Few if any flowering plants surpass the beauty of a gloxinia. The large, erect, bell-shaped flowers have a richness and variety of colors that make them superb. Even the gloxinia foliage is magnificent—large green leaves with a soft furry texture, beautifully formed and well placed on the plant. When in full flower, hybrid gloxinias are … Read more
Speaking strictly as an amateur, I would like to give some words of encouragement to gardeners who have not yet succeeded in growing African violets. Do not be discouraged by 1 or 2 or even more failures because these plants are delicate to handle, especially for any distance, though easy to grow once they are settled … Read more
Rubber plants are great and easy indoor plants. While they are low-maintenance and do not require much to thrive, you may notice your rubber plant leaves drooping and yellowing. This normally happens if you overwater or underwater the plant, have pests infecting it, or even over-fertilize it. It is a time when your rubber plant … Read more
If you would like to attain the reputation of being a particularly successful window gardener, grow the gorgeous Dutch hybrid amaryllis. One bowl or even 10 of these spectacular, tropical bulbs arranged along a window sill, with their huge scarlet, white, orange, or pink blossoms silhouetted against the snow outside, is a dramatic sight — … Read more
I first saw Fittonia verschaffeltii pearcei several years ago in a conservatory. Its olive-green foliage and red veins intrigued me, and I began searching the catalogs for a source. At last, I was the proud possessor of a plant but knew nothing of its care. Caring For Fittonia Verschaffeltii Pearcei I did not give it … Read more
Every indoor plant enthusiast can recall being tempted into trying one of the many house plants requiring greenhouse conditions, only to find that no care can prevent rather sudden death. For many who own their homes, a greenhouse is an eventual answer. Greenhouses today can be fitted into almost anyone’s budget. Greenhouse gardening, however, is … Read more
There are only a few good Summer-time pot plant subjects, and the fancy-leaved caladium is neither the last nor the least. Caladiums: Hybrid Tuberous Plants The caladiums are a glorious, colorful tribe of hybrid tuberous plants belonging to that great group of aroids known to gardeners as “elephants-ears.” Indeed, many plant lovers in the lower … Read more
Highlight a coffee table, a fireplace mantel, a piano with a single pot plant, or adorn a bay window with a collection of them. Bring an early spring to the indoor garden with the fragrance of spring-flowering bulbs. Add sparkle to your kitchen with a few geraniums, begonias, miniature roses, or herbs. Then, dramatize an … Read more
An award-winning double gloxinia was grown originally from seed flowered in about 11 months. It was transplanted first into a two-inch and later into a 4-inch plastic pot. It was allowed to flower once and from that point was grown for about 3 months for tuber development. Any flower buds that developed during this period … Read more
Boston’s first House Plant Show is now past and gone, but it will be long before those who attended it will forget the magnificent array of unusual plants exhibited there. House Plants In Horticultural Hall The 6,000-odd people who thronged Horticultural Hall on September 5 and 6 are proof enough of the widespread interest in … Read more