While plenty of plant lovers will tell you about the easiest houseplants to grow, few will tell you which plants to completely avoid.
If you’re new to the world of houseplants, tricky picks might knock your confidence, take up more time than you have to spare, and convince you you’re not cut out for plant parenting entirely.
To avoid this, we turned to a few experts to find out which tricky houseplants are trouble (and might be worth avoiding) until you consider yourself a pro, too.
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Bonsai trees are much-loved for their beauty, but Anastasia Borisevich of Plantum warns that this comes at a price.
“Their small size is maintained by repetitive root pruning, and their exquisite shapes are ensured by regular crown cutting,” she says.
On top of this, the learning curve can be extremely steep. That’s because bonsai trees can be a variety of different species, which means one tree’s needs might be completely different from another.
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While caladium plants are undoubtedly beautiful, Craig Wilson of Gardeners Dream warns against them for most people. This is due to their need for consistently warm temperatures and high humidity.
“Their dormancy period and precise care requirements make them challenging to keep on top of for even the most skilled plant lover,” Wilson says.
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As an interior designer and stylist, Lynda Quintero-Davids of Focal Point Styling is a huge fan of houseplants—but not ones that can be more trouble than they're worth. But as she points out, this comes down to knowing yourself just as much as
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Well, obviously, you’re not growing these houseplants because they are toxic! But with this deadly and discomforting quality, why grow them indoors at all? Because you simply can’t resist them! Let’s find out what these plants are and why we can’t stop ourselves from loving them.
When the air gets cooler and you are finding you need an extra sweater more than not, it can be easy to want to prune all of your plants and flowers to get ready for the upcoming season.