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Article: So how do you keep these gift plants alive?
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- December 22, 2005
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Byline: Beth Botts
Among the millions of gifts that change hands at this time of year, many will be plants. Poinsettias, miniature roses, baskets of spring bulbs, bowls of paperwhite narcissus, potted hydrangeas, they arrive in homes and apartments to brighten the dark days of winter.
Then the question arises: Do they have a future? If the hydrangea is planted outdoors, will it grow up to be a shrub covered with those big blue flower heads? Will the poinsettia thrive as a houseplant, and will it turn red again next year?
The short answer is: not likely, and generally not without a lot of fuss and bother. These plants are bred and grown in ...
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... ... miniature garden roses are often hardy, most of those grown for florists and supermarkets are of more vulnerable kinds. Mark Smithey, director of live goods for Lowe's Inc., says the ones his home-improvement centers sell have been bred to last ...
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