One Living Christmas Tree That Really Thrives Indoors
Most of the “living Christmas trees” sold today really don’t do well indoors. (For more information on that subject,Continue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Christmas Plants Too Good to be True
Plant growers have long used different artifices to make Christmas plants more attractive and therefore saleable – ribbons, tinsel, colorfulContinue Reading
Horticultural Myth: Misting Your Houseplants
The myth that you should mist your houseplants daily throughout the winter has been circulating for a long, long time. IContinue Reading
How to Keep your Mini-Poinsettia Alive
For the past few years now, mini-poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) have been popping up here and there in garden centers inContinue Reading
8 Ways to Kill an Orchid
Orchids often flower on and on for months. Worse yet, they tend to bloom again when treated too well. ThatContinue Reading
A Rosemary Christmas Tree: Doable, But…
You may have seen pots of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) pruned to look like Christmas trees in a local garden centerContinue Reading
A Poinsettia Could Save Your Life
That popular Christmas plant, the poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), is the canary in the coal mine of the houseplant world when itContinue Reading
Popular Houseplant Undergoing an Identity Crisis
Is it possible that a plant could be distributed throughout the world without ever having been identified, at least botanically?Continue Reading
Snowbirds: Coddle Your Houseplants While You’re Away
They’re known as snowbirds, migratory seniors who flee the cold of northern regions and spend their winter in the South,Continue Reading
A Shadow Test for Houseplants
You probably know the lighting needs of most of your houseplants. Your cactus, for example, requires bright light while yourContinue Reading