japanese peace lilly

Questioni was thinking of getting a peace lilly for my brother for christmas i wanted to know if they are available in australia and wat climate they need as i live in coffs harbour which has as my father says the b

pink polka dot plant pruning

QuestionHi Tracy, My question is about my leggy pink polka dot plant. I realized that the stems cannot support themselves when the plant gets too tall so I cut a couple of the stems and put them in water. Some of t

Antherium

QuestionMy husband, from Hawaii, gave me a beautiful Antherium for our Christmas centerpiece. I live in Southwest Georgia in an older house that has lots of light. The plant is located in a room with goo

important propagating question.

QuestionHI I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ALL THE NAMES OF THE HOUSE PLANTS THAT COULD BE ROOTED IN WATER? AnswerHi Mrs Flores, I am sorry but there are too many plants that can be rooted in water for me t

my money plant needs repotted

Questionhi, my money plant is looking a bit disheveled. i ve had the plant since it was only 2 leaves old. it had to be given to a friend for some time until i had a suitable home to give it. it is now 1 1/2 ft tall

indoor ivy plants

QuestionI have an ivy which is very happy. I sprouted babies from it in water about 6 mounts ago. Now, the mother plant looks like it is crowded in its 8 pot (which is 7 1/2 tall). The plant store told me to g

Help with hyacinths

Question Hyacinth bulbs Hi Darlene. This is the 3rd time I am writing to you and am sure you will be able to help me. The other day I was cleaning up some of the vases on my terrace, when to my surprise

Idea temperature for cylamen plant

QuestionHi Arlene. I was given a cyclamen plant for Christmas and was told that the plant needed little water and was ok to be kept outdoors. I kept the plant outdoors in the corner of my terrace, and watered

Please Identify this palm? tree.

QuestionHello, Im an ardent reader of information about horticulture. This past year, I acquired a plant that looks like a plam tree to me, but of a species Ive not seen before. I wanted to attach photos for you b

sheflera overwatered

QuestionWhat can I do to save a large sheflera that I overwatered? All the leaves are drooping low. AnswerSue, The only thing you can do is drain it as much as possible immediately, make sure it is in a pot

Dracaena Mass. (corn) plant

QuestionHave had my plant for about 12 yrs. Both branches growing from the main trunk of the plant are too tall (8ft.)and just about reaches the ceiling of the master bath which has a skylight facing north. Also the

ugly worms

QuestionA few of my plants have short white scarry looking worms on the top soil. There are a bunch of them and if you put them under a microscope they would look like monsters with fangs! What are these

Fig Plant

QuestionHi We got this plant from our work, we replanted it. It started to come to life, now the leafs are turning brown and dropping off. something we are doing wrong, we need some direction. it stands about 5 to 6

Dipladenia

QuestionIm still working on the black spots on my Dipladenia. You recommended either baking soda (what concentration?) or Lysol. I tried 1 treatment with Lysol but when I went to buy some I found that they wer

Lyrata Leaves Reddening

QuestionHi, Ive got something interesting happening to my ficus lyrata. The leaves facing the sun, and in fact only the sides of the leaves facing the sun, are turning red. It is quite pretty, but Ive noticed that o

Anthurium - is it dying???

Question My Sad Plant Hi, Darlene! I have never been good at keeping houseplants alive, but I recently bought a red anthurium living in a lava rock about two weeks ago. The plant arrived at my door in southern Oklah

Pothos-Part 2

Question Pothos-after Happy New Year! Darlene, when I returned to work fortunately my pothos was not dead, but she was indeed in terrible shape. I gave her a lot of water as you suggested, and guess what

need to id a plant

Questioni have a plant that is pretty much dead and would like to identify it and possibly purchase a new one. we did not intentionally try to kill it. i have no picture but it is an incredibly unique lo

Droopy croton :-(

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Darlene, Ive had my indoor croton for roughly 4 weeks now and its been doing so well, growing and sprouting new foilage. I came home from work the day before yesterday to discover that my Crot

Brown spots on Mass Cane Dracaena

QuestionQUESTION: I was on vacation for 3 weeks and when i came back noticed these brown spots on the leaves of my plant which otherwise was very healthy. I gave it plant food after returning back but nothing has im