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Temple Dees and Jessica Obi have big plans to take PlantGPT beyond simple houseplants.
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Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Fill them with books, small houseplants, and décor items that would typically sit on a bookcase or armoire.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
To really bring your cottagecore bedroom to life add indoor houseplants like cascading pothos.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
If a houseplant is infected with thrips, isolate it immediately.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
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Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Fill them with books, small houseplants, and décor items that would typically sit on a bookcase or armoire.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
To really bring your cottagecore bedroom to life add indoor houseplants like cascading pothos.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
If a houseplant is infected with thrips, isolate it immediately.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Houseplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houseplant. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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houseplant
noun
house·plant
ˈhau̇-ˌsplant 
: a plant grown or kept indoors
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