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Houseplants: Most Popular Articles

These articles are the most popular over the last month.
LuckyBamboo
How to grow and shape lucky bamboo plants, including tips on troubleshooting yellowing and diseased plants.
Growing Orchids Inside
How to grow orchids as houseplants, including tips on repotting, watering and positioning your orchid to increase your chances of success.
GrowingSucculents
How to grow healthy succulents and desert plants, including tips on watering, light levels and temperature.
Kalanchoe
How to grow both flowering and non-flowering Kalanchoe plants, including the popular K. blossfeldiana. Tips on watering, propagation and light.
FloweringPlants
A list of the 12 best flowering indoor plants, including African violets, orchids and other popular flowering plants.
LowLightPlants
If it seems like you're always fighting for enough light for your houseplants, here are the best low light plants for indoors.
ToughestHouseplants
The best houseplants for people who kill every plant they own. These are the cast-iron stalwarts that anchor collections and introduce beginners to the joy of growing houseplants.
GrowingBromelaids
How to grow successful bromeliads, including tips on lighting, blooming and watering.
Phalaenopsis
Growing phalaenopsis orchids
PeaceLily
How to grow Peace Lily, including tips on light, water and propagation. These tropical plants feature striking white flowers that hover above shiny, pointed leaves. There are dozens of hybrids available.
SansevieriaSpecies
Growing tips for Snake Plant and Mother-in-Law's Tongue houseplants.
YellowLeaves
What is causing my leaves to turn yellow?
DesertRose
Tips for growing desert rose plants. These are beautiful plants with swollen stems and striking flowers, but their sap is poisonous.
SpiderPlant
How to grow spider plants, including tips on feeding and displaying as hanging plants.
Anthurium
How to grow anthurium plants, including the flowering A. scherzerianum and A. andreanum, as well as the foliage varieties. Including tips on watering and tricks for success.
Mealybug
Mealy bug infestations are common on greenhouse and indoor plants. Find out what these pests are and how to best control them.
Aphids
How to identify and control aphids on indoor plants.
watering orchids
How to water orchids correctly, with tips on frequency and common mistakes.
PalmBasics
How to grow palm trees indoors, including tips on fertilizing, trimming and watering.
Coleus
How to grow coleus plants indoors, including tricks for keeping them looking full and bright.
GoldenPothos
Tips for growing the golden potho vine.
FicusTrees
How to grow the three most popular varieties of ficus trees, including Weeping Figs, Rubber Trees and Fiddle-Leaf Figs. Tips include how to water, prevent leaf-drop and propagate these popular houseplants.
Cymbidiums
How to grow and bloom cymbidium orchids, including tips on watering, light, temperature and potting.
PonytailPalms
How to grow ponytail palms (Beaucarnea recurvata), including tips on watering, light and feeding.
RootHormone
How to propagate plants using powdered rooting hormone.
Repotting houseplants
A guide to repotting and potting houseplants
BrownLeaves
What to do if your houseplant starts suffering from brown leaves.
Sempervivum
Tips on how to grow and propagate the popular Sempervivum succulents, including guidelines for warmth, repotting, and watering.
Dracaena
How to grow plants from the Dracaena group, including Ti Trees, D. marginata and D. draco, and other false palms.
tropicalplants
The best tropical plants for indoor use.
Guzmania
How to grow and bloom guzmania bromeliads, including tips on watering and propagation.
Succulents
Succulents are some of the world's most popular houseplants, and for good reason. They're very undemanding, beautiful and varied. Here's a guide to getting your succulent garden going indoors.
RootingCuttings
How to root young plants from cuttings, including the use of rooting hormone and tips for success.
CactiBasics
Growing great cacti, including tips for both desert cacti and the forest cacti.
AllAboutOrchid
Here's your source for everything orchid-related, from buying plants to blooming them, plus descriptions of the five most popular orchid species.
BirdofParadise
How to grow Bird of Paradise, including tips on watering on how to bring the plant into bloom.
StaghornFern
How to grow staghorn and elkhorn ferns, including tips on watering, humidity, propagation and mounting.
