Bromeliads - Air Plants can provide year round color with many interesting looks
Here’s information the plant tags leave off. Get some of the basics on Bromeliads and Bromeliad Care - make sure you check out the links below. Bromeliad House Plant Care - Which varieties hold their color the longest? Find out what... Read More...
Bromeliads - Year Round Long Lasting Color - Inside
We all like to have color indoors. It may be at Christmas with potted poinsettias or at others times of the year with some cut flowers arranged in a simple vase. The problem is - cut flowers usually only last for a week to 10 days. A potted... Read More...
Neoregelia ‘Martin’
Neoregelia martin is a new and unique cultivar of Neoregelia. It is an attractive foliage plant that is loved by many because of its green and white leaves that are uniformly-arranged in rosettes. Each rosette is about 25 inches in width and each... Read More...
Surprise - A New Anthurium!
Most people know what an Anthurium flower is… maybe not by name but by sight. Some call it the Anthurium the “Flamingo flower” or one of those tropical flowers from Hawaii. Whatever you call it the Anthurium has long been... Read More...
African Violets Virus or Water Spots
African violets (Saintpaulia) are hosts of viruses. Is the leaf in the picture a virus spot or water spot? The plant is not infected with a virus but shows symptoms of cold water damage on leaves which appear similar to be ringspots caused... Read More...
Neoregelia ‘Lila’ - New Vivid Color Compact Bromeliad
Quietly, a ‘New” Bromeliad has been gaining in numbers and soon can be found on the market. One of the premier developers of house plant Oglesby Plants International released the bromeliad - Neoregelia ‘Lila’ PAT #11523 - with leaves which... Read More...
Phalaenopsis - Moth Orchid Care
The season is changing, the nights are cooling down, and that means Orchids will soon be in the stores. So it’s time to look at some Phalenopsis care. Many specialty growers have added phalaenopsis orchids to their product line. Currently,... Read More...
Phalaenopsis Orchids - Care for your Moth Orchid
People view an orchid as some sort of exotic, and difficult to grow plant, when they really aren’t. Orchids have traditionally been grown by specialty growers, producing flowers for the florist trade or plants for the "collector". During... Read More...
Phalaenopsis - Moth Orchid - Up and Coming
When the holidays approach it means orchids will soon be "Up and Coming". The main orchid crop you’ll find at this time is Phalaenopsis commonly called the Moth Orchid. The site of 100s and 100s of carefully grown and selected... Read More...
Homes and Garden Decorating - Beware of Catalogs!
Question: When looking at homes and garden decorating catalogs I see plants used in many of the pictures and displays. Can those same plants or flowers in those home decorating catalogs be used in the same areas in my house? Gwen, Rome, NY Answer:... Read More...
