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[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago (3 children)

So would this be a good indicator for people that are not great about watering their houseplants?

Like oh the drama queen is fainting...guess I gotta water everything but the cactus and succulents.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yes I use it exactly for that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

This generally works for most house plants, particularly the ivy-like ones.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Not every plant needs the same amount of wet, though.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Post seems a bit dramatic; it’s wiki & other sources indicate that it’ll “faint” if it needs water, but make no mention of anything else causing the fainting. The leaves can get scorched if left in direct sunlight, though, and it isn’t fond of chilly temperatures.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago

I've had a few. They're extremely dramatic.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

I have a pink and a white in my Toad's enclosure and they do fine, but yes, it's typically water they get dramatic over. They're right by a window and the enclosure does get down into the 50s quite often in the winter.

I will say the white is much more dramatic than the pink though.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

I learned from experience that it cannot recover from cat nibbles

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just like my Sweet Basil. Damn thing wants to live in a swamp.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Swamps are pretty rad. If you're a plant or a bug, anyway.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or an ogre.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Nice swamp ogre... i think i'll move in next door...