Request identification

Question New Houseplant I just bought this houseplant. Can you identify it for me? The largest leaves are 5-6, a bit furry and has a small orange flower. I have attached a photo to help. AnswerMarilyn, Two common

Care

QuestionHi, Darlene I have had my Massangeana Cane for a year now It is in a 12inch pot thats the pot that it came in I was wondering what type of soil do i need to use, and i have a desert rose its in a 7inch pot s

New home for white bird of paradise

Question my white bird of parad Hi Darlene, I have purchased a white bird of paradise yesterday from Ikea. I live in New York with a balcony facing west which means during the summer months I get about three hours

sensitive plant

QuestionHi Darlene, I have been growing a sensitive plant for a while but the leaves keep drying out and falling off. I have new, slow growing buds starting from the base of the plant from the first fallen stems. It

masscaneplant

Questioni have a mass cane and i have it in my livingroom near the window.will this plant grow inside/ an also do this plant attract bugs . AnswerValerie, A mass cane should not be in sunlight. Too much sun

curling leaves on diffenbachia

Questionall leaves on our 8 foot diffenbachia have curled under slightly in the last 2 weeks. Its in a south window in Portland, OR We have a 10 footer in the other room under a sky light. Please help us. Than

Pollinating Dracaena fragrans?

QuestionHello Darlene, I have had this Dracaena Fragrans for about 10 years. It did not do well outdoors when I got, it so I have been keeping it indoors next to a south facing window. So a couple of days ago I not

Brown patches on bird of paradise

Question Bird of paradise Dear Darlene, Thank you for your answer to my previous question on my bird of paradise. It was very helpful. Ive recently discovered some brown patches on its leaves. They are not sticky a

Name of the indoor plant

Question Indoor plant Hi! One of my friends gifted me this beautiful indoor plant with pink flowers but the name and the maintenance instruction tag is missing.Its been 1.5 months and was doing good, but from couple

Mass Cane Question

QuestionI just bought a mass cane from Lowes today. It looks pretty healthy. However, I noticed a few patchy, dry brown spots on some of its leaves, as well as on other mass canes there. It had been recently watered

Can Calla Lillies survive as indoor plants?

QuestionI have a calla lily plant in my office at work. It was purchased about a month ago, and was thriving in my cool dry office with weekly watering. However when I came into work today, the plant looked sick and

Persian Shield Soil

QuestionQUESTION: I just bought two Persian Shields, and when i bought them I just assumed that all-purpose potting soil would work, but now that Ive read up on them, Im kind of concerned that maybe I should have go

Bugs in houseplant

QuestionI have a palm that is currently planted in a 16 pot and the tree itself it about 3 1/2 feet tall. I currently noticed tan and white small worm things on the top of the soil and not sure where or why they are

indoor plant disease

QuestionI am developing a problem with my house plants. More than one variety of plants are affected. They are in a south facing window. It appears to be an infestation of some kind. The pest

Philodendron - the non climbing one!

QuestionHelp, this indoor plant is beautiful, but there are too many plant stems with leaves sticking into the living room at this stage - I feel the plant is taking over the room! Question, can I cut a couple

Yucca Palm Trouble

QuestionI have had my Yucca Palm for approximately two and a half years and when I purchased it I lived in Austin, TX. It stands roughly at 3 feet tall if you include the size of the leaf blades. When I had th

overheated gardenia

QuestionQUESTION: I have a gardenia plant in a 9 pot which I bought a few months ago. It was a little dried out when I bought it but I replanted in fresh soil, watered frequently, and put on my front porch in

white bugs inside palm leaves

QuestionOur Palm trees we have in the front yards leaves started to turn brown, when trimming them off I noticed white, spider like tiny bugs in them. We live on the east coast of fla, weve had the palms for 5

all of the leaves on my plant have fallen off

QuestionHello, my name is Tasha and I have had my plant now for about 3 years. When I first bought it from Wal-Mart, it was in a small pot and grew beautifully but it was also sitting in a bay window receiving a lot

white sticky stuff on palm pot plant

QuestionI have had this indoors and growing well for well over a year. Now it has white spots on the stems of the leaves and the new shoots are covered with this white sticky stuff. What should I do? Thanks AnswerL