Identify my house plant

QuestionHouse Plant QUESTION: Hi Richard, I was told this is from the calathea family but cant find it. Could you identify it for me and advise how to look after it please. It looks like a minature bird of pa

Neem spray ok on succulents with fuzzy leaves?

QuestionHi Will, Ive been using cold-pressed neem oil (Dyna-Gro) mixed with water and liquid soap on my houseplants occasionally as a preventive measure to avoid pest infestations. Recently I purchased some s

Ti plant is turning yellow and black

QuestionI have had my Ti plant for around 7 years. I have not repotted the plant recently and water my plant every week. It has always grown well and is now about 3 feet in height. The pot it is in is 65 quart

trimming potted ericas

QuestionHi there. Can you give me some info on trimming ericas? I have a potted erica, and very little experience with house plants. It seems to be done blooming and the flowers look dead, as do the stalks they are

re potting of luckey bean

QuestionHi I have 2 Lucky bean plants. The plants are in a ceramic kind of a pot with no drainage and is topped of with small pebbles. One of them is having a lot of dried up leaves. It is near the window and is r

peace lilly and

QuestionI have a peace lilly its gotten so big I dont have a room to put it 4 ft high 4 ft wide is there any way to cut it back so i dont hurt the plant AnswerCindy, It can be divided into 2 or 3 pots but this is

Repot Pony Tail Palm

QuestionWill.... I HAVE A PONY TAIL PALM THAT IS OVER 40 INCHES TALL AND BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE HAD IT FOR YEARS, AND WATER IT VERY SELDOM, AND WHEN I DO THE WATER GOES ALMOST TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER. BECAUSE OF

worms in my houseplants

QuestionHello, I have a rubber tree plant, and I notice today, while takeing care of it, and notice I have little gray worms on the top of my plant, what can I do to get rid of them? Thank you Kristy AnswerWithout

English Ivy

QuestionI typically use English Ivy as trailers in my outdoor potted plants and bring them in to be repotted by themselves in the Fall. My latest ivy was brought in around the end of September and potted. &nbs

Hawaiian Scheffleura

QuestionI have a Hawaiian Scheffleura and have had it for 30 years. This year it has produced green to light green berry looking blooms. Why is it producing these berries? Is this its bloom after a

sheffalera plant

QuestionI have a sheffalera plant..and the leaves are falling off, several everyday. The tips turn black, some of the leaves turn completely black, some of the leaves have brown spots on the leaves, some have tiny b

Ming tree

QuestionI have a ming (well several trunks in one pot) got her from a friend that couldnt care for her anymore.. The Pot is PLASTIC....around 16 inches tall and 15 inches in diameter. The trunks are varied hei

Citrus plant leaves unhealthy

QuestionHi, I live in India. I have orange and lemon trees grown in pot and are 1 year old each. I recently repotted these plants because I noticed the fading of leaf colour to yellowish-green with dark green veins

Ficus Benjamina

Question ficus brown spots ficus Recently bought a tall spindly ficus from a nursery where it was kept outside packed closely with other trees, not only ficus, and didnt get full sun. Overhead tall tree

Kalanchoe tomentosa

QuestionHello. I have this plant growing in a pot and it recently sprouted what I hope were offshoots. They are stalks that protrude from the center with long hairs near the bottom that look to me like roots or mayb

philodendren

QuestionI have a plant that Ive had 3 years it has always done well but i have to say that i have not ever fertilized it.It has never been sick or had any problem.It is a heart shaped philodendren.a couple weeks ago

Aechmea (Bromeliad)

QuestionThe flower on my plant lasted 8 mos., but is now dry & faded. It has a baby plant. I dont know what to do with it. Could you please send me your article on what to do? Thank you, Penny AnswerHi Penny, I d

pruning my bougainvilla

Questionbougainvilla bougainvilla QUESTION: Hi, I have this bougainvilla that I have summered outside and brought in during the winter. I have done this for two years now. This being the third. &

Systemic treatment for spider mites?

QuestionI have 3 majesty palms about 5 ft tall. I noticed that one is full of spider mites and I bought a sulfur based insecticide that was approved for indoor use. It did smell up the house a bit and I am not

Gnats and bromiliads

QuestionQUESTION: I have a problem with this houseplant, in regards to the central flower. I have noticed that this flower has turned black and very soft and fragile to touch. It also has an unpleasant odor. Is the