This holiday, bring joy to a loved one for months – or even years to come – with one of our best plants to gift at Thanksgiving.
November is a time when the garden is naturally winding down for winter. However, there are some heroes of the fall garden that make delightful gifts.
Alternatively, a striking houseplant makes an impact in the colder months. Many can be nurtured over the holiday season and beyond. So pass on a few basic care tips to help the plant thrive into next Thanksgiving too.
Whether you want to send a message with a symbolic plant, add a pop of color to a friend’s patio, or boost an inexperienced gardener’s confidence with a low-maintenance houseplant, there is an option for everyone among these best plants to gift at Thanksgiving.
Named after its leaves, which fold up at night like praying hands, the prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) is associated with gratitude. This makes it a perfect houseplant to gift for Thanksgiving. In addition, the underside of the leaves are often tinged red, giving a pop of fall color.
While learning how to grow prayer plants is not necessarily difficult, they do require almost daily attention due to their need for humidity. This can easily be provided through misting or by standing the pot on a tray of moist pebbles. The plants also need to sit in a warm, bright spot in indirect sunlight.
Prayer plants prefer well-drained soil, which should be kept moist. Use filtered or distilled water, or rainwater to water the plant, and feed every two weeks, from spring through fall.
An evergreen succulent, kalanchoe has lush, sculptural leaves and pretty flowers that appear from fall through spring. This makes it a fantastic plant to gift for Thanksgiving, as it will delight the recipient for
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