Indoor Elephant Ear (Brown Leaves)

Question My Elephant Ear I have a beautiful elephant ear indoor grown from a small plant, now large. I water it regularly, and its direct path to a large loft window, however the leaves have started to turn brown

Ivy house plants

QuestionI have an Ivy that was given to me around Christmas time. I have a couple of questions. First I was wondering if I sent you a pic maybe you could tell me what type of Ivy I have. Also I was

Leaves Turning Yellow on Silver Philodendron

QuestionI have a Silver Philodendron. The leaves have begun to turn yellow. Its not in any particular area of the plant just sporadically throughout. I have also noticed a few small gnats flying out when i disturb t

Enlgish Ivy

QuestionI have struggled in the past to grow ivy houseplants. I am going to try it again now. How much water and how often should they be watered? If the leave start to turn black on the edges is t

Azalea plant

QuestionHow often do you water the Azalea AnswerHello Elise, Azaleas are very thirsty plants - in the spring/summer when the buds are opening and then later when the plant is in full flower it will need more frequ

cat palm and boston fern

QuestionMy palm leaves are turning brown, which they say is normal. But my new growths are even turning brown before they even open. What am i doing wrong!! I have over 20 house plants and this one has me confused.

my mandevila plant is wilting

QuestionQUESTION: I have placed my two mandeville plant outside to climb on my fence. One especially is looking like it is wilting or drying up. It gets good morning light then is partially shaded the rest of the da

mass cane floor plant

QuestionI live in Dayton, Ohio and I put my mass cane outside during the summer on my front porch which is not enclosed and it grows like crazy. I was wanting to know if I can grow it outside if take out of pot and

What is this?

Question New plant I bought a beautiful flowering plant today that came with no name or care instructions, I couldnt resist it. Can you tell me what it is? AnswerDear Tamra, I am amazed that the person/shop

repotting 1.5m jade plants

QuestionQUESTION: i have been asked to repot 3 very mature jade plants, also known as money trees. They came from a nursery and have lived outdoors in Melbourne Australia for their life. Our climate ranges from 45de

house coconut palm plant

QuestionHelp! My mother has bought me a cocnut palm plant, the only problem is it has come with no information on how to look after it. I dont know if i should re-pot it as its only in one of those cheap plastic gar

Houseplants nightmare!

QuestionHello Diana, I was wondering if you could tell me what is best for a houseplant? I bought a few the other day at out local flower market and to be honest I have no idea what type of plants they are! The sho

Pygmy Date Palm tree

QuestionI received a pygmy date palm tree a couple of months ago. It was in a decorative pot with other plants (an African Violet and some other indoor trees...) I recently repotted them separately and discove

Black Aralia

QuestionGreetings, I found your name on Allexperts.com and was hoping you could help. So far no one I have tried so far has been knowledgeable enough. We purchased a Black Aralia (polyscias balfouriana) as i

plant identification assistance - ok for kitties to nibble?

QuestionToday I received a full flat of palm grass left over from a local garden stores Mothers Day project. The only problem is palm grass (while an apt description of the plants appearance) is not the proper

Gold Dust or Spotted Dracaena

QuestionHello. One of my co-workers overwatered her Gold Dust Dracaena and was throwing it out. I took some cuttings from it before it went out, and I would like to know what to do. Because of the

Peace Lilly bruising

QuestionMy peace Lilly blloms keep getting bruised and turning black. What can I do to stop this? AnswerDear Kimberly, Have you checked the plant and root ball for insects? I would say this is the most

Draceana Cane

Questionis it ok to cut the brown leaves off of a draceana cane? will they grow back? AnswerDear Christen, Yes it most certainly is ok to cut off the brown leaves - no-one likes to see brown leaves on their otherw

How to prune a Chinadoll plant?

QuestionI have read the answer as to pruning a Chinadoll houseplant. I have one in my office that is 7 feet tall. If I cut it to 6 feet tall, I can expect to see new growth from the end, right? How

Cat palms

QuestionI very recently purchased 2 cat palms from a Lowes. I planted them in the ground and they get bright sun the entire day. they have only been in the ground for about 4 days and they are turning ye