Frank’s Favorite Foolproof Indoor Plants:
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) – Low light to bright light. My all time favorite. Exotic look. Keep out of reach of children and pets considered toxic.
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) – Low light to medium light. Air purifier, large leaves, white blooms. Sap of peace lily is poisonous.
Mother inlaws Tongue (Sansaveria) – Tough, tough, tough, if you neglect plants this one will survive. Keep out of reach of pets.
Spider Plants (Chlorophytum) – The best selection for those moving out on their own for the first time.
Philodendrons – The range of types of philodendrons is incredible by favorite is swiss cheese or fiddle leaf. Keep away from children and pets.
Pothos Plant (Epipremnum aureum) – Vine like plant, easy to grow and easy to propogate via cuttings. Keep away from children and pets.
Thinking about cleaning your indoor air?? Do it with plants!!
Number of plants
The recommendation generated by NASA studies is to use 15 to 18 good sized houseplants in 6 inch (15 cm) to 8 inch (20 cm) containers to improve the air quality in an average 1,800 square-foot house. The more vigorously they grow, the better job they’ll do.
A personal breathing zone is an area of 0.17 to 0.23 cubic metres (6-8 cubic feet) surrounding a person. These are usually areas where an individual remains for several hours working, watching TV or asleep. Plants placed within this zone can add humidity, remove bioeffluents and chemical toxins and suppress airborne microbes. Plant-filled rooms contained 50 to 60% fewer airborne moulds and bacteria than plant-less rooms.
Have a gardening question??
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Hi there franky. I would like to ask,how do you get roots to start from a clipping of a vine?I have it then in water for three weeks now ,nothing.I would like your help please.Thanks.Have a good day.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:42 amI would suggest a good compost soil and just dipp end of root in water then in some good root hormone u can purchase cheap at any gardening store or home depot,canadian tire or walmart and just plant that baby in soil and keep moist but not too wet and you’ll be off and running.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:03 amHI frank,my wifes mom died sveral years ago and we have a duphenbacia(probably wrong spelling but i hope you get it lol) and it belonged to her mom so it is very dear to her and for some reason or another it is starting to die off and has been replanted but it is not helping. I remember my grandma had these when i was young and she used to cut the trunk and give rerooted parts to other family members but i cannot ask her as she died too. What can i do to save this plant for my wife?PLEASE help us!!!!!!!!
February 20th, 2010 at 10:10 amHi Frankie, i have just brought my spidr plant in from outside. It has many off shoots with white flowers on it. Are these babies or just new growth? It is my daughter’s plant she brought home from school 6 years ago, i would hate to kill it. Any advice would be welcome.
September 9th, 2010 at 8:12 amI received a gift box for christmas, unfortunately I don’t know the name of one of the plants in the container.The plant I have no idea of its name has dark green leaves when it first starts and then the center changes to a white or yellow ( diffused colour). If you could kindly tell me the name of this plant I could check on the proper way to care for it. The container also had a kalanchoe, 2 spider plants, an ivy, and a fern. I have transplanted the plants into seperate pots so i dont over water them. Thank you
January 6th, 2011 at 12:41 pm