indoor plant pests

Questionhello, I have a dracaena fragrans massangeana, a ficus elastica robusta, a ponytail palm, a dracaena marginata, and a chinese evergreen. I noticed that all of them seem to hold moisture for too long. &

Yucca Elephantipes, can it be revived?

QuestionHi Will, I bought a Yucca Elephantipes plant about two years ago. It is about 6 feet tall in a 12 diameter pot. I have never repotted it. It is in a West facing window, but I am in Canada so it does not ge

Chinese Evergreen???

QuestionI bought this plant around 2 months ago. Not sure what it is I think it might be a chinese evergreen. Its in an 8 inch pot. Its not doing very well at all. I just found a larvae(fungu

I need help identifying a houseplant

QuestionI received a houseplant and am unsure what it is and therefore also unsure how to care for it. It has shiny leaves approx. 10 long. They are silver green except for green variations along the outsides

house flies

QuestionI own 1 house plant called an Areca Palm. Ive had it for about 1 month and for the past couple of days i have had probably 20 house flies in my small apartment. they are not small gnat-like flies they are no

problems with corn plant

QuestionHi I dont know what is going on with my dracaena massangeana? Like I said eairlier a couple of leaves look like their slowly turning a light shade of black from the tips inward. I also noticed th

Hairy begonia

QuestionHi, I purchased two different begonias from a nursery. Both are hairy but the leaves are not the same color. I notice when I come to work eack week the leaves are droopy and burnt around the edges, as if you

Low or no light conditions

QuestionWill, Im writing from Kansas City, MO and Im looking for a plant to place in a bathroom on a shelf above the toilet. Its a 3/4 bath on the second floor off a bedroom and has no windows. The tempature m

Dracaena Fragrans Propagration

QuestionHi, Ive got a Draceana Fragrans that I have recently decided to propagate. Im not sure how old it is as I bought it at an auction (because I liked the pot) but then decided to keep it. It was about 6 foot t

Massangeana Cane turning brown?

QuestionI have had this Massangeana Cane for 3 years now. Recently, many of the leaves have started to turn brown which has never happened before. Could it need to be re-potted or fertilized? What

Massangeana Cane, Ti plant and Ficus

QuestionI recently went shopping for plants and ended up getting 3 that I really liked: Massangeana Cane, a Ti Plant and a Ficus (not sure of any other distinction for this plant). All of them appeared t

Candy Corn Plant(Manettia inflata) or Fireracker Plant

QuestionHow can I restart a new plant from my Candy Corn Plant? AnswerCheryl, This is not the best time of year to propagate any plant, spring is much better, However you can give it a try if you want to. This is

black flies

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - How much rubbing alcohol to how much water? Thanks. I try not to use pesticides because I have 4 housecats who chomp on the odd plant. I

mold on soil of peace lily plant

QuestionMy peace lily I got from my Mother 7 years ago. I have repotted it 3 times. Last time was 1 year ago. I may have watered it to often. I had it outside in the shade all summer. I thought it was doing fine. No

Eggs? on roots of ivy.

QuestionHi, I have a type of ivy(indoor) with small leaves that over the last couple of months has had whole runners dying off and loosing many leaves. I thought perhaps I was overwatering and that it had root rot,

Little black flies

QuestionI have never had problems with these flies until I repot some of my plants. How may I effectively get rid of them. They are in my office, and are very hard to kill. I tried watering with soapy water? I

Bug infested plant

Question I have a jasmine plant that is infested with some sort of bug. I never can see them, but the plant is loosing leaves and I find very fine webbing at the base of the leaves and on the stem. I hav

Dying Dipladenis

QuestionDear Madam, I transplanted a red dipladenia with blood and bone meal. It has been fertilized. It was taken indoors from the garden centre. This was a month or more ago. It is in a South window under brigh

Heirloom Jade Plant

QuestionHelp. I have been all over the net and nothing is really answering my question. I have a very old jade plant that was given to us. Its 40 years old and its just gorgeous. We normally

odd plant

QuestionI have a friend who has seen a plant but does not know what it is. I also have not seen or heard of a plant like it as well. It is a very slow grower. The plant hangs down from the pot and its foilage is lik