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
Category: Houseplants
Growing Your Own Avocado Tree… Indoors!
Young avocado tree sprouting from a pit. Photo: herbsathome.co There are many tropical fruits that can be grown from aContinue Reading
Root-Pruning a Pot-Bound Houseplant
The roots of this asparagus fern have so compacted the soil that the soil holds no more water and theContinue Reading
The Herbal Houseplant Nobody Knows
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum). Photo: laidbackgardener.com I’ve been growing cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) as a houseplant for so long (probably about 30Continue Reading
Making Your Own Easy-Peasy Moss Pole
Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) growing up a moss pole. Photo: www.crocus.co_.uk Moss poles are great products for houseplants that climb viaContinue Reading
The Hindu Rope Plant: Truly Weird!
Hindu rope (Hoya carnosa ‘Compacta’) Photo: missboon.ca The plant known as the Hindu rope plant is (probably*) a strange mutation ofContinue Reading
The Sensitive Plant Certainly Shakes It Up!
Touch a sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) and it will react quickly. Photo: Needpix.com. Plants are not the stationary objects peopleContinue Reading
‘Mandela’s Gold’ Is Back in Bloom
‘Mandela’s Gold’ bird of paradise in my sunroom en January 2020. Photo: laidbackgardener.com My first plant of ‘Mandela’s Gold’ birdContinue Reading
Areca Palm: February Houseplant of the Month
The areca palm or butterfly palm (Dypsis lutescens) projects a sense of calmness on the entire décor. The palm hasContinue Reading
2020: Year of the Lantana
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading