bromeliad bloom

QuestionHello! My mother recd a bromeliad for Christmas. Since then there has not been much change in the bloom. She was told the entire stalk would turn red. There is small red & the top is yellow and is very tight

Kentia Palm

QuestionRead your answer to other question about a Kentia palm and I have similar situation but with mine. Details: 3 plants growing as a group in same pot.(transplanted into) pot is slightly larger than plastic po

desert rose root rot

Questionmy desert rose root base is soft and rotting from the inside. havent watered it in a month. do you have any suggestions. i live in Georgia and the plant is inside the house in good sun. thanks Answe

peace lily problem

QuestionI have had a peace lily about 4 years. The leaves are turning black, and get really wrinkly. I have cut off leaves like this, and new shoots are coming out. But now more of the leaves are turning black. Im t

Jasmine houseplant

QuestionI have a plant under grow lights in my basement for the winter and it has done very well outside during the summer season. Yet the past couple of months the leaves have gotten increasingly chlorotic. &

Philodendron blisters?

Question Philly plant I have looked everywhere on the internet trying to determine what is wrong with my philodendron. I dont know the species exactly, but it looks closest to the picture attached. I bought

Aloevera disease.

QuestionI have a farm of Aloevera near of 4 hectors. Now a days the leaf of aloe were going to little dry and its have a 4 -6 points like a button. Now I am not using any chemical and medication. Now what are

flower id

Questionpink flower QUESTION: I received a boquet of flowers frommy husband, and in them was a very unique flower I would very much like to know what it is, and if it is viable in the midwest area (Illinois)-

When and how to prune a Sheffelera

QuestionDear Mr Creed, I inherited a sheffelera plant when a neighbor left for Singapore six years ago. It is 19 inches tall from ground level to top of crown. It sits inside a double pane sliding French door and r

white fungus on myrtle topiaries

Questionone by one our myrtle topiaries are developing a white fungus on the interior plant stems. it begins with killing the leaves, then finally the entire plant. it also will move from plant to plant.  

House Plants/Red Sisters - PART 2

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Darlene: I read your advice on taking care of the Red Sister plant. I just had a few follow up questions: 1) You mention towards the end of your response to mist during the winter. Im relati

Verigated arkoricola - Braided

QuestionI also recieved a arkoricola plant. To me it looked like it had been pruned back and had lots of leaves in the middle. They have since fallen off and I have one of the canes that dont have any sh

Arabian Jasmine Care

QuestionQUESTION: I have a nice Arabian Jasmine we purchased at Lowes on Sunday. We live in Houston, TX, where the winters are very mild if not warm and the plant is indoors in any case. I re-potted the plant in q

White moss on strawberry plants

Question Strawberry1 I have two strawberry plants growing on my veranda. Both get sufficient light, I try not to over water and have been healthy since I repotted them. It has been about a month or two since

podocarpus macrophylla

QuestionHi I have been given a small bonsai podocarpus macrophylla and it has looked really healthy....but it has developed brown scab like things on the underside of some of the leaves. The thing is it seems to go

INDOOR TREE LIKE HIBISCUS

QuestionI AM SEEING NO FLOWERS. WE REPLANTED HIBISCUS INTO LARGER POT. BECAUSE THE POT WE HAD WAS TOO SMALL. WE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH SPIDER MITES. WENT DOWN TO HOLDRIGES GOT A LARGER POT LA

Droopy dracena

QuestionI bought a dracena marginata at the store but it is not doing well since bringing it home. Originally, there were three stalks, but one got very soft and mushy near the top and all the leaves fell off. Now,

Ponytail Palm problem

QuestionHello. I have searched the Internet for answers to what my ponytail palm is doing and I cannot find any specific to my concerns. I recently received it as a left over from a funeral arrangement. It is

dividing twin palms

QuestionI have a queen palm that has a twin growing from its side. Can I divid these without killing both? AnswerHi Robert, I have never seen or heard of a Queen Palm producing offsets or side-shoots that could be

bromelid pups

QuestionHi I have 2 pups that i put into small pots a year ago. Nothing seems to be happening. Am i doing something wrong? Please get back to me Thankyou AnswerJean Witho