Indoor plants and insects

QuestionIm thinking of buying a small indoor plant for my room. My main concern is insects. Do you have any suggestions for indoor plants that wont attract insects? Or ones that wont attract inse

Trying to turn my black thumb green...or at least a few shades closer...

QuestionI really enjoy my plants, but I seem to have somewhat of a black thumb when comes to indoor plants. Ive had dozens of plants, but only a few of the heardiest have made it. Now id like to treat them well as a

a few questions

QuestionHi Sam, I have a few questions for you....First,I am in NB, Canada & its now getting nice out so Im putting some of my plants outside. Will regular bugs outside stay in my plants when I bring them back in &

Gardenia stickiness

QuestionHi - I have been trying to grow a good sized Gardenia bush indoors. It survived the PA winter inside nicely. This spring I noticed a siny sticky leaf. Now, my plant is totally heavily cover

Jasmine and cold temperatures

QuestionHI will, I dont know a thing about gardening and I purchased a jasmine tree which is about 2 and a half feet tall. I want to plant it in my back yard but I live in Ontario, Canada and according to zoni

needing info

QuestionI BOUGHT A SMALL PLANT AT WAL-MART CALLED RHOEO TRI-COLOR. NO ONE COULD TELL ME HOW OFTEN TO WATER IT AND HOW MUCH SUNSHINE IT SHOULD HAVE. AnswerWanda, It likes lots of sun, it would even do well outside

Indoor Palm Pest

QuestionWe have an indoor Florida Palm Bamboo that has been doing pretty well for about 6 months. This past week Ive noticed a white sticky substance on some of the new leaves. Should I be concerned? And

my grandmas split leaf philodendron

Questionshe has a split leaf philo thats about 4ft tall but it does not have split leaves. Are we doing something wrong? Also, there are these greyish green looking roots coming off of the vines. What are those and

Dying Dracaena

QuestionI purchased a large dracanea back in Dec. of 2006. It has 4 seperate pieces, ranging from 18 to 6 The plant was very tipsy in the pot that it came in so I purchased another, larger, pot with what I thought w

Madagascar Palm pruning

QuestionQUESTION: I have a madagascar palm which is about 23 years old. I put it outside all summer and bring it indoors in the Fall. It will not fit back into our home after this summer as it has grown approx 10 ta

houseplant light

QuestionQUESTION: I wish to add a houseplant to my bedroom.I hear there are plants that supply oxygen.Would you have a suggestion? I have no direct sunlight.Thanks ANSWER: Hi Sandra, All green plants add oxygen to

gardenia tree

QuestionMy mother just passed away and I received a gardenia tree from my employer. I have been told it is an outside plant. Well, I planted it tonight before it got dark and now Im reading that it is an

jasmin plant care

Questioni bought a jasmine plant about a month ago... it had few flowers on it.. i didnt check for more buds... the problem is .. its growin well.. takin out a lot of new leaves..but no more flowers.. as i bought it

Growing mint

QuestionQUESTION: I recently purchased a mint plant.. and wanted to know more about propagating the plant. can u please give me some suggestions.. i am a beginner ANSWER: Nita, Mint spreads very easily and t

Bromeliad Vriesia

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, My Vriesia Christiane was flowering when I got it 2yrs ago. It now has 3 new pups - all of them twice as tall as the mom but their leaves are still tight. How long does it take Vriesias to flo

Trimming Pachira

QuestionIts the kind that likes it dry, it has 5 leaves, one stem, was sold as a small house plant. I hear it is a tree and doesnt like pruning. I am not trying to keep it little. It is a tree, so be a tree, however

Pothos vine pruning

QuestionIve had a pathos ivy for about 18 years in a six-inch pot. It is indoors in filtered morning light. I water it sparingly. It has been gradually losing its leaves and is now more vine than leaf. I

Pachira tree leaves turning yellow

QuestionI recently bought a small Pachira tree in a small pot for my office and now some of the leaves have started wilting and turning yellow. Im in California and my office is fairly dry inside and always kept at

succulents

Question I just planted several succulents and cacti. should they be kept inside close to a sunny window or should I keep them outside (on a patio). If I understand watering, about every 14 days. AnswerHi Sandy,

indoor fiscus tree

QuestionI bought a fiscus tree and put it in my bedroom.the leaves are starting to get brown and are falling off.what should I do?how often should I water it?It is at a corner beside a window is that enough light?it