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hanging goldfish plant Goldfish Plant – Plant DetectivesGoldfish Plant (Nematanthus gregarius) Goldfish Plant is a trailing houseplant that adds bright, playful color with little bursts of orange red flowers along cascading stems. It is an easy way to soften shelf edges and hanging baskets while keeping a neat, glossy green backdrop year round. In the right light it blooms generously and repeatedly, bringing a finished, lively look to indoor plant displays. Give it bright, filtered light and an airy mix,
Goldfish Plant (Nematanthus gregarius)
Goldfish Plant is a trailing houseplant that adds bright, playful color with little bursts of orange-red flowers along cascading stems. It is an easy way to soften shelf edges and hanging baskets while keeping a neat, glossy green backdrop year-round. In the right light it blooms generously and repeatedly, bringing a finished, lively look to indoor plant displays. Give it bright, filtered light and an airy mix, and it will settle into a full, draping shape that is easy to maintain.
Distinctive Features
This tropical, evergreen perennial has arching, trailing stems lined with small, glossy, oval leaves and distinctive pouch-like tubular blooms that resemble tiny goldfish. Flowers are most common from spring through summer, with repeat blooming possible indoors when light and warmth stay consistent. The plant naturally cascades and can also be trained lightly along a small support for a fuller presentation. Its epiphytic tendencies mean it prefers excellent drainage and airflow around the roots rather than heavy, wet soil.
Growing Conditions
- Sun: Bright, indirect light is ideal, and gentle morning sun is fine while harsh midday sun can scorch foliage.
- Soil: Use a fast-draining, slightly acidic, airy mix such as potting soil blended with perlite and fine bark.
- Water: Water when the top 1 inch of mix feels dry, keeping it lightly moist but never soggy.
- USDA Zones: USDA Zones 10 to 11 outdoors, and elsewhere grown as a houseplant.
- Temperature: Keep warm and stable, ideally around 65 F to 75 F, and avoid cold drafts.
- Humidity: Moderate to higher humidity supports better blooming and cleaner growth, especially in dry indoor seasons.
Ideal Uses
- Focal Point: Hang it at eye level in a bright room so the cascading stems and goldfish-like blooms become the centerpiece.
- Hanging Baskets: Use baskets to showcase the natural trailing habit and create a full, draping curtain of foliage.
- Shelves and Ledges: Let it spill over edges to soften hard lines and add color without taking up floor space.
- Bright Bathrooms: Place in a well-lit, humid room to support steady growth and more consistent flowering.
- Indoor Plant Groupings: Pair with upright foliage plants to add a draping layer and a warm color accent.
Low Maintenance Care
- Pruning: Trim after flowering to encourage branching and keep the plant dense and evenly shaped.
- Feeding: Feed lightly in spring and summer with a diluted, balanced houseplant fertilizer to support blooms.
- Repotting: Repot when crowded and refresh the mix to maintain airflow and drainage around the roots.
- Watering Rhythm: Avoid extremes, because overwatering can cause root issues and drying out too long can reduce flowering.
- Pest Watch: Inspect occasionally for aphids, spider mites, and mealybugs, especially when indoor air is dry.
Why Choose Goldfish Plant?
- Bloom Color: Orange to orange-red flowers add bright, cheerful color against glossy green leaves.
- Trailing Style: Cascading growth creates instant softness and dimension in indoor spaces.
- Repeat Interest: With strong light, it can bloom in cycles rather than delivering a single short flush.
- Space Efficient: Typically stays about 6 to 12 inches tall while trailing 24 to 36 inches over time.
- Easy Styling: Looks finished in a simple pot and becomes even better when allowed to drape freely.
If you want a flowering houseplant that drapes beautifully and still feels easy to live with, Goldfish Plant is a strong pick. Keep it in bright, filtered light, water with restraint, and use an airy mix that drains quickly. With steady warmth and a bit of humidity, it will reward you with fuller growth and frequent bursts of color.
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★★★★★ 5
P O W E R F U L .
Format: Paperback
The author summarized: "The ghost of the disappeared Soviet Union ... still haunts the imagination of contemporaries .... This amazing story teaches us not to trust in the seeming certainty of continuity and should help us prepare for sudden shocks in the future" (p. 439).
An engrossing in-depth eloquent analyses concerning the events and individuals affecting the 1991 demise of the Soviet Union. Moreover, the unforeseen Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986, crystallized the horrors of a possible nuclear war. Thus, a new orientation to end the exorbitant arms race with the United States.
