I have a tropical plant and need to know what it is...

QuestionI recieved a plant as a gift, all the tag said was, tropical plant care, with a picture of about 5 different plants on it. I would like to know how to better take care of it, how to get starts off of i

Tree Ferns

QuestionHello Darlene, Is there any difference between a Tasmanian Tree Fern and an Australian Tree Fern? Thank you, Robert AnswerRobert, A true Australian Tree fern is Alsophila australis. More info about thos

lighting and browning

Question------------------------- Followup To Thank you for your info. Well, my plants are Folliage they were on their original pots when the plants were small, but now that theyre bigger we have put them on a b

very large lace tree philodendron

QuestionThere is only one stem thats about 7 3/4 around. I live in Virginia. Im not sure of the pots diameter but I guess about 36. The plant is about 13 year old. I put it in such a large pot because it had o

Ficus fungus

QuestionI have a large (about 7) indoor ficus benjamina that I have had for about a year. Its in a 5-gallon pot, and hasnt been re-potted since I bought it. It is next to a large north facing window where it g

palm repotting

QuestionI have a palm plant which is fifteen years old ( got it when my son was born). I repotted it recently (few months ago) and was a disaster seemed to lose half its roots. Thought it would die but seems to have

Plant Disease

QuestionI have a schlefera (umbrella) plant that has recently been dropping leaves. The leaves turn yellow, discolored and fall off. The leaves are also sticky to touch. This is a large houseplant

Corn Plant 6 ft tall

QuestionI have a tall corn plant I purchased from a nursery 3 years ago. It has been in my front room which is light but has not been in direct sun. Is thriving but we are moving and I thought I would ta

albino hoya(??)

Questionwe have a number of medium sized hoya plants in our living room. about two years ago we took a slip off of one to start a plant for a friend. when the plant grew back at the site where we cut the

Ficus fruit

QuestionHi Will, I have a 6 ficus benjamina that denuded itself a month ago due to improper watering. It is now healthy, putting on new leaves. It has sprouted these small green balls, towards the end of

need info. on the ZZ plant

QuestionHi, Im looking for any kind of information on the house plant call the ZZ Plant. I bought the plant at Wal-Mart. Thank you, Mary AnswerMary, Zamioculcas zamiifolia is the latin name for your ZZ plant. It w

small palm

QuestionMy houseplant palm has been slowly dying and then now I noticed there is this weird fuzzy like green stalks growing out of the middle of the trunk. What is happening to my plant???? AnswerHi Lainey, There

Plumeria

QuestionHi, We were given the name of a supplier of plumeria here in the US, in Florida. They said to go to the web site for Plumeriagardens.com. I can not find such a site. Do you know of a reliab

help!!

QuestionI have a china doll plant. at first i think i under watered it and most of it died so i cut it back. now it doesnt grow at all. what should i do it went form about 6in plant to 1 inch! i also have a w

moses in the bullrushes

Questionwhat does moses in the bullrushes look like? thank you. AnswerToot, Go to the following address and look at the 3rd and 4th pictures. That is Rhoeo or Moses in the Bullrushes. If you cant get to that websi

what are these things

Questionive recently purchased a crate full of house plants from a local garage sale. i know that i have two hibiscus and some ivy, but i have these purple tinged plants that have almost a velvety texture, the woman

hybiscus in the garden

QuestionI bought a hybiscus plant in a pot almost 2 months ago. I planted it in my garden, in a spot facing the afternoon sunlight. It bloomed and, despite not having grown much, it was fine, until today, when I not

Transfering plants from indoor to outdoors

QuestionI was wondering if moving plants from indoors to outdoors, during summer, and then moving them back in the winter is better for them than just leaving them indoor all the time.. For example, I have friends t

aloe vera help...

QuestionHi ... i have had this aloe for about three years now... it is in a rather large pot and has been repoted several times... Recently some of the stems have been turning a very light green and feeling mushy..

orchids and outdoor bushes

QuestionI have two questions: 1- I went to Hawaii in March 2003 and bought this tiny orchid plant (unfortunately, I forgot the name of the orchid) to Southeast Michigan. It had only two tiny leaves. I planted