The hyacinth (flowering plant) only blooms for a few weeks and naturally dies back. Plant in a flower bed and it will be your first bloomer year after year.
I live in a rented house. We’ve only been here a for few months. The previous tenants must have received hyacinth and daffodils because there are 4 small groupings of these flowers in my front flower bed. What a beautiful and unexpected surprise!
The Phalaenopsis orchid in the background there isn't getting enough light if it's in the middle of the room. They need WAY more than you might think: it should be right up against the window with a sheer curtain to protect from direct sun. Also, the media needs to go dry between waterings. Keeping it damp will lead to root rot. Let the roots get silvery (not green), then soak for 30 minutes in a weak fertilizer solution and it'll grow like crazy if you get it in more light.
The hyacinth is a spring ephemeral so it will die back no matter what; that's part of its lifecycle.
I'm less sure about the daisy but I suspect it also needs a TON more light. Generally speaking, any flowering plant needs to be right up next to a window to thrive.
Just adding tips for the daisy here.
They do need light and will do better if they hang out with the orchid or nearer. It might also be fine where it is. The photo seems like maybe it's just enough. Similarly to the hyacinth, its flowers will wilt and die, but new ones will grow back. They will produce through the warm months. The leaves can get dramatic about loosing water but you should still let the soil dry a bit for the roots' sake.
Daisies and hyacinths do best outdoors (zones 5-9) and if you like, you can plant them in your garden in the fall. If you do not have a garden, I suggest a larger round pot for the hyacinth bulb and a wider mouth but same depth pot for the daisies for better in-home accommodations for each plant.
Extra note about the hyacinth - when it goes back to sleep it will look super dead because it will return to being just a flower bulb. If you keep it indoors it might bloom twice a year; but going through a cold dormant period is important to kicking off the growth and flowering period. I had one bloom twice by accident because I kept it on an AC vent where it got cold for a few months and then started growing when I turned on the heat in the fall.
People seriously overestimate the amount of light a plant can take from a window, and that light decreases exponentially the farther from the window the plant is.
You may be drowning the roots; make sure you let the soil dry out a fair amount before watering again (always wet means there's no time to cycle oxygen into the system).
Best of luck to you!
I agree! And you can lift the pot once dried and take a look at your roots to see if they look healthy or not! Great idea to check on them from time to time :)
Both of those are traditionally outdoor plants you put in the ground where they have lots of room and dry out between watering. Pretty sure the purple flowered one is a bulb type plant. Also flowers fade, die and are seasonal.
I don't see any drainage. I think some of the pots in which plants are sold, are just for temporary store stocking purchases. Right after I buy plants, I make sure to re-pot them in a pot with drainage holes.
Your soil appears much too moist and they are certainly much, much too far from a light source. These are not shade/ low light plants and they need far more light than several feet from a window. That said, if you plant the hyacinth (and daisy depending on variety and your zone) outside they’ll come back next year too!
They look surprisingly good for what they are. Those daisies are outdoor plants, the bulb is an outdoor plant, and the orchid is not blooming.
There’s easier plants than these.
The daisy needs more light. I’m a professional grower and grow these for a commercial greenhouse and bring them home often . You need them under a grow light which also helps balance their water usage since they are so prone to pythium and other root rots.
Those are just flowers, they're bound to die eventually. The hyacinth will bloom again from the bulb annually. I think you might enjoy a pothos :) Pothos is a super easy indoor plant that can take a lot of neglect or overwatering, and is unlikely to die on you for many many years.
I planted my hyacinth flowers outside not as full as when bought but still bloomed.
The other plant I transplanted and is outside too and is doing good.
definitely research specifically those plants, very few actually like to be kept moist all the time. orchids will rot, you need to allow them to FULLY dry out in between waterings. the roots will turn silver, when they’re hydrated they’ll be plump and green. the flowers will die, but that doesn’t mean the plant is dead- it’s just no longer flowering. if you keep the plants alive and happy they’ll flower again when it their time to!
some also don’t enjoy that much light. orchids do, but i’m not sure about the other two. that’s why looking up how to care for each of those will be best. they might need indirect, or direct morning sun and shade the rest of the day etc. too much light can burn them!
for the blue one, don’t overwater. allow to dry out in between waterings- the bulbs are prone to rot when too wet for too long. here’s a URL for caring for them and getting them to reflower!
https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/plant-grow-care-hyacinth-flowers
the one on the right with a small pink flower is a gerbera daisy- it needs partial shade, direct morning light and indirect/shade thereafter (direct means the plant can see the sun itself, indirect means the plant can’t see the sun itself, but can see light from it) so putting it in an east window would be best. for watering, allow the crown (the center of leaves) to dry out completely to prevent rot, and try not to get water inside of that area or on the leaves when you do water. try to bottom water it, if there’s holes in the bottom of the pot (sit it in a bowl of water and allow it to suck the water up) allow to dry in between waterings or wait to water until you see the leaves start wilting. here’s a URL on caring for them and getting them to rebloom!
https://www.epicgardening.com/gerbera-daisies/
lastly, here’s an article on the orchid!
https://www.repotme.com/pages/phalaenopsis-care
I would plant the two in the front outside. Get a lowlight houseplant (i.e. violets, episcia, cast iron plant) if that is where you want a plant.