Dendrobiums
How to grow the popular dendrobium hybrid orchids.
PottingSoil
Popular potting soils are great for us, but are they so great for your indoor plants and container plants? Find out what's wrong with your soil and how to fix it.
Cattleya Orchids
How to grow and bloom cattleya orchids. Tips on watering, feeding and repotting.
Nephrolepis
How to keep your Boston ferns and other nephrolepis ferns looking fresh and attractive, including tips on watering, spraying and propagation.
Echeveria
Tips on watering, light and feeding for growing the popular Echeveria succulents.
PropagatingLucky
How to propagate your lucky bamboo plants, in soil and water.
Indoorfertilizer
An introduction to fertilizing indoor plants
Schefflera
How to grow schefflera plants indoors, including tips on watering and how to handle leaf-drop.
Aechmea
How to grow and propogate aechmea bromeliads. These popular bromeliads are among the best houseplants in the world. Here are tips for making them thrive.
Gardenia
Tips on growing gardenia plants indoors, including how to bring the plant to flower and prevent bud drop.
FengShui
Understanding and applying feng shui concepts to houseplants in your home.
Philodendron
Tips for growing trailing and non-trailing houseplants, as well as descriptions of the most popular species. Philodendrons are some of the world's most beautiful foliage plants and, given proper care, will thrive indoors.
PencilCactus
Tips for how to grow the pencil cactus as a houseplant, including tips for propagation, light levels, and a warning to avoid the plant's toxic milky latex.
AfricanViolets
An introduction to growing African violets. These popular houseplants have been a favorite for more than century because of their beauty, size and free-flowering. Tips on how to water, feed and keep them beautiful.
Tillandsia
How to grow tillandsia in your home, including tips for watering, mounting and fertilizing.
Hibiscus
How to grow and bloom tropical hibiscus in a temperate home, including tips on overwintering and how to prevent lethal insect infestations.
PhalBlooming
How to handle a phalaenopsis after the last bloom falls off the flower spike.
Bird'sNestFern
How to grow bird's nest ferns, including tips on warmth, humidity and potting. These popular ferns are naturally epiphytic, but they can be adapted to indoor conditions.
Amaryllis
How to grow the popular amaryllis bulbs, including tips on managing both flowering and foliage phases and timing the flower for a spectacular winter bloom.
Maidenhair
How to grow maidenhair ferns, including tips on watering and warmth to keep them healthy and active.
Aloe
How to grow plants from the Aloe genus, including Aloe vera and other decorative Aloe plants. Aloe vera is highly prized for its medicinal qualities.
Corn Plant
Tips for growing corn plants, including methods to reduce brown leaf tips and keep it looking healthy inside.
Caladium
Tips on how to grow caladium plants, including propagation and overwintering them for great foliage displays year after year.
Whiteflies
Whiteflies are a common problem for indoor plants, including greenhouse plants. Find out how to identify and control these annoying insects.
Lucky Bamboo Meaning
Find out what your lucky bamboo plant means and whether it will bring luck, wealth, health or perfection to your home.
Donkey'sTail
Tips on how to grow the popular donkey's tail and lamb's tail succulent plants, including advice on watering, feeding and propagation.
FeedingOrchids
Here's everything you need to know about feeding your orchids to get the healthiest plants and best blooms.
SagoPalm
Tips and tricks for growing healthy sago palms
RedFlowering
Sick of replacing cut flowers? Check out these beautiful red flowering houseplants ...
Ixora
Tips for how to grow flowering ixora as houseplants, including advice on the best light and warmth.
Crotons
How to grow crotons as houseplants, including tips on bringing out the most vibrant colors, taking care of leggy plants and propagating.
Dracaena marginata
Tips for growing D. marginata, including methods to reduce brown leaf tips and keep it living for years inside.
ZebraPlants
How to grow zebra plants indoors, including tips for watering, humidity and feeding for the best blooms.
BestBromeliads
A list of the best bromeliads for growing indoors, including links to in-depth descriptions of each plant.
Poinsettias
What to look for in a healthy poinsettia plant and how to best care for these international symbols of the holiday season.
Hanging plants
An introduction to caring for and displaying hanging indoor plants.
