Around the home: Even houseplants get the blues | Unpublished
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Author: Paul Welch
Publication Date: February 6, 2026 - 08:39

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Around the home: Even houseplants get the blues

February 6, 2026
When the sun struggles to set later than 4:30 and gloomy, grey days are the norm, it’s easy to feel down in the dumps. But you’re not the only one who’s feeling it these days. Chances are your plants have a bad case of the blues, too.  When a favourite cordyline fruticosa (ti plant) enthusiastically sent up leaf after leaf on my porch all summer, then last […]


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