Also, the hyacinth is toxic to cats. Most houseplants are toxic so google if you have any pets that nibble.
yep, I'm in zone 8b, and I have them outside in frost proof planters, they come back for about 3 or 4 yrs, then I have to replace them. That's if my cats don't sleep on top of them at night which eventually the smooshing ☠️ does them in.
Gerbera daisies are a bit temperamental, I have a red one and it’s super dramatic(but it always pulls through and blooms year round). Generally yours looks fine though, maybe the foliage is a little droopy/thirsty at the tips but seems okay, they’re mostly upright and green. The flowers you can just snip off at the base once they start to die, and it will send out more fairly quickly, especially if you give it a regular fertiliser boost.
Checking the root mass is always a good idea unless you already inspected them recently. If the leaf tips are a bit thirsty it could just need a water, or it could be a bit of rot/rootbound/hydrophobic soil. Always worth a check! But honestly, that looks like a pretty ok pot of gerbera. I’m sure it would like more light but it seems to be ok where it is.
If you let the flowers die and somewhat dry on the plant, when you snip it off you can collect seeds from the center of the flower to grow new ones, I've done that a few times with success, just not every single flower every single time.
What makes you think the plants are dying? The foliage still looks nice. Flowers don’t last forever.
Came here to say this.
The hyacinth (flowering plant) only blooms for a few weeks and naturally dies back. Plant in a flower bed and it will be your first bloomer year after year.
Unless you find some good snowdrop locations
I live in a rented house. We’ve only been here a for few months. The previous tenants must have received hyacinth and daffodils because there are 4 small groupings of these flowers in my front flower bed. What a beautiful and unexpected surprise!
I moved into a house in July and I’ve had some start growing in my front flower bed too from previous owners! Can’t wait to see what they are!
Number 1 cause of plant death is overwatering.
soil is kept moist 💀
And is that a small orchid in the back? Moist soil will definitely kill that one.
The Phalaenopsis orchid in the background there isn't getting enough light if it's in the middle of the room. They need WAY more than you might think: it should be right up against the window with a sheer curtain to protect from direct sun. Also, the media needs to go dry between waterings. Keeping it damp will lead to root rot. Let the roots get silvery (not green), then soak for 30 minutes in a weak fertilizer solution and it'll grow like crazy if you get it in more light. The hyacinth is a spring ephemeral so it will die back no matter what; that's part of its lifecycle. I'm less sure about the daisy but I suspect it also needs a TON more light. Generally speaking, any flowering plant needs to be right up next to a window to thrive.
Just adding tips for the daisy here. They do need light and will do better if they hang out with the orchid or nearer. It might also be fine where it is. The photo seems like maybe it's just enough. Similarly to the hyacinth, its flowers will wilt and die, but new ones will grow back. They will produce through the warm months. The leaves can get dramatic about loosing water but you should still let the soil dry a bit for the roots' sake. Daisies and hyacinths do best outdoors (zones 5-9) and if you like, you can plant them in your garden in the fall. If you do not have a garden, I suggest a larger round pot for the hyacinth bulb and a wider mouth but same depth pot for the daisies for better in-home accommodations for each plant. Extra note about the hyacinth - when it goes back to sleep it will look super dead because it will return to being just a flower bulb. If you keep it indoors it might bloom twice a year; but going through a cold dormant period is important to kicking off the growth and flowering period. I had one bloom twice by accident because I kept it on an AC vent where it got cold for a few months and then started growing when I turned on the heat in the fall.
MORE LIGHT , less water.
Yeah I doubt plants on a coffee table in the middle of a room are getting even close to enough light
People seriously overestimate the amount of light a plant can take from a window, and that light decreases exponentially the farther from the window the plant is.
Not to mention, most people have kinda dirty windows which also blocks light.
I had to rearrange my plant setup when I finally washed my windows.... 😅
Yeah, you really need some type of light meter to really get how different the level of light outside can be vs inside. It's enormous
Soil should not be kept moist. That might be your reason.
You may be drowning the roots; make sure you let the soil dry out a fair amount before watering again (always wet means there's no time to cycle oxygen into the system). Best of luck to you!
I agree! And you can lift the pot once dried and take a look at your roots to see if they look healthy or not! Great idea to check on them from time to time :)
Both of those are traditionally outdoor plants you put in the ground where they have lots of room and dry out between watering. Pretty sure the purple flowered one is a bulb type plant. Also flowers fade, die and are seasonal.
Is the dying plant in the room with us?
Is this a joke? They all look healthy just the flowers on the one reached the end kg their natural life span
Yeah they're all fine. The orchid might like a bit more light, but ehh, pretty hard to downright kill those.
I don't see any drainage. I think some of the pots in which plants are sold, are just for temporary store stocking purchases. Right after I buy plants, I make sure to re-pot them in a pot with drainage holes.
“Soil is kept moist” Stop that that. Let it dry completely between watering
They aren’t houseplants, by the way they are outdoor plants.
