Pedilanthus Plant: The Zig-Zag Succulent
Pedilanthus is an unusual plant with a monstrous name popular in window garden collections. The plant Pedilanthus lithymaloides [ped-i-LAN-thus] and don’t worry about the rest of the name. It is
Houseplants
Growing The Colorful Gloxinia Plant
The Gloxinia Flower! It is a triumph to plant thick, dry, brown, and barren-looking gloxinia tubers and watch them produce a luxuriant plant with layers of large, oval, velvety leaves
Indoor Gardenia Plant
Gardenia plants are both the delight and despair of indoor gardeners. When Gardenias are happy – in bright light and acidic soil – they are shapely evergreen shrubs with: But
Ceropegia: A Fascinating Succulent Family of Plants
Ceropegia plants are a completely fascinating family (Apocynaceae) of dangling or climbing succulent plants from South Africa. The stems are long, wiry, and sparsely set with pairs of plump, precisely-shaped
Pothos Plant Care: Growing The Devil’s Ivy
Once upon a time, a plant genus called Pothos (POH-thos) had a bit of an identity problem. Not only did one species get renamed to Epipremnum aureum while still being
African Violet Fever: Temperatures, Soil, Fertilizer and Lighting
Over 125 years ago, an interesting little plant was introduced to British collectors as “Usambara Violet,” botanically Saintpaulia ionantha. Today it is lovingly known throughout the world as African-violet. Today
Succulent Haworthia Varieties – Your New Windowsill Pets!
Try Haworthias for a new take on houseplants. Succulent Haworthia plants are native to South and Southwest Africa. Along with Aloes, the Haworthia genus is a member of the Asphodeloideae
Low Temperature For Plants During Night
Please explain why plants need lower temperatures during the night? As plants manufacture and store up food during the day, cooler night temperatures are needed in order to slow this
Indoor Foliage Plants: Their Leaves Make Them Attractive
While gardeners have always been rather partial to flower plants, there is certainly a quiet charm about plants whose foliage is their chief attraction. One foliage plant that I particularly
Caring For Tradescantia Nanouk Pink Wandering Jew Plant
Tradescantia Nanouk (Trad-es-KAN-tee-uh, NAN- ou-k) is a trailing plant and belongs to the tradescantia family. Tradescantia also has prominent flowering members such as: The handsome plant is a spiderwort species and