freeze/banana plants

Questionso it froze here in houston and now my plants leaves are all dead. what do i do? AnswerHi Debra, First of all, please know that I didnt receive this question until just now,,for some reason, my questions so

banana plant

QuestionHi Nick , I sent you some info about 1 month ago about our cavendish banana plat we planted this past Feb. You replied and we followed your directions. The bananas are formed and are separating from ea

Foxtail browning

Question foxtail frond browning Hi Nick, Gary from philly here again. I moved my foxtails indoors about a month ago. My small ones i have in my basement with a plant light on them and they seem to be doing fine. My

Zygocactus (Christmas Cactus)

QuestionHello Nick! I bought a red-bloom zygo from a grocery store 4 days ago,and all their flowers are perfect inside the store. The zygo was good until it spent just two days in my house--now the blooms have close

bugs

QuestionI had like fruit flies in my house and I just noticed they are climbing all over my hibiscus tree. What can I do to kill them on the tree and more importantly in my house as they seem to be attracted to seve

Hawaiian Ti

QuestionI have four Hawaiian Ti plants outdoors. They took a hard hit with the freeze we have been having in north Florida. They are all drooping and brown - do I need to pull them out and replant or wil

banana plant

QuestionHi Mr. McCann, I planted a banana plant several years ago in the front of our home, babied it to hell, plenty of water and food, it grew wildly sprouted to flowers and underdeveloped bananas hands. &n

seagrape tree leaf shed

QuestionQUESTION: Do seagrape trees shed all their leaves at any time of the year? ANSWER: They will if the temps drop low enough, usually below freezing, otherwise they will shed but leave some attached. --------

Bananas

QuestionWhy wont my bananas set full bunches of fruit. What happens is they set 2 or 3 sets, then the rest of the fruit fall off. Please help. AnswerBananas need a very specific care package in order to produce a f

My Pink Grapefruit tree

Question pink grapefruit tree Hello Mr.McCann, I know you are only answering tropical plant questions right now, but there are no experts available to answer citrus tree questions at this time, and you were such a g

Care and possible damage?

QuestionQUESTION: I purchased a house in November the back yard has about 10 giant birds of paradise and a few European palms. Three of the birds stand about 20-25 ft. tall the rest vary from 68 ft. up. The home ins

foxtail palm

QuestionOur new foxtail palm did not withstand the freezing rain. We covered the trunk up past the first tails, however the freezing rain bent all the tails in half and they are now brown. Should we prun

Ferns and grasses

QuestionWe have foxtail ferns that were out in the last Houston freezes. They are now dry and yellow. Are they dead or should I cut them back? We also have waist-high green grasses that sometimes make small white fl

pineapple plant

Questioni have a pineapple plant that has a small fruit on it but the stalk is starting to shor brown and gray spots on it. What can i do to help this out? AnswerHi Bill, there really isnt much you can do now but k

Pony Tail Plam

Question Care Is there anyway that i can trim this plant up, the leafs is touching the floor send u a picturec of it.thanks AnswerYes, you can do what my wife calls, giving it a haircut, she trims ours up on

Ponytail palm freeze damage

QuestionI have a ponytail palm that is about 2 ft tall, 5 years old, in a pot. In traveling from NY to Tx, it was inside our RV for a couple of days in about 26 degree weather. The top has become grey and limp

majesty palm

QuestionQUESTION: My majesty palm and dracena magenta (sp) are both in great distress. I dont know how to identify the problem. They have brown tips and spots as well as droopy leaves on the dracena. I assume that I

Primera Plant

QuestionI received a Primera plant as a gift, but I have an indoor kitten and a grandbaby. Is this plant poisonous to children or animals? AnswerI dont know about its being poisonous or not, but most of them do hav

bottle palm in philly

QuestionBottle palm damage? QUESTION: Hi Nick, been a while since i contacted you. Thank goodness spring is almost here. My foxtails seem to be doing well. I have started putting them outside during the day.

7 year old Queen palms

QuestionWe live on Lake Conroe and during this past freeze we wrapped and securely taped each palm with thick black plastic. I have been removing with great difficulty each frond as it falls and droops against