elephant ear

Questionhi, i had a question about my elephant ear, upright form. What causes browning of the leaves? On one of my plants leaves the leaf started to turn brown on the edge. It is in full sun, and i

Bouganvillea - Southern FL

QuestionMy wife & I live in NE US and bought a home in South FL. We get to visit 3 -5 times a year for now. We love Bougainvillea plants and planted our first plant approx. 18 months ago. Plant get

Sick Bangalow Palm

QuestionHi i bought 2 healthy bangalow palms 1 mth ago and one isnt looking too happy now. Many of the branches have gone browny-green, and are curling up. The ones that look green still have small dry areas also.

Can a palm tree plant survive indoors?

QuestionHello, I bought a palm tree plant and was advised to water it every 3 days and feed it once a week. I did so, but my plant began to die a week later. I took the plant back to the place that I bought it (thin

Infestation of indoor pygmy palm tree

QuestionGreetings, a few months ago I bought an indoor pygmy palm tree and last week I noticed it is infested with what looks like are spider mites. I have been sparying with a mixture of soap and water and at times

bouganvilla pests:

QuestionFor several years weve had a dwarf bouganvilla. Lately something has been eating the leaves back to the stalk. We have a few grasshoppers but I dont think they can eat as what has been devoured. Cant seem to

sago palm ill

QuestionI have two sagos. Both were perfectly happy when surrounded by grass. Now I put in a cement patio around them and one is turning all yellow. I have never had mulch around them. The contractor watered t

bamboo

QuestionHi, How do you propagate lucky bamboo? (Like the kind bought in vases at the store.) Thanks. AnswerHi Dustin, sure! just make a clean slice through the existing bamboo (actually not really bambo

Hibiscus in Alabama

QuestionI just bought 4 Hibiscus trees (or little shrubs-they are not FULLY grown up). Two of them have beautiful yellow flowers on them. The other two have red ones. I live in Hartselle, Alabama 35640. I got

black elephant ear

QuestionI have had a black elephant ear growing for 2 years - the first year the leaves were black but now they are green. What am I doing wrong? AnswerHi Sandy, Make sure you are growing them in an area wher

HIBISCUS CATAPILLAR

QuestionQUESTION: MY OUTDOOR HIBISCUS HAS A CATAPILLAR PROBLEM...EATING ALL ITS LEAVES A WHITE FUNGUS LOOKING TRAIL. IVE TRIED A FEW DIFFERENT PRODUCTS WITHOUT SUCCESS. CAN YOU SUGGEST SOMETHING? THANKS, ROSARIO AN

sticky fronds

QuestionWhy are the fronds on my indoor palm plant sticky. Not all of them are. it appears to be the new ones. I keep one outside and this does not happen. AnswerShelby Lee, Hi! Indoor palms (as well as many plants

spider mites

QuestionDoes anyone have a natural recipe for spider mites on sheffaleras?? We care for a hotel with wildlife, so we have to be very careful what we spray, as to not kill any ducks!!!! I use 1/2 wa

white bird of paradise & pool pipes

QuestionNick, I have a W. bird of paradise (10 tall) can you tell me how deep the root system will go? I recently found out that the plant is over my pool plumbing. The pipes are about three feet down. &

crape myrtle trees

QuestionWill a crape myrtle tree grow in Reno, NV? It does freeze in the winter. AnswerKaren, they are hardy from zone 7 up, if your climate zone is 7 or higher, you will be ok, if not, I would grow one of the smal

Pruning white bird of paradise

QuestionMy white bird of paradise is 18 feet tall and is starting to lean over my pool screen enclose. I want to prune it before hurricane season but am not sure how to go about it. I have been removing dead

How to care for this Plant

Questionbought a Tibouchina stam and would like to know more about this type of plant AnswerHi May, beautiful tropical tree, no special care needed, but it does get sparse in the winter, (Florida winter that

Red Plumeria

QuestionHi! I live in Central CA where we have triple digit summers and 20-degree winters. I planted a Red Plumeria cutting about 2 months ago and it started to grow some leaves and what looked like flower buds at t

falling blossoms

Questionour bougainvillea had beautiful orange/pink blossoms -all of a sudden they are dropping very heavily. I brought a sample to nursery where we bought it and they said i overwatered it. Is this the

Sea grape rooting

QuestionHow to??? I live in SW FL near Lemon Bay. Would like to have a live privacy fence. Sea grape seems to be a possiblility? I have 2 large ones in a not-so-good position, so I can get numerous cutti