berries on umbrella plant

Questionmy umbrella plant that i have had for 12 yrs has suddenly flowered and produced purple looking berries,is this normal? AnswerHi Michelle, It is unusual for indoor Scheffleras to flower and produce berries,

Cronton

QuestionI have 4 cronton plants, and some are doing pretty good. Most are in the south window. One is dying, but the leaves are real small. There are what looks like new growth on the side of the stalk. I dont know

Corn Stalk plant

QuestionHello, I have been given a corn stalk plant and was wondering if it is poisonous. I have a cat that sometimes likes to chew on plants and wanted to know if the plant was safe for her to be around. Tha

fiddle leaf fig: rot treatment?

Questionbrown edges QUESTION: hi, i read a similar post of yours regarding drainage and root rot for fiddle leaf fig plants. i just purchased one from another owner and watered it (probably before it needed

help with jade tree leaf drop and spots

Questionjade brown spots QUESTION: Hello, Thanks in advance for your time. I was hoping you could provide some urgent advice on how to deal with a jade leaf drop problem. This is quite a large tre

Dwarf Banana Tree Production

QuestionHello- I was given a dwarf banana tree almost two years ago. It has grown quite large and has grown three smaller stalks next tot the main trunk. The tree stays indoors in my NC classroom from Sept. th

My floppy Fittonia

Question My floppy fittonia Hi Will, It is me again. I found the bigger green leaves look a bit curly. Some of them even get quite dry and turn yellow. There are LED growing lights with red, blue and green color 2-

Lighting for Chinese Evergreen

QuestionHi, I live in a small apartment with too few windows, and as a plant lover I am trying to see how many plants I can get away with. I got a Chinese Evergreen because of its reputation in low light and i

soil fungus

QuestionOk I live in a subtropical area on the Oregon coast. I have quite a few house plants most of them gifts meaning i dont know what they are or how to care for them. My biggest problem here seems to be that the

Tabernaemontana holstii

Question T. Hostili Hi, Ive had this plant for about 1 year and it has been growing beautifully. It has flowered many times. It is in a 16 clay pot, fast draining soil. It needs water about 2x per

oriental pepper plant

QuestionI have been given a beautiful orienta pepper plant. It has purple, yellow, orange and red peppers. Do I need to pick or prune any of the peppers for it to bloom more? If so, what color are the ripe peppers t

My New Moon Cactus

Question My Moon Cactus I just bought a moon cactus and it is about 2.5 tall. I also bought a glass bowl and was wondering if I could move my cactus into it. Would there be draining problems? Also, what kind o

Peace Lily????

Question plant i was just given this plant, I think it is a peace lily, but the flowers are not white, they are green. they have no white in them at all. Any ideas? AnswerMarlena, It is a peace lily.

Papyrus overgrown for area

QuestionI have papyrus in a water feature which has become very large. Although it is healthy and rapidly enlarging, it no longer fits well in the space it was intended to complement. Should I trim it ba

Coral Cuctus

QuestionI have a new Coral Cactus and have it in a large pot with some unusual succulents. I have been watering it, along with the other plants about once a week. Since I bought it, it has been getting some reddish-

dragon palm

QuestionI have a dragon palm that i have had for about 4 years it is in a pot about the size of 5 gallon bucket one of the stalks is almost touching the ceiling can i cut it and reroot it? AnswerJessica, I believe

Grow lights

QuestionHi, I am experienced in growing moth orchids and am ready to try other kinds however, my home doesnt have sufficient light for some. Can you recommend which kind of grow lights I should get? Thanks, Alex

Cutting Corn Plants

QuestionMy wife was told she could cut off our very tall corn plant, re-plant the top and the base would sprout. 1. Is that true? 2. Where and when will the sprouts occur? The old one had 3 evenly

Plant identification and help!

QuestionCalthea? QUESTION: Hi Will, I wonder if you could help me with this? Firstly, Im not sure what kind of plant this is (see pic). Im pretty sure its some kind of calthea but after that Im stumped. Se

dividing a kangaroo paw fern

QuestionI have a VERY large hanging kangaroo paw fern that I would like to divide into two or three plants. The roots are wrapped around the pot and I dont know how to even begin. When the cold weather comes I want