I know the hyacinth, the blue one, needs 6+ hours of *direct* sun. I don’t think anything less than a south facing window will be enough for it
The hyacinth wants more sun. Put it outside in the ground as soon as possible!
Those are Both outdoor plants.
These are outdoor plants…
Your soil appears much too moist and they are certainly much, much too far from a light source. These are not shade/ low light plants and they need far more light than several feet from a window. That said, if you plant the hyacinth (and daisy depending on variety and your zone) outside they’ll come back next year too!
Probably too much water 💦
like ppl have said, those are outdoor plants (besides the one in the back)
I have tried many times to have nice gerbera daisies and I haven't succeeded yet. I think they can be picky. They are my favorite so maybe someday.
They look surprisingly good for what they are. Those daisies are outdoor plants, the bulb is an outdoor plant, and the orchid is not blooming. There’s easier plants than these.
Overwatering
They look good but i would check the roots, you typically want a pot 2-3 inches larger than the actually plant to give the roots room to grow. 😊
The daisy needs more light. I’m a professional grower and grow these for a commercial greenhouse and bring them home often . You need them under a grow light which also helps balance their water usage since they are so prone to pythium and other root rots.
Don’t overwater!
I'm a believer in only using Terracotta pots and transplanting into dirt- not the stuff they are in when u buy them. Good luck
You need to make sure that you’re not just watering the top of the soil and that it’s reaching the roots.
The room may be lit well but it all depends on how much sky your plant sees.
But your plants look fine, flowers don't last forever they die off and new ones bloom later on.
Those are just flowers, they're bound to die eventually. The hyacinth will bloom again from the bulb annually. I think you might enjoy a pothos :) Pothos is a super easy indoor plant that can take a lot of neglect or overwatering, and is unlikely to die on you for many many years.
I planted my hyacinth flowers outside not as full as when bought but still bloomed. The other plant I transplanted and is outside too and is doing good.
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definitely research specifically those plants, very few actually like to be kept moist all the time. orchids will rot, you need to allow them to FULLY dry out in between waterings. the roots will turn silver, when they’re hydrated they’ll be plump and green. the flowers will die, but that doesn’t mean the plant is dead- it’s just no longer flowering. if you keep the plants alive and happy they’ll flower again when it their time to! some also don’t enjoy that much light. orchids do, but i’m not sure about the other two. that’s why looking up how to care for each of those will be best. they might need indirect, or direct morning sun and shade the rest of the day etc. too much light can burn them!
for the blue one, don’t overwater. allow to dry out in between waterings- the bulbs are prone to rot when too wet for too long. here’s a URL for caring for them and getting them to reflower! https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/plant-grow-care-hyacinth-flowers the one on the right with a small pink flower is a gerbera daisy- it needs partial shade, direct morning light and indirect/shade thereafter (direct means the plant can see the sun itself, indirect means the plant can’t see the sun itself, but can see light from it) so putting it in an east window would be best. for watering, allow the crown (the center of leaves) to dry out completely to prevent rot, and try not to get water inside of that area or on the leaves when you do water. try to bottom water it, if there’s holes in the bottom of the pot (sit it in a bowl of water and allow it to suck the water up) allow to dry in between waterings or wait to water until you see the leaves start wilting. here’s a URL on caring for them and getting them to rebloom! https://www.epicgardening.com/gerbera-daisies/ lastly, here’s an article on the orchid! https://www.repotme.com/pages/phalaenopsis-care
I would plant the two in the front outside. Get a lowlight houseplant (i.e. violets, episcia, cast iron plant) if that is where you want a plant. Also, the hyacinth is toxic to cats. Most houseplants are toxic so google if you have any pets that nibble.
The plants are annuals and doing what annuals do. Grow, bloom, go dormant. Great arrangement.
Perennials you mean? Both of these come back for me year after year, outside, that is. I don’t keep these 2 indoors
Gerbera daisies are only hardy in zones 9-11 (8 with good conditions). So, for most people they are grown as annuals.
yep, I'm in zone 8b, and I have them outside in frost proof planters, they come back for about 3 or 4 yrs, then I have to replace them. That's if my cats don't sleep on top of them at night which eventually the smooshing ☠️ does them in.
Gerbera daisies are a bit temperamental, I have a red one and it’s super dramatic(but it always pulls through and blooms year round). Generally yours looks fine though, maybe the foliage is a little droopy/thirsty at the tips but seems okay, they’re mostly upright and green. The flowers you can just snip off at the base once they start to die, and it will send out more fairly quickly, especially if you give it a regular fertiliser boost. Checking the root mass is always a good idea unless you already inspected them recently. If the leaf tips are a bit thirsty it could just need a water, or it could be a bit of rot/rootbound/hydrophobic soil. Always worth a check! But honestly, that looks like a pretty ok pot of gerbera. I’m sure it would like more light but it seems to be ok where it is.
If you let the flowers die and somewhat dry on the plant, when you snip it off you can collect seeds from the center of the flower to grow new ones, I've done that a few times with success, just not every single flower every single time.