation and reduced watering. In winter, the indoor temperature can be kept above 5℃.

It can be propagated by leaves. Take a leaf in spring and autumn, cut it into several pieces of appropriate size, and insert it shallowly into the culture soil after the wound heals. Spray some water to keep it slightly moist. After a period of time, it will take root and grow new buds.

2: Monstera

𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘢, Araceae Monstera

Planting difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

Planting tips: It is shade-tolerant and moisture-tolerant, and does not require too much light. Appropriate humidity can make the leaves more shiny.

Monstera is not cold-resistant, so the indoor temperature should not be lower than 10℃ in winter.

3. Ficus microcarpa

𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘺𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢, Moraceae Ficus

Planting difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

Planting tips: It does not require much light and can be placed in front of a south-facing floor-to-ceiling window or in a darker room.

The suitable growth temperature is 20℃ ~ 30℃, and the indoor temperature in winter should not be lower than 10℃ to survive the winter smoothly.

If you spray frequently, maintain a certain humidity, and apply appropriate fertilizer in spring and autumn, the leaves will become more shiny, otherwise they may dry up and wilt.

4. Rubber Tree

𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢, Moraceae, Ficus genus, formally known in Chinese as Banyan

Planting difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

Planting tips: As a tropical or subtropical tree species, it has no pressure in summer; but if the indoor temperature is below 10°C in winter, the growth will be slow or even stagnant, and below 5° it will endanger the health of the plant.

5: Trout Begonia

𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 'Wightii', a cultivar of Begonia variegata

Planting difficulty: ★★★☆☆

Planting tips: Maintenance is relatively simple, 15°C ~ 25°C is the suitable growth temperature, the indoor temperature should not be lower than 10°C in winter, try not to water frequently in the hot summer season to avoid root rot.

6: Staghorn Fern

𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 spp., a general term for plants of the genus Staghorn fern in the family Polypodiaceae

Planting difficulty: ★★★★☆

Planting tips: Wrap the roots with sphagnum moss or vermiculite and fix them on the snake board on the wall; it can also be cultivated in moss balls and hung for maintenance.

The wax on the leaf surface can delay water evaporation. There is no need for high humidity, and regular spraying to increase the humidity will be enough.

Direct sunlight is not required, as long as the indoor light is bright and transparent.

Author: Attack of the flesh

Illustration: Heijio sister

Figure 4 is from crocus.co.uk, Figure 6 is from Wikimedia, and the others are from TuChong