Show number: 1313 Air Date: February 10, 2000 Guest: Chris Melberg Topic: Winter Care of Houseplants Guest's e-mail: unavailable

Show segments

Tip of the Week: Springtails in Houseplants
Ask the Arboretum Experts: Hardy Repeater Roses

Topic Information

Chris Melberg from Morris Floral joined host Sue Gooch to talk about techniques that one can use to make houseplants thrive during the winter. Chris also shared tips for repotting and fertilizing plants for the cold season.

Plants that tolerate low light Chinese evergreen (Aaglaonema) Peace lily (Spathiphylum) Parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans) Cast iron plant (Apidistra) Dracena Philodendron Pothos (Epipremnum) Sansevieria Grape ivy (Cissus) Lady palm (Rhapis excelsa) Fishtail palm (Chamaedora metallica) Moses in the Cradle (Rhoeo) Plants that tolerate cool temperatures (down to 40 degrees F) Azelea Baby's tears (Soleirolia) Chrysanthemun Crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii) Cyclamen Hoya Pilea Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) Oxalis English ivy (Hedera) Kalanchoe German ivy (Senecio mikanioides) Citrus (Calamondin) Amaryllis

Plants that need warm temperatures (60-80 degrees F) Most gesneriads Most orchids African violet Anthurium Episcia species Devils backbone (Pedilanthus tithymoides) Gloxinia Streptocarpus Stapelia Cardboard plant (Zamia) Most begonias Alocasia Plants that tolerate dry conditions Cacti and succulents Sansevieria species Hoya Peperomia species Scindapsus species Crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii) Pothos (Epipremnum)

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