Comments on: Ten House Plants That Will Improve Your Home

By: Growing Houseplants

Growing Houseplants — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:44:14 +0000

A word of caution about the ‘spider plant’ They are not necessarily pet friendly. There are a few types out there that people refer to as “Spider Plant”. The spider plant actually produces a chemical that works similar to an opiate to a pet. In low doses this may not be a problem, but large doses or extended munching can cause problems.

With any plant accessible to your pets, check the SPCA website and/or consult a vet. Then, watch your pet to see if they leave it alone. I manage to keep some of these plants away from my pets through the use of red pepper sprinkled around the containers.

Read More About Spider Plant :
http://growing-houseplants.com/growing-the-spider-plant.html

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Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:15:28 +0000

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By: greg draiss

greg draiss — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:42:32 +0000

The plants you listed are all common names. For instance Janet Craig is not a plant but a named variety of the plant family Dracena. Common names are ok but it is important to include at least part of the proper name. Google Janet Craig and you are more apt to get the addreess of a neighbor than the house plant….

By: Ashlee

Ashlee — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:13:59 +0000

I was curious, I wanted to make sure if I bought these houseplants, any of them, they’d be non-toxic for my daughter, our dogs and our cats. So I did research. Well, 7 of the 10 listed ARE toxic, ick! I wrote about it here (I’m just a mom, not a blogger, but I was curious, so if you are curious too, check it out, I did the work for you) http://loreleisierra.blogspot.com/2010/03/houseplants.html

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By: Funkidivagirl

Funkidivagirl — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:14:35 +0000

I know that everything you right is so true, but I have killed every plant that has entered my house. I have a black thumb.

By: Marybeth Whalen

Marybeth Whalen — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:44:27 +0000

Hey Darcie– spent some time this morning catching up on you via your blog. Found this post through WFMW and was like “Darcie!” So then I came here and read your posts for several pages worth. You are a great writer. Truly. Keep up the good work. I still think you should come to She Speaks. Just sayin.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:45:25 +0000

Good for you for taking on this new endeavor and so happy to hear book TWO is in the works!
I must confess that I’m quite the plant killer. Every time I bring home a plant my husband groans. He knows it’s going to die. And it always does. Would love to hear how much work it takes to keep these new lovely plants alive. The benefits are almost enticing enough for me to give it another try!

By: Allison @ Slice of Heaven

Allison @ Slice of Heaven — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:39:18 +0000

Sounds like a great list….but I have such a brown thumb!!!!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:19:27 +0000

What a great list. I am always on the look out for more plants to help clean the air around here, but our house gets very little sunshine, so they frequently don’t live long.