Gnats on Money Tree

QuestionWe bought a money tree for the office a few months ago and now theres nats from the tree flying around the office...I see a lot of them on the tree...What can I do to get rid of them? AnswerIf you have any

Umbrella Tree Problems

QuestionI have an umbrella tree that is about a year old, 2.5 to 3 feet tall, in my office. I repotted it into a 14 inch terra cotta pot using a standard potting mix/sand mixture, with rocks about 2 inches dee

Shamrock plant dead?

Question Shamrock plant that is Hi - I just bought a shamrock plant right after St. Patricks day. It has been doing really well. The leaves open during the day and close at night. I water it about once per wee

tiny flies living in my house plant

Questionhi i have a money plant living indoors.it was given to me and needed repotting to a bigger pot.i did this and have noticed recently alot of little tiny flies living on the plant and in the soil.do u know wha

Flowering Dracaena Fragrans - Corn Plant

QuestionI just read about the flowering being rather rare.Ours began to flower a week ago. It is really fragrant. How long do the flowers bloom? Should we pick off dead ones to have a longer growing time. How long m

Bromeliad Garden

QuestionI was recently given a ceramic garden; a Bromeliad Garden. I read the Care instuctions on the back of the label, but even though I only moisten the soil and seldomly drench the leafs, the leafs still turn br

My Bosss Peace Lilly keeps wilting

QuestionMy Bosss Peace Lilly from his dads funeral keeps wilting, some of the plant has died and we have pruned it back; the plant is in a large pot and I am thinking that it needs to be repotted in a smaller pot? &

Dieffenbachia, Reroot, Repot?

QuestionHi Samuel I have inherited my moms dieffenbachia tropic snow araceae. I have not moved it from where she had it as we are living in her house now. It is almost 5 feet high. Leaves are healthy on the t

Janet Craig Dracenia

QuestionQUESTION: My JC Dracenia has lost all the foliage on its lower portions. They truned progresivelly brown and then dies. I am left with bare stalks , but good new growth on the top ( about 3 feet

sick plant with white, sticky spots

QuestionS--I visited this website for the very first time the night of the 23rd. Imagine my surprise when I received your rude rely that I had already asked that question. You may know plants, but not ma

re-potting a fiscus plant

Questioni recently re-potted my fiscus tree, i cut the roots back, and put in a bigger pot, the leafs are turning yellow, and dropping off a lot, what to do AnswerAnnetta, You severely shocked it. You either cut t

Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Darlene, Im from Indonesia, temperature 30篊 (day) and 27篊 (night). Have Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana in 3 colours: white, orange, and yellow. Put them in partial light condition under house roof,

Sago Palm turning yellow

QuestionHi Darlene, Thank you for your time. I have a Sago Palm we acquired 3 years ago. It produced a new set of leaves the first year and the existing leaves died. It has been very happy and gre

Yucca cane pruning

QuestionQUESTION: I have had a yucca cane for about 8 years and its become way too big. The shoots at the top are very long and over the last few weeks they have started going down, most likely because they are too

peace lilly blooms dont open

QuestionI have two and three large plants in 10 pots indoors during the winter and on a shady patio during the summer. I separated one large pot a couple of years ago. I get plenty of white buds on the

umbrella house plant

Questionplease can you tell me why my umbrella plant leaves are going from green to yellow and dropping off AnswerWendy, Insects, not enough sun or too much water can cause leaf problems. First examine the front &

anthuriums

Question14 months ago I purchased an anthurium plant in a 6 inch pot with two blooms. I have kept the plant in a mainly sunny corner of our family room and watered it once a week. Initially I added some liquid ferti

flying insects

QuestionPLEASE HELP ME OUT ON HOW TO GET RID OF THESE LITTLE FLYING BUGS THAT ARE IN MY DIRT. I REPOT MY PLANTS I DID KNOW THAT THESE BUGS CAME IN THE DIRT.ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET RID ON THEM I DONT WANT TO THROW AW

Phalaenopsis amabilis (Moon Orchid)

Question orchid I have an orchid that I thought was blooming but it looks like it is making babies? What do I do with these smaller plants growing off the spike or will these become blooms? I have neve

Calandiva - Diseases

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Darlene, when I bought red calandiva flowers 3 days ago, I found some unusual brown spots on leaves. Could you tell me what is that and how to cure the plants ? Rgds, Ari Wibowo ANSWER: Ari,