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Some traditional indoor plants are better suited than others to leave the comforts of indoor life for the outdoor garden. Here's Angela O'Callaghan with Desert Bloom.
Not all cacti come from the desert. This group evolved from the jungles of Brazil and needs protection on chilly nights.
This is not a Mojave Desert plant,
but works well as a houseplant in a desert landscape.
These will survive outside of their pots in the ground.
It's possible to buy these hardy plants year-round.
Beautiful and sturdy, these plants do well indoors and
outside as long as the're protected from the most extreme heat
and given water and fertilizer.
Nephrolepsis exaltata is not a desert native, but can be fooled.
Sit the plant in filtered light and use a drip emitter. Fertilize.
Bring inside during a freeze.
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