Tropical house plants decorate homes, restaurants, shopping malls, and work environments (USDA hardiness zones 8 through 11). Many will grow in medium to low light areas of your home, work, and where flowering plants do not perform. Here are some basic house plant tips: They languish in areas where temperatures are below 55 °F. […]
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House Plant Basic Care Tips
Posted by Hugh on September 12th, 2016
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Posted by Hugh on December 30th, 2015
Yes, house plants do indeed clean, filter and purify the air of various toxins and pollutants. Back in the 1980’s the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)conducted tests to determine the best house plants that helped purify indoor air in homes and work environments. If humans were to traveled to inhospitable planets, humans would inhabit biospheres full of plants scrub […]
Posted in Arrowwood (Syngonium), Banana (Ensete spp.), Bromeliads, Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera), Foliage plant, Interior (house) Plants, Norfolk Island Pine, Orchids, Philodendron, Poinsettia, Poisonous or toxic, Rubber Plant (Ficus), Staghorn fern, Tropical Plants (non-hardy), Vine Comments Off on House Plants Purify Indoor AirArrowhead Vine- Easy Care House Plant
Posted by Hugh on December 27th, 2015
Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum), often called nephthytis, is a easy to grow trailing or vertical climbing house plant. It is indigenous to the Central and South America tropics and is botanically related to philodendron. Its 5-7 inch long leaves are arrowhead shape, with a dull pointed tip (apex) and two basal lobes. Foliage of modern day varieties come in more color […]
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