golden pothos

Questionhow to prune them AnswerHi Jackie, It is best to prune vining plants, including Golden Pothos, before it looks obvious that they need pruning. Delaying pruning often means the vines lose older leaves near

Yucca Plants

QuestionI have two floor to ceiling yucca plants that I saved from destruction. Their leaves were turning brown so I have repotted them but their leaves are still turning brown. What can be done to stop

chamaedorea cataractarum

QuestionI just bought a chamaedorea cataractarum (cat) palm at Costco - beautiful and healthy. The tag on it says requires filtered natural light or good office light. Allow soil surface - to just begin to dry

Ficus Benj.

QuestionThis is going to sound odd, most likely, but i have had my ficus tree for 30 years and I would like to trim it back, then transport it down to southern Florida and transplant it in the wild and let it go. I

Dying Jade Plant

Question Dying Jade My Jade plant has been slowly dying for over 6 months now. The leaves are drying out and falling off. The slowly turn black and sparkly looking (as though they were dipped in su

calamondin citrus mitis

Questionhi, i bought a citrus plant a few weeks ago the leaves have curled and most have fallen off can you please advice on how best to look after this plant, will the leaves grow back? and also how do i get the

Need to know the name of this plant/tree

QuestionThere is a plant/tree that I want but am no longer sure of its name. Ive seen it potted and believe it is a house tree/plant. It has twig stems and petal like things that are shaped like coins (about the siz

philodendron梤eason for split leaves

QuestionMy friend gave me a vine-type Philodendron to rescue. Thinking that it was in its death throes and beyond saving, I cut off all the dead or dying foliage and set the pot outside in my eastern Kansas ya

Mother-In-Law Plant

QuestionI have a Diffenbachia (I dont know how to spell it), also known as mother-in-law tongue. I have had it for YEARS (at least 30). Occasionally I have to remove bottom leaves, as they yellow and loo

Brown Turkey Indoor Fig Tree

QuestionI got the brown turkey fig tree as a gift a year ago. It was outdoors on the deck all spring and summer. It produced the loveliest figs about 13 however a lot of them fell off before

pony palm

QuestionMy pony palm has lost all of its leaves and is mushy on the stem, but not mushy at the bottom. Should I cut off the mushy part to encourage the leave to grow? Or how do I get the leaves to start growing agai

Pachira Braided Money Tree

QuestionAre the leaves of the Pachira Briaded Money Tree plant toxic to cats? AnswerHi Nancy, Pachira is one of those plants that some sources claim are poisonous and some say it is not. However most s

Repotting Mature Yucca

Question Repot Yucca Hello Will, (this is a resend - I forgot to attach the picture). I am about to repot my Yucca and I would very much appreciate some advice. Its 22 years old and hasnt been repotted for about 5

Please help me identify my plant

Question What_is_this_plant Hi, Im hoping you can help me figure out what this plant is. Ive had it for about 10 years and its now almost 12 feet tall. Ive collected two babies from it in a rather bumbl

Peace Lily Infestation

QuestionI have a Peace Lily that i just repotted and after repotting noticed that the leaves and flowers were turning brown. So I looked even harder at it and noticed little white worms which I am found out to

Massangeana Cane plant leaves

Question Massangeana Cane Plant I recently purchased a Massangeana Cane plant. When I brought it home the leaves had begun to turn brown. I watered the plant as it was dry, but the leaves are continuing to turn brow

House plant with eastern exposure

QuestionHello. I have a table in the L.R. in front of a picture window. The window is Eastern exposure. Is there a houseplant that I can grow in this climate? AnswerHi Ilene, There ar

Is this fluoride sensitivity?

Question Brown Tips I have a few questions regarding one of my tropical house plants. Firstly, I have a Rhoeo spathacea nana variegta (Variegated Hawaiian Dwarf) plant that has browning tips which I think ma

Browning Tips on Hawaiian Dwarf

Question Lighting Set-up I asked a question about browning tips on a hawaiian dwarf plant and it would not allow me to upload multiple pictures. Here is the picture of my lighting set-up. AnswerHi Alanna, &

aloe vera ?fungi/disease

Question Aloe Vera I have an aloe vera plant. It is fairly big, in a big pot. Using moisture control soil. Recently the leaf portion of the plant starting at the tip (away from the root) has been s