getting my jasmine to flower

QuestionIve got a houseplant-- some kind of jasmine that grows by sending out long shoots (but it doesnt have the means to cling to things). It is very healthy, but I am frustrated that it is producing new shoots bu

Ficus Benjamina

QuestionAloha Kristina, I have a Ficus Benjamina, the tree has many airial roots. I have repotted the plant form a deep pot into a more shallow pot. Most of the branches were cut back and also the roots were prunne

kentia or paradise palm tree

QuestionI bought a kentia (maybe paradise?) palm from home depot six months ago. It is about six feet tall with fifteen or so plants in one container. It had been obviously trimmed when I bought it (leav

Venus flytrap is turning black.

QuestionI have had this flytrap for 3 years. It started budding. The first bud and stem turned black and started wilting. So i trimmed it off. Shortly after that, a new bug began growing. I live in Atlanta, GA and I

Tropicanna being eaten by something

QuestionHelp - my Tropicanna leaves are being eaten by something. Its in a screened in pool area in Florida, been in the ground for over a month and the last 2-3 days, something is eating the leaves, looks like perf

indoor palm trees

QuestionWe have an indoor palm try which I think might be an Areca Palm. At first it seemed to be dying on us so we repotted it in a bigger pot with a drainage whole at the bottom. We prunned the dry palm andl eft t

unidentified plant

QuestionThank you so much for your advice. I had no idea that miracle grow is bad for plants. I would still like to find out what kind of plant this is,is there a specific site I could visit to identify

corn plant, tropical

QuestionMy corn plant is thriving and is at least 6 ft. tall, but my problem is why wont the roots take hold very well? There are 3 stalks but they are continuously falling over to the point I just tied twine arould

Rubber Tree Plant

QuestionI have a young rubber tree plant. It was a cutting from a large tree given to me by a friend. I rooted it and potted it. It seemed to be doing okay, and I was reading about it liking direct

Datura

QuestionI have transplanted a Datura. From the research I have done, I understand that it is not an angels rumpet because it blooms upward. Anyway, this is apparantly an annual in most places because the winte

Small worms killing palms

QuestionQuestion I have had six palm trees die in the past six months,(four Queens and two windmills) very suddenly. One day they appeared fine and less than a week later they were gone. The centers of the trees jus

dwarf bouganvilla

Questionhow can I encourage my dwarf bouganvilla to bloom? AnswerDo not prune it. It blooms off of the older growth. Also make sure it is getting the proper food. A good balanced fertlizer would d

Burning on the leaves of my Grandadilla?

QuestionMy plant has been growing strong in San Diego California for almost three years. Until just recently. It stopped putting out new growth, and the leaves started to burn around the edges. I wate

fern palm trees

Questioni live in the desert and i have two fern palm trees in a partially shaded area. they get plenty f water. recently weve had a heat wave they are not dead but very brown. how can i save them? p.s. ive cut the

Hibiscus freezing temperatures

QuestionHi I live in Southern California and the temperatures have been in the mid-20s at night. I have three gorgeous Hibiscus tree/shrubs in my front yard. They are over 6 ft tall. After last nig

orange spots

QuestionWe live in Southern Mexico and have over 70 bouganvilla plants around our yard. One only has leaves of both dark green and very light green. I noticed a rust/orange spots today. Never had i

Ixora Maui

QuestionHow tall do they get and do they make good hedges? AnswerDale, Ixora is a wonderful hedge! its in bloom all year and easy to maintain; (you didnt mention where your live)its a semi tropical plant so it will

bouganvilla and frost damage

QuestionThis was the first year in So. California that we had frost on some nights and a very unusually cold winter. It has begun to warm up now but my poor bougainvillea that covers our backyard wall is bare with m

white flies

QuestionI have had a poinsettia plant for a year and now the white flies are killing it. Besides putting Murphys Oil with water to the soil, can I spray the leaves too? How do you get a poinsettia to flo

Hibiscus tree

QuestionThank you! I will try misting the leaves. I live in Michigan-my plant did real well outside all summer and I was hoping the plant grow bulb would help, but maybe it is not enough. We have a