Hawaiian Ti Plant: Growing Cordyline Fruticosa
In the depths of a snowy winter, you may find yourself daydreaming of warm tropical places. While sitting at your office desk in front of a glowing computer screen, maybe …
Specific Houseplants
In-depth, specific care guides for the houseplants in your life.
Flamingo Flower (Anthurium Scherzeranum) Care
A plant with a lot of personality and even more interesting names: I’m talking about the Flamingo Flower, or Anthurium. Green, heart-shaped leaves with white, pink, lavender, orange, or red …
Bearded Iris: The Most Popular Flower With the Most Colors
What’s your favorite color? Is it one that you have a hard time finding in flowers and plants for your garden? Perhaps your landscape is seriously lacking a specific color. Or …
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Alstroemeria Care – Growing The Peruvian Lily
Imagine that it’s your best friend’s birthday. What, oh, what do you give to that special person that has been with you through thick and thin? The one that shares …
Heartleaf Philodendron Care – Growing The Sweetheart Plant
We gardeners are a very romantic group. You’ll find this quite evident when you examine certain plant names, like the philodendron for example. Its name literally means “love tree” in …
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Parlor Palm Care – How to Grow the Neanthe Bella Palm
Perhaps you’ve always wanted a palm tree but thought you’d never be rich enough to have a house it could fit in. Perhaps you’ve longed for some of that old …
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Dusty Miller Plant: Care, Types, and Growing Tips
The name Dusty Miller may call to mind dark streets, alleyways, detectives in trench coats, and shady characters straight out of your favorite noir film or crime novel. Or perhaps …
Zebra Plant Care: Growing Aphelandra Squarrosa At Home
Zebra plant (Aphelandra squarrosa) is a finicky houseplant. It’s grown for its vividly-striped foliage and beautiful golden flowers. This exotic is a beautiful option for indoor gardening, but only if …
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Prayer Plant Care – Growing The Maranta Plant
Prayer plants are some of the most beautiful houseplants you can find. They’re great in hanging baskets as they spread low and wide. Whether you’re just starting out with houseplants …
Lucky Bamboo Care – Growing Dracaena Sanderiana
In Asian cultures, lucky bamboo has been a symbol of good fortune for over 4,000 years. Recently it’s also become popular house plant that is widely available outside of Asia. …
Purple Velvet Plant (Gynura Aurantiaca) Care Guide
The purple velvet plant, or gynura aurantiaca, is one of the most unique houseplants you can grow. This is due to the odd velvety purplish hairs that it produces on …
Umbrella Tree: The Best Ways To Grow Scheffleras
Schefflera plant, also called umbrella tree, is a fantastic houseplant and landscape plant. It’s known for being hardy even in cases of neglect or poor growing conditions. Not picky, it …