House Plants Blog

Dec 03, 2024

Calathea 'White Star' Houseplant Care

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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Dec 01, 2024

Christmas Cactus Care: Grow Schlumbergera Bridgesii Indoors

Christmas cactus care will keep your plant healthy and blooming year after year. How to prune, repot, fertilize, propagate and get Christmas cactus to re-bloom.

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Nov 30, 2024

Paperwhite Narcissus - Forcing Paperwhites Indoors and Care Tips

Find out how to force paperwhite narcissus into bloom indoors. Growing paperwhite bulbs is easy with these step-by-step tips, plus how to make the flowers last.

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Nov 29, 2024

Monstera Adansonii Care: Grow Swiss Cheese Vine Houseplant

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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Nov 25, 2024

Florist Chrysanthemum Care: How to Grow Chrysanthemum morifolium

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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Nov 24, 2024

3 Things to Do Now

1. Keep house plants away from drafts. Blasts of cold air near doors and windows does damage to tropical plants and will likely make flowering plants drop their buds. It's a good idea to move your plants out of the entry way and off the windowsills.
2. Give house plants more light. Shorter daylight hours will slow plant growth. That's okay for some. But if you want to keep flowers blooming and herbs thriving, give them a boost with an indoor grow light.
3. Cut back on food and water. Shorter daylight hours cause slower growth, making it easy to over-water and over-fertilize. Plants will drink up less water in winter and may get root rot if the potting mix is constantly wet. And too much fertilizer will cause more damage than too little.

Nov 15, 2024

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.

Nov 12, 2024

Thanksgiving Cactus Care: How to Grow Schlumbergera truncata Indoors

Thanksgiving Cactus is an autumn-blooming house plant. Find out how to make this holiday cactus bloom year after year. Get tips for pruning, repotting and more.

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