4 Other Plants With Weird Foliage
I recently wrote a blog called 5 Plants with Weird Foliage and promised more. Here’s a second blog on theContinue Reading
Category: Cactus and succulents
How to Recognize Fake Cactus Flowers
Every year, many houseplant enthusiasts, especially beginners, are taken in by a long-standing horticultural rip-off: cacti bearing fake flowers. ThisContinue Reading
The Tough as Nails Houseplant Nobody Knows
I grow a lot of houseplants (over 300 different varieties), but one of the toughest is certainly the propeller plant,Continue Reading
Garden Myth: Growing Aloes From Leaf Cuttings
Question: What’s the secret to growing an aloe from a leaf cutting? I’ve tried it twice, but each time theContinue Reading
Succeeding With Succulents
Succulent plants or simply succulents are fleshy plants adapted to survive in arid environments. Their main feature is their abilityContinue Reading
How to Weed a Cactus
Cacti are ever so popular these days, not only as houseplants, but outdoors as well, at least where the hardierContinue Reading
A long-standing horticultural mystery finally solved!
A 70-year old horticultural mystery was recently solved, one I’d thought a lot about over the years. You see, I’veContinue Reading
Root Mealybugs: Death From Below
You thought that no houseplant pest could be worse than the common mealybug? That just goes to show that youContinue Reading
Red Ball on a Green Cactus
You’ve surely seen one: a small upright green cactus with a bright red ball on the top. Many people assumeContinue Reading
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Cactus Terrariums: Easy on the Eye But Sooo Hard to Manage
Cacti and other succulents are currently very fashionable. They are seen more and more in upscale boutiques, often in costlyContinue Reading