orange tree

QuestionI too have an orange tree bought from a souvenir shop in Florida. It produces fruit I am proud to say but I have couple questions: When should the tree be re-potted and/or how do i recognize it needs bigger

yellow Jasmine Vine

QuestionHi, My yellow Jasmine is dying slowly . I have lost 2 vine plants so far and 2 more are exhibiting symptoms. The symptoms are that browning leaves in the middle of the foliage and then a week or 2 later the

pothos (very small fruit flies in)

QuestionMy hanging pothos is on the counter. It does not get direct sunlight although there is a lot of light in the room. The air conditioning keeps the room pleasant. Flying around the pothos are

Outdoor yucca very sick

QuestionIve had an outdoor yucca for nearly 14 years, and as of late it seems to have been infected with a fungus. (at least thats what the local garden store says). The plant is about 8 feet tall, and in the last w

plant ID and shorten height

Question house plant/tree Age- 25years, pot diameter 12inches. Watered twice weekly. I think window faces south. City water-yes. Plant height approx.8 feet.Please help. Plant recived when my son died. I would

plant with no name

QuestionTracy, can you tell me what kind of plant this is? My son brought it to me and it has no name or instructions on how to care for it. I dont want to kill it so can you help me? Thanks! Answ

Indoor Fern

QuestionWhat am I doing wrong and how can I fix it? My fern has leaves are turning brown at the end, dying & leaves are following off. This is happening to even the new leaves that are coming out.

plants for hot tub

Questionhello. i have a hot tub outside my house in the back, facing north. i just had a gazebo built around it. Presently it is screened in, but in the winter we will install glass actually a glass subs

Spider Plant - Leaves- white on ouside, green in center

QuestionDear Tracy, My spider plant is in trouble. I purchased this plant last Fall. It is a very mature plant with lots of hanging babies. I noticed about a week and a half ago that the white part on the leaves we

love or parlour palm care

QuestionQUESTION: I recently bought a love palm for indoor but now the leaves are turning a pale green. It is in a terra cotta pot with good drainage and soil is moist. It is in a well lit area but there is a

Radrmachera Sinica _ China Doll

QuestionIt is a young plant and a couple of days ago I saw that it had a leaf that was all curled up and black - I cut just the leaf off. then again today there was another one it appears that the leaf has been burn

Soil Mold

QuestionI have a terrible mold problem. I get the common mold that grows on the top of the soil. This I can handle easily. I just scrape off about the top 1 inch (sometimes more) of soil then spray the the top of th

What is it?

Question I dont know I have this wildly growing plant that I dont know what it is. When I bought it in August it was 3 small green stalks; look at it now! It grows green, but when the leaves mature, they

Rubber tree plants

QuestionI have a rubber plant that has a baby growing down at the bottom. Is it safe to split the two and replant the baby? AnswerHi Donna, Yes, it should be okay to carefully remove the plantlet

Ficus Figs

QuestionWe have a large ficus tree (about 20 - 25 tall) that I recently noticed was producing a yellowish fruit about the size of a quarter in diameter. I learned that these are actually a type of fig but I ha

worms in plant soil

QuestionHello, I bought a lovely anthurium about 1 month ago from a flower shop with very healthy looking plants. I have been keeping it in a sunny room that faces east but the plant is not in direct sunlight. I hav

Spathiphyllum blooms/flowers

QuestionQUESTION: When I purchased my plant it always had white blooms/flowers. In the last few months, many of the blooms were green and now they are all green. When I asked the vendor, she said she had

White Mould on China Doll Plant

QuestionHi I purchased a china doll plant for our reception desk at work. The plant has been in the airconditioned office for nearly three months and now has a soft looking white mould growing on the leaves & stem.

Sap on palm

QuestionQUESTION: Im having a similar problem as the person with the yucca. I have an indoor 6 palm that gets little flying bugs, and now something that doesnt look like a bug but is - hard to describe. Anyway, ye

Stephanotis (Wedding Flower)

QuestionI have a Stephanotis which is flowering beautifully however it has outgrown the pot it is in, can I repot into a larger pot while it is in flower? or will this cause the plant to fall back? AnswerDear Dorot