Aralia (California Ming)

QuestionHi Will, If I remember correctly I have a california ming, approx. 18 inches tall. I purchased in about June this summer and found that it did well in our bathroom directly in front of a north facing window

red spots on spider plant roots

QuestionOur spider plants in our greenhouse are one to two years old and we noticed that some of them started to turn light green and yellow. So we started to transplant them into bigger pots and we noticed that som

Little Black Bugs

QuestionHello Will! I have noticed over the past several weeks little black bugs on the dirt of a houseplant of mine. The bugs can fly as they do this when I am watering them. They do not seem to be eat

Dying Houseplant

Question HousePlant1 Mr. Creed, please help us identify the plant pictured. The plant was originally part of a dish garden that also included a vine. Both plants were recently repotted because they outgrew th

Hawaiin Schefflera

QuestionI have had this schefflera for several years and it has died back to 1 (one) stalk about 24 high and it is thriving but I want to have it look a little fuller. How do I start new stalks of the scheffle

Zebra Plant

Question Zebra plant Hi, I was given a zebra plant that is almost dead. It has two or three tiny shriveled leaves on the top of a bare stalk. Where the leaves have come out the little stalk I beli

Sticky droplets on Pachira

Question Pachira sap droplets Hi Will--I saw your 3/16/2006 advice about sticky droplets on a Pachira plant. My Pachira, which Ive had for 10 years, has started developing droplets on both sides of the

Arboricola Braid

QuestionMy house plant is out of control!!! Lol. Ive had this plant a few years now. It had 3 twisted together but one died! I made the mistake of pulling dead one out so now the 2 are not really twisted anymore!! I

Hedera Ivy 2 months old

Question Ivy I bought a my Ivy right before Christmas and it has been growing really well. Im not exactly sure how to take clippings to start new ones, Some people have advised me to clip just below the leaf

dwarf lime growing weird?

QuestionHi there! Im hailing from Southern Ohio, in the USA, but my question is in regards to an indoor plant. Its a dwarf lime tree, which I received from a mail-order nursery about 2 years ago now. I originally

Christmas Cactus advise.

QuestionMy Christmas cactus was outside while gone for holiday and was hit by frost. The leaves are wilted but after a week have not died. Is calcium good for cactus or is there something better to help it along? A

Christmas Cactus scent

QuestionWe have recently aquired a very large, well established christmas cactus from a relative and we all notice that there is a strong smell of dog poop wafting from the plant. It is on an elevated table, no anim

opuntia care

Question opuntia plant hello thank you for helping me. i have a 25-30 year old opuntia (prickly pear) plant. the trunk is sturdy and round. the new pads grow in a nice green colo

Aechmea Plant

Question Aechmea Bloom Hi Will, we have a bunch of aechmea plants here in the office which are beautiful. Hopefully when they trade them out for new plants I can get one to take home. I dont have

about nematodes in my plant .

QuestionPlease, could you give me some information about nematodes in sheflera plant . i am an egyption man.thank you . AnswerEssam, 1st thing is that many nematodes are beneficial often at

sick yucca tree

QuestionI bought a young yucca tree in 2010 and it did wonderful its first 6 months. I had to move into a smaller apartment with very little light, and as I lived in upstate NY I had to bring it inside for the winte

brown spots and tips on yucca tree

Questionyucca tree QUESTION: I bought a yucca tree in upstate NY, 2 yrs ago in the summer. It did well for the first 6 months or so and as winter started coming I brought it indoors. It almost completly

hybernate a fig tree

QuestionWe live in New York and were given a fig tree this fall. We were told to hibernate it indoors in a cool place. Then it would bear figs next year. I guess at that time, we could put it outside? How do we care

water stains on gardenia leaves

QuestionHi, I live in Mitla, Oaxaca, MX @ 6,500 ft altitude. It is a high, semi-desert valley. Day temp up to 80 & 40 at night. My gardenia is a potted outdoor plant is is doing well in spite of t

ponytail palm repotting

QuestionWe have a 30 inch ponytail plant (indoors) that is doing well, but the roots are so shallow that the plant is falling over and will probably uproot. I could add several inches of soil to the current po