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Mar 30, 2023

Easter Cactus Plant Care: How to Grow Hatiora gaertneri Houseplants

Easter Cactus Pink Flowers

Easter Cactus plant ushers in spring with a show of colorful flowers. Find out what light, water and humidity this holiday cactus needs, plus how to make it bloom.

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Mar 27, 2023

Rosary Vine Plant Care - How to Grow Ceropegia woodii Houseplant

Rosary Vine in Outdoor Pot

Rosary Vine has charming heart-shaped leaves that grow along slender stems. Ceropegia woodii is a captivating houseplant and is easy to grow.

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Mar 25, 2023

Crown of Thorns Plant Care: How to Grow Euphorbia milii Indoors

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns plant is a succulent house plant capable of blooming almost year-round. Find out how to prune, propagate, and get the most flowers.

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Mar 23, 2023

Inch Plant Care: Grow Trailing Tradescantia Zebrina as a Houseplant

Inch Plant Close-Up

Get the keys to Inch Plant care and enjoy this long-lived houseplant. Glistening purple and green striped leaves make this stunning trailing plant ever-popular.

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Mar 13, 2023

Guzmania lingulata 'Scarlet Star' Plant Care

Guzmania Lingulata Red

Guzmania lingulata 'Scarlet Star' is one of the most common house plants from the Bromeliad family. Discover how to water, fertilize and give it sunlight.

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Mar 06, 2023

Cineraria Flower Houseplant Pictures and Care

Cineraria Flowers Blue

Think of Cineraria flower as a living bouquet. Discover how to grow this flowering plant indoors. Tips for sunlight, watering and growing from seeds.

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Mar 04, 2023

Shamrock Plant Care: How to Grow Happy-Go-Lucky Oxalis Indoors

Shamrock Plant in Window

Shamrock Plant is cherished for its resemblance to four leaf clovers, making it a popular St. Patrick's Day gift plant. How to grow shamrocks as houseplants.

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Mar 02, 2023

Polka Dot Plant Care: How to Grow Hypoestes phyllostachya Indoors

Polka Dot Plant Red

Splattered leaves make Polka Dot Plant an unusual and attractive house plant. Discover how to grow, when to water and why you should pinch your plant.

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