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About Houseplant Clinic
Your guide: KouKnows everything. Sometimes writes things that are wrong. Sorry in advance.Houseplant Clinic editors · Checked against grower, botanical garden and university sources: 2026-10-22
Kou
Houseplant Clinic is built so you can trace a houseplant problem from the symptom you see.
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Where the information comes from
Published care guidance from growers, botanical gardens and universities. Anything we cannot verify is left out.
Who is Kou, our guide?
Kou is the shoebill character who shows you around this site. In the articles, Kou sums up tips and warnings in speech bubbles.
Kou: Knows everything. Sometimes writes things that are wrong. Sorry in advance.
Kou
Hi, I'm Kou. If you're in a hurry, just read my speech bubbles.
Photo credits
| Photo | Author | License | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Close-up of a Monstera deliciosa leaf | Iva508 | CC BY 4.0 |
 | Pothos leaves grown in water | Dr. Chinchu C. | CC BY 4.0 |
 | Golden pothos with yellow variegation | Yercaud-elango | CC BY 4.0 |
 | A Pachira aquatica tree in its native range (Brazil) | mauroguanandi | CC BY 2.0 |
 | A Ficus microcarpa grown indoors | GalacticCuriosity | CC BY 4.0 |
 | Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) leaves | Paulmathi Vinod | CC BY 4.0 |
 | A potted money tree (Pachira aquatica) with a braided trunk | Mokkie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
 | A potted Ficus microcarpa "Ginseng" with its thick roots | Didier Descouens | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
 | Houseplants on a chest of drawers and the floor in a room | JuliaWasniewska21 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
 | A yellowed (chlorotic) leaf on the left and a healthy leaf on the right | Dacnoh | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
 | A dark-winged fungus gnat (Sciaridae), common around potting soil | Python (Peter Rühr) | CC BY 3.0 |
 | Large leaves of Ficus umbellata (Schönbrunn Palm House, Vienna) | Tournasol7 | CC BY 4.0 |
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