{"id":85325,"date":"2023-12-05T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=85325"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:24:00","slug":"three-christmas-houseplants-that-make-wonderful-presents-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/home-and-garden\/three-christmas-houseplants-that-make-wonderful-presents-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Christmas houseplants that make \u2018wonderful presents\u2019 this holiday season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Christmas is fast approaching which means many people are hurriedly looking for thoughtful presents to give loved ones, and there are a huge variety of houseplants that look beautiful in the wintertime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Indoor plants and flowers can make the perfect gift for the holidays no matter a person\u2019s gardening experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not only do they brighten and cheer up the home, but certain houseplants can help purify the air, help with condensation and just add a bit of natural colour to a home during the darkest time of year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

David Domoney, a celebrity gardener known as the plant expert on This Morning, has shared the best houseplants to buy to \u201ccelebrate Christmas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a blog post, David wrote: \u201cChristmas is a time for giving and plants that flower at this time of year make wonderful presents. So, why not consider giving a plant to a loved one or friend, or yourself?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Christmas Cactus<\/h2>\n

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Christmas cactus, also known as schlumbergera, is a small plan with pink or red flowers that is popular at this time of year as it blooms from late November to late January, making it the perfect plant for Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This houseplant loves humidity and is perfect to display in a bathroom or kitchen to help avoid dampness and prevent mould which can be common at this time of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To care for them properly, David explained that in the wild they tend to grow in tropical rainforests, so are best placed out of direct sunlight and sprayed with mist water regularly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

David added: \u201cIt\u2019s easy to get them to flower yearly provided you give them two periods of rest in the new year. Once directly after flowering and the other in autumn.\u00a0 Simply move them to a cool room and water infrequently for a few weeks.<\/p>\n

Give them this treatment and you should have many Christmases of flowering Christmas cacti.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Poinsettia<\/h2>\n

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