Jane's Starter Plants
Red Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus)
The red lipstick plant is an excellent choice for beginners due to its clear watering cues, indicated by slightly drooping leaves when thirsty, and its relatively forgiving nature, tolerating occasional missed waterings. Furthermore, the rewarding display of unique and vibrant red "lipstick" flowers offers a satisfying visual incentive for new plant owners. This trailing epiphyte features lush, often glossy green leaves and produces distinctive bright red tubular flowers from dark buds. It thrives in bright, indirect light and prefers moderate watering, allowing the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings.
Photos (Epipremnum Aureum)
Pothos, or Devil's Ivy, stands out as an excellent starter plant due to its remarkable tolerance of neglect, readily recovering from missed waterings and varying light conditions, which is invaluable for new plant owners. Its adaptability to a wide range of light levels removes the stress of finding the ideal location, and its ease of propagation from stem cuttings provides a simple and rewarding way to expand one's plant collection. Furthermore, its visually appealing trailing vines with heart-shaped, often variegated leaves offer versatility in display, whether in hanging baskets, on shelves, or trained to climb. This popular plant is known for its glossy foliage and its ability to thrive even with occasional lapses in care, preferring its soil to dry slightly between waterings and propagating readily from cuttings.
Jade Plant (Crassula Ovata)
The jade plant is a fantastic starter plant thanks to its drought tolerance, stemming from its water-storing succulent leaves and stems, which makes it very forgiving of the common beginner mistake of underwatering. Its ease of propagation from leaf or stem cuttings provides a simple way to expand a plant collection and learn propagation techniques. Additionally, with proper care, jade plants are long-lived, offering a lasting green companion. This popular succulent features thick, fleshy, oval-shaped leaves and develops woody stems, eventually taking on a tree-like form. It thrives in bright, indirect sunlight and requires well-draining soil, with watering needed only when the soil is completely dry to prevent root rot.
Red Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus)
The red lipstick plant is an excellent choice for beginners due to its clear watering cues, indicated by slightly drooping leaves when thirsty, and its relatively forgiving nature, tolerating occasional missed waterings. Furthermore, the rewarding display of unique and vibrant red "lipstick" flowers offers a satisfying visual incentive for new plant owners. This trailing epiphyte features lush, often glossy green leaves and produces distinctive bright red tubular flowers from dark buds. It thrives in bright, indirect light and prefers moderate watering, allowing the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings.
Pothos (Epipremnum Aureum)
Pothos, or Devil's Ivy, stands out as an excellent starter plant due to its remarkable tolerance of neglect, readily recovering from missed waterings and varying light conditions, which is invaluable for new plant owners. Its adaptability to a wide range of light levels removes the stress of finding the ideal location, and its ease of propagation from stem cuttings provides a simple and rewarding way to expand one's plant collection. Furthermore, its visually appealing trailing vines with heart-shaped, often variegated leaves offer versatility in display, whether in hanging baskets, on shelves, or trained to climb. This popular plant is known for its glossy foliage and its ability to thrive even with occasional lapses in care, preferring its soil to dry slightly between waterings and propagating readily from cuttings.
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
The jade plant is a fantastic starter plant thanks to its drought tolerance, stemming from its water-storing succulent leaves and stems, which makes it very forgiving of the common beginner mistake of underwatering. Its ease of propagation from leaf or stem cuttings provides a simple way to expand a plant collection and learn propagation techniques. Additionally, with proper care, jade plants are long-lived, offering a lasting green companion. This popular succulent features thick, fleshy, oval-shaped leaves and develops woody stems, eventually taking on a tree-like form. It thrives in bright, indirect sunlight and requires well-draining soil, with watering needed only when the soil is completely dry to prevent root rot.