Birds Nest Plant

QuestionBought the plant from a nursery about a month ago. It seemed to have new leaves ready to grow, however they have done nothing and now seem to be turning black. It is in about a gallon size plante

zygo cactus - Christmas

Questiondoes zygo cactus/mylar like to be root bound AnswerHi Betty, Like most plants and nearly all flowering plants, holiday cacti do best when tightly potted. In fact, they rarely need repotting and typically m

purple velvet plant

QuestionHi Will. I bought a nice small purple velvet plant at a garage sale today and its been about 20 years since Ive had one. This one seems nice & healthy now. Its in a 4 nursery container.Ive put it in an

Pothos Golden

QuestionI want to start by saying i dont know anything about plants. I recently bought 2 pothos plants and one of them is growing very well while the other one isnt they are both in the same place they are in my kit

is my yucca dead?

QuestionIve had a yucca for years, it grew loads was too cramped for its pot so I put it in a bigger one last week and then today I found it looking... well... not healthy! http://alukeonlife.com/images/yukka.jpg

Majestic & Chinese Fan Palms

QuestionWill, ive been trying to catch you for days to ask my question. thanks in advance an have a great weekend!! we live in nashville, tn.....hot, hot (90+ already), humid summers. we just purchased

worms on my plant

QuestionHello! I have a broad leaf plant about two feet in height (I am sorry- I do do know the name) that we purchased in Florida and brought back to Minnesota in March. Recently, I noticed that several

Yukka Trees

QuestionPart of my tree is now too tall for the room it is in and as all the rooms are the same height moving it to another room is not possible, so is it ok to remove some of the leaves at the top to give the plant

Terrarium Plants

QuestionI have a large aquarium that I want to turn into a terrarium. What type of plants do I get and do I get a grow light? AnswerHi Trena, For your terrarium, you want to use plants that like a humid environmen

Dracaena massangeana has brown spots on the leaves

QuestionHi I have a corn plant that is about 3 feet tall and Ive only had it for about 2 weeks now. Ive noticed that day by day the leaves keep getting a these brown spots on them and the tips of some of the l

Chocolate Orchid Flowering...

QuestionHi, About a couple of months ago I bought a chocolate orchid. It was beautiful; filled with scented gorgeous reddish-burgundy flowers. They lasted a couple of weeks and filled my house with an outstanding sc

Zygo Cactus - Leaves turning Red

QuestionHi, I have a number of different coloured Zygo Cactus. A couple of them have the leaves turning a dark red and they get wrinkled and dont look too healthy. After several weeks they te

Zygo Cactus Disease

QuestionMy Zygo Cactus appears to have a disease. The new growth appears nice and green, but the old growth is kind of grey with raised spots. It still flowers. How should I treat it? AnswerHi Kate, ki

purple passion plants are not purple

Questionhi, i have several purple passion plants in my green house and they are not purple. the leaves are green with only a tiny bit of purple fuzz. the green house is shaded by tall trees, but does get some direct

Fig tree propagation

QuestionHelp! I just bought a fig tree and, in the process of getting it home, a branch with 2 new figs snapped off. Is there any way to save it? Maybe by some propagation method?? (it is a m

Lucky Bamboo Plants

QuestionBamboo plants have been growing in water for 3 years. The stalks are turning brown a d some have rotted. How do I get rid of rotten ones because the stems are all bound together? The plant

Giant Pothos with...

QuestionQUESTION: I have a giant pothos that is about a years old. It has begun to get little brown speckeled spots on the underside of about ten leaves. What am I doing incorrectly for this to happen and what can I

very old cheese plant!

QuestionHi Will We have a monstera plant that was given to us as a wedding present 27 years ago! It has grown older and bigger (as have we!) despite my years of partial neglect of it. Never the less, it is a symboli

cinnamomum kotoense

QuestionAfter potting the tree from the disposable pot to a ceramic pot,the leaves are now turning bright yellow and dropping. AnswerHi Shannon, It is likely that your Canela is reacting to the repotting. However,

Plant ID need for Jim K - 3pm/ 3:06 pm

QuestionQUESTION: Will, I need to repot this plant. So it would be good for me to know what kind of plant it is and what kind of soil, water, etc it needs to survive. I brought it home from the office 4