Gardenia braid

QuestionHi, I purchased a gardenia braid a couple weeks ago. I went to water it today and found it covered with spider webs and little specks of something crawling around. Help AnswerMichelle, It

re-potting canes

QuestionQUESTION: I read that you said you dont have to re-pot yet i want to,I want to know the right way to do this for I have some I get from my job that are in need to be re-potted for there will be one in one po

jade plant disease

QuestionDear Will, I have a beautiful jade plant that has had a silvery-white shiney and flaky material on the leaves for a couple of years. Now I am noticing the leaves are yellowing, dropping, and some leave

African Violet

QuestionI have had many african violets over the years. Ive repotted, started new plants from leaves and had many, many blooms! But I have never had the problem that I now have...new inner leaves are very hair

Palm houseplants

Question Sick Palms :( I have a some questions: Ive been buying palms for several years and seem to have the same problem. They never do great. They get this sticky, shiny disease on them, they seem to loose

Rabbit foot fern

QuestionI have a rabbits foot fern that is a couple of years old. I mist it frequently every week, water it sparingly, have it hanging near a window that faces south. (I live in FL on the gulf coast side.) The rhizo

Plant Identification??

Question Identification? Hello Will, I inherited this plant about 5 years ago from a former employee. the plant was very small at the time and was shrivled up. I brought in miracle grow and watered it frequen

moms plant

Question Plant My Mom got this plant from my Grandpas funeral (her father) she has no idea what kind it is she put a post on Facebook but no one has responded can you please help? She said it is starting to d

Challenges With Two Plants

QuestionQUESTION: Hi; First-off, my Jasmine Maid-of-Orleans (Jasminum Sambac), is 26 tall (I got it from Jenes Tropicals, in Florida, as a 28-30 tall, 3-gallon specimen, but, had to cut the tips off some because th

House plants/ Palms

Question Sick Palm I have a some questions: Ive been buying palms for several years and seem to have the same problem. They never do great. They get this sticky, shiny disease on them, they seem to loose al

transplant shock of Dracaena plant

QuestionQUESTION: I have transplanted my Dracaena plant which I have had for a couple of years. It has been doing good but not great! I transplanted it to a pot that was about 1 1/2 wider and I put some

coconut plant and figplants tips

QuestionHello there! I have a coconutplant, a babyplant at this stage. My problem is that all the leaves gets burn and dies. Its is my third coconutplant, the first one that I grow on the French Rivieria, France go

hibiscus potting

QuestionRecently I received two hibiscus as a gift. The plants have a lot of buds and are blooming. My concern is that the amount of soil on the plants is quite small. I thought I should repo

flies and dwarf alberta spruce

Questionhow can i get rid of flies around my dwarf alberta spruce trees ? AnswerSteve There are no flies in particular that I know of that are pest on Dwf Alberta Spruce...I would 1st checkout what is near, under o

Diefferenbachia(spelling?)

QuestionI have two of these plants that seem to like my counter top behind my faucet next to the kitchen window. I have had these for about 2 years and have never repotted. I soak the soil once a week but never let

Jade bending 90 degrees

QuestionHave a jade plant that, if straight, would be 3 tall--- but taint straight; is bending almost 90 degrees. How to straighten? May I remove from soil and put the bend below the surface? Alternatively, may I s

Gardenia bonsai

QuestionHi, I was given a gardenia bonsai in Jan. It has lots of new growth on it . . . No blooms yet. I am concerned about having to water it often and that I may forget about it. Can I convert it to a regula

sick yucca

QuestionOur clinic received a yucca plant last fall as a gift. Sometime in late winter the plant began developing a tannish, dusty appearance to the leaves, which can be wiped off to some degree with a rag. Some of

Repotting Split Leaf Philodendrun

QuestionMy plant is about 20yrs old. Live in Cleveland OH and in the fall I bring the plant into the house and put out again in the spring. It takes two of us to move it. Pot is 30 in diameter and

pothos plant

QuestionHi My name is Latisha Houston and i love plants but have had a hard time in the past trying to one alive. I just recently purchase a Golden pothos and I have had it for about a month now and it is doing very