Houseplants to Brighten a Kitchen
Question: I’m looking for some suggestions on houseplants to put in my kitchen. The kitchen window over the sink is large with bright but filtered light - never any direct sun. I’ve tried peace lilies and Aglaonema “Maria”... Read More...
Spathiphyllum Milkyway
‘Milkyway’ is a spectacular variegated Spathiphyllum. This beautiful plant produces broad leaves with an eye catching patches of white and light green colors elegantly laid over a green base. ‘Milkyway’ does flower normally and responds well... Read More...
Budded Roses Why Buy Them
Why I Buy Budded Roses For the same reason you do, it is the only kind offered for sale by the nurseries. That is not to say l do it because I want to… to the contrary I would much prefer to buy a healthy plant grown on its own roots. But since... Read More...
Repotting - Prune Roots Instead
Very often new houseplant buyers rush home with their new purchase and repot the plant right away. I think they believe repotting will make the plant grow. The other side of the houseplant repotting frenzy is the “annual” right for repotting... Read More...
Spathoglottis unguiculata Pinkette
Spathoglottis unguiculata ‘Pinkette’ is a pink color mutation of the popular ‘Grapette’ variety. ‘Pinkette’ is a beautiful, small terrestrial orchid with clusters of light pink flowers one-inch across. The flower spikes produce successive... Read More...
Blue Hydrangea Flower
Question: I had a blue hydrangea on the east side of my house, and last spring I moved it around to the west. It is pink around on that side of the house and I would like to know what to use to keep it blue. N.H., Tennessee. Answer: The common French... Read More...
Lucky Dracaena or Bamboo
The “Lucky Bamboo” really isn’t a bamboo even though it may resemble one - its actually Dracaena sanderiana. Whatever you want to call this “lucky plant” it has opened up a whole new way for people afraid of or carry the... Read More...
Plant Experimentation Learning Plant Care by Trial and Error
Some time ago while working on a Dracaena project we made a request of our readers. Here was our request… If you’ve been growing a Dracaena indoors for more then 3 years, please e-mail us and with the following information: …and we listed... Read More...
Patented Plants Legal Problems
Reading a short but interesting post recently on patented plants got me thinking. In the post a mild joke made reference to the patent law on plants. The comment was “Grant of a patent for a plant precludes others from asexually reproducing or... Read More...
Phaius tankervilliae
Phaius tankervilliae, also known as Tankerville’s Phaius, Nun’s Orchid, Kunai Orchid, Swamp Orchid, Swamp Lilly, Greater Swamp Orchid, has had botanists argue about its name correctly spelled. After careful thought and deliberation, modern... Read More...
