Calla: June 2020 Houseplant of the Month
The Story Behind the Calla Like the anthurium and the spathiphyllum, the calla—botanically known as Zantedeschia—is a member of the ArumContinue Reading
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Peace Lily: May 2020 Houseplant of the Month
The peace lily is a popular houseplant, one often recommended to beginners. It’s a dual-purpose plant, grown both for itsContinue Reading
The Resurrection Plant: More Dead Than Alive
The resurrection plant can go from a ball of apparently dead leaves to a flat open rosette in just hours.Continue Reading
Campanula: March 2020 Houseplant of the Month
The campanula or bellflower is a plant with a fresh look, mainly in shades of blue, purple and white. TheContinue Reading
Repotting a Leggy Anthurium
Anthuriums tend to lose their lower leaves and become leggy over time. Photo: Rachel Bernier Question: I have had an anthuriumContinue Reading
Common Houseplant Cleans the Air in South Africa
Some people feel the elephant bush (Portulcaria afra), commonly grown as a houseplant elsewhere, may become the climate change saviourContinue Reading
Keeping Houseplants Well-Watered While You’re Away
Watering houseplants when you’re absent for more than a week is always a problem. Even if you entrust the workContinue Reading
Giving Your Houseplants a Trim
This is the 2000th blog on the Laidback Gardener website. That’s the equivalent of some 8,000 typed pages of information about plantsContinue Reading
Early Warning! Whiteflies Are Back!
Those tiny white insects that take off when you approach your plants are whiteflies. Photo: warwick.ac.uk As the days getContinue Reading
Dendrobium: March 2020 Houseplant of the Month
Dendrobiums (Dendrobium spp.) feature a bamboolike, usually upright pseudobulb called a cane with leaves arranged in two ranks from which emergesContinue Reading