Posts Tagged ‘Cactus’

A great thing to get a plant lover at Christmastime is a Christmas cacti. These plants are easy to take care of and they are a great addition to poinsettias at Christmas.

These are much different than your run of the mill cactus. These plants come from the rain forest verses the desert. With them being from different places they are use to different environments and should be treated different.
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Aloe plants are a great addition to you houseplant collection because it can be good for more than just to look at. I learned this at a very young age because my grandma kept one in the kitchen for burns. You just crack one open and rub it on your burn because aloe is a natural medicine. So when I first started collecting house plants that is the first plant I bought.

Aloe is a very easy plant to find. Any where they sell plants they more than likely have an aloe plant. This plant can be grown indoor or out but if it gets below 40 degrees in your area its probably a good idea to grow it inside. You can put it in a window in the winter months and take it out in the summer. Read the rest of this entry »