10 gifts for plant lovers their plants will actually notice
Plant people already own plenty of pots. The gifts they keep using are the ones that make the plants look better. Here are ten, starting with the one that fixes the problem most of them have without knowing it.
- Removes chlorine, chloramine and fluoride
- Adds back 20+ minerals
- 30-day money-back guarantee
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1. A watering can that filters the water
Most brown leaf tips come from chlorine, chloramine and fluoride in tap water, not from anything the owner is doing wrong. The Pearl Roots watering can filters those out as it pours and adds back 20+ minerals. It is the gift that makes every other plant they own look better, and it looks good left out on a shelf. It holds 1.5 L, with a BPA-free body and a bamboo handle.
Watering Can With Filter and Remineralizer for House Plants
Filters chlorine, chloramine, fluoride and lead as you pour, then adds back 20+ minerals
$69 · Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee
plus sales tax where applicable
Less than a season of distilled water jugs, and nothing to carry.
2. A soil moisture meter
Overwatering kills more houseplants than anything else. A simple probe meter takes the guessing out. Best for newer plant owners.
3. A pair of precision pruning snips
Small, sharp, and far better than kitchen scissors for trimming brown tips and taking cuttings.
4. A full-spectrum grow light
For anyone in an apartment with one good window. A clip-on or bulb-style light opens up every dark corner.
5. A humidifier or a pebble tray
Calatheas, ferns and alocasias want more humidity than a heated home offers in winter.
6. A propagation station
Glass tubes in a wooden stand. Plant people love making more plants, and this makes it a display.
7. A good potting mix kit
Chunky aroid mix, orchid bark and perlite are things enthusiasts use up constantly and rarely get as gifts.
8. Handmade ceramic pots with drainage holes
The drainage hole is the part that matters. Pretty pots without one become plant coffins.
9. A plant care book
A well-illustrated reference still beats searching symptoms at midnight.
10. A plant they do not have yet
Ask what is on their wish list. A hoya, a string of hearts or an unusual philodendron is a safe bet for most collectors.
Which gift for which plant person
| Plant person | Gifts |
|---|---|
| New to plants | Moisture meter, care book |
| Has 20+ plants | Filtered watering can, potting mix kit |
| Small apartment | Grow light, propagation station |
| Has calatheas, spider plants or dracaenas with brown tips | Filtered watering can |
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- $69 · Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee
- Free shipping
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Replaceable filter packs