The plant is as strong as its name implies. Its sword-shaped green leaves can also handle the too-warm or too-cool temperatures often spewed by finicky office thermostats without wilting.

Plants can keep your house cool because they lose water during transpiration ... use of plants could decrease air temperature in an office by as much as 10 degrees,” as Leonard Perry, professor ...

Keep houseplants well-watered: If a plant is not watered often, this can reduce the rate of transpiration as the plant tries ...

The plant is as strong as its name implies. Its sword-shaped green leaves can also handle the too-warm or too-cool temperatures often spewed by finicky office thermostats without wilting.

The plant is as strong as its name implies. Its sword-shaped green leaves can also handle the too-warm or too-cool temperatures often spewed by finicky office thermostats without wilting.

The plants can survive temperatures just below freezing but can be covered or brought inside if it gets really cold. Peas have a short period to grow. They only thrive in cool weather and fail in ...