House Plants Blog

The House Plants Blog shows you what's new on this site. It...

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  • helps you stay up-to-date with new features and "extras" you might otherwise miss

  • keeps you in-the-know with how-to articles that will help you get the most out of your house plants.

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Oct 01, 2026

Chinese Evergreen Plant Care: How to Grow Aglaonema Indoors

Chinese Evergreen Red-Green Leaves

Chinese Evergreen plant is easy to grow, and tolerant of low light and low humidity. Find out when to water, how to fertilize and why you shouldn't prune this plant.

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Sep 29, 2026

Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' Plant Care

Mona Lavender Creeping Jenny in Pot

How to grow Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' indoors. Discover what sunlight, water, fertilizer Mona Lavender wants to bloom autumn and winter with purple flowers.

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Sep 28, 2026

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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Sep 23, 2026

Caring for Haworthia Indoors: Get to Know these Succulent Houseplants

Haworthia in Yellow Container

Haworthia species include several small succulent house plants that are easy to grow indoors. Discover how to water, how much light, when to repot, and more.

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Sep 21, 2026

7 Low Light House Plants You'll Love to Grow

Low Light ZZ Plant Window

Low light house plants that are easy to grow. Get a list of house plants here that thrive in less-than-sunny places around your home.

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Sep 19, 2026

Croton Plants Care: How to Grow Codiaeum Variegatum Indoors

Croton Petra

Discover how to keep croton plants colorful leaves vibrant. Find out what to do about leaf drop. Get houseplant care such as how to water, fertilize and repot.

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Sep 07, 2026

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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Sep 01, 2026

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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