How to Use houseplant in a Sentence

houseplant

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• Do houseplants need to glow for more of us to see them as alive?
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
• There’s no need to fuss over houseplants in the winter with this cutie in the mix.
  — Clara McMahon, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
• In the wild, the Swiss cheese plant produces fruit, but that's rare as a houseplant.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 20 Aug. 2020
• Read on to find the perfect houseplant for your style and space.
  — Molly Miller, housebeautiful.com, 31 May 2023
• Hey, this sounds like the ideal kind of houseplant to own.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Oct. 2017
• Watch this video to see how a smart planter can help your houseplants.
  — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
• These will be the best choice for growing as a houseplant.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
• Even leafy houseplants are great to use in adding spice to a design!
  — Kristin Tice Studeman, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2018
• Bring the outdoors inside with a houseplant from The Sill.
  — Amanda Tarlton, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2020
• Here's a beloved houseplant that loves to be drenched in sunlight.
  — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
• Be aware of damp soil in houseplants that can be a breeding place for mold.
  — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
• With correct care, the houseplant can grow 3 feet tall.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2021
• For a houseplant that can do it all, reach for English ivy.
  — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 3 May 2022
• Are brown leaf edges on my houseplants a sign of bad water?
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
• Even treat the drainage saucers under your houseplants.
  — Sally McCabe, Philly.com, 14 July 2017
• Then try to grow it as a houseplant, keeping dead stuff cut back.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2020
• Most of the time, garden and houseplants do fine without any help from you.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 July 2024
• Decide to pass off one of your houseplants as the in-class gift and email her the certificate.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• If so, there are few things that check as many boxes as a houseplant.
  — Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 7 May 2021
• Cute Names for Plants Sweet and simple just like your houseplant.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2021
• This is not to suggest keeping houseplants is a waste of time.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2019
• Move houseplants away from windows if their leaves seem to be burning in the strong sun.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• This can be a more challenging houseplant to grow than some of the others.
  — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2022
• Lego The easiest way not to kill your houseplants is for them to be made of Legos.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• Even the houseplants in the apartment across the street are dead.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
• Strain the mixture to remove the peel pieces, and use the liquid to water or spray houseplants, garden plants, and seeds.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
• Pothos is a striking and easy-care houseplant, ideal for newcomers to gardening.
  — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
• Dramatic palm leaf begonias can be brought indoors as a houseplant at the end of the season.
  — Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
• How to Prune Pothos Pothos is easy to prune—perhaps the easiest of any of the common houseplants.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 14 Apr. 2026
• Try placing pretty potted houseplants on the floor, countertops, or bathroom shelves.
  — Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026