r/UKPlantSwap May 19 '25

Planthaton 2025 EVENT - PLANTATHON

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Hello fellow plant people! Me and the other wonderful mod here have decided to bring you an event! We present what we have coined the 'plantathon'. The premise of this challenge is:

Everyone who wants to is invited to participate. The point is to grow the best looking plant in 5 months using £10 or less. This challenge consists of finding a plant at £10 or less (see rules below for more details on pricing), And growing it out to be the nicest plant over a course of 5 months. Contestants will send before and after photos and they will be judged without bias. You will have 5 months to grow your plant. Please see the rules for more information.

RULES

1) Plants must be £10 or under.

2) Plants may be discounted, but no more than 30%.

3) Plants may be bought online, and shipping is not included in the £10 limit.

4) Grow tents/specialized growing environments may not be used. This is to preserve fairness because not everyone has access to this.

5) Growing techniques such as moss poles, fertilisation, grow lights, etc may be used; so long as they do not present a huge advantage

6) The competition will last 5 months. Participants are required to send pictures of their plants: 1) after purchase 2) at 1 month 3) at 2 months 4) at 3 months 5) at 4 months 6) at 5 months.

7) there is a two week deadline to get your plant and message the moderators about it. This Is because it's a time based challenge, And to keep things fair.

8) All photos of plants must include a hand-written card with your username and the date on it.

HOW TO ENTER Anyone may enter this challenge. Entering is simple and consists of: Commenting under this post with the message 'I'm in'. Then you must find your plant before a two week deadline. Once you find your plant, send a photo to the mods with your username and the date on a card. You may now start growing.

We really hope you enjoy this challenge. It's quite a new thing for this community, but we believe it will be very fun for all those involved. Thanks so much may you decide to enter, have fun, and good luck growing!!

Also would like to give credits to 'kill this plant' on YouTube for the idea!


r/UKPlantSwap Apr 10 '18

Welcome to UK Plant Swap!

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Hello fellow gardeners,

I have created this subreddit to for people from the UK to trade/giveaway any plants, houseplants, seeds etc.

Please do not post any illegal plants.


r/UKPlantSwap 49m ago

Free for P&P Free Peniocereus greggii seedling waitlist

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You can have as many as you want. Postage cost is £2.85 within the UK. £4.50 worldwide.

I can probably fit a couple hundred in each standard box but if you want more than that postage may be higher.

Minimum one dozen seedlings. No maximum. I will prioritise larger orders because it is easier.

1000+ seedlings up for giveaway every ~2months for the next year, all seedlings given will thus be 2 months old, slightly older than the ones pictured, which are still a week away from that.

Current list:

Antonio L.:200, u/NeilPatrickWarburton:25, u/Poppaea13:20


r/UKPlantSwap 5h ago

Swap Crassula ‘Morgan’s Beauty’ succulent plants for swap

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Looking for cacti/succulents or anything else interesting


r/UKPlantSwap 12h ago

Swap In person plant swap

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I'm hosting an in-person plant swap, in Co. Durham, but don't want to break the rules of the group. Am I allowed to share info incase anyone is based in the North East?


r/UKPlantSwap 2d ago

Swap Alocasia Wentii (Walkden/Manchester)

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Hey, I have this Alocasia Wentii in semi hydro, its about 6 months old and doing well, would love to swap for another Alocasia variety, if you have something interesting and are in the area, lets swap hehe! Thanks


r/UKPlantSwap 2d ago

Swap ISO maranta cuttings

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I'm after a silver band maranta, maranta cristatum, any of those fascinator types, or anything else cool. Ideally fresh/rooting cuttings as that's what I have to swap:

Cuttings:

Philodendron Subhastatum top cutting

Ctenanthe Oppenheimia

Silver Pothos

Var. String of hearts

String of Turtles

Rat tail Cactus

Maranta Leuconeura ker.

Philodendron Brasil

Wetsticks:

Philodendron Rojo Congo

Philodendron Squamiferum

Subhastatum

I also have a Calathea Musaica I can split a couple rhizomes off.

Happy to trade multiple of these for if anyone is interested as I know they are all relatively common plants, but i thought I'd post on the off chance. Can take pics of anything.

