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Professional gardeners are always asked to recommend their favorite houseplants.
But what about the varieties they caution plant lovers against?
To find out, we asked the expertshere’s what they had to say about their least favorite houseplants.
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“I absolutely adore lavender as an outdoor plant.
“I am not a fan of poinsettias,” Carter shares.
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Why buy a plant if you are planning to throw it out in a few weeks?”
They are prone to root rot, which quickly spreads through their shallow root system."
Instead, he recommends hardier trailing succulents like burro’s tail or string of hearts.
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For Carter, the humble peace lily is one of those.
Parlor Palm
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Some of themost common houseplantsjust aren’t well suited to life indoors.
That includes not onlyparlor palms, Shirazi says, but any other true palm.
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“Unfortunately, these plants simply do not want to be in your home,” he says.
Shirazi also notes that true palms can be prone to pests like spider mites.
Applying paint to succulents prevents these light-hungry plants from photosynthesizing, meaning their days are numbered.
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For Shirazi, elegant alocasia amazonica can be more trouble than it’s worth.
“Even healthy plants are prone to crispy leaves and pests in lower humidity environments.”
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