A Poinsettia for Christmas
One of the questions I receive most often concerns how to get a poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) to bloom again atContinue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Getting your Christmas Cactus to Rebloom
The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) is a short-day plant, that is to say, it blooms only when there is less than 12Continue Reading
Plants in Danger
Everyone knows about the Society for the Protection of Animals and the important role it plays for animals, particularly inContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Withering Rubber Fig
Question I have a rubber tree that I try to expose to as much light as possible. It’s dying. TheContinue Reading
Ficus: Perfect Little House Trees
By Julie Boudreau It’s great to grow lots of small indoor plants, which can be placed on coffee tables andContinue Reading
Hibiscus: The Queen of Houseplants?
Has the hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) become the queen of houseplants, dethroning the African violet, which has played this role forContinue Reading
Love Letters to My Plants
Last year, I told you about Valentine’s Day with sweetness and love in an article about vanilla. This year, toContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Thrips on African Violets
Question I have a collection of African violets, about a hundred of them. This autumn I brought in my plantsContinue Reading
Angel’s Trumpet: Happier Indoors Than Out
This was a tough summer for my angel’s trumpets (Brugmansia cultivars). Normally they bloom like mad from August through September,Continue Reading
10 Tips for Looking After Your Houseplants
How often do I hear people say, in despair, that they don’t have a green thumb with houseplants? And yet,Continue Reading