Answers to Your Questions: Friendship Plants
Friendship plant I received a friendship plant from a cousin. Mine is 90 cm tall and produces a cluster ofContinue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Miniature Pots and Me: A Complicated Relationship
I have a dream. A modest dream, to be sure, but a dream nonetheless: a row of cute little plantsContinue Reading
Guzmanias: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Don’t start throwing stones at me yet! Yes, guzmanias (Guzmania sp.) are fascinating, like many bromeliads. Their flowers are trulyContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Scale, Bougainvilleas, and Amaryllis Seeds
Scale insects on bougainvilleas I have a problem with my bougainvilleas. I think they have scale insects, which look likeContinue Reading
Anthurium: Heart-Shaped Flowers!
As Valentine’s Day approaches, heart-shaped plants quickly become the stars of tropical plant stores. The beautiful anthurium, also known asContinue Reading
10 Hoyas That Are Easy to Find and Easy to Love!
With their gorgeous, fragrant flowers, one might assume that hoyas are difficult to grow. However, nothing could be further fromContinue Reading
Five Stars for the Blue Star Fern
Ferns are wonderful houseplants. They are lush and relatively easy to care for once you know how. They bring aContinue Reading
Marantas. Oh dear!
If you’re a laidback gardener like me, there are certain houseplants that will never cross your threshold. They’re too temperamental,Continue Reading
Christmas Cactus, Easter Cactus or Orchid Cactus?
When you come across one of these strange plants with flattened green stems divided into segments and bearing beautiful flowers,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Butternut, Pineapple, and Zanzibar Gem
To plant to plant a butternut tree or not? I received a butternut tree (Juglans cinerea) as a gift andContinue Reading