Category: Indoor Plants

Growing Lucky Bamboo

If you want to steal a garden idea from feng-shui masters, lucky bamboo may be the answer. Lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana, also called Dracaena braunii) actually isn’t bamboo at all. It’s a Dracaena from tropical western Africa with red roots, pointed leaves, and hollow green stems, often curled into shapes. For...
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Growing Ponytail Palms

Ponytail palms are a unique-looking, long-lived indoor plant that thrives on benign neglect. They are very easy to grow, provided you don’t overwater them! Here’s how to grow and care for a ponytail palm in your home. Despite its name and palm-like appearance, the ponytail palm is not a true...
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Growing Philodendrons

With their glossy leaves and cheerful nature, it’s not hard to understand why members of the tropical Philodendron family fall into that category of outdoor plants that people in cold climates bring indoors as houseplants. There are nearly 500 species of Philodendron, the two main types being vines and nonclimbers. Native to the West Indies and...
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