allergy to umbrella plant schefflera (?)

QuestionHello, Are Umbrella plants highly allergenic, or could I have a mold in the soil? I have a large umbrella plant that I have owned for many years in my living room. I live in a 900 sq ft condo. My boyf

Dracaena Marginata Issues

Question Full Image Close-up of cracking Hello, I have had my Dracaena Marginata for about two years and it has two trunks; I recently noticed that there are cracks or splitting in the trunks. I

yukka plant

QuestionHi.i have a yukka and it has developed green/blue patches and its stem and bark are soft to the touch.the leaves have all but fallen off as where they join seems wet consequently making them weak.my plant is

ivy

QuestionHello my ivys have been sheading a lot of leaves what I mean is a lot of them are turning yellow. I have about 8 of them.They are put outside when was warm and I brought them in when it got cold,but here lat

Window light

QuestionWe have some thermal windows with a UV coating. Does this have a noticeable effect on houseplants? AnswerJanet, It can depending on how heavy the coating is. If your plants are getting yellow leaves then t

Is my jasmine dying?

QuestionHi! I used to water my potted jasmine once in 3 days. It bloomed beautifully 2 weeks back with lovely white flowers. Last week we went to a holiday for 6 days. The plant was kept away from direct sunlight.

corn plant question

Questionmy husband bought me a indoor dracaena Massangeana corn plant, my question is, the tag says to feed it every 2 weeks with all purpose liquid plant food. I use green bamboo food on all my bamboo

Aechmea Primera

QuestionHi Will, I received a Aechmea planter for a gift after I had back surgery. Never seen or heard of this before, I came online & found your advice on indoor plants & this was one of them. My question is I hav

angle wings

QuestionAll of my angle wing plants, are suffering from white spots on leaves and stems, I have sprinkled seven on the plants but see no difference. They are placed in my shop for the winter which is cool! Is

Gnats in Plants

QuestionHowcan I get rid of gnats in plants? What are soap sprays? Can a schefflera be rooted? AnswerHi Ruby, Flying adult fungus gnats only live for about a week before dying of old age. However, the larvae

oxygen emmiting house plants

QuestionI sleep with lot of aloe vera plants in my bedroom. Does that give me more oxygen in my blood? AnswerHi Douglas, Virtually all plants emit oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide that we exhale. That

rubber plant

QuestionMy rubber plant is about 2 1/2 years old. The lower part of the stem looks like its dying it looks like tree bark but the upper part is green. Is it dying? We just repotted it about 3 weeks ago. AnswerHi An

ivy plant

QuestionI have read most of the answers of all questions asked,my ivy was so getting big and had beautiful green leafs,but fro about 2 months now it has gone limp ,leaves turning some yellow others black,I also put

black spots under croton leaves

QuestionMy croton is about 5 years old and was repotted several months ago when the soil started smelling like rotting soil.I dont know the species. I may have used a soil that I used for the yard and it had some co

Kalanchoe over-watered?

Question Kalanchoe I have had my Kalanchoe for a couple of months now and I thought I was doing well with not watering it too much (about once a week) but it has now gone completely droopy and some of the lea

Need help identifying a plant

Question Plant view A Plant view B Hi there, My boyfriend has a houseplant given to him by realtor almost 14 years ago. It was almost dead when I came into the picture about 5 years ago. After regular

Little Black Balls in indoor potting soil

QuestionHi, I live in the United States in Washington. I have six indoor plants. Three of them are dwarf Umbrella trees and three are spider plants. We have them in terra-cotta pots. Today when I was waterin

black edges on my philodendron

QuestionMy philodendron leaves are turning brown on the edges. I have it in a window facing south and west. Should I be misting the leaves? What is the best fertilizer I should be using? Help AnswerMarie, Any wate

Jade Plant - Disturbed Roots

QuestionJade Plant QUESTION: Ive had my jade plant for two and a half months now. Three weeks ago, the pot tipped over while I was out and fell on its side (not a long fall, perhaps 6 inches). Most of the soi

identifying my plants

Question what am i My mother past away a few months ago and I inherited her house plants....the only one I know for sure is the African violet, please help me with the rest.... AnswerHi Dawni, The only pl