Marimo Moss Balls and Whether They Count as Real Plants or Just Look Nice
# Marimo Moss Balls and Whether They Count as Real Plants or Just Look Nice I’ll be honest with you, I bought my first marimo moss ball because I thought…
Anacharis and the Cheap Stem Plant That Pet Shops Always Have in Stock
# Anacharis and the Cheap Stem Plant That Pet Shops Always Have in Stock I bought my first bundle of anacharis for £2.50 from a grotty pet shop in a…
Anubias and Why Every Shop Recommends It and Why They Are Right
# Anubias and Why Every Shop Recommends It and Why They Are Right I walked into my first aquatics shop to buy a goldfish bowl and somehow ended up in…
Hornwort and the Floating Stem That Grows an Inch a Week Without Trying
# Hornwort and the Floating Stem That Grows an Inch a Week Without Trying I picked up my first bunch of hornwort because it was cheap, not because I had…
Pothos and the House Plant You Can Stick in Your Filter and Watch It Explode
# Pothos and the House Plant You Can Stick in Your Filter and Watch It Explode I stumbled onto pothos purely by accident. My flatmate had this straggly houseplant on…
Vallisneria and the Background Plant That Does All the Work While You Learn
# Vallisneria and the Background Plant That Does All the Work While You Learn I planted my first bunch of vallisneria because it was cheap, looked green, and the shop…
Water Wisteria and the Fast Grower That Makes New Tanks Look Established
# Water Wisteria and the Fast Grower That Makes New Tanks Look Established I bought my first water wisteria cutting for three quid at a local fish shop because everything…
Java Fern and the Epiphyte That Dies If You Plant It in Substrate
I’ve bought this plant six times over the years. Killed it four of those times by doing exactly what you’d expect anyone would do with an aquatic plant: planting it…
Java Moss and the Plant That Grows in Almost Any Conditions You Give It
# Java Moss and the Plant That Grows in Almost Any Conditions You Give It I’ve killed plenty of plants in my time. Expensive stem plants that melted overnight, carpeting…
Banana Plant and the Weird Looking Lily That Beginners Fall in Love With
# Banana Plant and the Weird Looking Lily That Beginners Autumn in Love With I bought my first banana plant because it looked like nothing else in the shop and…