https://houseplanthub.org We all need a little green in our lives. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:57:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://houseplanthub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-monstera-32x32.png https://houseplanthub.org 32 32 163026180 https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/19/underplanting-can-it-be-done-with-houseplants-and-what-plants-are-best/ https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/19/underplanting-can-it-be-done-with-houseplants-and-what-plants-are-best/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:45:00 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=35767 Underplanting? What is it? It will work great for your houseplants to add interest to large planters. No more bare potting mixture showing. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/19/underplanting-can-it-be-done-with-houseplants-and-what-plants-are-best/feed/ 0 35767 https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/05/what-plant-leaves-are-telling-you-about-how-to-care-for-the-plant/ https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/05/what-plant-leaves-are-telling-you-about-how-to-care-for-the-plant/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:51:29 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=35687 Plant leaves can tell you how to care for them. Does that sound weird? It is true. Read on to find out how they are talking to you. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2023/04/05/what-plant-leaves-are-telling-you-about-how-to-care-for-the-plant/feed/ 2 35687 https://houseplanthub.org/2023/01/04/many-plants-contain-white-milky-latex-what-is-its-purpose/ https://houseplanthub.org/2023/01/04/many-plants-contain-white-milky-latex-what-is-its-purpose/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2023 21:53:40 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=35343 Did you know many plants contain a white, milky substance called latex? What is it and what is its purpose? Let's find out!]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2023/01/04/many-plants-contain-white-milky-latex-what-is-its-purpose/feed/ 5 35343 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/12/14/what-is-a-cyathium-on-a-flowering-plant-does-every-flowering-plant-have-one/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/12/14/what-is-a-cyathium-on-a-flowering-plant-does-every-flowering-plant-have-one/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2022 21:53:36 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=35296 What is a cyathium on a flowering plant? Does every plant have one? The answer is no, but some specialized plants do have them. Let’s find out more about these interesting plant parts. What is a cyathium? A cyathium is a whorl of bracts (modified leaves) fused together (involucre) with a flower in the middle. […]]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/12/14/what-is-a-cyathium-on-a-flowering-plant-does-every-flowering-plant-have-one/feed/ 0 35296 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/23/do-you-have-plants-that-you-are-thankful-for-i-do/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/23/do-you-have-plants-that-you-are-thankful-for-i-do/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:49:19 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=35189 Do you have plants that you are thankful for? I do. Read about the ones I am most thankful for, including a fern, and many blooming plants. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/23/do-you-have-plants-that-you-are-thankful-for-i-do/feed/ 7 35189 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/16/the-circa-1904-belle-isle-conservatory-is-closing-for-renovations/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/16/the-circa-1904-belle-isle-conservatory-is-closing-for-renovations/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:50:02 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34873 The Circa 1904 Belle Isle Conservatory is closing for over a year for renovations. The dome glass will be replaced and the lead paint remediated. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/11/16/the-circa-1904-belle-isle-conservatory-is-closing-for-renovations/feed/ 1 34873 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/10/12/i-learned-something-new-this-week-roses-dont-have-thorns-what/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/10/12/i-learned-something-new-this-week-roses-dont-have-thorns-what/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:52:53 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34732 I learned something new this week. Roses don't have thorns and my mind is blown! Did you know this? It's crazy to me. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/10/12/i-learned-something-new-this-week-roses-dont-have-thorns-what/feed/ 3 34732 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/14/how-some-plants-protect-themselves-can-be-dangerous/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/14/how-some-plants-protect-themselves-can-be-dangerous/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 20:48:22 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34590 Did you know plant protection can be dangerous? Plants have spines and some have sap that is no joke. It can be painful and dangerous.]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/14/how-some-plants-protect-themselves-can-be-dangerous/feed/ 0 34590 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/07/how-to-care-for-the-selenicereus-chrysocardium/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/07/how-to-care-for-the-selenicereus-chrysocardium/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:11:55 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34574 Have you seen a plant that looks like a fern and is called a fern, but it has a rubbery feeling leaf? It may be Selenicereus chrysocardium. ]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/09/07/how-to-care-for-the-selenicereus-chrysocardium/feed/ 4 34574 https://houseplanthub.org/2022/08/31/jungle-cacti-have-cladodes-but-what-are-they-doing-for-the-plant/ https://houseplanthub.org/2022/08/31/jungle-cacti-have-cladodes-but-what-are-they-doing-for-the-plant/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:28:48 +0000 https://houseplanthub.org/?p=34535 What are cladodes and what do they do for your jungle cactus? It may surprise you what they are and what they do for the plant!]]> https://houseplanthub.org/2022/08/31/jungle-cacti-have-cladodes-but-what-are-they-doing-for-the-plant/feed/ 2 34535