Those of us in the horticulture and floriculture business cringe when we hear someone say they cannot keep houseplants alive.   

My response to those naysayers is usually the following: “If you can keep lettuce in the fridge, you can keep tropical plants on the windowsill.” 

If you are new to tropical plants, or want to be, I recommend starting small. Rather than spending big dollars on mature plants, try your hand on a few smaller plants.   

Picking up a plant on impulse at the grocery or box store won’t cut it either, because you will easily forget to tend to a single plant. 

I recommend a small investment of five or six plants in pots that are four or five inches in diameter. Smaller pots tend to dry out too quickly.   

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