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Houseplant Edition

Kathy Clugston looks through the GQT archives for a special house plant edition.

Kathy Clugston looks through the GQT archives for a special house plant edition.

With questions and answers from across the years, featuring the whole panel as well as a few old voices, the team tackle questions on cutting back an orchid, caring for supermarket bought herbs and plants for dark corners of the house.

Away from the questions, James Wong visits Anne Swithinbank's house, while Matthew Pottage pops by James's, to get a behind the scenes look at how our experts keep plants in their homes.

Producer: Hannah Newton
Assistant Producer: Jemima Rathbone

A Somethin' Else production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4

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42 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 Dec 2019 14:00

Plant List


Questions and time codes are below. Where applicable plant names are listed

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Q – How far should I cut back my Orchid?

(1 minute 16 seconds)

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Chris Beardshaw – Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis).

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Q – I have a Money plant (Crassula ovata) which is 15 years old – possibly more – and this year, it flowered for the first time. How long will the flowers last, and will it flower again? If so, when?

(5 minutes 36 minutes)

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Q – Why do the herbs that I buy from the supermarket not grow long term?

(7 minutes 50 seconds)

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Q - Are there any houseplants that will thrive in a hallway which is dark enough to need artificial light to read anything?

(10 minutes 7 seconds)

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Matthew –Ìý‘Mother-in-Law’s Tongue’ (Sansevieria trifasciata)

FittoniaÌý

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Anne – ‘Devil’s Ivy’ (Epipremnum aureum)

Begonia ‘Lucerna’Ìý

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FEATURE

(12 minutes 47 seconds)

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James – Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa)

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Q – I received anÌýAmaryllis for Christmas and the bulb flowered really well, but is coming to an end, however the bulb was dipped in wax.Ìý What do I do with it now?

(18 minutes 46 seconds)

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Q – Should an indoor Maidenhair fern be cut down to the base and if so, when?

(21 minutes 15 seconds)

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Q – I have a bathroom with no natural light – what can I put in it?

(23 minutes 35 seconds)

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Bunny – Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

Spathiphyllums (Peace lily)

Staghorn fern

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Pippa – Foliage begonias

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Bob – Friendship Plant (Billbergia nutens)

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FEATURE

(26 minutes 26 seconds)

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Matthew – Ficus pumila

Maidenhead fern (Adiantum)

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James – Nymphaea ‘Pygmaea Helvola’

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Q – I recently bought a Madagascar Dragon Tree (Dracaena marginata) for the conservatory and have noticed what looks like tiny pieces of cotton wool on the leaves.Ìý Is this a problem and how should I care for the tree over winter?

(33 minutes 47 seconds)

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Q – What can I do with my 20-year-old, browning cactus in a glass jar?

(36 minutes 58 seconds)

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Anne – Tillandsia

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