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Garden Detective: Plants to dress up cubicles

March 14, 2013 12:58 PM By JESSICA DAMIANO jessica.damiano@newsday.com

The pothos has long vining stems with glossy,

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | The pothos has long vining stems with glossy, heart-shaped leaves.

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DEAR JESSICA: Do you have any suggestions for plants that would be suitable and manageable for an office cubicle? I have heard of an air fern but am not sure it's a real plant. -- Chris Wales, Mineola

DEAR CHRIS: I can tell you about some plants that will thrive in an office cubicle, typically a space subjected to fluorescent lighting, dry air and sometimes even neglect, but first I have to...

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