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Begonias are an easy houseplant for beginners, with a range of species and selections for the more advanced gardeners.  Some are grown for flowers, others for their foliage.  They come in a range of sizes, shapes, and habit, from upright to spreading.  Many tolerate low light, and they have few if any...

Houseplants drop leaves for many reasons, but most are related to improper attention or poor growing conditions. Often just giving vegetation the correct light and temperature, or controlling infestations, is all that is required to prevent future leaf drop. Either too much or too little watering may cause leaf drop....

Do you like trivia, or at least learning more about the top-selling holiday plant? If so, perhaps you will be interested in a dozen fun facts about the poinsettia plants you buy and see everywhere each December.      Fact 1: Did you know that the poinsettia's main attraction is not its flowers, but its...

GROWING CACTI  INDOORS Wish to exercise your inexperienced thumb this winter? Make an effort growing cacti as houseplants. Desert cacti are suitable to the majority of indoor settings, where the relative humidity is somewhat low (20 to 40 percent) throughout the winter. Accurate cacti, a kind of succulent,...