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Orchids might seem like finicky houseplants, but with the proper care, that grocery store stunner can bloom for years and years.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
But most of us know them as houseplants, and according to a 1982 University of Florida research paper, Sansevieria has been grown in commercial nurseries in the state to supply the houseplant trade since at least the 1920s.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Well before the first frost, move any houseplants back indoors that spent the summer outside.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Wayfair's Holiday Deal Week includes a sale on a litter box that looks like a houseplant.
—Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
But most of us know them as houseplants, and according to a 1982 University of Florida research paper, Sansevieria has been grown in commercial nurseries in the state to supply the houseplant trade since at least the 1920s.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Well before the first frost, move any houseplants back indoors that spent the summer outside.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Wayfair's Holiday Deal Week includes a sale on a litter box that looks like a houseplant.
—Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Houseplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houseplant. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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houseplant
noun
house·plant
ˈhau̇-ˌsplant 
: a plant grown or kept indoors
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