sick peace lily?

QuestionIve had a peace lily on my back porch for 3 years. I was cutting dead leaves this morning and noticed little tan bumps on the leaves and stems (I think scale?) I also noticed a lot of black dust

Please help with my corn plant!

QuestionI have had my corn plant for about 18 months. It was doing wonderful until I repotted it. It was still in the little plastic container that it came in, and I had it sitting inside a nicer pot. So final

Moth orchid leaves split

QuestionHello Will, My three moth orchids bought within 2 years all have developed at least one leaf that is split down the middle seam. This usually happens 3-12 months after I get the plant. Except for the leaf s

chlorination effects on plant?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi there, I want to ask a question about chlorination of water and its effect on plants.I hope that you may help me. 1.Is there any chances that the growth of a plant can be effected if it is ex

Orchids and other plants have bugs

QuestionHey Darlene! I have a few plants at work that I suspect I have over watered and now we have these little black gnats flying around. What I have done was make a dilute soap solution and spray thoroughl

dehydrated Curly Hoya laeves

QuestionWhile I was on vacation, my house sitter missed watering this one! About 1/2 of the thick leaves have crinkled up a bit and gotten soft and pliable, but not brown or falling off. Is the something to

Gardenia in the Desert

QuestionI have a gardenia plant in my school classroom in El Paso, TX and have started to notice little webbing around the leaves and across the buds. I read a post saying they could be spider mites and they w

Indoor Fern Plant

QuestionHello! My name is Marlee Vieth and I had bought a Fern plant at Wallacess Garden center sometime back in March of this year. Since I have bought it I repot it into a very large pot with Miracle Grow and M

Anita Draceana dying

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I have 3 Anita Draceana plants that were doing very well up until about 3 weeks ago. Then is when I first noticed the tips of the leaves starting to turn brown and dry out. I water th

sick Schefflera arboricola

Question money plant Hello, The last few months my money plant has been loosing leaves. I put it in a different window now in NE facing window with am light, and began giving it mists a few times a week. &nbs

trimming and regrowing vines from a long pothos plant

Questionshould anything be added to the water that i put the cuttings in? Did you mean that each long vine that is cut can be cut into several pieces to be rooted? Is there a best time of year to trim my pothos plan

ends of leaves turn dark and dry

QuestionI recently repoted a small peace lily into a 8 pot. Now the end 1/3 of the leaves are turning dark and dry out. AnswerPaul, Brown tips mean the plant is being kept too wet and you have some root rot. It n

Indoor Gardenia

QuestionI bought a beautiful gardenia plant late spring of this year. It did very well over the summer and fall. It stopped blooming when the temperatures got hotter but resumed blooming in the fall. &nb

bugs on fern

QuestionHouse Palm fern has white circles think they are bugs. I took plant outside and washed with diluted dishsoap and water and hand wiped leaves. Two weeks later the white cirles/bugs are back and some le

Desert Rose Care

Questiondesert rose QUESTION: Hi, My desert rose bloomed recently. The first flower was fine but the second one was distorted. The petals are curled up and browning(see att.image) Ive checked t

pruning a Ti plant

QuestionWhat time of year should I get a bottle of rooting hormone then cut the stem well below the green leaves OF A TI PLANT and dip the cut end in the rooting hormone? Then place the cutting in a hole you h

Pal m leaves turning yellow

QuestionPotted palm brought indoors for winter- kept in a sunny window-water once a week- leaves turning yellow-could I be overwatering?eryih AnswerHi Joan, The leaf yellowing is most likely due to the change in l

Can you identify this one?

QuestionI bought this plant recently but I dont know what this one is called. It is a shrub and has no flowers. It is has green leaves. The leaves are 3 pointed. They are in a shape of a ducks feet. The middle poi

noone can identify this plant

QuestionFor years, I have tried to identify this plant. Long blades like sanseveria, tiny, sharp barbs aroung edge of blade, green to mauve coloring with cream speckles. Winter blooms resembling bird of paradise. Th

too tall palm tree

QuestionI HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD PALM TREE, SIMILAR TO BANANA PALM, THAT I MOVE INSIDE DURING THE MONTHS OF NOV - APRIL. DUE TO LOW LIGHT INSIDE OF HOUSE THE PALM HAS GROWN STRAIGHT UP TO A HEIGHT OF NOW OVER 5 FEE