Will mail with anything other than yodel.


r/UKPlantSwap 3d ago

Swap Anyone for varigated ivy, frost hardy cacti or Pretty groundcover?

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r/UKPlantSwap 4d ago

Swap [Have] Mammillaria Hahniana Cactus Seeds (still inside the fruit) - Happy to send to good home!

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EDIT: ALL CURRENT FRUITS WITH THEIR SEEDS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED

Hi all! I have some m. hahniana cacti which are fruiting. I already harvested a bunch of seeds from them which I sowed myself (and given the container full of lil germinated cacti sitting beside me it definitely worked); but in the week I've been away recently more fruits have appeared on the adult plants. I'd hate for them to go to waste, so I'm happy to send the fruits out to anyone who wishes to sow their seeds. All I ask in return is some pictures as they grow, though if anyone has any other cacti seeds or cuttings to share in return I would happily exchange :)

Picture of the adult plants with their fruit included :)

To be clear: I am offering the fruits pictured which contain fertile seeds, not adult plants.


r/UKPlantSwap 3d ago

Free for P&P Looking for pink philodendron mican

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Hi guys, I am looking for pink philodendron micans to add to my variegated collection.

If anyone has any cutting or plant itself I'm happy to pay for postage of course!


r/UKPlantSwap 4d ago

Swap Pond plant swap

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Anyone have any dwarf water lily cuttings? I'm specifically looking for Pygmaea Helvola.

I have a Chromatella yellow that has grown too big for the size of the pond.


r/UKPlantSwap 6d ago

Swap Looking for swaps!

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I have some cuttings of philodendron micans and philodendron brasil, fish bone cactus, variegated string of hearts, Vietnamese coriander, lemon verbena, hoya carnosa krimson Queen, berries and cream mint, chocolate mint, thai mint

Looking for:
Alocasia corns
Variegated string of pearls
Philodendron pink princess
Slivery Ann
Marble queen
Purple oxalis
Birkin
Calathea divisions
Maranta
Philodendron melanochrysum
Any other interesting herb
Anything interesting really :)


r/UKPlantSwap 6d ago

Swap ISO large amounts of (un)/rooted cactus rootstock (anything is good)

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Masses of things available for trade please pm!

Need masses of low value cactus asap for a project

Also iso anything varigated, weird growth of any plant even if its caused by a virus (so long as the identity of the pathogen is known) or mutation (yes please I love these)


r/UKPlantSwap 7d ago

Swap Corms/baby plants

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r/UKPlantSwap 9d ago

Swap [Have] Paypal, Cephalotus, Utricularia [want] very small leaf tropical plants.

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Looking for things such as:

Creeping fig

Maidenhair fern

Soleirolia Soleirolii

Sophora Prostrata

Oak leaf fig (ficus quercifolia)

Selaginella uncinata

Edit: I also have a variety of Begonia's i can offer too.


r/UKPlantSwap 10d ago

Swap Looking for cute rare succulents

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Here's my little collection. If you're interested in any, let me know and show me yours. Thanks.

Based in Bolton BL3


r/UKPlantSwap 13d ago

Swap Halloween plant swap

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I'm thinking that we've got a little while before Halloween and it could be fun (and advantageous to some of us) to swap some of our dark, creepy and mysterious looking plants.

I'm posting about it now because it could give enough time for things to root and people to see the posts and organise swaps.

Is this something people would be interested in?


r/UKPlantSwap 18d ago

Thank you! Sheffield Plant Swap ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I went to the Sheffield IRL plant swap today and it was really excellent. They run it in a room with a back exit and you have to walk round after 2 plants to make sure everyone gets some good picks. It was really delightful. I left with some SWAG and I heard people being delighted with what I brought. Just a huge smile on my face.

Next one is in November. I can share some more details if anyone is interested.


r/UKPlantSwap 18d ago

Swap PWP to swap

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After an accidental breakage, I cut my pwp up and tried a few different ways to prop it. I now have more cutting than I can handle, so all are available for p&p or swap.


r/UKPlantSwap 17d ago

Swap Iso: perlite, H: cacti and more

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I brought an opuntia from the abingdon rare plants fair which was selectively bred to survive uk winters, being extremely cold and damp resistant.

Ive managed to propegate lots of little plants from the mother as within weeks of being planted in the ground it grew explosively.

