Heuchera as Indoor Houseplant?
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Will these houseplants survive indoors at 50F all winter?
Comments (6)You could try building a false wall with sheets of plastic a few feet back from the windows with the plants in between the windows and plastic. This will create a pocket of slightly warmer space in the cooler apartment. Stick a small ceramic heater in there to bump up the temps to 60 to be safe. Or heating pads often used for rooting and seed starting under the pots can help keep the pots warmer and help prevent rot. You can also take plastic milk and juice bottles, paint them black and fill them with water. Set them between the plants where the sun shines on them and they will absorb heat during the day and release it at night. Covering the floor with sheets of black plastic will bump the temps up a degree or two as well....See Morebring houseplants indoors for winter?
Comments (8)Swedish ivy (Plectranthus nummularis) tends to get kind of strange pretty quickly. I'd advise taking cuttings for cosmetic reasons, regardless of what you plan to do after that. The hanging basket will overwinter just fine without any special treatment from you, though; it's just a matter of what it's going to look like. Spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum) will also overwinter just fine indoors. You shouldn't need to do anything special to them unless they're potbound, which they might well be -- it doesn't take them long. Bolivian Jew (Callisia repens) I'm not directly familiar with, personally, but its closer relatives (Trandescantia, Zebrina) overwinter just fine without special treatment; I don't know why it would be different. Pruning might help keep the plant compact but it's hardly mandatory. Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) will overwinter just fine indoors without special treatment. Boston ferns (Nephrolepsis something) I have no firsthand knowledge of. My understanding from reading about them is that yours will probably need to be repotted, because they grow quickly, but that may be better done in the spring anyway (?), and aside from keeping them out of hot dry areas, they don't need anything special during the winter. Purple wandering Jew (Zebrina pendula?) has no special requirements during the winter and may not even acknowledge that it's not outside anymore. A related species (Tradescantia pallida) was one of very, very few plants to put on any significant growth for me during the winter last year, which is why I will love T. pallida forever and ever. Tahitian bridal veil (Gibasis spp.?) is another one I have no firsthand knowledge of, but I'm told that it can be repotted in winter, if necessary. It should also be kept away from hot, dry air (as from central heating)....See Moreperennials as houseplants
Comments (10)Mindty, It took me a couple of readings to make the connection between my question and your answer. You meant, obviously, I could plant those coveted plants now. You are an amazingly inventive gardener. That brick solution is so simple, and if it has worked for you, creative Mindy and I live about 20 minutes from one another, so her climate is mine. The ground is still pretty soft, moreso since yesterday and today were in the high 40's and a good rain fell. No snow yet, hardly a few nights below 35 degrees - I'm not sure we've had a daytime temp below freezing , have we? I cannot remember an autumn that been this mild this long. No, I am sick of planting. I don't mind getting a few more wild onions out of the ground or feeding my bees, but I've really had it in planting for the season. I'd like to stay more interested in indoor plants this winter; I haven't for decades. But I need to change something to get through winters, if I'm going live in New England the rest of my life. I too have a bunch of amarys growing, a year old orchid which sent up a big new healthy stem, and several tiny cyclamen that are already getting yellow leaves. That's a disappointment. I've enjoyed this little thread and the good information it has brought out. Thanks, Marie...See MoreHelp, what am i doing wrong. houseplants dying indoors over winter
Comments (7)70% humidity is pretty good. As floral said, don't water on a schedule. Check each pot and water as needed. Less growth and lower temperatures and light mean less need for water. Check the roots of the ones that are dying, if the roots are rotting due to too much water, you may need to take additional remedial measures besides not overwatering going forward. 18 isn't bad as winter temperatures go. You can add lights, that can only help....See Morealvina01
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