House Plant Care & Handling

Houseplants are a great way to create and oasis in your home. Houseplants add beauty, life and color to your home. They are also great air purifiers and naturally create humidity in your home. Some even say houseplants bring luck, happiness and prosperity! We have developed care and handling sheets on each houseplant that we have in our Wild Pansy shop. Below are a few basic principles to follow in good care and handling of houseplants.

• If required, trim leaves with wet, sharp, CLEAN scissors

• If your tap water has many chemical or is particularly hard water, allow your full water can to sit out

  over night before using it so chemical and mineral fall the bottom of the container

• For bugs and pests on household plants. Use soapy water or a household safe, commercial insecticide on

  your houseplants

• If you have a disease problem on your houseplants, use a household safe fungicide sprays and this will

  usually help to control the problem

• Keep infected plants away from your other plants.

• It is ok to cut off dead or diseased leaves from your houseplant.

• For houseplants with big leaves, carefully wash the leaves frequently with a damp cloth to prevent dust

  from clogging the pores of the plant.

• No houseplant likes to it in water, if your houseplant likes high humidity, place it on a tray with pebbles

  and keep the pebbles in water but do not allow the water to touch the pot.

• Most houseplants “drink” from the roots so do not spray leaves with water. Spraying leaves will

  promote mold and disease on the plant. Water through the roots.

• Some houseplants may be poisonous if ingested. If you are concerned for animals and small children,

  check the poison rating on your houseplant and always keep away from small children and animals.