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Raffaele Di Lallo

Hi everyone! My name is Raffaele, and thank you for visiting my site! I am the founder of Ohio Tropics, a site completely dedicated to houseplant and tropical plant care. Be sure to subscribe at the top of the screen (for free) with your email and stay up to date!

Sansevieria Flowers: 1 Secret to Get Snake Plants to Bloom

Did you know that Sansevieria can flower? Now reclassified into the Dracaena genus, Snake Plants or Mother-in-Law’s tongue, do in fact flower! Although it is much less common indoors, I’ve been fortunate enough to experience it and document it with photos. I’ll take you through my experience, and also discuss why Sansevieria flowers occur and …

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Best Humidifier For Calathea, Ferns & More: Our 3 Top Picks

When trying to master houseplant care, once you’ve become comfortable with the rhythm of watering, feeding, and positioning, there’s still one major factor to consider: humidity. If the humidity of your indoor environment isn’t ideal, certain finicky plants won’t be at their best. Houseplants like Calatheas, Ferns and Begonias (among others!) love high humidity environments. …

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Tradescantia Zebrina Care: 7 Tips for a Thriving Inch Plant

One of the most striking indoor foliage plants, the fast-growing Tradescantia zebrina (also known as Inch Plant) is a delight to grow and propagate. The iridescent purple and silvery leaves are stunning and grow in abundance if you can keep the plant happy! This is definitely an easy to care for houseplant, but there are …

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Tradescantia Zebrina Propagation: 3 Simple Steps to Succeed

Tradescantia zebrina propagation is super simple. Also known as Inch Plant, this plant is quick to grow, as well as quick to propagate! All you need are a few cuttings, and you will have a beautiful plant in no time. Keep reading for my illustrated guide showing you exactly how to propagate Tradescantia zebrina in …

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Curly Spider Plant ‘Bonnie’ – 5 Expert Care Tips and FAQs

If you are looking for a twist (literally) on the common spider plant, then Chlorophytum comosum ‘Bonnie’ is for you! Commonly known as the Curly Spider Plant, this plant comes in both plain green as well as a variegated form with a white stripe through each leaf center. It is smaller than most spider plants, …

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Encouraging Pilea Pups to Grow: 10 Tips to Succeed

A lot of people have asked me why their Pilea peperomioides, or Chinese Money Plant, isn’t producing any pups or babies. Or in cases where there are some pups on their plant, they are just simply not growing. I’ve been growing these plants for years, and I’d love to share with you my top 10 …

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Pilea Peperomioides Propagation: 3 EASY, Fun Options to Try!

The fun part of propagating Pilea peperomioides is that you have numerous ways to do it, and it’s fun to try ALL of them! In this post, I will show you 3 very easy, and very different, methods to propagate your Chinese Money Plant, UFO Plant, or Pancake Plant…whatever you happen to call it! Now …

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Lipstick Plant Propagation: 2 Simple & Effective Methods

Lipstick plant propagation is super simple, and I will show you two easy and effective methods to propagate this beautiful houseplant using simple cuttings. Whether you’re propagating the plain old species, Aeschynanthus radicans, or you’re propagating the variegated variety, or even ‘Black Pagoda’, the ‘Curly’ lipstick plant, or others, these methods will work for all …

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Dying Lipstick Plant? 7 Expert Tips for a Thriving Plant

Lipstick plants, or Aeschynanthus radicans, are one of my favorite flowering indoor plants. The vigorous, glossy leaved vines and exotic flowers, reminiscent of lipstick coming out of a tube, make for an amazing hanging basket or even a trailing plant on a shelf. Whether you want to save a dying plant, or maybe you already …

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Dying Jade Plant? – 9 Expert Care Tips (Crassula ovata)

Welcome to the ultimate care guide for Crassula ovata, commonly known as Jade Plant or Money Plant.  This southern African native is a fantastic, easy-to-grow succulent indoors.  In addition to discussing all the basic care topics that will help make your jade plant thrive, I’ll also go over many frequently asked questions concerning a variety …

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