Potting and Repotting Orchids
How to repot epiphytic and terrestrial orchids. One of the most important steps any orchid grower can take for long-lasting, healthy plants is knowing when (and how) to repot their plants.
PottingSoilTest
Ever wondered which potting soil is best for your houseplants and container plantings? Here is a series of real-life tests pitting various potting soil mixes against each other to see how they perform in the long-term.
FernBasics
An introduction to growing ferns, including tips on watering, light and providing the right conditions to make these beautiful plants thrive.
AussieTreeFern
How to grow the Australian tree fern indoors, including tips on watering, feeding and temperature.
Dumbcane
A description of the dumb cane, or dieffenbachia houseplant
Oncidiums
How to grow the most popular varieties of epiphytic oncidium orchids, including tips on watering, blooming and light requirements. These beautiful orchids are known for heavily branched sprays of yellow flowers.
Orchidbuying
How to buy healthy orchids from the garden center.
FeedingBromeliads
Tips on how to keep your bromeliads healthy and blooming by properly feeding, including specific tips for the most popular species.
GoldenShrimpPlants
Tips and tricks for growing golden shrimp plants (Pachystachys lutea), including how to encourage flowering and keep the plant bushy and strong.
FallingLeaves
Why are all the leaves falling off my houseplant?
Neoregelia
How to grow neoregelia bromeliads, including tips on light, water and propagation.
Vrisea
How to grow the vriesea bromeliads, including the popular Flaming Sword plant.
PhalYellowLeaves
Possible causes and solutions for yellowing leaves on phalaenopsis orchids.
PhalKeiki
A description of the small plantlets that sometimes form on old phalaenopsis flower spikes.
Rex Begonia
Tips for growing Rex begonia species and hybrids (plus iron cross begonias), including watering, light, and propagating advice
Rieger begonia
Tips on how to grow and keep the Rieger begonia, otherwise known as the flowering winter begonia
Fittonia
Tips and tricks for growing fittonia houseplants (also known as nerve plants)
JadePlants
Tips on growing the popular jade plant, including watering, feeding and light levels for the best performance.
All About Ferns
Your fern resource, including an introduction to growing ferns and detailed profiles of the most popular indoor ferns.
kentiapalm
Tips on how to grow kentia palms indoors, including how to correctly fertilizer, water and repot large plants.
Aglaonema
How to grow aglaonema houseplants, including tips on moisture and warmth requirements.
LadyPalm
How to grow the popular lady palms indoors, including tips on light, watering and propagating.
Bougainvillea
Tips on how to grow bougainvillea in containers and indoors, including tricks for getting the best blooms year after year.
DracaenaDraco
Tips on how to grow the Dracaena draco houseplant, including how to propagate it and prevent leaf-tip burn.
Hyacinth
How to keep hyacinth looking great indoors, including tips for forcing another bloom.
ExoticAngel
A description of Exotic Angel plants, including tips for their care.
Amazon elephant's ear
A description of the Amazon elephant's ear
MingAralia
How to grow Ming aralia, including tips on preventing leaf-drop and propagating
AfricanSpear
How to grow the very resilient and interesting African spear plant (Sansevieria cylindrica), including tips on watering and feeding.
Calla lilies
Tips on how to grow calla lilies indoors, including how to rebloom the plants after the growing season is done.
Cordyline
Tips for growing cordyline plants indoors, including watering and humidity ... and an easy explanation to sort of cordyline and the closely related dracaena plants.
D. deremensis
Tips for growing great Dracaena deremensis as houseplants, including how to treat leaf tip burn and yellowing of leaves.
Photoperiods
A simple explanation of how light can affect your plants' flowering schedule and how to force blooms of certain plants
Calathea
Tips on how to grow Calathea plants, including water, warmth and light for maximum beauty.
Asparagus Ferns
Tips on how to grow healthy asparagus ferns indoors
Alocasia
Tips for growing successful Alocasia houseplants, including a variety of elephant ears
Angel Wing Begonias
How to grow angel wing begonias, including tips for watering and fertilizing
PhalsBlackSpots
How to identify and treat black spotting on phalaenopsis orchid leaves.
perlite
Definition and description of perlite, including medical warnings.
