So you just bought a tropical houseplant. Before you go full steam ahead, it's important to acclimate it to the new environment, so it can truly thrive.

An easy-care houseplant: The wonderous ZZ plant thrives in low light. Susan Barnes. Guest columnist. The interior of my house is rather dark due to extensive porches that block direct sunlight.

The banana plant, known scientifically as Carethe Musa oriental dwarf, is a tropical species that thrives both indoors and on outdoor patios during the balmy summer months, as per its care guidelines.

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Jade. This gorgeous house plant is recognizable for its thick, shiny leaves and starry pink or white flowers. Like its succulent siblings, it thrives in bright and direct sun.

Manuel m. v. / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Crown of thorns, aptly named for the thick, thorny stems that guard its small, clustered flowers, doesn’t require much watering and tolerates poor soil conditions.

It can be hard to tell exactly what a plant is trying to tell you, he said, but if tropical plants start to droop, that's a sign of under-watering. Or, if you're under-watering a pothos plant, you ...

Neicy Geis, owner of TigerLily Goods plant store, takes care of the plants at the store in Denver, Colorado on Thursday. Aug. 20, 2020. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post) ...