180153 635 House & Garden General Gardening Houseplants and Container Gardening true Thu, 21 May 2009 04:06:12 -0700 /system/videos/1/53/01/18/180153.flv house, home, inside, indoor, plants, houseplants, gardening, growing, choosing, picking How To Choose an Indoor Plant http://www.howcast.com/videos/180153-How-To-Choose-an-Indoor-Plant http://www.howcast.com/videos/180153-How-To-Choose-an-Indoor-Plant/edit approved 117 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=180153"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=180153" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 2 kendraelliott http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180153/indoor_plant_master_hd-640x360_nobug_h264_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 1471 false false false 69724 1 16 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180153/16.jpg Consider your schedule Consider your schedule. If you are out of town a lot, choose plants that can go a couple of weeks without watering, like jade or rubber plants, mini-geraniums, golden pathos, or any kind of philodendron.

]]> 69725 2 28 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180153/28.jpg Think about lighting Think about where you want to put plants, and then pick ones that will thrive in the light those rooms provide. Your local nursery can tell you whether a plant needs high, medium or low light.

]]> 69726 3 39 Tip Windows facing east, west, southeast, and southwest provide a lot of light; north-facing windows provide low light; and south-facing windows provide medium light in summer and a lot of light in winter.

]]> 69727 4 52 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180153/52.jpg Evaluate your space Evaluate your space. If it’s limited, look for plants that can live in small pots, like Chinese evergreens, African violets, ageratums, and lantanas.

]]> 69728 5 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180153/62.jpg Combat pollution If you live in a congested city, consider plants that remove pollutants from the air, like English ivy, peace lilies, spider plants, and aloe vera.

]]> 69729 6 73 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180153/73.jpg Take humidity into consideration Take humidity into consideration. If you live in a dry climate, avoid houseplants that require high air-moisture levels unless you plan to put them in a room that’s often humid, like the bathroom.

]]> 69730 7 84 Tip Tropical plants like Pink Sunburst cannas, caladiums, and lantanas need humidity; succulents and cacti are desert plants that thrive in dry air.

]]> 69731 8 94 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180153/94.jpg Go with hardy plants Increase your chances of bringing home plants that will thrive by choosing varieties known to be hardy, like ZZ palms, wave petunias, dragon trees, ivy, and crotons. If you manage to kill those, switch to silk plants!

]]> 69732 9 109 Fact The African violet is the most popular flowering houseplant in America.

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