The ultimate guide for houseplant care

1. Alocasia Polly

In this ultimate guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to be able to care for your Alocasia Polly. Using these tips and tricks will help you to keep your Alocasia Polly happy and help it thrive. The Alocasia Polly really is a beautiful plant that makes a statement in any room.

2. Alocasia Zebrina

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In this ultimate guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to be able to care for your Alocasia Zebrina. Using these tips and tricks will help you to keep your Alocasia Zebrina happy and help it thrive. The Alocasia Zebrina really is a beautiful plant that makes a statement in any room.

3. Areca Palm

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The five easiest houseplants for beginners

The Areca Palm is a beautiful and large houseplant that can turn any room into a tropical paradise. It's the perfect large plant for those that have pets and/or small children. It's the perfect plant for pet owners, because this plant is non-toxic and won't harm your pets when they chew on its leaves. If you accidentally don't give this palm the care it wants, it will let you know quickly. This helps you to change your plant care routine quickly, before it's too late.

4. Begonia

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In this ultimate guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to be able to care for your Begonias. Begonias look intimidating but are really quite easy to care for. Don't let it's appearance fool you and learn to help it thrive in your house.

5. Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)

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How to care for a Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)

The Bird of Paradise is one of the most well-known tropical houseplants. It's a very fast-growing plant that loves a lot of sunlight and moisture. It's not a difficult plant to take care of, but it does have its challenges. It grows...big. This plant can grow up to 1.80m (6ft) tall and 1.20m (4ft) wide.

6. Calathea Ornata

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Calathea's are notoriously tough plants to keep happy. They love all the humidity you can give it and then some. However, there are a few plant tips you can use to keep even this plant happy and help it thrive in your favorite room in your house.

7. Croton

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Crotons are beautiful plants with the wildest leaves you'll have in your house. The colors and shapes of the leaves are very different from any other plant you might have seen. They're great plants for beginners and for those that tend to overwater their plants.

8. Dieffenbachia

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The Dieffenbachia is a beginner friendly plant that has striking patterns on its leaves. This plant will tell you when something is wrong, which makes it perfect for those of us who struggle to understand what our plants need. If you have a slightly darker spot left in your house, a Dieffenbachia will gladly take that space and it will thrive there.

9. Dracaena

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One of the best plants for beginners is a Dracaena. They require very little attention and purify the air. They give a modern feel to any room in your house. When taking care for a Dracaena there are a few things to keep in mind to keep it happy. With the tips in this ultimate guide, you'll have all the knowledge you need to keep this plant in your house.

10. Golden Pothos

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The Golden Pothos is a beautiful plant that can turn your house in a jungle in an instant. It's not a plant that's very difficult to take care of, so even if you're a beginner you should be able to take care of it without any problems.

11. Leca

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Find out everything you need to know to use Leca for your houseplants. What are the benefits? What are the challenges? Are there any gotchas you should know when using Leca for your houseplants? This ultimate guide will teach you everything you need to know.

12. Monstera

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Monsteras are very popular houseplants and amazing plants for beginning plant owners. They're easy to care for and won't die quickly, even though it's a tropical plant. In this ultimate guide, we'll go over topics like watering needs, light requirements, fertilizer, soil, and even how to grow it in Leca.

13. Parlor palm

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The Parlor Palm is a great plant to start your plant collection with. It's low-maintenance and not toxic to your pets and/or small children. This makes it the perfect beginner-friendly plant for your house. It tells you exactly when it's not happy and it grows quickly, yet stays small.

14. Peace Lily

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The Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) is a great houseplant that you can place in any kind of light exposure. They're very beginner-friendly plants because they can survive watering mistakes and they tell you when something is wrong. Best of all, Peace Lilies purify the air your breathe, so it also helps you to feel better.

15. Philodendron

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If you love easy to care for plants, you're going to love the Philodendron. This plant has tropical vines and loves to climb things around it, very much like a Monstera. It doesn't require a lot of attention and is a great plant for those that don't want to water a plant every day and have a perfect spot in a indirectly lit area of their house.

16. Philodendron Birkin

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The Philodendron is a very beginner-friendly, yet exotic house plant. It will make a great addition to any plant collection. It's great for beginners, because it will let you know when it's not happy and it doesn't show many confusing symptoms.

17. Sanseviera

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Sansevierias are very unusual looking plants, with blades instead of leaves. They're perfect plants for beginning plant owners that forget about their plants all the time. This plant will survive any light exposure you have in your house and will be a plant friend for years to come.

18. Spider plant

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If you love plants that instantly show you when they're not happy and give you a lot of baby plants very quickly, the spider plant is the perfect plant for you. This plant is very thirsty, so it's a perfect plant for those that overwater their plants. In this ultimate guide we'll go over how to care for a spider plant, how to propagate it, and how to eventually repot the plant.

19. Succulent

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In this ultimate guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to be able to care for your Succulents. Succulents come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but they all generally have the same plant care needs. In this ultimate guide, we're going to look at what the plant needs and even look at the best type of pots you can use.

20. ZZ plant

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The ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas Zamiifolia) is a beginner-friendly and low-maintenance houseplant that can really create a statement in a room. It thrives in darker places in your house and can live in places most other plants won't be able to grow. Due to their thick stems, they can survive without being watered for a very long time (weeks).

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The ultimate guide for houseplant care

1. Alocasia Polly

2. Alocasia Zebrina

3. Areca Palm

4. Begonia

5. Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)

6. Calathea Ornata

7. Croton

8. Dieffenbachia

9. Dracaena

10. Golden Pothos

11. Leca

12. Monstera

13. Parlor palm

14. Peace Lily

15. Philodendron

16. Philodendron Birkin

17. Sanseviera

18. Spider plant

19. Succulent

20. ZZ plant

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