7 Indestructible Houseplants for Total Plant Killers: Survive and Thrive with Zero Effort I left my snake plant alone for six weeks while traveling last winter and came back to find it looking exactly the same. The soil was bone dry and the leaves were still firm and upright — that convinced me it’s the
Ficus Altissima ‘Yellow Gem’: The Ultimate Care Guide for This Stunning Houseplant Ficus ‘Yellow Gem’ is the sunny cousin of the rubber plant, leaves splashed with gold that brighten a dim room. Mine turned a boring corner into the best spot in the house. Why You’ll Love the Yellow Gem Those yellow-and-green leaves are basically
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Ficus Triangularis ‘Variegata’: The Ultimate Care Guide for Plant Lovers I found a Ficus triangularis variegata at a small local nursery where it was labeled simply ‘variegated fig.’ The triangular leaves were barely an inch across, but each one was edged in cream and looked like a tiny work of art. What Makes the Variegated
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10 Best Houseplants for RV Living: Your Ultimate Green Companion Guide I keep a ZZ plant and two pothos cuttings in silicone pots on my RV dashboard because they survive the temperature swings and movement without complaint. Both have been through six states worth of potholes and still look fine. Let’s talk about bringing a
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Cephalotus Follicularis: The Mysterious Albany Pitcher Plant of Australia I ordered a Cephalotus follicularis from a specialty grower because the small pitcher traps looked completely different from any other carnivorous plant I owned. The traps are barely the size of a fingernail but perfectly formed. This isn’t your average houseplant. The plant with moccasin-shaped pitchers
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Growing Pearls and Jade Pothos at Home: The Delicate Speckled Trailer I bought a pearls and jade pothos because the small, heavily variegated leaves were more delicate than the larger n’joy or marble queen varieties. The white-and-green speckling on tiny leaves is what makes it charming. A dainty houseplant for an indoor shelf. 🙂 Why
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Sarracenia Alata: The Yellow Trumpet Pitcher Plant Care Guide I found Sarracenia alata at a native plant sale where the pale green pitchers with yellow throats looked like a chorus of trumpets. It’s a North American carnivorous plant that earns its keep eating pests. A striking Sarracenia for a bright indoor spot or a bog
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Ficus Lutea Care Guide: Mastering the Art of Growing the Lagos Rubber Tree My Ficus lutea started as a three-foot nursery plant with pale yellow-green leaves that looked almost translucent in sunlight. Over two years it has developed a thick trunk and now towers over my other houseplants at nearly six feet. Understanding the Ficus
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What Makes the Purple Pitcher Plant So Special? The purple pitcher plant is the chill cousin of the carnivorous world, squat red-purple traps that sit like little vases and quietly deal with your fungus gnats. A Unique Plant with a Killer Appetite Those short, fat pitchers flush purple in strong light and fill with rain.
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Growing Beavertail Cactus: A Desert Gem That’s Easier Than You Think I collected a beavertail cactus pad on a hike in Joshua Tree after it had already broken off the mother plant. I let it callus for three weeks, stuck it in dry sand, and within a year it had rooted and produced three new
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