A Patriarch Christmas Cactus
The primary purpose of growing house plants, like Christmas cactus in most cases, is successful flower production. Surely, many times, when a prized plant bursts into beautiful bloom, the rest
Houseplants
What Are Some Favorite Houseplants Homeowners Love To Talk About?
Over the years I have met many houseplant owners and everyone has a favorite houseplant. Below you will find some of them along with comments on why these plants are
It’s More Fun to Grow African Violets from Seed
If you have never grown African violets from seed, you have missed one of the fascinating phases of their culture. There is a new adventure in store if you want
Meet The Trailing Relatives of African Violets
Whether to grow trailing gesneriads in pots, hanging baskets, or other African violet relatives, the choice may depend on the availability of suitable containers. Ordinary clay pots can be used,
Houseplant Hybridizers Share Their Secrets
You could be the hybridizer who creates a series of miniature, everblooming gloxinias in various flower colors and leaf types. Or crosses the jacobinias in cultivation to produce plants better
House Plant Arrangements
Textures! From the smoothness of sleekest satin to soft, furry down, they are found in the leaves of houseplants. How stimulating they are to the flower arranger searching out materials
Gloxinias for Color
Few can equal a gloxinia in full bloom for a spectacular house plant. Once you have experienced the thrill of producing a blooming plant from a tuber, you won’t be
Cycnoches The Unusual Swan Orchid
We were waiting for luncheon one day in April 1954 when a public relations man from Hollywood turned to me. “Your husband tells me you have successfully bloomed an orchid
Planting Details On Growing Bottle Gardens
A potential planter is a clear glass bottle with an opening large enough to insert a pencil. Tall, short, square, round — the garden may be planted in an expensive
Three Steps to a Bell Jar
Here are the three steps to creating a Bell Jar. Scribe a circle on the jug with a glass cutter. To scribe an even mark, rest the handle of the