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We all love a festive houseplant, from vibrant red poinsettias and colourful Christmas cacti, to elegant orchids and show stopping amaryllis. But sometimes things don’t go to plan, when buds fail to open and bracts shrivel and drop.

So, why are your festive houseplants not flowering? There are few reasons many of which come down the wintery conditions outside but also how we keep our the inside of our homes in the winter. It's also to make sure we adjust our care accordingly as well as prevent our plants going into shock.

“You’ve got to consider what our homes are like at Christmas,” says Jane Perrone , expert gardener, author and host of award-winning houseplant podcast On The Ledge. “We’ve got the fire roaring or the radiators up to max and these h

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