umbrella Palm

QuestionMy 4 ft tall umbrella palm has been doing very well in a new location (an east window) for the last 4 months - growing new leaves. It suddenly is covered with sticky stuff on most leaves - some kind of

money tree with root rot

QuestionHello Will, My four foot high Money Tree had thriving with no light for about two years in a small pot (about seven inches across) when I repotted it into an eleven inch pot. It was very root bound, but I

Bamboo Orchid, tiny silver bugs in soil

QuestionI have had this Bamboo Orchid for 3 yrs now. It is growing well, thriving and even has bloomed once!Recently I changed the soil (store bought from Rite Aid)and soon after that I noticed little tiny silver li

poisonous house plants

QuestionI was wondering if a chamaedorea cataractarum (cat palm) is poisonous to cats? AnswerHi Larissa, The ASPCA does not list cat palms or any other palms as being toxic to pets. Please let me know if you have

Air layering a Schefflera

QuestionMy wifes miniture schefflera has grown to exceed 8 feet in height. She does not want to simply prune the longer stems; she wants to root them and begin her own little jungle. The stems in question are over 1

clivia miniata house plant

QuestionQUESTION: The leaves have started becoming yellow from the base and now there are three more yellow leaves. AM I watering my plant to much or not enough? Thanks for your help. My plant has alread

Hibiscus in AZ.

QuestionHi. Just today I bought a braided hibiscus tree (about 3 tall). Im going to plant it outside in a stationary planter where it will get lot of intense sunlight (I live in Phoenix). How would you recomme

Should I repot my plants?

QuestionHi. I just bought some plants from Rona. The dracaena came in a 6in pot. The peace lilies came in 4in pots. And the tropical palm also came in a 4in pot. Id just like to ask if

cactus soil for houseplants

QuestionI accidentally potted a new houseplant of mine with cactus/succulent soil. I was afraid to shock to new plant by changing it. Should I be concerned about this? What is the big different between regular potti

27 year old yucca

Questionive just went and picked up 2 of my fathers yucca plants from one of his businesses where the people running it didnt take care of them! almost all the leaves are gone and they are pretty pittifull looking.

bromeliad and pagoda plant

QuestionTwo questions. If your bromeliads got frost damage, will they ever pull out of it? I also have a pagoda plant in a large pot. After it has bloomed, how do I trim it and does it bloom again? Answ

bugs in plant

Questionwhat can i do for my plants? i noticed that the leaves have little holes in them and some leaves are turning yellow and brown. this morning when i looked at the plants soil i noticed littel white bugs

weeping pothos

QuestionI recently purchased a pothos plant from a local store. I took it home allowed it to adjust to our lighting and temprature (our sun is always direct NO shade...so I have it in a room about 75 degrees F., wit

Pony Tail Palm Question

QuestionI was going to purchase a 7.5 foot tall PT Palm from a private person, it had one trunk, with one small very curly one coming out the side and then toward the top it branched out and had several trunks with

Corn Plant too tall

QuestionHow do you control height of corn plant? Mine is about 14 yrs. old with 2 stems and now over 6 1/2 feet tall (only have 8 ceiling!). Plant is healthy, has been repotted twice (last time was 15 mo

Bugs in plant water

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Chinese plant that is not in soil, but in water. The water has tiny worm like things in it and they are swimming around. How do I get rid of them without killing the plant. AN

Northfork pine

QuestionMy pine is about 5ft. tall, and about 3ft. round. The pot is 2ft. by 2ft. It sits at a south double window so it gets lots of sun. The problem is it has started loosing all its branches. The top two layers a

when trasfered it wilts?

Questionhello ,,,,i have a dense short plant like the money plant it has only leaves . i took a small part of it from its roots and transferd to another pot and its been a week fr

Mandevilla rerooting from its clippings

Question am so frustrated! Please help... :) I have been trying to grow roots of the White Mandevilla Plant that i have. Its mate died on me (during hurricane season) and I want to duplicate this plant for the

worms in plants

QuestionI keep finding long skinny worms on the floor (they seem to come out in the morning). I just found three today! I just noticed another writer talking about them. The hibiscus and an in the