Houseplants For You » Flowers http://www.houseplantsforyou.com Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:45:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How To Keep Your Poinsettia Blooming Past Christmas http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-keep-your-poinsettia-blooming-past-christmas/ http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-keep-your-poinsettia-blooming-past-christmas/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:18:41 +0000 Houseplants http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/?p=147 Millions of Poinsettias join families everywhere for Christmas. Although, Poinsettias come in several color varieties, their festive red color just adds so much to holiday decorations. But, once Christmas is over, Poinsettia’s seem to lose their color and beauty and often just die.

While Poinsettias are considered a Christmas plant, they’re definitely not just disposable decorations. Given the proper care, Poinsettias can live year round. And, even after they’ve lost their brightly colored bracts, they will make a beautiful foliage plant for your home. Continue reading →

]]> http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-keep-your-poinsettia-blooming-past-christmas/feed/ 2 How To Properly Care For Your Christmas Cactus http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-properly-care-for-your-christmas-cactus/ http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-properly-care-for-your-christmas-cactus/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:00:21 +0000 Houseplants http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/?p=152 The Schlumbergera, or Christmas cactus has been a favorite holiday plant since the 1800′s.

Christmas cactus will adapt to low lighting conditions, but they bloom much better when exposed to bright indirect light. They can even be set outdoors and will do quite well as long as they’re not setting in bright sun. And, are brought inside before the weather gets too cold. Continue reading →

]]> http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-properly-care-for-your-christmas-cactus/feed/ 8 How To Keep Your Orchids Healthy and Thriving http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-keep-your-orchids-healthy-and-thriving/ http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/how-to-keep-your-orchids-healthy-and-thriving/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:37:04 +0000 Houseplants http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/?p=162 While many people are still hesitant to purchase orchids, they’ve became more popular than ever. These beautiful, exotic tropical flowers have a bad reputation for being hard to take care of. But, with a little extra care, almost anyone can keep orchids alive and flourishing. [...]

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