What are all these light labels?

QuestionHello! I have several indoor plants, I want to get more, but I dont know exactly what it means when theres full sun, partial, direct sun, so I dont know which plants to get. I got confused with all these lab

stem rooting

QuestionI am looking to purchase some software on stem rooting, do you have any web site in mind that I might find some good software in this subject. &nb

scale on a plant

QuestionHelp, please! Every year about this time I discover scale on my schefflera (sp?) What is the best way to get rid of it? Strong chemicals arent a good choice as it is still snowing here and

scale on houseplant

QuestionIs there a way to rid a schefflera (sp?) of scale. It shows up every year at this time. I cant take the plant outside to treat it as we still have cold and snow. What chemicals or organic t

house plant identity

QuestionHi Darlene, I recently bought an african violet, and also a couple of foliage plants( I assume ). Let me describe them to you. Ill describe the leaf color and texture. Top of leaf is deep red, with green vei

Norfolk Pine is sick

QuestionI have a Norfolk Pine that had two main trunks. One whole portion of the tree died. It started getting black on the tips, the tips curled down slightly and then all of the branches on that stalk dried out co

Fungas Gnats

Question Hi, I have Fungas Gnats flying in my houseplants. I purchased the Garden Alive product called Knock-out Gnats. It works but they keep coming back. I water the plants once a week with the Knock-

I had 2 china doll plants...

QuestionI had 2 china doll plants I had to destroy because the plants were infested with mealy bugs. (Really disgusting!) These plants are rare and expensive. I love the china doll plants, but now

Ficus and Bonsai Trees

QuestionGood afternoon! I have just recently purchased a ficus tree and a VERY small bonsai tree from Home Depot and Lowes. I do not have a green thumb in the slightest, and need as much information abou

calla lillys

QuestionI have a calla lilly in a 10 in. pot given to me by a friend & have no idea what to do with it. I live in So. Texas & have the plant ouside on my patio. Should the soil stay moist & how about sun

Spots on Jade plant

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - There are small white spots on my jade plant. I can rub off the spots on some of the leaves, but not on others. The plant appears healthy and continu

leaf loss

QuestionI have what I just identified on another garden site as a Croton, a with bright yellow orange and green leaves. It is in a relatively shallow glass bowl filled with dirt, on a pedestal, for decoration

Monterey Bay Brush Cherry

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Hi, I hope you can help. I bought for my wife two Monterey Bay Brush Cherry trees from a nursery and they have almost completely died. For Moth

i have a ivy plant that was...

Questioni have a ivy plant that was given to me by my mother. it has grown alot now ive started to weave like braiding legs in pairs of two. is that bad will they choke eachother. i put the plant in a new pot about

Pest Identification

QuestionMy neighbor has some eggs in her house plants that we cant figure out just what they are. They are in all of her plants. All the plants are diferent typs and locations within her house. The eggs are about 1/

yellowing palm

QuestionHi there, Im so sad. I have a new frondy friend that is yellowing. This is a tall, 6 foot, palm. I repotted it as soon as I got it, weeks ago, the soil now has a whitish firm surface.

Dracaena propagation

QuestionHello, I believe the type of Dracaena is Janet Craig. I was given a 3-ft piece which was lopped off at the bottom, hence no roots. I put it in water to root. Then I read I should root it in sand or in Perlit

Croton House Plant

QuestionI have a plant - Codiaem (Croton) that Ive had for about 5-6 years. I had it at work under artificial light all this time but I changed jobs. It did fine at my new job the first year and then now

Fast growing plant that reacts to salt

QuestionHey, Im doing a school project and Id like to know if you know of a plant that will grow quickly and react to extra salt in a negative way. If its usually available for cheap, thats an added bonus, I d

peace lily part 2

QuestionI was going to send you some pictures but now for some reason my computer wont accept my camera... of all the luck! It is a large plant. all of the leaves are curled up and wilted over curling up