No green thumb. Try live again or faux?

last year

I love how a home looks with some greenery, but I have killed too many indoor plants. My last plant (snake plant) was hard to kill, but I did it. I was interested in buying a real large bird of paradise plant (...again) to put in the corner living room window area. However, with my track record, I am a little hesitant. I searched online and found a faux bird of paradise on west elm/pottery barn/william sonoma/nearly natural sites that look real. Should I try a real plan again or get a faux one similar to the one found on the pottery barn and william sonoma sites. See pic I have already been given tips on growing live plants, used moisture meters, and tried not to over water, all to no avail.

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Elaine Doremus
last year
I have too much to do to take care of plants. I have a black thumb and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. Get fake plants that are superior quality, or get wall art that are plants and flowers. Put your energy and time into other things.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
I think throw the water meter away and learn about the plant you want . Most plants fails are more from overwatering than under . Push you finger into the dirt if it is dry past your knuckle water . I hate fake plants they never fool anyone and honestly get in the habit of fresh flowers every week instaed Most super markets have floers just gat nice bunch . I get a stm of real orchids often for just a bit of life maybe try that.
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shirlpp
last year
Life is too short to worry about certain things. Buy the faux bird of paradise, put it in a larger pot - and move on!
Jilly
last year
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Nothing wrong with good quality faux plants.

I have mostly live plants inside, but wanted a grouping of succulents, and have no luck with live ones. I used faux ones in a cute pot with pebbles around them. They look great, no one can tell they aren’t real.

My only advice is to make sure the pot looks ’real’, i e, the right size for a large plant. I think using the wrong sort of pot is what makes a big difference. And keeping the leaves dust-free.

PS: Patricia hates everything.
calidesign
last year
Get a good quality faux plant for the large one, and add a few smaller live plants to the room. The small ones will cleanse the air and look real, but are cheap to replace when you need to.
kculbers
last year
I love faux plants and greenery! I have many scattered throughout my home. No maintenance, and they always look good!
chispa
last year
I have mostly real plants and a few faux ones.. Some of the faux arrangements I tried with real plants first, and when they didn't do well, I switched to faux. If you know your track record is bad, just spend the money on a good faux version. Good faux plants are not cheap.

REAL ones. I can usually keep succulents alive, but they didn't like it here at all and died pretty quickly.

FAUX version. Still looking good 5 years later and even survived a cross country move! ;-)