Cold temp effect on potted palm

QuestionIf you dont like the weather in Louisiana wait a few and it will change. That is what happened and it caught me not looking. I left my potted ( Small ) palm outside. The trunk looks good but all for a few le

Scale on Spathiphyllum species

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Will. I have the stick leaves, scale, on my plant. During the summer Ive washed it in soapy water, picked off the scale on the back with my fingernails. Now that winter is here

Dracaena Pleomele Reflexa Anita Plant

QuestionHi there. I bought this plant from a Walmart store, later in the summer of 2010. Ever since it has been browning and the leaves have been falling off. I have found some bugs in it but cant find the type of b

rubber plant large white yellow spots on leaves

QuestionHello there. Thanks in advance for answering my question. I have a rubber tree plant I rescued from a grocery store in Brooklyn about three years ago. It has grown from a tiny pot bound plant to almost five

LADY FINGER PALM

QuestionHave a 3 lady finger palm which we had outside in an enclosed hot tub gazebo. Weather got cold and it seems to be suffering from frostbite. Brought it in (which was not easy as it is in a heavy c

dracena.....corn plant

QuestionHi, I was given a very large (5 ft) corn plant. It is getting yellow then brown edges on the sides and tips of the large green leaf. Do you think its from over watering. I water about once

Cleaning Indoor Plants as a service

QuestionHi, I was wondering if anyone has heard of cleaning indoor plant leaves as a chargeable service? To me it probably is one of those chores that people dont get around to and might be happy to pay for

please help me

Question my plant I got this plant from my dads funeral 2 months ago. Hence the importance of this plant to me. I have no idea how to take care of it or even what it is to find the info. One of the little trees is d

Splitting baby Spathiphyllums from mother plant

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Will, A friend has a gorgeous large leaf Spathiphyllum, about 3-3.5 ft tall, planted in a 12-14 pot (an eyeball measurement based on my own plant pot sizes). Shes had this plant for well over a

Little bugs swimming in my bamboo water

QuestionI was worried these bugs were in my water? Is it something that just developed in the water over time? I did empty the water and rinsed all the marbles out and refilled it and watched it and the

shade tolerant plants

QuestionHi Will! I think my house could go for some more plants. But all of my sun loving plants have taken up all the space in my bright windowsills. So I was just wondering if you could give me a list or something

Dracena leaves curling

Question Ailing Dracena I have a large dracena whose leaves have started to curl in on themselves. Its been about 6-9 months I suppose since it started. Its in a 12 pot with no drainage. I got it from a friend

Pruning a Rubber Tree Plant

QuestionWE HAVE A RUBBER TREE PLANT THAT IS OVER 10 YRS OLD.IT IS ROOT BOUND IN A 17INCH POT AND IT IS RUNNING OVER.THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT SHOOTS RUNNING OFF OF THE MAIN ROOT.IT IS ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR OF

neglected ponytail palm

QuestionMy cats knocked a pot of 4 ponytail palms in a 6 pot off behind my window shelf and when I discovered them, one was completely brown and the others only had a little green. I separated them and re-potted the

ficus tree with recurrent scale disease

QuestionI have a 34 year old ficus tree that has been treated 3 times but the buggers keep coming back. I think they used a water/alcohol solution. I have read about several treatments but none that ment

Hybiscus Tree

QuestionHello, I have a Hybiscus tree that I cant seem to make happy. The leaves are droopy and I have not had a flower since the day I bought it almost a year ago. I moved to a new house and there for shocked the t

dracaena fragrans mass cane plant

QuestionMy plant bloomed, will it bloom again, I cut off the dead flowers the plant seems to be resting ( not dying) When will the new leaves start to grow again? I checked in the center of the flower stalk, and no

kentia palms

QuestionQUESTION: Hi there, In regards to repoting kentis, what should I do when the root system is balling out the bottom of the pot. I want to transplant them into other pots what do you recommend. I am aware of w

castanospermum

QuestionI just purchased one of these plants for my dorm, there are 3 in a 5 inch pot, and they are about 1 foot tall. This question is more for future reference. Ive read that I am supposed to increase the pot size

Orchid-Phalaenopsis

QuestionMy plant has lost its leaves. I just have the center that has dried out and the shoots. The shoots or roots are growing slowly. My ques. is will the leaves grow back or should I discard the plant