totally brown leaves

QuestionI have the arabic coffee plant and for awhile now it has been getting totally brown leaves. I removed to a little darker area thinking it was getting too much light,(it was in morning light). About 2 weeks a

Keeping fish in with plant

QuestionHi, I bought a Lucky Bamboo plant at Kroger, and was wondering if I could keep a Betta with the plant. Would there be any problems, such as feeding, changing water? Would the plant be Ok? Not a good idea? T

ivy houseplant

QuestionI have a new ivy houseplant in 4-inch pot. Its leaves are becoming brittle and falling off. I water it when the soil is kind of dry. I have moved it aound the house (ony indirect light). Live in Missouri, ai

mold on rooting plant/tree

QuestionDarlene I have perfect places to put it in norning sun and afternoon shade, big trees all around. Itll get spoiled and even sunburned if Im not careful, we have intense sun at this altitude so Ill hav

peace lily not blooming

QuestionWe separated a peace lily plant 2 years ago. The leaves are big beautiful and dark green. However, the plant will not bloom. Whats wrong? Thanks! AnswerJill, Try fertilizing it once aq m

Pony tails

QuestionDarlene, thanks for taking my question. I have an pony tail for over 23 year and is doing beautiful. My question is to you . I inherited a ponytail from my mom it was about 4 feet tall with a long ba

Cornplant care

QuestionI have a corn plant and the bottom of the leaves are turning brown. What am I doing wrong to much water or not enough. Does it need more sun? AnswerSue, These are low light plants that offer height, while

Mushrooms

QuestionI have found little yellow mushrooms growing in the soil with my pothos. I have had my plants for a few years and have never seen this before. Could the musrooms be poisonous or dangerous in any

at wits end with my Schefflera!!!!

QuestionI am wondering if I should throw out my schefflera. I have been battling problems with it for the last 4-5 months.....mites, what I think are fungus gnats, and flies (that I think are different than th

Bougainvillea Species?

QuestionHi, Can you tell me what species of bougainvilleas I have? Both are varigated, one is raspberry Ice and the other is Delta dawn. Im a little confused between what is glabra or spectablis or buttiana. &nb

My shefflera

QuestionMy shefflera is 1.5 years old and stands about 3 feet tall. It is still in the origianl container. Suddenly this summer, the new leaves are black and falling to the floor. Too much water? Not enough water? O

peace lily with scale

QuestionHi, I have had my peace lily for over a year now, and it has done well. I have noticed lately that the flowers, are dry looking with brown edges. I water it on a regular basis, but I may have overwater

ficus help

QuestionI have a mid. size ficus tree and it has been doing poorly for about 6 weeks. The other ficus I have is located about 15 feet away and it beautiful. I has dropped all its leaves are I more it to get more ind

Basic Care for Zebra Plants.

QuestionIve researched basic care of Zebra plants online but have found very little other than a few questions about sick one... I brought home a beautiful Zebra plant from my local supermarket about two weeks

Purple Passion Plant Black Flies

QuestionHi, I have a couple purple passion plants (relatively new and not very big yet) and they seem to be attracting very small black flies - almost like fruit flies. Can you tell me what they are and how t

Black lumps on ficus trees

QuestionI have 8 ficus trees and am having a problem with the ones located in my living room window ledge. They have developed some kind of pest that I am not familar with. They have black lumps on the stems a

Anthurium - Very sticky leaves

QuestionAnthurium Picante; A-24 PPAF (if that has any meaning). Its thriving but the leaves are not only sticky but the carpeting below it has a film of stickiness which is leading my wife to say, its me or th

Chesse plant

QuestionHello I have a chesse plant, and its taking over my house I would like to know the best way of taking cuttings, I have tried before but the cuttings just yellowed and died, can you please help me to control

Palm regrowth

QuestionI have a palm that did not survive a recent move well. The leaves went all brown from too much sun exposure. My mother thinking she was helping cut all the leaves off and now I have a tree trunk

African Violets and nats

QuestionI have many African Violets in my office at my workstation and suddently there are tiny nats everywhere and I think their nesting in the plants. Im actually killing some of them as they land on the cou