just wondering

QuestionI believe i have an umbrella plant im just wondering if its poisonous my grand son loves to put things in his mouth and this plant is one of those things he has broke out in hives were not sure where they ca

Calandiva Loosing

Question Picture 3 Hi Darlene, I have 2 pots yellow calandivas, condition 5 months old after last blooming. Followed instruction how to care calandiva carefully. I sent 3 pictures to your email address and attach o

2 unknown vine

Question vine#2 Dear Tracy, I have 2 unknown vines and I was wondering if you could help me identify. Thanks-Dawn AnswerHi Dawn, The first vine is an English Ivy (Hedera Helix). I am sorry, I do not

Warms in my plants

QuestionI have two tropical plants (i think they are types of indoor palms) on the main floor of my house. I water them once a week and the soil always seems to stay damp. I was just away for 9 days, I watered and

Browning Janet Craig

QuestionI bought a corn plan about a year ago. Suddenly it started developing brown segments on the stem. Then the new leaf buds started coming out brown and limp. Suddenly all the good, green leav

5ft. indoor potted palm treewith folaige like Dracaena

QuestionHelp,my daughter sent her ailing large palm up from Portland Oregon, hoping I can save Herman! His foliage is drooping badly. I have been checking Internet but not sure what to try and what is most important

Scheflerra

QuestionI have a Scheflerra that is a little over six feet tall and has a terrible leaning slant to it. I was wondering if I could just cut a few feet off and have it propagate like that? AnswerHi Steven. &n

Ants in Christmas cactus

QuestionMillions of tiny tiny ants have taken up residence in the soil of one of my Christmas cacti. I have removed the plant from the pot and am soaking the rootball in the sink. Will this work to drown

schlefera

QuestionI have a big schlefera -- about 7 ft tall which I bought about a month ago. It is sitting near a closed southern exposure window and there is a window facing west as well. No sustained direct light. I water

Purple Passion Vine

Question Purple passion vine I would like to purchase seeds or cuttings for this plant.Have had serveral in the past. Because l have renovated my home , they are no longer. Where may l get these in Ontario, of where

Sun Parasol Mandevilla

QuestionI have a beauty. I live in Indiana in an apt. cant leave it in its container outside below 45 degrees. Have brought it inside but read that it needs to be kept at this temp. with floresant lighti

indoor palm care

QuestionWe just purchased 2 palms from our local Lowes. They were outside in their garden center all summer long. We replanted them and now they are both turning brown (starting from the top). Is t

I dont know what kind of plant I have

Question Julias mystery plant Hello Tracy, My mother-in-law gave me a plant and neither of us know what it is. I want to plant it outside of my living room window, to provide shade and help hide the a/c unit from

Dracaena and rooting hormone powder

QuestionHello. I have different kinds of Dracaena (Marginata, Deremensis Bausei, Deremensis Lemon/Lime, Fragrans, Cincta Tricolor,...) and I would like to multiply some of them using stem cuttings placed in water. I

Ficus binnendijkii

QuestionMy ficus tree suffered a major loss of branches last year and has branches on only one side. I was able to revive the tree and it is doing beautifully, however half the tree still has no branches. &n

sticky schefflera leaves and white secretions

QuestionI have an aspen sheffelara, to what seems to me to be a regular large leaf sheffelara but have developed sticky areas on leaves with white secretions. Seems to be transferable to ficas and othe

Plants and Cats

QuestionDear Tracy: I have had various house plants - spider plants, cacti, and philadendrons mostly - in my house for decades. I have also had a long line of roommates (usually 1 roommate every 5 years) all of wh

white pouches with ants

QuestionI have these little white pouches all over my large indoor plant. These little black ants come crawling out of them....Help! AnswerBethAnn, You have mealy bugs and the ants are nursing them. You can

scheffelera leaf drop

QuestionI recently moved to an apartment with low lighting and my scheffelera is dropping leaves yet new growth is evident. What should I do different. when I bought it it was loaded with leaves. Thanks

Dracaena Margenita - yellowing

QuestionHello Darlene! I have a beautiful Dracaena Marginata that has yellowed considerably. The leaves at the bottom generally point downwards instead of out or up and it will go through phases of loosi