Massangeana Cane Problem

QuestionWe have had a massangeana cane for about 8 years in our living room that receives indirect light. A few months ago we moved it for the first time to a slightly larger pot. Since then almost all the leaves tu

Where are the stigmas on spider-plants, and what do the fruits look like?

QuestionTwo questions-: Where is the stigma on spider-plant flowers? I know they must be somewhere, because I seem to have successfully cross-pollinated two of them (see next question), but I have not been able to i

shrivelling dracanea

QuestionHi after spending days trawling websites i can still not find anything relating to my plant problem, hopefully you can help. I rescued a dracanea plant from my local hairdressers who were throwing it

northfork pine houseplant

QuestionIn our office we have a northfork pine tree about 31/2 feet tall. The foliage on the tips of the limbs has turned gray-white like. Can you give me some suggestions on what may be causing this? A

fuchia

QuestionI am considering acquiring a fuchia hanging basket. I live in a hot and very humid area,average temperature 90 with humidity around 85.I can provide a shady location with good indirect light but worry about

Pelargoniums

QuestionHi, My plants have suffered over the winter, become leggy and now the leaves are dying from the edges and this is progressing up the stem. The healthy leaves at the top become wrinkled and sl. bubbled (hard

scheffelera tree

Questioni bought 2 scheffelera trees at lowes and repotted them and placed them near my front door which gets moderate to low light., the leaves are beginning to fall off. every few days i shake the tree

bonsai tree

QuestionWe have a bonsai little plant, that we have had for 4 years and now the leaves have gone dry and brittle. I have put in some fresh compost and really dont know what else to do. It has great sentimental value

Dracanea cultivation

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Dear Will; I have a Dracanea Massangeana species about 2 years. The plant grewn up well in 40 lt pot. It has 2 branches on one stem about 3 ft height. The

unopened leaf

Question I have a bananna plant (a form of palm - sorry I dont know the formal name) that I recently repotted from a 10 to a 14 pot. I have had it for several years and it has always been healthy. I

Mass Cane--Pests

QuestionHi Will, I bought a mass cane three months ago. I know that it should not be directly exposed to the sun so I put it indoor, but the pests (little flying bugs) it brings are very annoying. I hav

Aloe Vera: signs of trouble

QuestionHi Will. i have had my aloe vera cactus for about 2.5 years now, have sucessfully repotted it once, about a year ago and now my dear plant seems to be quite unhappy. bAck a year ago, I repotted it unknowing

houseplant problems

QuestionHello.I purchased a cactus recently.I do not know the name of it.It stands about a foot tall and has a big ball on the top of it(kind of looks like a brain).The ball is quite large.Anyway,when I got it home

houseplant problem

QuestionHi.I have a plant that I believe is called white butterfly or arrowhead vine.For the past several months is has not being growing well.When a new leaf starts to grow it stays a pinkish color and eventually s

Reviving a Peace Lily

QuestionThe plant was a gift. It had outgrown the pot it came in. I bought a new pot, bottom about 16 in diameter, to of pot about 30 in diameter. Repotted the plant on april 28, 2006. AnswerHi Shirle

asparagus fern (plumosus?)

Questionhi I recently rescued a plumosus from a commercial planter the root ball is about the width of a 50 galloon drum and three feet tall. even after chopping it into quarters the root mass is bigger than a

My Lipstick Plant seems to be dying off?

QuestionI have had a lipstick plant for about 3 years now. It used to be gorgeous and full. A few months ago the leaves starting wilting and falling off the braches. I re-potted it and it does not

aleo plants

Questionmy brother gave me an aleo plant and its the biggest one i ever seen but it just started to wilt and break off its looking bad and it has lots of babies too that just pull off of the root i think it might di

white cottony things on my indoor palm

QuestionHi Darlene, I have small white spots on an indoor palm, they look like tiny tufts of cotton. They are only on the top of the leaves and most often on the leaves where they join the stem. I had th

ponytail plant roots

QuestionI just purchased a 12 inch ponytail plant from walmart but I question their planting methods. The plants roots are visible at the surface and the plant feels loose in the soil. Should I repot the