Vanda Orchids
A description of Vanda orchids with tips on how to grow these magnificent flowers.
PottingSoilTest1
A head-to-head comparison of a custom mix potting soil against a market-leading bagged mix and a garden soil.
Leaf Tip Burn
Find out what causes leaf-tip burn and leaf-margin burn and how to prevent it.
Pilea
A description of the Pilea plant group, including aluminum plant, creeping charlie, artillery plant and moon valley
Begonia Introduction
How to identify and grow begonias, one of the world's most popular genus of plants with more than 1,500 species
Aspidistra
Tips on how to grow the popular cast iron plants, including information on light, water and easy propagation
Ivy
How to grow English ivy, including tips on propagation, temperature and keeping a healthy, green plant.
Arrowhead
Tips on how to grow the tropical arrowhead vine as a trailing or climbing plants, including instructions on how to water and propagate.
Australian Tree Fern
Tips for growing successful Australian tree ferns and related Cyathea, including advice on watering, leaf-browning, and temperature
Tradescantia
Tips for growing Tradescantia group plants, including T. albiflora, Zebrina and Callisia species. These are sometimes labeled Wandering Jew in garden centers.
RootPruning
A simple description on how to root prune pot-bound houseplants so they will live longer.
SoilTest1-2
Three-month results of a straight comparison of a custom-blend soil mix, Scott's Miracle-Gro potting soil, and garden soil.
Thyme Indoors
How to grow thyme indoors, including tips for windowsill placement and advice on pot sizes.
Aeschynanthus
Tips on how to grow and bloom lipstick vine and basket vines from the genus Aeschynanthus.
Insecticidal Soap
Learn what insecticidal soaps are, how they work, and how to make your own.
Golden Pothos (Epipremnum pinnatum)
Pictures of tropical aroids with links to culture pages for each plant.
Alocasia Houseplants
Pictures of Alocasia Plants
Gift Orchids
So you got an orchid as a gift and don't know how to take care of it? Here is your easy guide to caring for gift orchids to make the bloom last longer and transition the plant into your permanent collection.
BloomPoinsettias
How to keep your holiday poinsettias blooming year after year. Follow this schedule of resting, growth and forcing flowers to bring back your holiday color.
Yucca
How to grow Yucca plants indoors, including tips on watering and sunlight.
Rosemary Indoors
How to grow rosemary indoors, including tips on dealing with powdery mildew
DishGarden
A step-by-step guide to creating a beautiful, durable dish garden
OrchidScale
Orchid scale is a common problem. Here's a quick tip how to get rid of these pesky bugs.
BromeliadPropagation
Learn how to propagate your bromeliads from offsets (pups) produced by the mother plant
Brain Cactus
Tips on how to grow the highly attractive Stenocactus, or brain cactus.
SeedlingSoil
How to pick the right soil or growing media to sprout seedlings indoors.
Baking Soda Spray
How to make and use organic baking soda spray to prevent and cure fungal issues on plants
Basil
How to grow basil indoors for year-round use.
Begonia General Tips
Tips and tricks for growing most species of begonias, including angel wing, wax begonias and the beautiful Rex-type fancy leaf begonias
Treating Orchid Fungus
How to treat common fungal diseases in orchids
Xanthosoma
Tips for growing xanthosoma, including advice on watering, temperature and species description.
Cilantro Indoors
How to grow cilantro in containers indoors
Haworthia
How to grow Haworthia succulents inside.
Pyrethrin Insecticides
How to use and make organic pyrethrin insecticide, including descriptions of which pests it's effective against and recipes for making your own
Picking Healthy Plants
How to Pick a Healthy Houseplant
Alocasia Macrorrhiza Borneo Giant
The Alocasia genus includes about 70 species and many hybrids that have been bred for striking leaf color, texture and size.
Ball Cactus
Tips on growing the attractive and easy ball cacti from the Parodia genus, including propagation hints
Agave
Tips on how to grow agave species as houseplants, including advice on watering, sunlight, and propagation.

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