Further, General Secretary Gorbachev promulgated new reforms, including, relaxing travel restrictions in 1989: "... [T]he shock that thousands of Soviet people experienced when they crossed Soviet borders and visited Western countries .... For first-time Soviet travelers to the West a visit to a supermarket produced the biggest effect. The contrast between half-empty, gloomy Soviet food stores and glittering Western palaces with an abundant selection of food was mind-boggling.... This experience changed Soviet travelers forever" (p. 82).
At times, repetitive and somewhat confusing. For instance, U.S. President Bush needed Gorbachev's approval for his Iraq offense, which was initially described on Page 143, then inexplicably again, on Page 172. On another occasion, the author indicated that Yeltsin was influenced by Alexander Solzhenitsyn's brochure "How To Rebuild Russia," on Page 150, which is again repeated, on Page 173. Scrupulous editing needed.
Notwithstanding such glitches, nonetheless, a fascinating detailed portrayal of the unexpected implosion of a superpower. Having read other books on the subject, if I had to select only ONE about the USSR collapse, I would choose this as the best.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Thought Provoking
Format: Kindle
I bought this book after I heard the author on a podcast. Growing up in the US we have been inundated with the story that the collapse of the Soviet Union was an inevitable triumph of liberal, Western values. I had my doubts. Even poorly run dictatorships can muddle along for years. What the author did was center Gorbachev in the story. He was the eye of the storm. It was the terrible combination of Gorbachev’s ambitious idealism and gross ineptitude that led to the dismantling of the Soviet Union. Unlike much of Marxist historical narratives which emphasize the forces of history; the author shows that it’s individuals who shape events and are shaped by them. A different person than Gorbachev could have turned the tide in a different direction and left us a different world than we have today. This is a history book that teaches lessons not just about the Soviet Union but about human history in general.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2025
★★★★★ 5
A compelling account of the fall of the USSR
Format: Kindle
Zubok describes blow by blow the series of decisions that sent the USSR towards disaster. Gorbachev, widely hated in Russia, comes across as principled but indecisive, ignorant of economics, and incapable of translating his worship of Lenin into coherent action. The book reads like a thriller despite the density of facts. Zubok is a pessimist, but his thesis is convincing.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Fascinating, an against the grain account of the perestroika era
Format: Kindle
Gorbachev is hailed as a hero in the West but the book tells the story of a meek, naive individual that precipitated the fall of the Soviet Union creating suffering and an a!most unprecedented calamity.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2025
★★★★★ 2
A masterfully falsified history of the late Soviet developments
Format: Paperback
This book represents academic propaganda, providing some interesting insights into important events. Some details are true, but some crucial details are omitted. It represents a sanitized version of Russia's modern history. It provides misleading information about Gorbachev's constitutional reforms, aimed at partitioning of 15 republics into 53 confederation entities. Originally, the targeted republics were Kazakhstan, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, etc. Those conflicts were manufactured by the Soviet center to discredit "nationalists," facilitate the partition of national republics, and grant Moscow right to protect ethnic minorities. According to Starovoitova, Bakatin, Yakovlev, and a few other primary sources, the Soviet security services led special operations in the Caucasus and Central Asia to provoke those conflicts. Zubok avoids citing those parts. Using the imperial approach of "divide and rule," Moscow attempted to become a peacekeeper in the conflicts it created between different ethnicity.
In addition to fragmenting the republics with well-developed national identities, Gorbachev's new constitution would revoke their right to leave the USSR, written in Lenin's 1922 Constitution (Shakhnazarov, 1992). Zubok does not explain any of it. His book is an effort to protect the truth and conceal facts with Russian myths and lies about nationalism (also referred to as Nazism). Notably, Zubok does not recognize non-Russian republics and describes them as "territories." He mentions Pitsunda as a resort on the Black Sea, not as Georgia. For lying about the genocidal ethnic cleansing conducted by the Russian military against the Georgian population of Abkhazia, Zubok owes apology to the victims of conflicts and wars initiated by Gorbachev and carried on by Yeltsin.
The story about "the hardliners coup against Gorbachev" is also a big fat lie. American scholars, Amy Knight, John Dunlop, and William Odom provide more accurate insights. For Russian sources, read Marshal Shaposhnikov or Aleksandr Lebed's memoirs (1995) and listen to Gennady Yanaev's interview (2009). According to Mitrokhin archives (original), the August 1991 coup was an active measure the KGB developed per Gorbachev's request. The so-called coup was part of Gorbachev's constitutional reform, which would lead to the removal of unfriendly leaders (including Yeltsin) from the republics. It failed because the Soviet military brass, foremost Pavel Grachev, had defected to Yeltsin earlier in 1991. When you read a book by a seasoned Russian propagandist, like Zubok or Trenin, take it with a grain of salt, because it will always contain a mix of lies and truth.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023