Beefsteak Begonia

QuestionHi Will, Im just wondering about a Beefsteak Begonia. I would like to start another plant with a leaf from my plant. Is it best to use a large leaf or a smaller one? Also what is the best way to root a leaf

yellow edge around a single leaf

QuestionDear Darlene, I have just started taking care of an African violet as a little hobby, I bought an AV from Home Depot it looked healthy and blooming so I bought one May/2012. My bedroom first started facing S

brown tips on palm like plants

QuestionNot sure what the plants names are. One is fan like w/long individual branches and the other one is spiky like branches all coming from the top of the stem the second plant one stem all le

Ficus lyrata...spindly stalks & brown leaf edges

QuestionI have a fiddle leaf plant, currently in my north window. It is in an 18 pot with good drainage, and repotted about eight months ago with moisture control potting soil. Brown spots along the leaf edges have

my indoor Banyan has scales!

QuestionI grew this tree from a seed, and its now (I think) 7 years old. It nearly died the 2nd year because my patio in washington DC gets unbearably hot in the middle of summer. Since then I have been

Unknown hanging plant that needs love

Question Unknown #1 Unknown #2 I got this hanging plant from a friend of a friend, and I need help identifying it. It looks like it needs a bit of love, perhaps a haircut - it appears its lower weight i

moses plant

QuestionPlease help me. I bought a moses plant a couple months ago and several of the large leaves are turning brown and curling too. Looks awful and dont know if I should cut them off or wha

Haworthia wide zebra help

QuestionHi Darlene, I got the wide zebra as a gift back in march. Ive been noticing that the leaves on the bottom are shriveling up and turning brown and dying. I dont think Ive been overwatering it and Ive also rep

CUTTING/REPOTTING PLANT

Question Milo Milo Hi, We have a Massangeana corn plant that was given to us by a good friend that had to move and couldnt take the plant with them due to it being to tall and heavy. We want to prune/cu

calluses on my donkeys tail leaves

Question donkeys tail calluses Brought a matured donkeys tail home from a garden store about a month ago (the pot is pretty full, longest stems are around 7inches long). Lately Ive been noticing small calluse

Mealy bugs

QuestionI have had a jade plant for about 10 years. It has suddenly become infested with mealy bugs. I have tried soap and water and alcohol. I washed each leaf one at a time. They are slowly reapp

BLACK SPOTS ON YUCCA PLANT

QuestionHi...We purchased an indoor yucca plant from nursery that had a few small black round spots on lower leaves....the spots are progressing upward on plant and the bottom leave yellows and shrivels and then I c

DAMAGED MONEY TREE

QuestionI JUST MOVED AND I HAD MY MONEY TREE IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK AND WHEN I GOT TO MY NEW PLACE IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A WEED WACKER TO MY TREE, AND NOW ALL THE LEAVES ARE DAMAGED. WHAT DO I DO? DO I CUT AL

Mandevilla Sangria

QuestionHi Darlene, I have MandeVino. When I bought it 1,5 month ago it had lots of flowers. Now less and less. Some of the leaves are getting yellow, so I water it. But after watering 3-5 healthy flowe

dracaena massangeana Problem

Question full view close up Hi Will, I have had this plant for over 18months now. It is one among the 31 other house plants I have. All the other plants I have, seem to have adjusted to their surroundi

What kind of plant do I have??

QuestionAloe? QUESTION: Can you please tell me what kind of plant this is?? Thanks so much! Robbie ANSWER: Robbie, Yes, you have an aloe vera plant, quite a large one it appears. There are literally hundre

Need to get rid of yellow mushrooms

QuestionWhen Im at college, I have two plants, a christmas cactus (have owned it for approximately 1.5 years) and a spiky plant that occasionally grows long stems with tiny trumpet shaped flowers, which Ive owned fo

algerian ivy

Questioni have aquaired a nice algerian ivy from home depot. i have searched online for how to care for it in terms of where to place it indoors, how much and when to water it, fertilizer requirements, as well as ho

Dendrobium orchid

QuestionHello Will, I recently purchased a dendrobium orchid planted in a 3 clear plastic liner with drainage holes, double potted in a same size ceramic pot without drainage holes. Id appreciate if you would advis

identifiying plant/trimming

Question identifiying plant plant I have this beautiful plant, seems very hardy although it is growing so rapidly and I would like to trim it,as you can see by the pics the bottom 2-3 feet have no leave