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By Jon VanZile, About.com Guide

Brain Cactus—Growing Stenocactus Species Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Tips on how to grow the highly attractive Stenocactus, or brain cactus.
Crown Cactus—Growing Rebutia Cacti Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Tips on how to grow crown cactus from the Rebutia genus, including watering and propagation tips
Ball Cactus—Growing Parodia Cacti Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Tips on growing the attractive and easy ball cacti from the Parodia genus, including propagation hints
"Ruby Ball" Cactus—Growing Grafted "Ruby Ball" Cactus Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
How to grow the common ruby ball cactus, a grafted cactus featuring the colorful Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
Powder Puff Cacti—Growing Mammillaria Species Cacti Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
How to grow the very popular Mammillaria genus of cactus, with notes on propagation and watering techniques for success
Sea Urchin Cactus—Growing Echinopsis Cactus Indoors Created: Thursday, April 26, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Tips on growing and propagating the popular sea urchin (Echinopsis) cactus, including a description of basic hybrids.
Peruvian Apple Cactus—Growing Cereus peruviana Indoors Created: Thursday, April 26, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Tips on how to the grow the nightblooming Peruvian apple cactus (Cereus Peruviana
Orchid Hybridization—Understanding Orchid Hybrids Created: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012
Orchid hybrids are created by crossing genus or species, including established hybrids. You can tell an orchid's parentage from its name.
Dracaena Group — Ti Trees, D. Draco and other Dracaena Created: Saturday, September 27, 2008 Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012
How to grow plants from the Dracaena group, including Ti Trees, D. marginata and D. draco, and other false palms.
Growing Bromeliads — How To Grow Bromeliads Created: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012
How to grow successful bromeliads, including tips on lighting, blooming and watering.
Humidity and Houseplants—How to Increase Humidity Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Tips on how to provide adequate humidity for your houseplants
Plant Lighting—Understanding Natural Light for Houseplants Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
A description of how plants use light and how to measure indoor light intensity with natural light (not artificial lights).
Gloxinia—Growing Senningia Hybrids Indoors Created: Monday, December 26, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Tips for growing and displaying gloxinia houseplants, including propagation tips.
Pruning Houseplants—How to Prune Houseplants Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Tips and tricks on the proper way to prune and trim houseplants (including which plants you should never prune!)
What Is Insecticidal Soap?—Using Insecticidal Soap Created: Friday, May 06, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Learn what insecticidal soaps are, how they work, and how to make your own.
Staking Up Plants—How to Stake Up Houseplants Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Learn how to stake up various kinds of houseplants, including vines and climbing plants
Flushing Houseplants—Flushing Fertilizer Salts from Potted Plants Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Learn about the importance of flushing fertilizer salts from your houseplants and get tips on how to do it right.
Tips for Watering Houseplants—How to Water Plants Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Stop killing your plants with water! General tips on how to water houseplants for a long, healthy life.
History of Wardian Case—What Is A Wardian Case? Created: Monday, March 26, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012
A brief history of Wardian Case, or the first terrariums that were used to collect tropical plants in the 19th century
Avocado—Growing Avocados as Houseplants Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
How to start avocado plants from seeds and raise them as houseplants
Living Stones—Growing Living Stones Plants Created: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
How to grow
Fuchsia—Growing Fuchsia as Houseplants Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tips on how to grow fuchsia as houseplants, including advice on how to overwinter these lovely flowering plants
Cyclamen—Growing Cyclamen Houseplants Created: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
How to grow cyclamen blooming houseplants for winter color indoors, including tips on how to keep the plants thriving season after season
Begonias—Introduction to Growing Begonias Created: Monday, September 26, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
How to identify and grow begonias, one of the world's most popular genus of plants with more than 1,500 species
Poinsettias -- Growing Poinsettias Created: Friday, October 10, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
What to look for in a healthy poinsettia plant and how to best care for these international symbols of the holiday season.
Growing Lucky Bamboo — How to Grow Lucky Bamboo Created: Saturday, September 20, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
How to grow and shape lucky bamboo plants, including tips on troubleshooting yellowing and diseased plants.
Passion Flower—Growing Passion Flower Indoors Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
How to grow passion flowers as houseplants, including tips on watering, trimming and repotting to encourage the most blooms.
Gasteria—Growing Gasteria Succulents Created: Monday, February 20, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tips on how to grow the Gasteria genus of succulents, including information on propagation and cultural requirements.
Haworthia—Growing Haworthia Succulents Created: Thursday, February 16, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
How to grow Haworthia succulents inside.
Primrose—Growing Primrose (Primula) Indoors Created: Friday, January 27, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
How to grow delicate primrose indoors as potted winter or spring-time flowers.
White Batflower—Growing Tacca Integrifolia Indoors Created: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
How to grow the highly unusual white batflower indoors
Peperomia—Growing Peperomia Species Indoors Created: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tips on how to grow Peperomia houseplants indoors, including advice on propagation

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