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== Humidity Levels ==

Most houseplants sold in stores come from tropical climates, as those kind of plants are typically built to live for years. The drawback to this is that they prefer humidity, and depending on the plant, will be less healthy in dry rooms. The brown tips you often see on plants comes from their struggle to absorb moisture from the air around them. People have come up with many solutions for this with various success. They will try putting rocks on the plants soil. They will frequently mist their plants. Some will even put these plants in their bathroom! But this wont be enough for some plants. The most tried and true method to keep a high humidity plant happy is to get an ultrasonic humidifier for the room the plant is in.

Most houseplants sold in stores come from tropical climates, as those kind of plants are typically built to live for years. The drawback to this is that they prefer humidity, and depending on the plant, will be less healthy in dry rooms. The brown tips you often see on plants comes from their struggle to absorb moisture from the air around them. People have come up with many solutions for this with various success. They will try putting rocks on the plants soil. They will frequently mist their plants. Some will even put these plants in their bathroom! But this wont be enough for some plants. The most tried and true method to keep a high humidity plant happy is to get an ultrasonic humidifier for the room the plant is in.<gallery>

File:Ultrasonic humidifier.jpg|An Ultrasonic Humidifier

File:Spruehflasche 02 (fcm).jpg|Spray Bottles are often used to mist plants

</gallery>

== Pests ==

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 == Humidity Levels ==
-Most houseplants sold in stores come from tropical climates, as those kind of plants are typically built to live for years. The drawback to this is that they prefer humidity, and depending on the plant, will be less healthy in dry rooms. The brown tips you often see on plants comes from their struggle to absorb moisture from the air around them. People have come up with many solutions for this with various success. They will try putting rocks on the plants soil. They will frequently mist their plants. Some will even put these plants in their bathroom! But this wont be enough for some plants. The most tried and true method to keep a high humidity plant happy is to get an ultrasonic humidifier for the room the plant is in.
+Most houseplants sold in stores come from tropical climates, as those kind of plants are typically built to live for years. The drawback to this is that they prefer humidity, and depending on the plant, will be less healthy in dry rooms. The brown tips you often see on plants comes from their struggle to absorb moisture from the air around them. People have come up with many solutions for this with various success. They will try putting rocks on the plants soil. They will frequently mist their plants. Some will even put these plants in their bathroom! But this wont be enough for some plants. The most tried and true method to keep a high humidity plant happy is to get an ultrasonic humidifier for the room the plant is in.<gallery>
+File:Ultrasonic humidifier.jpg|An Ultrasonic Humidifier
+File:Spruehflasche 02 (fcm).jpg|Spray Bottles are often used to mist plants
+</gallery>
 == Pests ==