sharon
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Post by sharon on Dec 2, 2021 23:33:47 GMT -5
Do you keep indoor plants? What kind do you have?
I've managed not to kill my Dracaena trifasciata plants. Are there any lower maintenance plants you'd recommend for those who don't have a natural green thumb like me?
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Post by ZandraJoi on Dec 3, 2021 11:56:13 GMT -5
Aloe vera, Kalanchoe, Polka Dot (not the begonia one), Christmas Cactus are my go-to's. I looked up your Dracaena trifasciata & says they are "one of the most effective houseplants in air purification." The Kalanchoe & Polka Dot plants do get flowers on occasion. My Christmas Cactus is many years old & I now have several planters with it.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 6, 2022 11:41:55 GMT -5
www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/top-10-lists-for-gardeners/flowering-houseplants "Add a burst of color to your indoor space with these pretty blooming houseplants with vibrant flowers, like African violets and amaryllis. Flowering house plants are a colorful, easy way to combat winter’s gloom. We rounded up 10 of our favorite blooming houseplants that you can try growing this winter, like African violets, orchids, and amaryllis. (If your thumb isn’t exactly green, check out our list of 10 hard-to-kill houseplants.)..." My notes: I have houseplants. Christmas Cactus, Kalanchoe, Polka Dot, African Violet, Aloe Vera, Ferns. What do you have?
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Post by lainee on Mar 8, 2022 13:16:14 GMT -5
Having indoor plants is smart..they help purify the air. I like African violets & Christmas cactus.
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Post by nomad on Jul 1, 2022 23:22:25 GMT -5
These days, you can grow almost any plant indoors, but you need to take a lot of care such as placing them in sunlight for at least a few hours every day. My favorite indoor plants are bonsai, mainly banyan species.
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Post by golden on Jul 6, 2022 23:36:49 GMT -5
I live in outdoors all the time except while in night and don't have any indoor plants. My relatives had lot of indoor plants because they have live in flats so one must need oxygen plants. Here most of them use snake, croton and few other plants keep in every flat as they learned from Corona oxygen. A heavy purchase was increased during Covid times here in India.
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Post by demonskeith on Jul 7, 2022 0:18:34 GMT -5
I don't since I don't have the room, but I wouldn't mind growing a few to give me something to do during the winter months and give some color. Though I should try growing some seeds to eventually plant outside.
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Post by lammchen on Jul 7, 2022 17:14:13 GMT -5
Oh, I don't even remember the names of my indoor houseplants. I have about 7 of them. One is dying a slow death but I've had it for years. The others I got 5 years ago when I had surgery and some friends sent me a plant basket and I separated them and repotted them. Some died, but 2 of the plants are HUGE. I don't know what to do for them. I really don't want a bigger pot.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jul 11, 2022 20:27:16 GMT -5
Oh, I don't even remember the names of my indoor houseplants. I have about 7 of them. One is dying a slow death but I've had it for years. The others I got 5 years ago when I had surgery and some friends sent me a plant basket and I separated them and repotted them. Some died, but 2 of the plants are HUGE. I don't know what to do for them. I really don't want a bigger pot. Can they be divided into smaller plants? Then you can give them as gifts. I've done that before.
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Post by lammchen on Jul 13, 2022 15:13:26 GMT -5
Oh, I don't even remember the names of my indoor houseplants. I have about 7 of them. One is dying a slow death but I've had it for years. The others I got 5 years ago when I had surgery and some friends sent me a plant basket and I separated them and repotted them. Some died, but 2 of the plants are HUGE. I don't know what to do for them. I really don't want a bigger pot. Can they be divided into smaller plants? Then you can give them as gifts. I've done that before. I don't know who would want them. My husband's family doesn't have a green thumb and my daughter has plenty of plants. My side of the family lives too far away to travel with plants for gifts (12 hours).
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Post by ZandraJoi on Jul 16, 2022 9:29:24 GMT -5
I don't know who would want them. My husband's family doesn't have a green thumb and my daughter has plenty of plants. My side of the family lives too far away to travel with plants for gifts (12 hours). Neighbors, co-workers, friends? Do you have a gardening club nearby? Those are great for swapping plants & ideas.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Apr 12, 2024 8:40:05 GMT -5
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Post by lammchen on Apr 14, 2024 6:46:35 GMT -5
I don't have any of those
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