Can you identify these houseplants?

Question Plant #1 Hi Tracy: I recently inherited some houseplants. Id like some help identifying them so that I can give them proper lighting, water, feeding and loving care. Can you assist? Plant # 1

care of palms

QuestionWe bought a palm tree at Lowes last summer. We had to bring it in over the winter to keep it alive. We set it as close as possible to a southern window so it could get some sun. We have a l

Ponytail palm cutting growth rate

QuestionHi, I have two cuttings that I rooted a year ago from my small ponytail palm, one is now 12 inches of large leaves the other is 6 inches. When do they start growing a trunk? What makes them start to be a tre

Corkscrew Rush

QuestionHi, I found this as a house plant at Lowes, and want to keep it as a house plant because I live in Colorado. There were no instructions on how often I should water it. I thought that it was a succulent sinc

crossandra

QuestionQUESTION: I have a crossandra that has lived happily on the same windowsill for 2 years but over the last couple of months the leaves have started losing their characteristic dark green and are turning a muc

is dieffenbachia plant extremely dangerous?

QuestionQUESTION: I have a cordyline ti plant that is SICK...its leaves are wilting.I recently brought this plant(1 feet in height)...its a baby plant.Everything was okay for 3 weeks but suddenly the old leaves star

calathea

Questioni brought home a calathea, and without reading the tag, i stuck him in the DIRECT sun for about 5 hours. I burned his leaves pretty badly. is there anything i can do to save him now??? AnswerHi

dividing bulbs on pony tail palms

Questiona friend has 2 8 pots with pony tails palms in them. 1 pot has 3 bulbs that the fronds grow from, they need to be repotted but she wants to use the same size containers. can I separate the 3 bulbs into 3 pot

Boston fern question

QuestionI have several Boston ferns that I hung on my porch last summer. I live in WV so took them to the basement (no more room in house) for the winter on the advice of a friend. Dark, cool, etc - did

houseplant trouble

QuestionHi, i have several house plants on my windowsill, this morning when i watered them i noticed lots of tiny white maggot like beasties, i think they are eating away at the roots as one of my yukka plants has l

No roots on my lucky bamboo/yellowing leaves

QuestionThe leaves on my bamboo are turning a yellow/brown color on the tips. Today rinsed the rocks and container it was in and noticed the roots on it were not there. Is there something wrong with my bamboo? and i

Corn Tree (4 high)

QuestionI have a corn tree for about three years and lately I find the leaves are turning brown a lot...I water it at least once a week and keep a globe in it to define how often I should...pot is 9 deep with a 10 c

fictus elastica decora ,rubber plant

Questioncan a cutting be taken from this specie %26 how is it done?? AnswerBrenda, No, it will not root quickly enough from a cutting. You can however root it by air layering it. Full instructions for air la

Bannana Trees

QuestionWe have a potted banana tree that we brought in last fall, (actually the baby of the original plant that died after bananas were produced), it was beautiful at the time, about 7ft. tall, it continued produci

a stephanotis

Questionhello. I got a stephanotis in a pot as a present 3 weeks ago.it didnt bloom yet and it started fading and loosing leaves and buds are falling. shall i repot it into a bigger pot and can i repot it before it

Indoor Palm leaves with orange spots

QuestionHi, I have a indoor palm that is has been doing well, i water it once a week and plant feed every two weeks. There is a drainage hole and water does come out when i water. The plant has already sprouted tw

Cutting off the pod.

QuestionMy plant ( Tillandsia Cyanea) bloomed very well. Then the pod ( which was purple) stopped and started turning green. New shoots are coming out. Do I cut off the old one or do I just leave it alone. Thank you

sorry zebra plant

QuestionQUESTION: In October 2008, I received a zebra plant as a gift. As a rank amateur plant owner, I watered it only when I noticed the leaves drooping. It continued to grow taller even as leaves would fall off.

Pathos

QuestionI recently bought a couple of Pathos (green leaves with trailing habbit). They looked a little dirty but now that I have hosed them down they still look dirty and the leaves have a coating of something that

Peace lily blooms/flowers Browning

QuestionI read a post that said when the flowering blooms turn brown you should cut them off, am I cutting the whole bloom or just the leaf? The leaf is the only thing browning. If i have to cut the whole leaf