You’re sipping your morning coffee, gazing at your spider plant, and suddenly wonder: could these leftover grounds be plant food gold? Before you dump that filter into your planter, let’s untangle the truth about spider plants and coffee grounds. What you discover might just save your leafy friend from a caffeinated catastrophe! The Shocking Truth: … Read more
Here’s a shocking statistic that will blow your mind: 90% of houseplant deaths happen because of watering mistakes, not plant diseases or pests. Yet most houseplant owners are operating without a clear watering schedule. The secret most plant experts won’t tell you is this: every plant speaks a different water language. Treating your Snake Plant … Read more
Ever wondered what to do with those leftover coffee grounds after your morning brew? If you’ve got a spider plant hanging around (literally!), you might have the perfect solution. Those humble coffee grounds can actually benefit your Chlorophytum comosum in several ways. Here’s the scoop on why spider plants dig coffee grounds and how to … Read more
Bloom in the greenhouse this month is comparable to the spring show. Three classes of plants put on a spectacular performance: These latter include many annuals: Annual Seeds Some seed annuals do particularly well under glasscalendula, annual chrysanthemum, salpiglossis, stock, blue lace-flower, carnation, and giant pansy. These plants suffer from our hot, dry summer weather … Read more
Selecting orchids with which the average amateur is likely to succeed presents a rather difficult problem, for different conditions and individuals will be found in each instance. The problem is more that of the conditions encountered than the varieties chosen, and this applies to the grower and the location where the plants will be grown. … Read more
Horticultural magazines provide instructions for growing almost every type of plant known. But seldom is there any information about the disposal of plants once they have reached the peak of perfection. One can watch blooms wither away, or the plant, at its peak, can be replaced by one just starting to open its buds. But … Read more
One of the easiest orchids to grow at home is Phaius grandifolius, commonly known as the nun’s orchid. Although the handsome foliage is large and palm-like, individual leaves are 2′ to 3′ feet long and 5″ or 6″ inches wide. Growth is upright and compact, so a plant will take little room in your window. … Read more
Just 20 years ago, I was bitten by the cactus bug while vacationing in Arizona. From that time on, the collecting fever has grown steadily worse. Until now, I have some 500 plants—cacti and other succulents. In my hit-and-miss collection of early days, I ordered a Gymnocalycium Damsi (Jim-no-caly-see-um), commonly called Dams Chin, that I … Read more
Some catalogs list Neanthe bella as Collinia elegans, others as Chamaedorea elegans. In Hortus II, L. H. Bailey says that Neanthe is probably Collinia elegans and that Collinia differs from Chamaedorea in its inner floral envelope of flowers. So you pay your money, and you make your choice. But by whatever name you call it, … Read more
This evergreen plant with glossy gardenia-like foliage is becoming increasingly popular wherever it is offered to house plant growers. It does not require any unusual culture or care that is much in its favor. It belongs to the Acanthus family, including several other favorite plants, such as the beloperone, justicia, aphelandra, etc. Its natural habitat … Read more