Can plants survive winter indoors?
Many tropicals and plants sold as houseplants will do fine through the winter indoors. Foliage plants tend to be better suited to overwintering plants indoors than full sun, flowering plants because they adapt more quickly to indoor conditions. Generally, plants go into a period of rest during the winter months, meaning they grow much less. Fertilisers and plant feed help plants in a state of growth. As houseplants are conserving energy and aren’t growing foliage as much, they don’t need fertilisers and feed.Houseplants receive less sunlight during winter months, and produce little or no growth. This means plants absorb less water, and soil dries out more slowly. One of the most common problems is overwatering, which can cause root rot and other diseases.In botany, the term perennial (per- + -ennial, through the year) is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years.Conifers continue to photosynthesize during winter, albeit at a significantly reduced rate. But other plants enter a state of dormancy, or non-growth period, in the winter. Most broad-leafed tree and shrubs, along with herbaceous (soft-stemmed) plants, that live for two years (referred to as perennials) become dormant.