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Re:Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean home ... by winslow on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @02:18PM (#18971390)
Just to clarify are you getting cuttings that are dying or established plants in a container? If you are getting cuttings make sure that you are cutting nodes and not just the leaf steam if you are trying to propagate. I've added a video that I've used to know where to cut the vine for propagating.

[1] https://youtu.be/xpmdo_0CZrU?t=110

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Re:Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean home ... by existencebox on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @02:34PM (#18971578)
I'm getting established plants in a container, from a local garden place. Small (2-3 inch) pots, but established.

The _ONLY_ thing I can think of after watching your video is that the house gets cold at night, since we only keep the bedroom fully heated, so my current attempt is on my cactus shelf which I keep warmer.

(The link is appreciated regardless, if I ever got one to "stick" I'd love to propagate it)

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Re:Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean home ... by pvaldes on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:38AM (#18979060)
Chills can easily kill it. In winter's Seattle, try non-tropical species first. Could suit you much better.
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Re:Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean home ... by existencebox on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:28PM (#18982514)
I've generally avoided tropical species exactly as you say, but after having decent luck with some of the "you can't kill this" plants (zz plant, sansevieria, some ferns/aloe/simple cacti) I figured I'd throw a wider net.

Unfortunately our house both gets _very little_ light and is often quite cold so that already precludes a lot of options. Some day I'd love to live somewhere that allows the "room full of giant bushy plants indoors" setup.

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Re:Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean home ... by pvaldes on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @09:38PM (#18985529)
Aspidistra elatior could work. A modest (boring) slow-growing creature. After some years can produce small and very alien flowers eventually.
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