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Tuesday - August 26, 2008
From: Houston, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Non-Natives
Title: Failure to thrive of non-native closet plant
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
I have a closet plant that is not doing well no matter what I do or where I put it. What is the best way to care for one of these beautiful plants?ANSWER:
Oddly enough, we had a very similar question just a few days ago. Rather than spend unnecessary time retyping it, we are going to refer you to our previous answer. You will find in it a link to an excellent site on Indoor Plants, which hopefully will give you some guidance in what to do for yours.More Non-Natives Questions
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