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[[File:Monstera under HortiPower grow light.jpg|thumb|267x267px|A Monstera plant]]

Indoor plants refer to any plant that is in an indoor setting, regardless of their type or light requirements. Raising and nurturing indoor plants is a great first step for those interested in gardening. Unfortunately, learning about indoor plant care is like learning about healthy eating: it is filled with contradicting opinions and "facts", along with beginner traps and scams. Many people buy a plant, and get discouraged when it quickly dies. This article is intended to help the average person navigate many of these pitfalls. This article is packed with information which may be a bit intimidating to a new plant owner, but it will list many easy plants that a first time plant owner can buy and gradually take in information in this article over time as they run into new challenges. The information in it has been compiled to the best of our knowledge, and will improve over time.

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|Pothos come in many different colored varieties. They are climbing plants that like to root their vines. ~~They will either need specific poles~~ to ~~grow on or be periodically trimmed~~ to ~~promote healthy growth~~.

|Pothos come in many different colored varieties. They are climbing plants that like to root their vines. You can clip the vines or let them grow as long as you want, but if the vines get too long without any nutritious places to root into, your pothos may begin to shed leaves in the middle of the vine to conserve energy and keep growing out.

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 Indoor plants refer to any plant that is in an indoor setting, regardless of their type or light requirements. Raising and nurturing indoor plants is a great first step for those interested in gardening. Unfortunately, learning about indoor plant care is like learning about healthy eating: it is filled with contradicting opinions and "facts", along with beginner traps and scams. Many people buy a plant, and get discouraged when it quickly dies. This article is intended to help the average person navigate many of these pitfalls. This article is packed with information which may be a bit intimidating to a new plant owner, but it will list many easy plants that a first time plant owner can buy and gradually take in information in this article over time as they run into new challenges. The information in it has been compiled to the best of our knowledge, and will improve over time.
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-|Pothos come in many different colored varieties. They are climbing plants that like to root their vines. They will either need specific poles to grow on or be periodically trimmed to promote healthy growth.
+|Pothos come in many different colored varieties. They are climbing plants that like to root their vines. You can clip the vines or let them grow as long as you want, but if the vines get too long without any nutritious places to root into, your pothos may begin to shed leaves in the middle of the vine to conserve energy and keep growing out.
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