12 Flowering Houseplants That Last Way Longer Than Any Bouquet
Now that your outdoor garden is starting to wind down for the year, it’s time to move the show indoors with a few flowering houseplants. (Some can thrive for years indoors if you give them the right conditions.) The main requirement: Bright, indirect light. That means the pot should not be set in direct sunlight but placed within a few inches of a south- or west-facing window. East-facing windows work in a pinch, too, but forget about north-facing, as you won’t get sufficient light as the days grow shorter. Also, make sure the pot has holes in the bottom so excess water can drain out, and dump out the tray underneath the pot after watering, because no plant likes wet feet (er, roots).
Here are our favorite flowering houseplants to add color to any room of your home:
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1. Moth Orchid
- Needs moderate to bright light
- Water when nearly dry
2. Peace Lily
- Needs moderate to bright light
- Water when nearly dry
3. African Violet
- Needs bright light
- Keep soil lightly moist
4. Christmas Cactus
- Needs bright light
- Water when soil is dry
5. Kalanchoe
- Needs bright light
- Water when almost dry
6. Cyclamen
- Needs bright light
- Keep soil slightly moist
7. Chenille Plant
- Needs bright light
- Keep soil slightly moist
8. Amaryllis
- Needs bright light
- Keep soil lightly moist
9. Begonia
- Needs bright light
- Water when almost dry
10. Gloxinia
- Needs bright indirect light
- Keep soil slightly moist
11. Oxalis
- Needs bright indirect light
- Water when almost dry
12. Flowering Maple
- Needs bright indirect light
- Water when almost dry
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