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Bring a fresh splash of color to your home with flowering house plants.
Florists' shops are bursting with bright and beautiful mums and easy-care kalanchoe.
It's not too early to begin forcing tulips, hyacinths and daffodils for mid-winter blooms. A little time spent now will pay off big when your outdoor garden is blanketed in snow.
Sometimes low-care plants are overlooked because there is just no challenge in growing them.
Rosary vine comes to mind. It thrives with little attention. And it's simple to propagate. Cut off a vine, stick it back in the soil and you've got yourself another plant.
Dragon tree is extremely adaptable to growing indoors. It's possibly the easiest tree you'll ever grow.
And for something tropical, consider Scarlet Star. You'll enjoy months of knockout color.
Flaming Katy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) is one of the few succulents grown just for its blooms. Get Kalanchoe plant care for potting, fertilizing, watering.
Continue reading "Flaming Katy: Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana Indoor Plant Care"
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.
Continue reading "Florist Chrysanthemum Care: How to Grow Chrysanthemum morifolium"
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.
Continue reading "Croton Plants Care: How to Grow Codiaeum Variegatum Indoors"
Creeping fig aka climbing fig has long, trailing vines with aerial roots that make it a favorite ficus houseplant. Find out how to grow it indoors.
Continue reading "Creeping Fig Plant Care - How to Grow Ficus Pumila Indoors"
Get the keys to Inch Plant care with this easy guide. Glistening purple and green striped leaves make this stunning trailing plant ever-popular.
Continue reading "Inch Plant Care: Grow Trailing Tradescantia Zebrina as a Houseplant"
Nertera granadensis grows in a thick mat of tiny leaves on intertwining stems with orange-red berries appearing in summer. Find out how to water, when to repot.
Continue reading "Nertera granadensis - Coral Bead Plant Care and Pictures"