Quick start The orchid most people bring home is already in bloom, squeezed into a tight pot, dropped into a pretty cachepot, and left on a coffee table far from a window. The flowers last, then the plant fades, and it is easy to assume orchids are disposable. They are not — but a moth … Read more
Quick start Desert rose is often sold as a “houseplant,” which is only half true. In a warm, frost-free climate you can keep it in a pot on a sunny patio almost all year. In the United States, the UK, and much of Europe, it is a summer outdoor plant that comes inside for winter, … Read more
Quick start The ZZ plant is sold as the apartment plant you cannot kill. That pitch is what gets it into living rooms, and it is only partly fair. ZZ will put up with irregular care, a dim corner, and a week away from home. What it will not put up with is kindness in … Read more