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Jan 13, 2015 3:41 PM CST
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Name: Rosie
IN (Zone 5b)
Container Gardener Dog Lover Region: Indiana
Hi guys, My name is Rosie and I am from the freezing midwest US. I've always been fascinated by houseplants but never had the opportunity to live in a home with much natural lighting until now!

I had an office at work that had a great big south facing window a few years ago and I starting with a few simple plants. I became known as the crazy plant lady...I had 2 Hoya plants (Hindu rope and a carnosa tricolor), 1 Oxalis triangularis, 1 Pothos and 1 Philadendron, 1 Purple Waffles. They all thrived in the office. When I got another job I took them all home...didn't realize that hubby programmed the thermostat to be way cooler during the work hours than other hours...and most of my plants died. Crying

Fast-forward two years later to 2014, our new home with a ton of windows! Pothos and Philodendron survived and are thriving....Oxalis survived, as did 1 Hoya, and now I have added Spider plants and a few Bromeliads.

Excited to be here and learn from you guys!!
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Jan 13, 2015 4:03 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Welcome to ATP, Rosie. Not much of a houseplant person myself, I have only one small peace lily that stays in all year and one large one that only comes in when the temperature threatens to go below freezing. My other "houseplants" ( a Schefflera and a Pothos Ivy) stay outside all year.
You might be interested in the Houseplant Forum. http://garden.org/forums/view/...
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Jan 13, 2015 4:19 PM CST
Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
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Welcome! , Rosie.

We're happy to have you here.

I have very limited natural light, so I have just one houseplant (a pothos ) that stays inside for most of the year, but I also manage to keep some plectranthus and strawberry begonia plants alive indoors over winter.
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Jan 13, 2015 5:22 PM CST
Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
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Welcome! Rosie!
I always end up with houseplants, whether I meant to or not! Hilarious! I have several cyclamen, a couple of ferns, some pelargoniums, swedish ivy that I've had for YEARS and a bunch of other stuff. My poor DH has to share the kitchen table with my little green obsessions. But I'm not much help; I think I must be the only person on the planet who actually managed to kill off a Pothos. *Blush*
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Jan 13, 2015 6:25 PM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
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Welcome!
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Jan 13, 2015 9:32 PM CST
Name: Linda
Tucson, Arizona
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Welcome! Rosie Smiling

Christmas Cactus do great in the house and provide many weeks of beautiful flowers in the gray winter months. You might give those a try as well. Thumbs up
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Jan 15, 2015 6:10 AM CST
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
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Welcome, Rosie. It seems we're not only nearly neighbors (I live in Ohio), but we also share a nickname. My husband swears that our neighbors call me "that crazy plant lady". Green Grin!

Karen
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Jan 15, 2015 9:05 AM CST
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Name: Rosie
IN (Zone 5b)
Container Gardener Dog Lover Region: Indiana
kqcrna said:Welcome, Rosie. It seems we're not only nearly neighbors (I live in Ohio), but we also share a nickname. My husband swears that our neighbors call me "that crazy plant lady". Green Grin!

Karen



Karen, I was just Googling, "How to trim/prune Pothos vines" ....I have to learn to be okay to cut back on my Pothos jungle!!
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Jan 25, 2015 5:57 PM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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Welcome! Rosie. I only have one 'houseplant' but it lives outside for most of the year.
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Jan 25, 2015 6:19 PM CST
Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
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Welcome! Rosie! Happy to have you here! Big Grin I also love Hoyas and Pothos.
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Feb 6, 2015 8:40 PM CST
Name: Mary K
Safety Harbor, FL (Zone 10a)
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Welcome! @plantdog! I think you'll enjoy this site ... tons of good people. Glad to have you here.
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Mar 5, 2015 12:50 PM CST
Name: ursula
Chile (Zone 9b)
Welcome!

Rosie, you will find lots of really good (and friendly) expertes in every new gardening area you feel like exploring.

Nice to have you around!

Ursula
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