If you are looking for a tough, evergreen houseplant that is easy to look after then a rubber plant could be for you.
Advice & Care
Funky ways to display houseplants
Houseplants literally breathe life into our homes filling blank spaces like botanical sculptures but there are so many ways we can utilise houseplants rather than simply placing them in a pot.
Crassula ovata, Jade plant
Crassula ovata, Jade plant also known as the lucky plant or money tree is often associated with the orient but is in fact a subshrub native to South Africa.
Five houseplants for low light
Not all houseplants need bright light to thrive. Many houseplants are tolerant to dimly lit rooms. Debi Holland suggests five shade tolerant houseplants that might suit your home.
Dracaena Marginata, Dragon Tree
Native to Madagascar, the Dragon Tree or Dracaena Marginata is a slow-growing succulent with long sword-like green leaves edged with a red hue.
Euphorbia pulcherrima, Poinsettia
Poinsettias are not just for Christmas. Debi Holland has some advice on buying them and how to keep them thriving.
Five fabulous houseplants for winter
Winter does not have to signal the end of botanic joy, instead surround yourself with an oasis of colourful foliage and flowering houseplants.
Phlebodium aureum ‘Blue Star’ Fern (low light evergreen fern)
Phlebodium aureum, the ‘Blue Star’ fern is an epiphyte that grows on trees throughout eastern Americas, the Caribbean and South American tropical cloud forests. It also makes a perfect houseplant for busy people.
Caring for houseplants in autumn
Debi Holland has advice on how to look after your houseplants through autumn and into winter.
Epipremnum aureum, Devil’s Ivy, golden pothos
Epipremnum aureum or golden pothos also boasts an aptly chilling halloween name, Devil’s Ivy. It has a reputation of being indestructible and can survive most living conditions.