Answers to Your Questions: Should You Leave Wilted Flowers on Potting Mix?
I’ve had a florist’s azalea for several years. It spends its summers outdoors and its winters in a cool room.Continue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Answers to Your Questions: Brown Leave Tips, Unexpected Blooms, and Hidden Scents
A blooming mother-in-law’s tongue Here’s a snake plant that’s been sitting in the corner for at least five or sixContinue Reading
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
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