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Jun 16, 2025

Satin Pothos Care - Scindapsus pictus 'Argyraeus'

Satin Pothos Potted

Beautiful satiny gray-green leaves makes Satin Pothos a favorite house plant. It also happens to be easy to grow. Get care tips for light, water and pruning.

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Jun 10, 2025

Calathea 'White Star' Houseplant Care

Calathea 'White Star' Leaves

Discover how to grow Calathea majestica 'White Star' indoors, including how much sunlight, water, and humidity it wants, plus when to repot and more.

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Jun 09, 2025

Small Leaves, Spectacular Style

Big-leaf houseplants seem to get all the attention these days. But don't overlook smaller plants that are just as eye-catching, if not more. Some are compact, better behaved, and well, downright easy to grow.

Check out this variegated group that are splashed, streaked and marbled, making each leaf practically a work of art.

Newer Pothos cultivars offer leaves streaked with gold, marbled with white, and neon green, to name a few. Give this easy-growing houseplant plenty of bright, indirect light to maintain the variegation.

Have you seen Philodendron Brasil? Just as easy to grow, this tropical has spectacular lime green streaks down each leaf. This vine is eager to climb. But you can hang it up or set its pot on a shelf and allow those colorful vines to trail. Pinch it back to help Brasil to branch out for a fuller plant.

Once you see the heart-shaped patterns of Triangleleaf Fig, you'll want to add this handsome shrub to your indoor plant collection. It adds dazzling style to any room.

Jun 07, 2025

African Lily Care: Grow Agapanthus Africanus in Containers

African Lily Flowers

African Lily has tall flower stems with clusters of blue flowers all summer. Find out how to grow African lilies, with tips for watering, sunlight, planting bulbs.

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Jun 04, 2025

Urn Plant Care - How to Grow Aechmea Fasciata Indoors

Aechmea Fasciata

Urn plant grows in a rosette of silvery green leaves with a crown of long-lasting pink bracts. Discover how to grow this bromeliad plant indoors.

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Jun 02, 2025

Bleeding Heart Vine aka Glorybower - Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Bleeding Heart Vine

Bleeding Heart Vine makes a charming house plant. Eye-catching red and white flowers cover this vine from spring to fall. Find out how to grow it indoors.

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Jun 01, 2025

Growing Coleus Plant Indoors

Coleus Red-Gold

Coleus plant (Coleus blumei) has distinctive leaf shapes, patterns and colors that make them spectacular houseplants. They also happen to be easy to grow.

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May 29, 2025

Dwarf Meyer Lemon Tree: Indoor Citrus Tree Care

Meyer Lemon Tree

Improved Meyer Lemon Tree produces an abundance of sweet lemons each year. Discover how to grow dwarf Meyer lemon trees indoors with tips for watering, sunlight.

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