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The green foliage remains from spring through fall, so poinsettias can be grown as a houseplant year-round.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
Keeping indoor air moist and warm can help to combat dry skin, soothe allergies, and breathe easier, not to mention keep houseplants happy.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Easy Houseplants Perfect For Beginners Take some of the work out of new plant parenting with these houseplants.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Other houseplants can also redden if grown at the higher end of their light level preferences, such as certain begonias and bromeliads.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
Keeping indoor air moist and warm can help to combat dry skin, soothe allergies, and breathe easier, not to mention keep houseplants happy.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Easy Houseplants Perfect For Beginners Take some of the work out of new plant parenting with these houseplants.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Other houseplants can also redden if grown at the higher end of their light level preferences, such as certain begonias and bromeliads.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Houseplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houseplant. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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houseplant
noun
house·plant
ˈhau̇-ˌsplant 
: a plant grown or kept indoors
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