10 Amazingly Easy RARE Plants 🌱 A Beginner's Guide To Rare Houseplants 

Found out that.. “rare” means how rare it is in your area (so that’s why some people call some plants rare even that it may be common where we are). Good vibes 🪴✨

Honestly, this doesn’t make sense to me. Water roots take up nutrients just like regular roots to support the plants growth and immunity. I have botanist friends whom use semi hydro and swear by it. Personally, I haven’t found any difference in pest pressure on soil vs. PON, except fewer fungus gnats with my PON plants. Just a differing opinion.

A plants immune system isn't based within the plants roots though? I mean, don't get me wrong, the roots themselves have a weaker immune system than in soil, but that's because a plant in soil is having to fight infection-causing bacteria significantly more than hydroponic plants, but that isn't a bad thing, it's just a sign of less environmental stress around the roots. It's the same thing with homeless people vs homeowners. Homeless people have significantly stronger immune systems than homeowners because they live in dirtier environments than homeowners. Though, you wouldn't recommend not cleaning your house, because the homeless are still more likely to fall ill than a homeowner is. Also, A plants immunity isn't really dictated by the roots, it's dictated by the chemicals present within the leaves, as-well as cell ridgidity, both of which can be improved through semi-hydro due to the increased uptake in nutrients and water. Going further, the roots aren't really spreading to look for what it needs to grow. If you don't have the correct fertiliser, this can happen, but with liquid gold leaf (which is what Claire uses) it has every nutrient a plant needs, and the roots are still larger and heavily branched- To me, it would seem more as if the roots themselves are capable of growing larger due to the increased air pockets, which is what the roots grow into, and not neccessarily in an attempt to find something that they're lacking. The only thing I can see that would make them think this is the lack of Silicic acid in hydroponic fertilisers, which is known to also strengthen plants immune system and improve their overall health and resilience, but that's not really considered a nutrient, and it's completely ignored by fertilisers, so I don't really think silicic acid is really neccessary for plants? But idk, I'm just a hobbyist and the topics difficult to grasp without years of rigorous, professional research into the topic, so you should probably take people's opinions with some salt and follow what works for you.

I enjoyed the Ross cameo too 😂