Staff Answer
May 13, 2022 - 11:15 AM
It's certainly not impossible to keep outdoor plants as indoor plants, but there are some limitations. Outdoor plants that are grown indoors tend to be more susceptible to rot and they also don't tend to reach their full color potential.
You can do it but you'd just have to be more careful with them than with plants meant for the indoors. Proper light, like you mentioned, is a great idea. If you don't have a south facing window, you'll need a grow light. You'll want that grow light to be very close to the plant, 10" maximum. You can read our grow light recommendations at the link below!
Then you need to be very careful not to overwater. A very gritty soil with a lot of perlite, or coarse sand, is going to help you out a lot with this. Then, water sparingly. The plant will tell you when it is thirsty. Look for a slight wrinkle in the leaves before you water. It's important to note (especially if the plant gets a lot of natural light) that your plant will still go dormant in the winter and will require less water then.
In short, you can do it. It's just going to take more caution and patience than it would with a plant meant for being indoors. You have a good one too!
You can do it but you'd just have to be more careful with them than with plants meant for the indoors. Proper light, like you mentioned, is a great idea. If you don't have a south facing window, you'll need a grow light. You'll want that grow light to be very close to the plant, 10" maximum. You can read our grow light recommendations at the link below!
Then you need to be very careful not to overwater. A very gritty soil with a lot of perlite, or coarse sand, is going to help you out a lot with this. Then, water sparingly. The plant will tell you when it is thirsty. Look for a slight wrinkle in the leaves before you water. It's important to note (especially if the plant gets a lot of natural light) that your plant will still go dormant in the winter and will require less water then.
In short, you can do it. It's just going to take more caution and patience than it would with a plant meant for being indoors. You have a good one too!
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