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Now I, too, can have indoor plants!

Cindy Downes 2.17.10

 I love plants, but I do NOT have a green thumb. As a matter of fact, most plants die within two days of arriving at my house. Not a pretty sight.

However, now that I’ve found Houseplant 411, I’m ready to take a chance and buy another indoor plant. There's something on this app for every plant lover - the "purple thumbs" like me and those of you who already pros at keeping indoor plants.

With Houseplant 411, you can search for the type of plant you need such as one with low light requirements or one that hangs. After finding a plant you like, you can read about its care requirements such as lighting, temperature, and water requirements. This will help me find those easy-to-take-care-of plants that I need!

Then, if my plant gets a disease or “critters,” there’s a FAQ section which will help me identify the source of the problem and correct it. And best of all, if I really like my plant, it shows me how to propagate it and make more of them!

For those of you with green thumbs, be sure to view the video below and see all the features that will help you with your indoor plants.

This app gets 5/5 stars from me! I'm heading out to the plant store, today!

 

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Cindy Downes
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I am a freelance writer with a journalism degree from Oklahoma State University. My interests include technology, electronics, social media, walking, cooking, health, baby boomers, education, ham radio, U.S. travel, history, music, art, reading, visual impairment, homeschooling, cats and dogs.

I review products independently. I am NOT on staff, anywhere. My opinions, for what they are worth, are my own!

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Hi Cindy, This looks great. I

Submitted by BKatz on 2/18/10 9:21am

Hi Cindy, This looks great. I love plants and gardening. I thought you might enjoy reading this article about how plants can improve indoor air quality before you head to the store to buy your plants. There are three plants that you will need to have to get the job done.

 

  1. The Areca Palm (or Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) is does great air cleansing work during the day.  About 4 shoulder height plants per person should do the trick.
  2. The Mother-in-law’s Tongue (or Sansevieria trifasciata) takes over by converting CO2 to O2 at night.  You want about 6 to 8 of these waist high plants per person.
  3. The Money Plant (or Epipremnum aureum) does the job of filtering out removing Formaldehyde and other VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds).

Good luck!

Great tips

Submitted by Jim Karpen on 2/18/10 10:03am

Thanks for posting this info about plants that improve air quality!

Jim