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Transform your home into a verdant retreat with this information-packed guide to houseplant care, with profiles for over 125 different plants.
Well-chosen, well-cared-for houseplants bring life to a room, both literally and figuratively. They add color, texture, motion, uniqueness, beauty—and they even improve air quality. They also fulfill our need to nurture and care for other living things. In Houseplants, expert grower Lisa Eldred Steinkopf gives you the advice and information you need to confidently bring a plant (or two, or more!) home and find joy in keeping it lush and healthy.
Achieve success with your houseplants by:
Making smart selections: Choose plants that are suited for your space and conditions. Savvy siting: Where the plant is placed is as important as what it is. Taking care: Proper maintenance goes far beyond watering; learn how to fertilize, groom, troubleshoot, propagate, and more. Becoming an educated owner: The book includes 125+ profiles of the most popular, cutting-edge plant species.
Organized by relative ease of care, the plant profiles offer the common and botanical names, light preference, watering guidelines, whether and under what conditions it flowers, its size and growth potential, propagation tips, and available cultivars.
Featuring stunning photography and a modern design, Houseplants is a must-have resource for every houseplant parent.
From the Publisher
WATERING
Watering practices are the biggest killer of plants. Of course, the environment the plant is residing in makes a difference: the light the plant receives, the temperature of the home, and the humidity all play a part in the watering regime. It is recommended to practice checking your plants on a schedule.
The best way to check your houseplant for moisture is to stick your finger into the potting medium. If it is moist at the first or second knuckle, put the watering can down. If it is dry, then give it a good drink. Keeping it consistently moist is a better practice.
Every plant has different water needs, but the technique is the same for all. Giving your plant just a little water, hoping you don’t overwater your plant, is not the correct way to water. Water every plant until water runs out the bottom of the pot. Make sure to water all the way around the pot, not consistently in one spot every time. This ensures that the whole rootball is well moistened.
COPPER SPOONS
BOTANICAL NAME: Kalanchoe orgyalis
The leaves of this unique plant are covered with a brown-colored fuzz that feels like velvet. As it ages, the color fades to a silver color. It is definitely a conversation piece if grown in a bright window, which gives it the best color. This is a great plant for kids, as they love to pet the soft leaves.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Grow this colorful succulent in a south or west window for the best color and more compact growth. If grown in light that is too low, the plant will stretch and reach for the light.
WATERING: Grow in a fast-draining medium, as this succulent plant does not want to be waterlogged. After watering, let it almost completely dry out before watering again.
FLOWER: If given enough light, it may produce small, bright yellow flowers at the tip of the plant.
SIZE: It can grow up to 4 feet (1.2 m) tall but in the home may stay quite a bit smaller.
PROPAGATION: Take tip cuttings, but allow them to callus over before planting in a moist, fast-draining potting medium.
GRAPE IVY
BOTANICAL NAME: Cissus rhombifolia ‘Ellen Danica’
A vining plant, grape ivy is a perfect plant for a trellis or hanging basket. It has dark green leaves that are separated into leaflets, which resemble small oak leaves rather than grape leaves. It’s a robust plant that can cover a problem spot or a dark corner quickly.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: This is a versatile vine that can tolerate a low-light north window but prefers a medium light in an east or west window.
WATERING: Plant in a peat-based but well-drained medium, and keep the plant evenly moist. Do not allow it to stand in water, but if it dries out, it will drop leaves.
SIZE: This vine can reach lengths of 10 to 12 feet (3 to 3.7 m). Trim to keep it a more manageable size if needed.
PROPAGATION: Take tip cuttings and root in a moist potting medium.
ASIN : 1591866901
Publisher : Cool Springs Press; Illustrated edition (October 23, 2017)
Language : English
Hardcover : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781591866909
ISBN-13 : 978-1591866909
Item Weight : 2.5 pounds
Dimensions : 8.25 x 1 x 10.25 inches
Reviewer: Carol B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful!!!
Review: What a beautiful book! Has alot of great information about plant care. Bought this book as a gift for my for my granddaughter and was so impressed with it that I am ordering one for me!
Reviewer: Localgirlks
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great information
Review: I have always wanted house plants but never had a good house for them and I do now. This book has helped me learn a lot!
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Value of purchase
Review: This is the best plant book.Pictures are awesome, care info well organized. Really glad I purchased it.
Reviewer: Michele
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great illustration
Review: This book has good information and great illustration, just wish it had more plants with there being so many more verities out now.
Reviewer: Patsy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: House plant book
Review: I enjoy the book very much, but I need to check on another book because this one doesnât have all my plants in it
Reviewer: Andrew Hoffman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love this book!
Review: Great book, very informative about plants. It has definitely helped with plant care that I was lacking!
Reviewer: Butterfly924
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good
Review: I bought this book for my son and he loves it. Itâs very informative and helpful. He said itâs one of the better books he has. Itâs made very well and was shipped fast too.
Reviewer: Rebecca A. Westfall
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best I've seen.
Review: I love this book. It is very comprehensive with a section on all of the usual how to's and information about all kinds of house plants. The back half of the book is pictures and profiles of 194 house plants. It is divided into 3 sections with easy, moderately, or challenging to grow. Most plants have complete page of full color photo and description and care. A few are half page shared with another plant. The only complaint I have is one of my pet peeves with books anyway, photos without heading, name or titles. About half dozen times, in the front section of care and how to, the are photos of plants that aren't named and they are not in the individual plant pages. There is one plant I really like and I have searched everywhere (and I am a good internet searcher) and I can't find this particular plant. Authors, don't put in illustrations or pictures without identifying the subject!
Reviewer: Barb Read
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Awesome pictures, good information , and great beginners guide to getting started .
Reviewer: Pep193
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I'm really getting into houseplants recently and this book is a brilliant guide for all of the basics you need to know, and the plant profiles are AMAZING! Beautifully laid out with clear information for plant care, propagation etc and also some lovely new ideas for how to display them!
Reviewer: BrodieleaJ
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Before i read this book and started using it as a guide to keep my plants alivethey were coming to my house to just dieI had no idea how to take care of them if they were getting bugs over watered etcbut now they are all going so well!most of them are thriving and the ones that arent are still recovering from my neglectthe book quality is 10/10 it has a beautiful hard cover and looks great in our home
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent book , a lot of illustrations. Very clear, well documented and full of details on how te take care of your plants
Reviewer: Dru Morton
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is a beautiful and helpful guide. Most houseplant books I have seen are quite cluttered and hard to read. This book is a genuine pleasure to flick through and gives really great advice.
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Customers find the book's information quality great and thorough. They appreciate the beautiful pictures and illustrations. Readers also mention that the layout is great and well-designed.
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