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Horticulture

PLANTS WE LOVE

THE HOUSEPLANT renaissance has brought a great benefit: many more choices of plants, aligning the indoor-plant-shopping experience with that of the outdoor garden. Where once we were limited to Boston fern, Christmas cactus and a few varieties of pothos, now interesting, distinctive cultivars abound, often from branded collections that gather their own following.

Gardeners might be interested to know that in 2022 the well-known grower Monrovia is “branching in” with a series of large houseplants. Chosen for their striking leaves, these cultivars of familiar plants like rubber tree and philodendron are being

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