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Oct 27, 2025

Flaming Katy: Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana Indoor Plant Care

Kalanchoe Pink Plant in Window

Flaming Katy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) is one of the few succulents grown just for its blooms. Get Kalanchoe plant care for potting, fertilizing, watering.

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Oct 25, 2025

Miss Your Flower Garden?

purple chrysanthemum

Bring a fresh splash of color to your home with flowering house plants.

Florists' shops are bursting with bright and beautiful mums and easy-care kalanchoe.

It's not too early to begin forcing tulips, hyacinths and daffodils for mid-winter blooms. A little time spent now will pay off big when your outdoor garden is blanketed in snow.

Oct 21, 2025

Nerve Plant Care: How to Grow Fittonia Verschaffeltii Indoors

Nerve Plant Leaves

Nerve Plant has beautiful vein patterns of white, pink, or red. Find out how to water, when to fertilize and how much sunlight Fittonia verschaffeltii wants.

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Oct 18, 2025

Inch Plant Care: Grow Trailing Tradescantia Zebrina as a Houseplant

Inch Plant Close-Up

Get the keys to Inch Plant care with this easy guide. Glistening purple and green striped leaves make this stunning trailing plant ever-popular.

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Oct 14, 2025

House Plants Safe for Cats

Houseplants Safe for Cats Orchid

Get the list of house plants safe for cats. Discover which indoor plants are non-toxic to make your home feline-friendly, giving you peace of mind.

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Oct 09, 2025

Goldfish Plant Care: How to Grow Columnea Gloriosa Indoors

Goldfish Plant in Pot

Goldfish Plant care for this amazing house plant. Find out how to get the most blooms, plus how and when to prune, water and fertilize.

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Oct 06, 2025

Florist Chrysanthemum Care: How to Grow Chrysanthemum morifolium

Purple Chrysanthemum Flowers

Florist Chrysanthemum varieties all have big, beautiful flowers crowning a mass of dark-green foliage. Find out how to grow indoor mums and keep them blooming.

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Sep 30, 2025

Monstera Adansonii Care: Grow Swiss Cheese Vine Houseplant

Monstera Adansonii Pot Marble Background

Monstera adansonii care is easy, once you get to know this tropical climber. Find out how to grow, water, repot and keep Swiss Cheese Vine thriving indoors.

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