Sago palm, Tendrils?

QuestionMy wife and I have had this Sago Palm for about 4 months. Almost over night these 2 to 3 foot tendrils shot out of this thing and the plant seems to be stressed after about a month it has started to ye

Plant identification first aid

QuestionI received a plant as a gift. It had been growing quite well until the past month or so. Now it is dying and I have no idea what to do or even what kind of plant it is. I think it may be a succulent from the

Transplanting our gardenia

QuestionWere moving out of a house which has a large gardenia plant in the front garden. right up against the brick porch. Were in Daytona Beach Florida on the mainland side, not out on the island. The plant is on t

Houseplant Pruning

QuestionMy main question is about pruning. I was just forced to cut off the main major branch of my umbrella tree houseplant. Fortunatly another branch had been growing for a few years that was the same size. And al

Over watered plants

Question ------------------------- Followup To Question - I am pretty sure i have over watered quite afew of my outdoor plants,as the leaves from the bottom upwards are turning yellow and falling off.I am just wo

Yucca tree problems

QuestionI purchased a yucca tree a few months ago...I have two problems with it. first It has 3 stalks. The tallest has gotten soft and has dark sappy looking stuff on the side of the stalk. All the leafs at t

disease on house plant (?)

QuestionI bought this plant from Home Depot, I think, any way it is a type of palm plant. It kind of looks like there is a partial pineapple at the bottem, this is where all the stems come out of. The stems th

Pale Hibiscus

QuestionHello, Thank you for answering. Only one side of the hibiscus, which is located indoors, is turned a paler green, the color of new growth. pH of the water source is unknown. I am unable to send

north forth pine

Questionmy pine tree is about 80 tall can i cut it down to a smaller heigh? is their away to root the uper top an have two trees? i have to do something becaue it is geting to high AnswerHi Kenneth, This is a pro

Indoor Ficus Plant/Tree

QuestionI have 3 Ficus Trees in my office which have been a fixture here for over 8 years & they are beautiful, with little care. My question is, recently, one of the trees began producing & dropping in abunda

Peace lily blooms turning dark green

QuestionI have had a very large peace lily in my house since March. It has many blooms on it (about 10). None of them have died, but most of them are turning a dark green color and are becoming such a da

The Lucky Bamboo!

QuestionWill, Hi, I have a beautiful bamboo plant that I purchased in the City, I asked the little chinese woman on how to care for them and she told me just to make sure they have water. I only use filter water f

plant pests

QuestionI have a few potted plants on the window sill above my kitchen sink. spider plant, jade, and a orchid. Recently, I found a lot of tiny bugs aroung the pots mostly on the bottom of the pots. Theyr

pruning rubber plant

QuestionI have a rubber plant approx. 30 yrs old 10ft tall. It is top heavy and the branches are sagging. Would like to prune it down to approx. 6 ft , need to know how to prune, what size pot would be n

bromeliad watering

QuestionThe cup of our bromeliad has turnede brown, is it from too much water or letting it dry out? We only got the plant and watered it once. Do we also water the dirt around the plant? AnswerHi Susan

mass cane plant pests

Questioni have a mass cane plant indoors. I noticed that some of the leaves were turning brown on the edges. I looked closer and noticed little spider webs all over the branches. How should I kill the bugs? Al

pale yellow leaves

QuestionI have several african violets that have thrived the past two years. I moved them upstairs in a north facing window, the same as before. All of a sudden the leaves are turning a pale yellow. They seem health

Sansevieria

QuestionThank you, Will, for your immediate response. I didnt know that Sansevieria is a high light plant. So much for finding homes for about 1/2 my other high light plants. Can you suggest any

rubber plant growing too high

QuestionCan someone please help as to what action i should take to reduce the height of my rubber plant please. The plant is potted in a pot roughly 1ft in circumference its current height is 6ft 6ins. The plant is

Drooping leaves and flower stems

QuestionI have recived a small dark purple calla Lillie with around 15 leaves and 3 flower stems for my birthday in june, at first it had pert leaves and strong flower stems ki kept it in a semi shaded area. i