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Fertilizer for Plants

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Plants need fertilizer only when they are actively growing. Slow growing plants in low light require very little plant food. Too much fertilizer is worse than not enough. Most plants prefer a water soluble plant food at 1/2 the recommended strength. Plants that are in bloom or dormant should not be fertilized. Houseplant food contains … Read more

Gray Mold or Botrytis

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Botrytis, or gray mold as it is commonly called, is a fungus that attacks the leaves, flowers, stems, and rhizomes of house plants. It first appears as a round brown or gray spot that gradually turns into a mass of fuzzy gray spores. This is where the nickname, gray mold, comes from. Prevent botrytis by … Read more

Bleeding Heart Vine

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A close-up photo of a single delicate Bleeding Heart flower in full bloom. The heart-shaped flower is pink with white tips, and it hangs from a thin green stem.

Learn how to grow, care for, and identify a Bleeding Heart plant at HousePlant411.com. A Bleeding Heart plant is a flowering plant that produces arching vines of bicolored flowers in white, pink, and red.

Moses in the Cradle Plant

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A close-up photo of a Moses in the Cradle plant, showing its dark purple, boat-shaped leaves with prominent green stripes.

How to grow and care for a Moses in the Cradle plant, Tradescantia spathacea. Learn lighting needs and how to water, fertilizer, propagate, and prune a colorful, but poisonous, Moses in the Cradle plant, also called an Oyster plant. Answers to Moses in the Cradle plant care questions.

Easter Lily Plant

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A close-up photo of a large, white Easter lily flower with six trumpet-shaped petals, yellow stamens, and a long green pistil.

How to grow and care for an Easter lily bulb plant. Learn lighting needs and how to water, fertilizer, propagate, and prune a poisonous Easter Lily plant. See a picture and read answers to Easter Lily plant care questions.

Geranium Plant

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A close-up photo of a cluster of five soft pink geranium flowers with deep pink veins, dark green leaves, and a black background.

How to grow and care for a Geranium plant. Learn lighting needs and how to water, fertilizer, propagate, and prune a Geranium plant. Answers to geranium plant care questions.

Dracaena Reflexa Song of India

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Close-up photo of lush green Dracaena reflexa leaves with prominent white and cream stripes, set against a blurred green background.

How to grow and care for a Dracaena reflexa “Song of India”. Learn lighting needs and how to water, fertilizer, propagate, and prune this colorful dracaena. See a picture and read answers to questions about Croton plants.

Agave Plant

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Close-up photo of a vibrant agave plant with fleshy leaves arranged in a spiral pattern.

Agave plant care and how to grow instructions for a succulent Agave plant. Learn lighting needs and how to water, fertilizer, and propagate, an Agave plant. Read answers to questions about indoor gave plant care.