In a time of shelter, the houseplant rises to the occasion

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In a time of shelter, the houseplant rises to the occasion
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Sales are strong long after spring’s end, as home workspaces get a greening.

I suspect another reason that people are purchasing houseplants — either for delivery or at retailers that are now open — is that there is the lingering sadness over all those abandoned plants back at the office.

I replenished the soil, put it back in the same pot and gave the chains of leaves a good chop to try to balance the top growth with the alarming inadequacies of the roots. The cactus went outside in a sheltered location, where I expected it to pass over the rainbow. But lo, about a month ago, I noticed new growth on the tip of branch and then observed the nascent leaves on every leafy branch.

Most houseplants love to be outside at this time of year in the heat and humidity. There are some serious provisos, as Angela Weber Hetrick of thepoints out. First, most houseplants are shade plants, and to place them in full sun, especially with no acclimation, will lead to significant scorching and dieback. “The light levels are drastically different,” she said. “The key outside is not to have them burn.” A plant in the shade at 10 a.m. may be feeling the full fury of the sun by the afternoon.

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