Kalanchoe, Portulaca and Umbrella plant

QuestionI am a middle school science teacher an I have several plants in my classroom. I have several Kalanchoe plants that are in six inch round self-watering pots. None have blooms and have not had any

Getting Rid of bad smell in a house plant

QuestionBy Accident my local garden center told me I could use a outdoor Systemic liquid on my inside house plants.They both had bugs on them. I have used sprays in the past but I was told this works better. The sme

rainwater

Questionwould warming water be of any good to my houseplants AnswerMathew, If the water is very cold then yes it would be better to warm it so it does not shock your plants. Most houseplants are tropical plants an

ficus lyrata, brown spots and leaf loss

QuestionHello, I just read your answers to a couple other Ficus-leaf related questions and am hoping you can help me. A couple months ago, I was given a ficus lyrata, about 6ft. tall, with lots of big beautiful d

Falling leaves

QuestionThis summer on our north facing covered porch I grew a beautiful schefflerra. It had grown to be about 4 foot tall and 3.5 feet wide. Brought it in the house for the winter, placed it in my living room also

Do I have sick plants?

QuestionA friend who was moving out of state was about to throw out two plants (an aloe vera and Christmas cactus). She said that they had problems and she didnt know how to fix them. The leaves on the Christmas c

ASPIDISTRAS

QuestionHi. I have had my aspidistra for more than seven years and have had no problems with it whatsoever. But recently, over the last few months or so, leaves have been turning yellow and Ive had to snip them off

Bougainvillea Shrub

QuestionI planted my Bougainvillea Shrub in Sept. and it was doing fine, however, about a month after I planted my Bougainvillea Shrub, we had a rainy period that lasted at least a month, with accumulations thet set

mosquito plant

Questionhi,my question is i have a mosquito plant that i have had for two years, i repotted it last spring and put it outside for the summer and it did very well,i brought it inside this fall and now it seems to be

slow release fertilizer

QuestionGood Morning Dear Will Creed I have plant in the pot with self watering. How to put the slow release fertilizer should be. On top or in the soil. Thank you. Best regards Hidajadi AnswerHi Hidajadi, Slow

Hybiscus Tree Care

QuestionMy husband was given a Hibiscus tree for his birthday in late June. The tree was beautiful all summer and fall. Unfortunately due to our lack on knowledge of this plant we left it outside too lon

maiden hair fern problems

QuestionI am trying to keep my maidenhair with the right humidity to keep it happy now that it had to be moved indoors this winter. I have been misting it, but will set up a pebble tray as the misting is not w

re-potting Ming Aralia question

QuestionHello A month ago we purchased a 6 foot Ming Tree. It did well at first by a window, but then the last two weeks we moved it a little further away and the leaves are dropping, etc. We have been careful not

7 yr old Money tree w/braided trunk - two trunks suddenly die

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I purchased a Money Tree from Target about 7 years ago. It has been moved from dorm to apartment to apartment literally about 10 times in these 7 years. I have never, ever had any trouble w

zizi plant

QuestionI have a zizi plant and it is doing well (I guest), Ive had it for two years now. My question is how or why do I get my leave to shine). AnswerHi Marilyn, I am glad to hear that your ZZ Plant is doin

cant identify plant

Question ?? Hey Darlene, I just found this website and love it! I was actually trying to figure out the difference between the green sweet potato vines and the purple ones. I recently bought a sweet potato to

Split Leaf Philodendron

QuestionHello, About 6 weeks ago I grabbed a cutting of Monstera deliciosa (?), Split Leaf Philodendron. My friend had cut it off her overgrown plant and I brought it home and dropped it in a 5 gallon bucket of wat

Drooping Plant

Question DroopingPlant Hi I have a plant - I am not certain what Type it is but I attached some images for review. That is my first question - What Type of plant is this? I believe I bought this plant in the

Problem with new Yucca plant

QuestionWill, I have recently bought a Yucca plant. It has a tall double headed stem and some smaller stems in the same pot. Over the last week the leaves have started falling off and have now turned yellow and com

Ornamental orange tree dropping leaves after replanting

QuestionI have a 50 year old ornamental orange tree that was starting to drop a lot of leaves. It had not been repotted in a while and so I thought that it might be suffering from root rot as I had read several arti