Growing Daylilies For Midseason Color
Daylilies (hemerocallis) are summertime standouts in any garden – more on daylily care here. If you still think of daylilies…
How To Grow Philodendron Xanadu
Philodendron Xanadu [fil-oh-DEN-dron, zan-AH-doo] is a plant with a questionable past and well-loved present and one of around 450 known…
How To Care For Mexican Bird Of Paradise Plants
Caesalpinia Mexicana [Ses-al-PIN-ee-uh, Meks-sih-KAY-nuh] is a large shrub, which is pruned into a small tree. It is a native to…
How To Care For Peacock Plants
Known as the peacock plant – Calathea makoyana [kal-luhth-EE-uh, mack-oy-AY-nuh] are attractive, colorful foliage plants hailing from Africa, Central America,…
Torch Ginger Care Tips
Etlingera elatior [et-LING-er-a, ee-LAY-tee-or] is a mostly ornamental member of the Ginger or Zingiberaceae family hailing from Indonesia, Malaysia, New…
Washingtonia Robusta Care Tips
The Mexican fan palm or botanically Washingtonia Robusta [Washing-ton-ee-a, roh-BUS-tuh] is a flowering species from the Arecaceae or the palm…
How To Care For Asparagus Sprengeri Fern
Sprengeri [SPRENG-er-ee] Fern is a herbaceous perennial and is native to South Africa. It is not really a true fern…
What Are Soil Mites – Friend or Foe?
When you walk in a wooded setting, you’ll see lots of organic matter on the ground. Leaves, pine needles, mushrooms,…
What Are Glochids & What Can You Do About Them?
When you think of cactus, you naturally think of thorns, but did you know cacti have two types of thorns? …
How To Care For San Pedro Cactus Plants
The San Pedro cactus is arguably the most popular columnar cactus in desert gardening circles, Trichocereus pachanoi [try-koh-KER-ee-us puh-KAH-no-ee] gets…