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Bought a New Phalaenopsis Orchid? Here’s How Long to Keep It in the Store Pot!
The Phalaenopsis orchid you just brought home looks breathtaking—vivid blooms, glossy leaves, full of life. But then your eyes fall on that plain plastic
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4 Scented Plants to Keep Your Home's Air Fresh and Fragrant
If you also love a fragrant home but don't want to use perfume or incense, then you must try potted plants with their own natural scent! They work as decoration and fill your home with a natural fragrance. Rosemary: its leaves are slender and long, with a fresh herbal scent, a bit like a mix of lemon and pine, and it's especially refreshing to smell. Usually
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7 Beautiful and Safe Plants You Can Keep at Home with Kids and Pregnant Moms Around
Many new moms and moms-to-be want to add some greenery to their homes to freshen the air and lift their spirits, but they often worry about plants being toxic or prickly and hurting the baby or affecting the pregnancy. Today we're recommending 7 "safe" plants that are perfect for homes with kids and pregnant moms, beautiful and low-maintenance!
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Can Phalaenopsis seeds be grown at home? Keep these precautions in mind
Can the seeds produced after a Phalaenopsis blooms be sown at home by yourself? To be honest, this is by no means easy. Compared with buying ready-made seedlings, home sowing takes more care, and a single lapse can mean all your effort is wasted. Phalaenopsis seeds are different from the vegetable and herbaceous flower seeds we usually plant. Its seeds are especially small, so small they are like dust
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Is it safe to keep Phalaenopsis (moth orchids) on a balcony, or will the sun scorch them?
"I only have a balcony at home. Can I grow Phalaenopsis there?" "The balcony gets really sun-baked. Will my Phalaenopsis be scorched to death?" Actually, Phalaenopsis can absolutely be grown on a balcony, but when it comes to sun exposure, you need to go about it the right way. A balcony can support Phalaenopsis, but you need to pick the right balcony spot and make a few small adjustments. Phalaenopsis isn't like roses or mint, which love being out in full sun; it prefers
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Which evergreen houseplant variety is the easiest to keep alive in the living room?
Living in a bustling city, coming home after work is the most relaxing place to be, so many office workers like to keep some green plants at home. When they have spare time, looking at them not only pleases the eye, but also removes stale air from the home and elevates the home's style. Below, we recommend several selected living room plants; each of them has great looks and is also good for health
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Not enough indoor light and using grow lights to replace natural light, which plants are hard to keep alive in low light?
Not enough light at home, wanting to use lamps to supplement light for plants, does it actually work? Plenty of gardening beginners have probably mulled over this question. Actually, the answer is pretty clear: absolutely yes, but you have to use the right method. When it comes to supplemental lighting, it is not just grabbing any desk lamp and shining it on the plant; what plants need is light of specific wavelengths, mainly blue light and red light—
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Does keeping a Phalaenopsis orchid in the bedroom affect sleep?
Can you keep a Phalaenopsis orchid in the bedroom? Plenty of plant lovers have probably wondered about this. After all, this flower is truly adorable, with petals like little butterflies and especially gentle colors, so placing it indoors really does add a lot of life. But you also keep hearing that "plants steal oxygen at night," especially in a bedroom where the door is shut while you sleep, so it is hard not to feel uneasy.
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Toddler Rushed to ICU After Curiously Eating a Houseplant: Think Twice Before Keeping These Plants in Homes with Children
A couple of days ago I came across a news story: a three-year-old boy, while the adults weren't paying attention, grabbed a leaf off a houseplant and curiously chewed a couple of bites. Within half an hour he started vomiting and couldn't speak, and when he was taken to the hospital he went straight into the ICU. The doctor said that if he had arrived any later, he might not have been saved. The culprit turned out to be a houseplant the parents had casually placed in the living room.
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What season is best for buying Phalaenopsis orchids so they are easiest to keep alive? There are also rules about where to place them at home
Friends who grow Phalaenopsis orchids surely all hope that the flowers they buy will live well and bloom for a long time. But many people find that just a few days after buying them, the flowers wilt, the leaves turn yellow, or the plant even dies outright... In fact, choosing the right season to buy + placing them in the right spot can directly double the survival rate of Phalaenopsis orchids! So "when should you buy Phala
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