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Or start an herb garden on a window sill or grow a houseplant.
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Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Keep your plants dust-free this winter with these soft cotton gloves explicitly designed for dusting houseplant leaves without damaging them.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Here are a few of the easiest plants to grow from cuttings for yourself or friends:
Pothos
Botanical name: Epipremnum aureum
Sunlight: Bright, indirect to low light
Soil type: Well-draining
This easy-to-grow houseplant is just as easy to propagate.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Here are 9 must-know tips for relocating houseplants outside in summer.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
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Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Keep your plants dust-free this winter with these soft cotton gloves explicitly designed for dusting houseplant leaves without damaging them.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Here are a few of the easiest plants to grow from cuttings for yourself or friends:
Pothos
Botanical name: Epipremnum aureum
Sunlight: Bright, indirect to low light
Soil type: Well-draining
This easy-to-grow houseplant is just as easy to propagate.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Here are 9 must-know tips for relocating houseplants outside in summer.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
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“Houseplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houseplant. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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houseplant
noun
house·plant
ˈhau̇-ˌsplant 
: a plant grown or kept indoors
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