Cindy McKie
Cindy McKie provides helpful, easy-to-follow care guides for plant lovers of all experience levels. She has written for several online gardening publications and has self-published her own guide to growing herbs under the pen name Sophia Darby. When not writing about plants, she can be found in her gardens or reading a good book.
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Philodendron Hederaceum: How To Grow And Care
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Philodendron Pedatum: How To Grow And Care
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Philodendron Bipennifolium: How To Grow And Care
![Philodendron Burle Marx](https://houseplantcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Philodendron-Burle-Marx.jpg)
Philodendron Burle Marx: How To Grow And Care
![Philodendron Bloody Mary](https://houseplantcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Philodendron-Bloody-Mary.jpg)
Philodendron Bloody Mary: How To Grow And Care
![Philodendron Prince of Orange](https://houseplantcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Philodendron-Prince-of-Orange.jpg)
Philodendron Prince of Orange: How To Grow And Care
![Philodendron Green Congo](https://houseplantcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Philodendron-Green-Congo.jpg)
Philodendron Green Congo: How To Grow And Care
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Troubleshooting Dying Mums
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Dying Rosemary Causes and Cures
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10 Common Annual Flowers to Grow in Your Garden
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Philodendron Gloriosum Gow and Care
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Plants That Repel Flies
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Troubleshooting Yucca Plant Problems
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Identifying Ponytail Palm Problems
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4 Natural Window Plants Lighting Practice
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The Adorable Panda Plant
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Rock Your Collection with Livingstone Plant
![Palmfarn - Cycas Revoluta](https://houseplantcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Watering-the-Japanese-Sago-Palm-.jpg)
Enjoy a Touch of the Tropics with the Sago Palm
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Jessenia Pothos Growing Guide
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Caring for the Devil’s Backbone Plant
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The Tough and Beautiful Cast Iron Plant
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Tillandsia Ionantha: The Easy Care Sky Plant
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The Small but Mighty Medusa Air Plant
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Angel Wing Begonia: Big and Beautiful Blooms
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Helpful Tips for Watering Plants in Pots
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Pot Drainage Holes and How They Protect Your Plants
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Try These Low Fuss, Low Water Plants
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Self-Watering Pots: Good for You and Your Plants
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The Festive Holly Fern
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The Brake Fern: A Large and Varied Variety
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Kangaroo Paw Fern
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Purple Waffle Plant – Red Ivy
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Strawberry Begonia: A Perfect Beginner’s Houseplant
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Agave Attenuata Grow and Care Guide
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Gasteria Little Warty: Strange Name, Cute Plant
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Beaucarnea Recurvata(Ponytail Palm) Looks Like A Tropical Tree
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Haworthiopsis Fasciata: A Succulent with Stripes
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Kalanchoe Daigremontiana: Not Your Ordinary Houseplant
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Aeonium Arboreum: The Rose of Succulents
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Don’t Be Shy to Own the Beautiful Blushing Philodendron
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It’s Worth the Hunt to Find a Philodendron Rugosum
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Philodendron Martianum: Beautiful Blooms and Foliage
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Philodendron Florida Ghost Hanging Around Your Home
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The Red-Headed Philodendron Squamiferum
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Philodendron Black Cardinal Grow and Care Tips
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You’ll Be Starstruck by the Bishop’s Cap Unique Shape
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The Spider Cactus: Cute, not Creepy
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Beautiful Philodendron Types You Will Love
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Give Your Houseplant Collection Variety With The Philodendron Brasil
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Go Big with the Elephant Ear Philodendron
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Mammillaria Zeilmanniana: The Rose Pincushion Cactus
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The Easy and Adorable Spiny Pincushion Cactus
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The Starfish Cactus: A Unique Beauty
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Lobivia Cactus: Great for Small Spaces
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The Parodia Cactus: A Staple of Cacti Collectors
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The Rare and Beautiful Pink Princess Philodendron
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Troubleshooting ZZ Plant Problems
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How to Care for Flowering Cactus Varieties
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Rebutia Cactus
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Say “Hola” To The Powder Puff Cactus
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The Rare and Beautiful Balloon Cactus
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Add Festive Flair to Your Home with an Easter Cactus
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Go Nuts for the Peanut Cactus
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The Whimsical Beauty of the Fairy Castle Cactus
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The Delicate Beauty of the Lady Finger Cactus
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The Stunning, but Smelly, Lifesaver Cactus
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The Dinosaur Back Plant
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Make Room in Your Home for the African Milk Tree
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Let a Rat Tail Cactus Hang Around Your Home
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The Wondrous Variety of the Indoor Cactus
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Double Your Cacti Love with the Moon Cactus
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The Candelabra Tree Makes a Big Impact
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Let a Lamb’s Tail Cactus Hang Around Your Home
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10 Favorite Calathea Types of Houseplants
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Calathea Warscewiczii: The Beautiful Plant with a Tricky Name
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Calathea Vittata Care Tips You Should Know
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How To Care and Grow Calathea Orbifolia
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Experience the Exotic Beauty of Calathea Makoyana
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Calathea Lancifolia: Foliage to Fall For
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Fall in Love with the Velvety Foliage of Calathea Rufibarba
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The Mosaic Beauty of Calathea Musaica
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Add the Striped Beauty of Calathea Zebrina to Your Collection
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10 Types of Hoya Plant Varieties to Grow Indoors
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Hoya Carnosa
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Hoya Wayetii
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Hoya Krimson Queen
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Hoya Curtisii
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Hoya Australis
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Hoya Macrophylla
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Hoya Lacunosa
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Hoya Pubicalyx
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