Answers to Your Questions: Thrips on African Violets
Question I have a collection of African violets, about a hundred of them. This autumn I brought in my plantsContinue Reading
Category: Houseplants
Angel’s Trumpet: Happier Indoors Than Out
This was a tough summer for my angel’s trumpets (Brugmansia cultivars). Normally they bloom like mad from August through September,Continue Reading
10 Tips for Looking After Your Houseplants
How often do I hear people say, in despair, that they don’t have a green thumb with houseplants? And yet,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions : Aphids on Houseplants
Question My hibiscus and my abutilon spend the summer outdoors. For the past 2 years, I’ve noticed that while they’reContinue Reading
Peace Lily: The Most Docile of Flowering Plants
While it’s relatively easy to keep most leafy tropical plants in the house, it’s difficult to make them bloom again,Continue Reading
High Humidity Makes for Healthy Plants
If the # 1 problem with houseplants during the winter months is giving them enough light, the # 2 problem isContinue Reading
2024: Year of the African Violet
Overview and History The African Violet Streptocarpus ionanthus (syn. Saintpaulia ionantha) was originally discovered in 1892 by Walter von Saint-Paul-Illaire in theContinue Reading
Down with Spider Mites!
Spider mites (or red spider mites, Tetranychus urticae) are everywhere: on our outdoor plants in the summer and on our houseplants inContinue Reading
Longer Days Awaken Pests
You may not have noticed, but if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, many houseplant pests have been less visibleContinue Reading
The Sensitive Plant Likes to Shake It Up
Plants are not the immutable objects people usually think they are. In fact, they all move, although too slowly forContinue Reading