{"id":130088,"date":"2022-09-30T17:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/houseplant-of-the-week-african-spear-plant\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:18:37","slug":"houseplant-of-the-week-african-spear-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/houseplant-of-the-week-african-spear-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Houseplant of the week: African spear plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nHappy in any light and capable of surviving weeks of neglect, this is the closest real plant you can get to a fake oneWhy will I love it?This plant, also know as the cylindrical snake plant (see below for its Latin names) has a reputation for longevity and indestructibility. It\u2019s the closest the real thing gets to a plastic plant, as it can go through weeks of neglect without its looks being affected. It can also survive the harshest sunlight or the shadiest area of your home, which makes it a houseplant for anywhere.Light or shade?Anything from shade to direct light. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2022\/sep\/30\/houseplant-of-the-week-african-spear-plant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houseplant of the week: African spear plant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Happy in any light and capable of surviving weeks of neglect, this is the closest&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-xQc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144327,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/houseplant-of-the-week-century-plant\/","url_meta":{"origin":130088,"position":0},"title":"Houseplant of the week: century plant","date":"May 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r This South African beauty is that rare thing \u2013 an attention grabber that doesn\u2019t mind being neglectedWhy will I love it?Its dramatic, architectural, fleshy leaves and impressive size make it one of nature\u2019s finest living sculptures \u2013 and one of my favourite plants. 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