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title: "Hello everyone! I have almost all of my plants indoors, apart from a…"
description: "Hello everyone! I have almost all of my plants indoors, apart from a euphorbia outside. I have a western facing covered porch and a small area of southern…"
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community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "Anya"
published: "2023-08-04T14:09:03.141Z"
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# Hello everyone! I have almost all of my plants indoors, apart from a…

_Posted by Anya on 2023-08-04_

Hello everyone! I have almost all of my plants indoors, apart from a euphorbia outside. I have a western facing covered porch and a small area of southern facing covered porch. Does anyone have recommendations for plants that can survive outside for the majority of the year in zone 7b and be happy in this environment? So far I’m considering a ficus. I would also love to try some begonias outside, maybe Hoyas, and carnivorous plants. Does anyone have tips when it comes to bringing the plants inside for a few months of the year? I would prefer not to bring critters in, lol. Thanks so much!

Pictures are for attention, I had a plant trade with my friend yesterday :)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qPL_f6iGWc_0D-xFCdOHf39W18gscWRiI89jFlgHPLo/c247e43e0c004db7a273b6eab50cca3f.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2023-08-04

Anything outdoors gets some diluted neem oil in the watering cycle. I also kept a bottle of cinnamon around to spread around surface areas (ants, at least, hate it. That said, it’s dry and cold enough here in winter to destroy most pests.

She had some little things crawling around on top, but 100 degrees heat seemed to take care of it? I’m no scientist.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/c8d9e6cf06a14680b41517463d9875ae.webp?size=large)

### Kelly commented on 2023-08-04

My first year with porch plants, so I’m still experimenting. I’m in 8ab-9 my 5 year old Bird of Paradise has been thriving, as well as my new Gryphon Begonia (i’m a big foliage fan).

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/eTCw1jOWSteY_nmYajy82I62BWbm0GV_l_fXi5aCGbU/37ea3794e8af4f39bcf42432111919f4.webp?size=large)

### Choc commented on 2023-08-15

I have that plant on the left but I don’t know what it is.

#### Anya replied on 2023-08-15

Syngonium neon robusta I think!

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