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Temperature plays a very important role in the growth and development of houseplants.It governs the rate plants absorbs and transpire water. It has an affect on the plant's formation of color. Low degrees cause the build-up of pigments that produce darker and richer colors in flowering plants.
Be sure to check with the instructions that come with the plant and try to maintain the optimum indoor climate.
Most houseplants have a limited range for coolness and warmness at which they grow best.
Also,
plants grow better with fluctuations of high and low degrees that
duplicate the conditions they experience in nature.
Plants need
ventilation and fresh air but not hot and cold drafts. Never place your
plants in front of a window with a chilling draft blowing on them.
Always keep them away from heating and cooling outlets. A ceiling fan
on low keeps indoor plants healthy with air circulation.
Tropical
plants originated in areas that are constantly warm. They will go
dormant if the thermometer dips to 60 degrees F and most will stop
growing at 40 degrees F.
One reason why plants fail to prosper
are overheated rooms. Most houseplants grow best between 70 and 80
degrees F during the day. Turn your thermostat down at night because
plants like to be a little cooler from 60 to 68 degrees F, but not less
than 55 degrees F. It helps plants conserve energy and develop better.
Having
variations in the indoor climate allows you to grow a wide selection of
plants in different places of your home. Flowering plants like the
hydrangea and the Christmas cactus must be kept near 30 degrees F to
form buds. For warm areas, you can grow poinsettia, philodendron and
sansevieria plants.
Protect indoor plants near windows during
freezing weather with thermal insulated curtains. Plants don't like to
freeze and these curtains will insulate them from the icy cold windows.
You can also cover your plants with a thick layer of newspaper to
shield them from the frigid temperature.