fern

QuestionI left a fern hanging plant outside when the frost hit. Is there anything I can do to help it, because it does not look healthy. Thank-you AnswerKimberly, All you can do is trim off the parts that do not l

Ornamental Orange Tree

QuestionHelp!! Hi Darlene. I am caring for someones home over the winter %26 up until a few weeks ago, their indoor orange tree was growing beautifully. It had about 8-10 oranges on it %26 they have shriveled %26 th

spider mites in my tropical plants

QuestionI noticed my banana and hawaiian plants that I am housing indoors for the winter are loaded with spider mites I will attempt the spray method you have recommended however my banana plants are down to new a g

wool like ??? stuff on the underside of house plants

QuestionI brought few night blossoming jasmine plants from nursery. They gradually developed fine white wool like stuff on leaves. This spread to my other tropical plants and leaves turned yellow and plants gr

white sticky substance

QuestionI have noticed white sticky lumpy substance on my potted plant around the stems and leaves. On the leaves though it appears more scattered powdery than lumpy. Please suggest remedy AnswerDee, The sticky s

massangeana

QuestionI have enjoyed my corn plant for almost 20 years. When I brought it in for winter this year, IT BLOOMED! Have you ever heard of that? It has very fragrant flowers. Will it produce seeds? Le

dividing a Radermachera sinica

QuestionQUESTION: I have a 10yr old plant that we planted into the garden 2yr ago. We have tried to propagate it using semi hardwood cuttings with no success. At the base of the plant there are 4 trucks coming out o

Asparagus Fern Bugs

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I read some other questions regarding bugs on asparagus ferns, but they all pertained to an orb weaving insect. My problem is with little gnat-like insects that fly. They are black, very tiny

dying palm plant?

QuestionI have an indoor palm plant about 3 feet high. Ive had it 2 years and has been doing well until the last 1-2 months when I began to notice driness in the leaves, then stems which now appear dead.  

jade plant repotting

QuestionI have had a jade plant for many years, and have never repotted it (as far as I can recall). It is very healthy, but Id like it to get bigger, so I assume I should repot it. Is there a rule about what size p

Purple oxalis

QuestionMy purple oxalis has been looking feeble over the last couple of months.....it used to be full of leaves and generally flowers and has gradually dwindled to just two leaves and one flower! The crowns I

eucalyptus plant

QuestionI successfully planted a small cutting last spring and it grew very well and quickly out on my balcony which has a southern exposure. In the fall I brought it inside and watered it once a week with tap

trimming down Dracenea

QuestionHello, My Dracenea has grown to the ceiling and I am wanting to know if I can cut it down a bit and will it sprout new shouts below the cut off point AnswerKenneth, Yes, you can cut it down an and it will

dying sheflera

Questionhello there. I have a very old sheflera. It was always a big plant and when I inherited it from my brother and placed it in our tall living room, it rose to a height of 12 feet! however... recent

Marble Queen Pothos

QuestionHello, I just adopted a marble queen pothos and from what ive read, i should trim back some of her leggy vines in order to stimulate new leaf growth. Where do I cut? I know I cut at a node, where

Corn Plant Cane Cuttings

QuestionHi Darlene, A friend of mine gave me two cane cuttings from her corn plant (after reading through a few of your answers, Im pretty sure this is a horrible time to propagate any plant). I have the cuttings

Peperomia

QuestionHi there, One of my peperomia plants just died. It was fairly quick - it had just begun dropping green healthy looking leaves before I went away on a 10 vacation. When I returned, it was complete

Can I save my Schefflera

QuestionHello. I have a schefflera plant that I purchased from a flower shop about 2 1/2 years ago. Its probably five feet tall now. I usually water it, once a week, in the summer maybe twice a week. &nb

my 2 most important house plants are now dying !

QuestionHello there -- I hope you can help me -- all of the sudden, my house plants are dying. I live in NJ and it has been cold...but the 2 that mean the most to me are dying ! 1 - my Ficus Midnight tree has

Majestic palm

Question Majestic palms I have 3 Majestic palms planted in-ground as part of the landscape around my backyard pool. They have been in the ground for approx. 2 years but this winter here in Texas has been colde