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Winter Houseplant Care Guide: Avoid the Kill Zone

Across 12 years of advising plant owners through seasonal care transitions and reviewing outcomes across more than 3,000 houseplant cases, we have identified winter as the season responsible for more preventable plant deaths than any pest, disease, or watering error — and in nearly every case, the cause is the same care routine the grower was using successfully all summer.

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