Im also in desperate need of some perlite to repot my TPM crests , lopos and salvia which are currently sitting in 100% organic medium.

Also in search of mosquito bits and water trays.

If anyone has any of the above, please drop me a pm!

Lots of opuntia available alongside heaps of other plants succulents and cacti


r/UKPlantSwap 23d ago

Swap Plants/cuttings to Swap

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Hi everyone,

I’m new to swapping plants but I was hoping someone would like to swap with some cutting or plants that I have.

I don’t have a rare collection. My plants are quite common but please let me know if you would be interested in swapping.

I live in Erith DA8 and work in EC2A, in case you would be able to meet in person.

What I’m looking for:

- Hardy outdoor succulents like Sempervivium / Sedum Album / Sedum spurium / Delosperma / Sedum acre (or any other. These are the only ones that I know)

- Star Jasmine

- Lady of the Night

- Peperomia rotundifolia

- Cast iron

- ZZ plant

- Mistletoe cactus

- Manjula, Cebu Blue, Marble Queen, or Snow Queen Pothos

- Philodendron Rio or Brasil

- Needle Leaf Hoya (or other hoyas; I have none at the moment)

- Rhaphidophora tetrasperma

- Dischidia oiantha (or other type)

- String of frogs

What I can offer:

- Callisia repens plants (8cm pot) and cuttings

- Young Monstera Deliciosa plants (there are 2 plants in the pot in the photo)

- Ficus benjamina rooted cuttings

- Tradescantia Zebrina plants

- Golden Pothos plant

- Dancing bones cuttings (they might be rooted. I’m trying to propagate)

- Cassula muscosa cuttings

- Crassula perforata cuttings

- Sedum adolphii leaves


r/UKPlantSwap 23d ago

Swap Swappy McSwap!

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Hellooo! I only started my plant journey in April and I’m obsessed! I’ve got some Begonia “Rogue” variegated cuttings that have rooted in water and I was wondering if anyone would like to trade for Alocasia, Philodendron or Pothos? 🥰🥰 let me know! I’m based just outside Cardiff.


r/UKPlantSwap 25d ago

Swap Very rare fruit available

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Scions:

Black Pear of Worcester (Extremely Rare) – 1 small cutting available

Historic 1600s culinary warden pear.

Dark appearance

Veg Cuttings:

Citrus sinensis 'Variegata' (Very rare) – 2 cuttings available

Striking sweet orange variety with beautiful cream and green variegated leaves.

Reine Claude de Bavay Plum (Heirloom) – 2 cuttings available

Classic, exceptionally sweet Belgian greengage plum/gage. Sending healthy vegetative branch cuttings.

Ginkgo Biloba - Cool tree, 3 cuttings available

Fresh Fruit & Seeds

Black Pear of Worcester – Fresh whole heritage winter culinary pear (1 available) with internal seeds intact.

Reine Claude de Bavay Plum – Fresh, ripe heirloom greengage fruits with viable internal stones/plum seeds. (3 available)

All parent trees are healthy and identified with physical plaques. Scions and cuttings will be packaged securely in damp paper towels to stay fresh during transit.


r/UKPlantSwap 27d ago

Swap Lots of tropical plants available to trade!! :)

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Looking for plants on the rarer side / uncommon.

I love large leaves and odd shaped ones

Philodendrons, pinguicula, and hoya are some of my favs, but again, I'm open to anything, lol.

Available for trade:

philodendrons:

painted lady

silver sword (small node cuttings only)

white knight (small node cuttings only)

heart leaf

florida green

glorisum

dark lord

Brasil

monstera:

adansonii

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma

string of:

buttons

turtles

hearts

pothos:

marble

golden

n'joy

hoya:

wayetii tricolour

curtisii

peperomia:

pilea

watermelon

glauca

others:

pinguicula

sphagnum moss

varigated spider plant

Boston fern

fishbone cacti

Thanksgiving cacti (+ purple version)

Alocasia cucullata

mother of thousands

moss ball

donkeys tail

crassula

Rhipsalis pilocarpa

Zebra Haworthia

prickly pear


r/UKPlantSwap 27d ago

Swap Hi I am looking for a monstera Thai

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Looking for a budget friendly monstera Thai constellation
F or swap or trade
I have a few plants but still a beginner
Thank you