Orange Trees

QuestionThis is the second time I am attemting to have these trees and they appear to be doing the same thing that the other two did. They died, and I have no idea why. Can you please help? I water them only when th

Maid of Orleans Jasmine

QuestionMy jasmine plant became heavily infected with scales. In order to try to save my plant I cut off all the branches, stems and leaves that were infected. As a result the only thing left are a few

Kumquat tree

QuestionHello, I brought back from california to the washington state a kumquat tree and had it inside for over a 1 1/2 now and it was doing fine then all of a sudden it started dropping leaves and the branches turn

stephanotis

QuestionIn a resent letter you idenified that Stephaotis has a seed or fruit pod. Can you tell me; can you eat the fruit? I have three of them growing on my one year old plant. Thank you, Ree AnswerRee, Stephanot

thinning dracanea

QuestionMy 3 year old Dracaena fragrans, which is kept in indirect light outside, has recently stopped thriving. Its leaves are now thin in width and its yellowing. How can I turn it around and can I cut it back to

hope philodendron plant

QuestionI purchased a hope philodendron 1this past summer, its been outside in a pot. The temperature has dropped, I have brought it inside. Please give me some tips on how to care for it. thank you An

braided money tree plant

QuestionHi, I sure hope you can help me. My mother( the plant killer ) has this braided money tree plant that was beautiful, but is now slowly dying. It has five stems or trunks, im not sure what they are called, an

fuzzy white bugs

QuestionI had a jade plant and during the summer I had to take it outside and wash it. It was covered with fuzzy white bugs, at first I thought it was mold. I washed the whole plant with a toothbrush and

Plant is losing leaves

QuestionMy 6 yr old talked me into getting an India Rubber Plant. I have no experience with them at all. After about a month and a half, the plant is starting to lose its leaves. What is causing this, what can I do

Need Name of plant

QuestionI have a small ivy plant with soft almost fuzzy leaves. It has small purple blooms. I have been told it is a dolphin ivy. Do you kinow what it is and how to care for it? AnswerKathryn, It is tradescantia s

cut yukka stems???

Questionhi, i work at a florist and we have made some gorgeous vase arrangement with cut yukka tops, rock and water. We have been told a few different things about the water level if any at all!!! Should we have

potted orange tree

QuestionI have inherited a potted orange tree it bears lots of fruit. Pot 8 dia. & 16 deep clay. Tree 24 height - when I brought it in from outside it lost alot of leaves, it now has flowers and little green n

frozen crown of thorns plant

QuestionMy crown of thorns plant was left out and we had a freeze. How can I revive it? Thanks AnswerCarol, Probably not. Depending how long it was out in freezing temps it could send new growth up fro

plant question

QuestionI am taking (trying to) take care of a shefflera, but the leaves are falling off and turning yellow. This plant does not go outside, but sometimes outside plants are brought in. What do the sticky leav

caterpillar eggs?

QuestionRecently, I bought a Dieffenbacchia at a nursery. For a while, something was voraciously eating the leaves. That has sort of stopped, but now I just noticed that the soil around the base of the p

Pruning trunks of Monstera

QuestionHi Darlene, I have pruned my Monstera Delicosa quite effectively for years but have never seen an answer to this question -- Can I cut (probably with a saw) the thick, brown-and-whitish, curvy trunks u

Aglaonema Root Pruning

QuestionHi Darlene, do we need to prune the Aglaonemas root when its already fully root bound ? I live in tropical country. I dont want to re-pot in bigger pot size (now 16). Half of the pot is root bound, absolute

over watered plant

QuestionI accidently over watered one of my plants and gnats started showing up inside. How can I help dry out the soil and get rid of these yucky things. Ive tried placing a bowl of apple cider under my plant but;

Yucca and/or Dracaenas trees

QuestionI have a 12 or so tall, what I call a palm tree that is growing taller and taller. It is in a 14 high by 17 wide pot. Is there a way to cut down the plant to where the stock/trunk will begin to grow ag

Slug in new houseplant

QuestionHi. I just brought a large heart leaf philodendron home from a garden center and while it was sitting on my desk, a 2-3 inch brown slug crawled out. I called the garden center and they told me to water it in