Schefflera house plant

Question Schfflera My three year old Schefflera spends the summer months in the back of my sunroom and only receives direct sunlight for a brief time in early morning with bright filtered light the rest of th

pests on schefflera

QuestionI bought two small schefflera and after I brought them home, I started seeing some spots on the younger leaves (the ones at the top of the plant). Some of the leaves also look like theyve been eaten a

Beaucarnea recurvata

QuestionI have had my pony tail palm about 35 years and it has been in the same 14 x 18 inch pot for that length of time. It was about 3 tall when I bought it and it is now 8 feet tall. The base of

money plant/ Pachira

QuestionHello, I have had this plant now for 14 years and I have followed your advice in the past. She looks old and weary. My question is what is the lifespan of this plant? Thank you in advance for your time. Ans

Roots growing under pot

Questionroots QUESTION: Hello, I have a plant who is in a pot with holes at the base. Roots have began to grow thorugh the holes and are entwinning. Im thinking that when the time comes to repot the plant I w

Pineapple House Plant

QuestionI have a pineapple house plant. The pineapple is now yellow. I know it is time to cut it off. Need to know how to cut it off. Also, will another pineapple grow from the existing plant or is the only way to g

Canela plant

Question Canela tree- Jowita Several weeks ago (about 5) I bought a Canela plant. Its about 5 feet. The tag said the plant is suitable in sunny as well as in shady areas and a perfect place would be a s

Cats and Asthma

QuestionHi, Im an asthma patient and I have a cat. I cant take risk to keep anything that is toxic to her.....Is there any Asian/Indian(tropical) plant to help us both? Thank you. AnswerSenjuti, You can find a lis

plants and light

QuestionWill, Hi. Do normal home lights, incandescent and fluorescent, help plants grow indoors, or only grow lights help? AnswerHi John, You ask a good question because there is a great deal of confusion ab

mandevilla plant

QuestionI purchased a mandevilla plant in the spring I live in Manitoba Canada and would like to keep my mandevilla over the winter we have a sunroom on the south of our house with in floor heat temp gets up to 70 i

night blooming cercus

QuestionFive years ago my night blooming cercus had one bloom and it opened fine and was beautiful. Last year it had one bud but it went limp before opening. This year I had two large buds, but just before they were

corn palm

QuestionQUESTION: I have two corn palms which I bought around two months apart. The first I watered as per instructions 7-10 days but after around three weeks the leaves began to turn brown so I stopped watering but

mandevilla vine care for winter

QuestionI have mandevilla vine and would like to know if I should cut it down to 6 inches for the winter or leave it like it is. Do I need to give it plenty of light or will it do ok in the basement as long as I kee

jade plant and oriential pepper plant

Questionhave a 30 year old jade plant was in the house all summer and was watered to much started to loose its leaves. I replanted the plant. Do they ever re-root? Is there anything I can do to save the

purple calla lily with spotted leaves

QuestionQUESTION: my calla was out doors all summer and did very well but the stems were like rubber and bent over the blossoms didnt open all the way now its inside,its frost time here in vermont the leaves are tur

mandeville plant

Questioni had my mandeville plant outdoors, it froze and the leaves are all falling off, can i cut it back and will it grow again. AnswerHi Charlotte, Mandevillas are okay in temps close to, but not below, freezi

38 year old Rubber Tree houseplant dying

QuestionMs. Kittle, I have a 38 year old rubber tree, my father gave us when we married. Stretched out it is currently about 8 feet tall. I have successfully air-layered it two times(couple of yea

Sticky substance on Stephanotis Plant

QuestionI have a Stephanotis palnt that recently started to produce a very sticky substance on its leaves. It is in a 6 pot, in an east window, on a circular trellis. I think I have had it for approximately 2 years

scale on potted orange jasmine

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I have a 5-foot orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata) in a pot. It was given to me two years ago by a friend who moved out of her very sunny apartment. Unfortunately, where I have it, it gets br

Cactus fungi?

Question Column Cactus I have a 5 tall Column actus (Cereus Urugauayanus?) with three separate sprouts. As you can see in the attached picture, one of the arms has what seems like a white powder or perhaps sc