what is this flowers name?

Question ? hello, i have a plant that i grow at home, which i dont know what the name is. so would you please look at this picture and tell me? AnswerMunkhtselmeg, I beleive that your plant is a vining Hoya carno

Northfolk Pine Tree

QuestionI received a Northfolk Pine Tree as a gift. I have watered it weekly and repotted it, because the bottom branches had been dying out. That hasnt helped either. It continues to grow but the bottom

ivy pot

Questioni bought a small ivy plant not sure what kind, and put it into a shallow banzai pot. it hasnt been doing well, could this be because of the pot i used or just because of the very dry climate that i live in?

Ponytail problems

QuestionI have a pony tail that has developed a brown rusty color ring on the edge of the plant where it meets the soil. It looks great otherwise. There is also white fuzzy mold (I think) on the soil. The plant is a

scales on areca palm

QuestionI read a post on your website and it described exactly what was wrong with my Areca palm plant. The solution you gave was to spray it for a few weeks with rubbing alcohol. My question is should I

Avacado Plant

QuestionRealizing that it is rather difficult to grow an avocado plant in a pot on the counter, I will be very hurt if you confirm my fears that I may have overwatered and killed my plant. All the leaves are d

palm tree not growing well

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I hope you can help me. For absolutely years, I have had a palm tree, very slow growing. It has only ever had one good leaf growing at the top and as the new leaf gro

Name my houseplant?!

Question Plant I bought a houseplant, but there was no tag in it and I have no idea what it is or how to best care for it. Please have a look at the attached photo, and tell me if you might know what type it is? Any

Flower Pot

QuestionHey Diana, I have a really nice marble flower pot that I use for indoor plants, but it has no drainage at all and I cant keep plants alive in it for more than 6 months. What can I do to alleviate this

Anthurium Red Hot

QuestionI have an anthurium red hot in the bathroom window sill. It bloomed and blossomed wondefully for about 8 to 10 months. Now a year later, it looks like it has outgrown the pot, the leaves are turn

Hibiscus leaf problems

QuestionHi, I have had a Hibiscus Holiday houseplant for about 15 years. It has always flowered well and I have re-potted it and cut it back many times. I feed it with Phostrogen and it has always thrived. &nb

Wilting,withering corn plant

QuestionI have a corn plant( I think) that I have had for about 6 years. It is in the same pot that it started in. It is in a 16 inch round pot that is 13 inches tall. There is one trunk about 3 inches in diameter w

Double Hibiscus tree

QuestionHi Diana I live in Wisconsin and I have a double hibiscus tree that I have had indoors for over 1 year and this past winter I moved to another city in janurary and i think it got frost bite.. all the leaves

What do I have?

QuestionI was given a beautiful plant for mothers day, but I dont know what it is. It is about 3 feet tall with braided trunk, narrow leaves, and purple flowers that look a little like small petunias. Ca

bonsai bamboo plants

QuestionHow do you make a bonsai bamboo plant grow spiral? AnswerDear Crystal, Much as I love looking at Bonsai plants I have never possessed one so dont know much about their care. However, I DO know that

The leaves of my new plant has started yellowing

QuestionHi! I presently live in German Town, Maryland, USA. I do not know the name of the plant but in India we call this plant as Champa I guess this a new variety of it. It blooms into a rose kind of flower but ha

care,where to plant a vineing with lalgre purple flowes phil selloum

Questionwhere to plant sun or shade wet oe dry? AnswerDear Tammy, It would seem that you have been given the incorrect name for your plant. Philodendron selloum is not a vine, it has very large, deeply lobed

candy corn plants(manettia inflata)

QuestionI have three candy corn plants hanging in pots outside...only one of these plants is producing blossoms. How can I encourage the two non-flowering plants to blossom? Last year my candy corn plants void

Cowboy Cactus

QuestionHi there. I have had a Cowboy Cactus in my conservatory for the past 6 years probably longer and it has now grown to a staggering 9ft. The problem I have is that the base is considerably smaller than the gro

umbrella plant problem

QuestionOne of my umbrella plants (smaller type) has sticky leaves - it has been in front of my east window for quite sometime. could it be getting too much direct light? AnswerHello Leigh, Stickiness on pla