Yellow leafs on Emerald Gem

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I received a large Emerald Gem that appeared to be healthy in early Mar. After a few weeks the bottom leaves started turning yellow. I called t

houseplant pests

QuestionI have several house plants and have been growing them for many years. My small-leaf sheflerra (spelling?) and my large-leaf one seem to have a pest that I cant get rid of (Ive had them both for 25 yea

Jasmine problems

QuestionI have 2 Jasmine plants which a few weeks ago suddenly dropped the majority of their leaves. One has a single flower starting to emerge now. They receive light all day, as they are in the southern exposure o

Plant identity crisis

QuestionI received a plant for a gift and have no idea what it is or how to care for it. It is about 2 ft tall in a gallon pot. It has green fibrous stems and ruffled leaves that are light green underneath and

Poor old Ficus Benjamina

QuestionHey there Will, My mother is having some relationship issues with her ficus tree. She received a snappy little braided number for a gift last summer, and the tree did quite well until she decided to ab

plants for a babys room

QuestionI want to buy a plant for my granddaughters room that will filter and provide the most oxygen. Thanks AnswerMario, Here is a list of house plants that are about equal in oxygenating the room. The Nasa web

UMBRELLA PLANT?

Question I HAVE AN UMBRELLA PLANT,THAT I HAVE HAD FOR A LONG TIME.IT NOW LOOKS PRETTY BAD.ALL THE LEAVES ARE FALLING OFF.ALL THE LEAVES THAT HAVE STAYED ARE AT THE TOP.IT USED TO FULL MOST OF THE WAY DOWN THE TRUNK.

I accidently over-watered Umbrella Tree plant

QuestionApproximately 3 weeks ago I accidently over-watered my 20 year old umbrella tree plant, and since then, the leaves have been falling off. The smaller leaves are shriveling up and falling off, and the larger

tips

QuestionI live in La Porte IN it is a a bamboo plant in like a roundish kind of bowl i got it a garage sale a lady was selling them and its in rocks AnswerZach, Without knowing exactly what kind of bamboo plant it

Chinese Evergreen roots

QuestionYesterday I started to repot a Chinese Evergreen I received as a gift. It was purchased at a Lowes Home & Garden store. When I got the plant out of the pot it came in I found the roots were sectioned i

sticky aloe plant

QuestionMy aloe plant is in a morning sun window and gets watered probably once a week. It has sticky crystals on all the leaves, the stuff even falls onto the floor and makes it sticky. What is it? and how can I ge

Asparagus fern roots

QuestionHi Will, Today I divided an asparagus fern that has been in the same pot for four years, for two reasons: to share with a friend and because the roots were packed so tightly in the pot it was difficul

Rooting Jade

QuestionHi Will, I was given a 5 slip of jade tree last night and have no idea how to sucessfully root it. Can you help? Regards, Samantha AnswerHi Samantha, It is possible to root a jade cutting in water.

africian violets

QuestionHAVE JUST BOUGHT AFRICIAN VIOLETS WOULD LIKE TIPS ON BEST WHY TO KEEP THEM FLOWERING. LIKE HOW AND WHEN TO WATER AND FERTLIZE . AnswerLinda, You have asked a very generalized question with multiple and comp

guzmania vella

Questionhave new plant for about 2 months it is starting to get gold spots on some of the leaves what am i doing wrong the flower is looking great AnswerLinda, To know what you are doing wrong I need to know what

Pruning a plant often..... will it hurt it?

QuestionHi,I have a question about pruning. I have a China Doll thats about 4 and 1/2 feet tall. Its in great shape, aside from the fact that its getting too tall. Ive pruned or Pinched back the new growth at the to

rooting a ti plant

QuestionI received two ti-plant shoots as a gift with the only instruction being to keep them half submeged in water until they started to grow. Both have what appears to be leaf stalks started out but no roots. how

heat loving plants

QuestionI have a sunporch, and get sun all day,but mostly in the morning,and it gets very warm if not hot. I have put plants out there and of course they die. My question is- what plants will survive in that kind of

Repotting an indoor house plant

QuestionI just repottend a plant a week ago. I am not sure what kind of plant it is other than I know to prune it you can pinch off the vines and put them in water to reroot them. After I repotted the plant it has b

gardenias??

Questionwhen i can find them, i love gardenias as houseplants. they look great for three weeks, overnight leaves turn brown, dry up and fall off, any buds drop, unopened. hvae tried more water, less h20,