BEGONIAS MOLD INFESTATION

QuestionmY bEGONIA HAS A MOLD GROWING ON SOME OF THE LEAVES AND ON ITS STEMS. tHE LEAVES HAVE A CIRCULAR PATTERN ABOUT 1/2 INCH LARGE. wHAT CAN i DO TO SAVE THIS PLANT?? AnswerRon, Your begonia is get

strawberry and angel begonia plants

QuestionI have problems in growing these plants please help I have them in my bay window they get some sun light how often should I water them .they angel wing is growing should I water it once a week or what. Answ

My orchid is death.

QuestionHello Mrs Darlene, I bought an orchid fourth months ago, it is my first plant and it was beautiful, the flower fall two weeks after I bought and a new one was on his way, but died before blush, and now the

Money plant - mites

QuestionI have a money plant and my house mate has another succulent and both plants have little white mites crawling around in the soil but they do not appear to be on the eaves. Please could you tell me what the

Umberella Plants

QuestionMy house plant is losing leaves why? i live in the UK AnswerHilda, It is my experience that it is most likely not enough sun, they love the sun. Other causes could be either too much water or not en

Tillandsia Cyanea

QuestionI have a tillandsia cyanea that does not have a flower at the moment. Some of the leaves get brown in the middle, and try to break. I wondered what is the best way to trim these, right where the

Yucca that seems to be giving up...

Question Yucca Hi there, I have what I think is a Yucca plant (three stems ranging 8-32) in a 9.5 pot. It is a few feet from a sunny east-facing bay window. I water it about once a week. Over the past few months i

house plant dirt

Questionthe dirt in my house plants has white fuzz on the surface I do not see it on the plant it self . What is this and how can I get rid of it  

Eggs in the Soil

Question Yellow Globules in the Hi, I found the following question/answer thread regarding Eggs in the Soil (see below). I think it might be what we found in our soil (see attached picture). I would app

sick peace lilly

QuestionI received a peace lilly in a vase with a betta fish in the bottom as a gift for my classroom. The peace lilly was fairing well until the root ball seemed to grow too big for the vase, so I decided to

cestrum nocturnum

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I have been reading this website, and found it incredibly informative. I was wondering if i could ask you about growing night jasmine (cestrum nocturnum) indoors with the help of growing ligh

Problem with Ctenanthe Setosa - permanently rolled leaves

QuestionHi I am trying everything I can think of to help out my poor Ctenanthe Setosa - it started letting me know there was something wrong about a week ago by rolling up all its leaves. When it did this in the pa

What kind of plant is this???

QuestionQUESTION: I am having a hard time finding out what kind of plant this is, and how to properly take care of it. It grows with long almost viney stems. The leaves are very curly, the leaves and stems are a bri

Brown leaves on my Yucca Cane

QuestionI have a Yucca Cane and have had it for a few months, I water it weekly. The leaves have just recently started to turn brown and die. What can I do to save it? AnswerMichelle, The simple answer is give it

Cold jade plant

QuestionI have an indoor jade plant, about two feet wide and two and a half feet tall, a tough old gal, who lives in my bedroom. However, I live in northern Ohio where its very cold. This is her first winter in this

Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum (Philodendron bipinnatifidum)

QuestionDear Darlene, I have had a Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum (Philodendron bipinnatifidum) for about 8 months now and it is doing pretty well.

Recovering houseplants after a freeze

QuestionI am so bummed out! I travel often for my work and left my houseplants on the back porch (where they thrived over this last summer/fall). Old Man Winter blew an Arctic front into town and my poor plants we

Orchid- phalaenopsis

QuestionThe beautiful orchid I received as a gift a few months ago has lost the flowers at the top of the plant. The plant appeaars healthy and shows no signs of any yellowing.There seems to be other stems growing..

African Violets / Compact Fluorescent

QuestionHi Darlene. I have some 23w compact fluorescent bulbs, that give off 100w. Can I grow my African Violet babies under them? I have just separated about six that I started with a couple of l

Weird plant

Question weird plant I have adopted some strange plants from a friend who moved away. Can you help me identify this one. Id like to know how to care for it. AnswerCristina, I believe that it is