Browning leaves- pygmy date palm

QuestionHi Darlene, Recently I bought a pygmy date palm from Walmart (about two weeks ago). When I purchased it, one or two leaves were brown. Initially I placed it 4-5 feet away from the window in a pretty h

Ming Aralia / Mealybugs

QuestionHi Will, I found your recent instructions on treating an indoor Ming Aralia with a mealybug infestation. Im afraid Im in the same boat. I have just sprayed both of my Aralias with the 5 part water / 1 pa

Ficus lyrata shape

QuestionI just bought a big ficus lyrata tee that stands about 6 feet high and is 4-5 feet wide. Its kind of wild looking compared to well-groomed pictures Ive seen online. I can deal with the randomness of the tree

Burnt Plant?

Question Plant Hi Will, I received an umbrella plant in March from my grandmothers funeral. I placed it in front of a south-facing sliding glass door and watered it once a week when I water all my indoor plan

citronella mosquito plant

Questioni planted them in 10 inch pot the larger one and mircle grow potting soil, its doing great. but the small ones in 3 inch pots i planted the same way and they are starting to get limp and water doesnt even he

Braided Ficus Tree

QuestionAfter reading everything I could find about Ficus tree problems, I still could not find what the results of over-watering looks like. The leaves of my tree have blemishes that dont seem to match what others

caring for Mass Cane

QuestionHi Will, I was just about to re-pot my Mass Cane (Dragonnier Massangena) when I read on your site that it is not necessary to re-pot these plants. My plant stands 4 ft. from bottom of the pot to top of the l

Pachira (Castano de Guayana)

Question Pachira pachira Hi there! I could use some expertise! I have owned this plant for five years. Its doing relatively well, but I have noticed that the soil is slowly disappearin

Dead and Fungus?

Question The dead and fungi I got this as a small, lily. It was given to me at our local food bank, and was donated by Trader Joes. It lived healthily in my bay window for about 2 months. I felt it was time t

madagascar dragon tree

Questionhi,my drac.marginata is at least 51 yrs old now,only been repotted once,never trimmed and still growing,is this normal for a plant to live this long AnswerShaun, It is unusual but they can live to be

maranta

QuestionGreetings from Croatia! I have just bought a young maranta. As my previous one died, I consulted your web site before even touching it. I think I now understand why the old one died. You say DO NOT MOVE I

Salmon, almost orange potted lillies

QuestionI inherited several lily plants from my mother, who had them for eons, said she got them as a wedding gift which would be 80 yrs. ago. They have not been repotted for about 6 yrs. Small bulblets

elephant plants

QuestionI read one of the questions on her from another expert, that if you have fugus on your elephant plant that you can use lysol to kill the fugus. I had some genetric lysol, and spray the plant. Now, my plant l

HELP! Burnt Palm Tree

QuestionI am not sure of the kind of Palm I have.....It looks like an outdoor palm, but I keep it inside....its about 6 feet tall. The Palm is 35 years old.... I made a huge mistake and fertilized it at the trunk. I

I need help identifying this plant

Question unknown plant A friend recently gave me this plant it is really pretty and Id like to research the plant so i know how to care for it but I have no idea what it is. She told me it was a spider plant

My gardenia has insects

Questionhi i need help with my gardenia. i buy it weeks ago and today i find spider webs and it has like little insects. I put poison in the plants with insect spray and the insects are gone. but now its the leaves

Mother In laws Tongue

Question #1 #2 I have had this plant for almost a year. It came as part of a dish with multiple plants. The corn plant was dying so I separated this and the lemon lime plant into separate dishes. I also

spider plant URGENT!!!!!!!!

Questionhi darlene i have a spider plant and seems to be starting to mature with a white stripe going down the middle of the leaves and i was wondering is this a variegated or non variegated plant and does it

spider plant URGENT!!!!

Questionhi Richard i have a variegated spider plant{it has a white line running down most of its leaves} and i have four different locations i could put it in and id like you to tell me which location out of the fou

my plant needs your help!

QuestionI have a 7 indoor umbrella plant, living in a 20 pot, that is about 30 to 32 years old and Ive had it its entire life. Lately I have noticed this strange white film covering the dirt, howev