Snake Plant Archives - The Happy Houseplanter https://happyhouseplanter.com Houseplant Tutorials & Tips Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:53:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 https://i0.wp.com/happyhouseplanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-happy-plant-icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Snake Plant Archives - The Happy Houseplanter https://happyhouseplanter.com 32 32 164018088 Best House Plants for Low Light https://happyhouseplanter.com/best-house-plants-for-low-light/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:28:00 +0000 http://happyhouseplanter.com/?p=44 What are the best house plants for low light? I have one bay window in my house that is plant heaven. Plants love this window. They thrive on the sill. This window is eastern facing and gets a lot of indirect light all day long. However, I realized that a lot of the other surfaces in my house where I can place plants have low light. I found a few indoor plants that are doing well in these corners of my home, but I wanted to know what else to look for as I add to my indoor jungle. Bright Light, Indirect Light, and Low Light for Indoor Plants First a word on light. Does my house have low light? Bright light? What exactly is indirect bright sunlight? You can find me in a plant nursery, staring at a plant tag trying to figure out if my house has the right light for it. Most information on sunlight in a home is broken down by which direction your windows face. A southern facing window is supposed have the most bright direct light during the day. However the southern facing windows in my house face my neighbor’s 2 story house, which […]

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]]> 44 Best Indoor House Plants https://happyhouseplanter.com/best-indoor-house-plants/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:50:17 +0000 http:/?p=1 I’ve noticed more and more people are posting pictures of their indoor house plants. Stores l frequent are suddenly carrying macrame plant hangers, and (artificial) succulents! (Don’t even get me started on the nation’s current succulent obsession.) Well, I like plants! My aunt always had house plants when I was growing up and when I moved into my first apartment, she gave me some from her collection. As time went on, she continued to gift them to me, and I continued to kill them. I wanted to join this new wave of plant lovers and try again. After some months of trial and error, I’ve turned my black thumb green and want to share info about my top 5 best indoor house plants. Top 5 Best Indoor Plants Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) My jade plant started out as a little guy – a cutting from my aunt’s large jade plant. It’s since grown into a behemoth. I’ve actually learned to propagate it and gifted it to friends. From my original Jade plant I was able to propagate at least 6 other plants so far. The Jade plant is a succulent, but in my opinion, less finicky than other succulents I’ve […]

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