Wintering over Mandevilla Plants

QuestionIs is possible to keep a Mandevilla Plant alive over the winter in Illinois. If possible how? AnswerI get this question often, and depending how deep the ground freezes in your area will determine whe

Celosia

Question celosia Hi Nick. Could you please help me? I planted some celosia seeds-cockscomb-and now find the tops of the plants are all distorted. I planted them in a mix of wood shavings, coco peat and compost, not

Hurricane damaged queen palm

QuestionAfter Ike, one of the queen palms had the center stalk snap in half. The palm still has a dozen or so palm fronds. The part that snapped was where the new fronds grow. Will the tree survive

Boganvillias not flowering

QuestionI have several boganvillias around the yard and they all seem quite healthy and lush, but none of them have any flowering - I mean none at all. Whats up with that? AnswerBougs are at their best during

Droopy palm

QuestionI have about 6 palm trees that I have grown from seeds. Theyre about 12 months old. Some are doing great, standing up tall, with 2 little fronds. Some, however, dont have any fronds and are

Red Banana Tree leaves browning and dying

QuestionI bought a red banana tree potted in July and it was growing well. Now the outside edges are starting to brown and then die off. It still potted and gets full sun. Some people suggested t

What is wrong with my Foxtail Palm trees?

QuestionWe moved into a house in South Florida that has 3 Foxtail Palm trees in our front yard....but they dont seem to be doing good to me...when the frondes come out some of the leaves start turning black/grey/bro

Here is the picture of our little tree!!

Question picture of tropical tr HI, we just bought a nice tropical house plant. a small tree with leathery long green leaves that grow directly off the trunk. not sure of the kind. but weve just noticed white ch

banana palm babies

QuestionI planted a banana palm in the spring & it has sent out all these baby plants. Is there a way I can harvest / separate them to give to friends? AnswerHi Cindy, yes! but you must wait until they have develop

yacca palm

QuestionI bought a 7 Yucca Palm tree from Home Depot in June 2008, put it in a larger pot and placed it on my back porch. How can I winterize it and keep it on the porch?- I live in Moyock, NC. AnswerHi Carol, you

wintering an hibiscus outdoors

QuestionI live in northern part of Virginia and would like to keep my hibiscus that is planted in the ground through the winter. I have heard of people keeping palm trees by using Christmas lights and burla

burning lychee leaves

QuestionI received this emperor dwarf lychee a few months ago and have noticed that the leaves have begun to start burning at the tip. do you know what the problem for this could be ? AnswerI wouldnt be too concern

sad cane yucca

Questioni got a cane yucca at a garage sail that had been sitting in a 5-gal. bucket of stagnate water. I repotted it and it was doing very well and there was a lot of new growth on top...now that the older le

bannanas

Questionhow can i tell when my bananas are ready to cut AnswerHi Tracy, as the banana fingers swell, they lose the rectangular look and begin to become oval; when you notice a couple of weeks of no more change, the

transplanting massangeana cane

QuestionBought a massangeana cane plant at Home Depot, which appeared to have outgrown its pot. Does this plant need to be transplanted to a slightly larger pot or does it matter how big the next pot is?  

Song Of India

QuestionHi Nick, Thanks for your response. I am actually watering every 1.5-2 weeks because I queried earlier with some symptoms and they suggested I was watering too much. They are planted on either side of our fr

Sago palm trimming

QuestionSouthern Califirnia and when can I trim the bottom fronds off my sego palm? AnswerHi Renee, and welcome! your Sago (either the queen or king)can have its bottom fronds trimmed to suit the look you want; man

Hurricane damaged queen plams

QuestionMy plams were folded over just above the main trunk during the last hurricane. I tried to splint them, but theyre not responding. Im wondering if I can cut the fronds in half to reduce the wind load on them.

RUBBER TREE REPLANTING

QuestionIS IT OKAY TO REPLANT A RUBBER TREE THAT HAS OUTGROWN IT ORIGINAL CONTAINER AND IF POSSIBLE CAN IT BE PLANTED IN THE GROUND. I LIVE IT SOUTH TEXAS NEAR THE GULF AND HAVE BASICALLY WARM WEATHER MOST MONTHS AN

mandevillia

QuestionI have a mandevillia outside.I live in zone 5 in Ohio.How far back should i cut it when i bring it inside soon?The nights are getting close to frost.It is in full bloom right now.I would appreciate your help