Calandiva®: The Story of a New Kind of Kalanchoe
The Christmas kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) is a traditional Christmas plant, cultivated for over 100 years as a florist’s plant forContinue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Guide to Caring for an Unknown Plant 1: Plant Type and Light
This article is the first in a series of four guides to be published in December, designed to help youContinue Reading
Is the Peace Lily Toxic for Pets?
Some time ago, I wrote a piece on houseplants, in which I mentioned the peace lily (Spathiphyllum), such a popularContinue Reading
Answers to your questions: a cyclamen that stops flowering
Question Five years ago, I received a magnificent cyclamen as a gift, which I took good care of. It hasContinue Reading
Water 600 Plants in Less Than an Hour, a Minute, a Second!
No, no, there’s no fire! But there are hundreds of plants that need watering! I’m a houseplant maniac. I’m toldContinue Reading
Lime Trees in Northern Gardens
A memory from a trip to central Mexico. In a small local restaurant, the owner, short of limes, goes toContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Moving a Weeping Fig Tree
Question My weeping fig tree (Ficus benjamina) was moved for the second time in July and is in a badContinue Reading
An Amaryllis for Christmas
One of the most alluring flowers we can grow in our homes is the amaryllis (Hippeastrum), a large bulb thatContinue Reading
Tempting Tillandsias
After the “Air Guitar”, here are the “Air Plants”, air plants that do not need to be planted in theContinue Reading
Cycas: Not a Conifer, Not a Palm, and Not a Living Fossil Either!
This article was originally a topic for weird Halloween plants series. After all, the cycas is a palm-like cousin ofContinue Reading