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Amiya Baratan

5 Hot Weather Houseplant Myths You Shouldn't Fall for — And What to Actually Do to Help Your Indoor Garden Survive in the Summer

A potted calathea, spider plant, and Chinese money plant beside a trailing string of hearts plant in a living room.

Taking care of houseplants in the summer can be a real task. And in the middle of this heatwave, it's only become tougher. But you really have the odds stacked against you if you've fallen for some of these hot-weather houseplant myths.

Letting your houseplants soak up sun on the windowsill, taking tropical plants out onto your patio, denying your drought-tolerant plants a drink, and using air conditioning and pebble trays to keep your indoor garden cool are some of the most common myths letting your foliage down. Instead, here's what you can actually do to help your houseplants survive a heatwave.

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