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Aug 01, 2026

Pothos Plant Care: How to Grow Epipremnum Aureum Houseplant

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Easy to grow, pothos is a popular house plant well-known for its long, trailing stems. How to water, fertilize, repot and train Epipremnum aureum to climb.

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Jul 31, 2026

Growing Lantana Plants Indoors

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Caring for lantana plants is easy. With colorful clusters of flowers, lantana will bloom nearly year-round, making it a delightful houseplant.

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Jul 23, 2026

Growing Olive Trees Indoors: How to Grow and Care for this Houseplant

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Get tips for growing olive trees indoors. Find out how to grow and care for a dwarf olive tree as a house plant, and what you need to know about pruning.

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Jul 02, 2026

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.

Jul 01, 2026

Ixora Coccinea Plant Care: Grow Flame of the Woods Flowers in a Pot

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Ixora coccinea is grown for its big, bright flower clusters that bloom in spring and summer. How to grow Ixoras in containers, get tips for watering, light and pruning.

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Jun 24, 2026

Aloe Vera Plant Care Indoors

Aloe Vera How to Grow

Aloe Vera plant is a popular house plant known for the healing properties of its gel-like sap. Find out how to grow aloe plants in pots, water, sunlight, repot.

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Jun 17, 2026

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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Jun 13, 2026

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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