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How can I grow ivy (or a bush or other plant) in my fireplace that is low-maintenance and bug-repellant?
I've never gardened, but I do love design. I'm moving into a new place that has an unusable fireplace, and I think it'd look amazing if it had a green, leafy plant filling the interior of it. Since ...
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Should I re-pot an Aloe vera when it is still blooming?
My Aloe vera flower is in full bloom, and some of its petals are starting to fall. It also has some sprouts.
Should I wait until the flower has completely died down to re-pot the new sprout?
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How to propagate Norfolk Island pine and asparagus fern ?
How do I propagate two of my house plants or in other words how can I give this plant to someone else who wishes to grow it?
Photos of them are given below:
Plant 1: Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria ...
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help me identify this plant, has this special fruit
I'm having this plant from an year now, but till now I don't know the name, please can someone help me identify this plant and also tell me how keep him healthy.
Here are the two photos for ...
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What is this little leaved plant?
The stem of this plant goes curling up like a creeper plant. It has small leaves. Not seen any flower yet, so not sure if it flowers or not.
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Why does plants requires or prefer their specific type of soil? Is it fine if same type of soil is used for all of them?
At my home I have got few different plants (Aloe, Rose, Neem, Pisum, Air plant, Lucky Bamboo) I have got same type of soil (mixed with compost) from plant nursery, so I am wondering that using same ...
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Blooming Aloe Vera
My Aloe Vera plant has bloomed. it has gotten very "spidery". Hanging out over the edges of the pot. some of the leaves down near the base have begun to dry up. Someone told me they usually die ...
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How to care for/water Snake's Plant (Mother-In-Law Tongue Plant) indoor potted plant?
I have several indoor potted Snake's plants. One pot has several kinds of plants in it, and is reasonably large - probably 16" diameter. It is filled with Prayer plants, another plant (the name leaves ...
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Which are some good indoor plants for upside down planting?
Would like to grow indoor plans upside down, to save space...
Which are some good choice?
Would like those promoting more leaf growth?
Will the stem continues to grow at the same rate, as if it's ...
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Can an evergreen fern be adapted for indoor use?
I was hoping to find a fern houseplant at the gardening store, but the next best thing I could find was a potted evergreen fern, Dryopteris Affinis Crispa.
I would have thought it's small size and ...
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What do the numbers in the names of indoor liquid fertilizers mean?
I went to pick up some liquid fertilizer for the plant I keep at work and I saw several varieties :
Liquid Growth Indoor Plant 4-12-9 Food;
All Purpose Liquid Concentrate Plant Food 12-4-8 with ...
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Low maintenance plant choices for apartment (indoor) living?
I'm not an expert on plants, but would like to add some plantlife to my apartment. I'm looking for good choices that:
don't require direct sunlight,
require minimal watering,
survive for at least a ...
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How do I grow bamboo plants indoors?
Doesn't this plant have root rotting property? I tried to grow this in my home which had the tubelight burning only for 6 hours at night. And at the rest of the time it is a shady place.
We used to ...
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What are the disadvantages of having creepers or normal plants indoors?
I never had indoor plants before. Are there disadvantages to having indoor plants in a dusty environment?
If the plant is a creeper, is there a way that I can clean its leaves? Probably by spraying ...
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Any leafy plant which can be grown “inside” the house and doesn't need much moving around for sunlight?
I know about creeper "Money plant". Any other beautiful plants/creepers other than this which satisfy my conditions?
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Growing plants indoors with cats
I have to grow my plants indoors because it does get cold enough in Dallas sometimes that frost may occur or even snow.
However, we have a small household cat. She has bit our bamboo plant leaves in ...
