Steer Manure In The Garden: Tomatoes | Roses | More…
Steer manure is an excellent way to enrich garden soil when used properly as a soil amendment. Steer poop contains high amounts of organic matter with plenty of nutrients necessary…
Chinese Fan Palm Care: How To Grow Livistona Chinensis
Livistona chinensis (liv-iss-TOE-nuh chih-NEN-sis) is also known as the Chinese Fan Palm or the Fountain Palm. This subtropical palm fan tree is a member of the Arecaceae family of plants…
Syngonium White Butterfly Care: Tips On Growing White Arrowhead
The Syngonium White Butterfly is best known by the common name of arrowhead vine. Syngonium podophyllum (sin-GO-nee-um po-do-FIL-um) is an attractive houseplant on its own. The white butterfly cultivar adds…
Lemon Verbena Care: How To Grow Grow Aloysia Citriodora
The Lemon Verbena plant is a herbaceous perennial member of the Verbenaceae family. The botanical name is Aloysia citriodora (kom-OH-sum sit-ree-oh-DOR-uh). Verbena’s hail from Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile, South America….
Philodendron Moonlight Care: How To Grow Lime Philodendrons
New Philodendron (fil-oh-DEN-dron) hybrids come out every year. But with Philodendron ‘Moonlight’ there is something special. This evergreen, clumping cultivar goes by the common name lime Philodendron. Why? Its leaves,…
Why Do Peace Lilies Get Brown Leaves and Tips
Does your peace lily have brown tips? That question is a popular one we receive daily. It usually goes something like the one below from Sandra. Question: I have brown…
Curly Spider Plant Care | Chlorophytum Comosum Bonnie
Most of us know Chlorophytum comosum (kloh-roh-FY-tum kom-OH-sum) as the spider plant. The Curly Spider plant or Bonnie is a compact variety with curly, swirly leaves. The Curly Spider plant…
Is The Red Hot Poker Plant Poisonous?
New gardeners and old love the red hot poker plant (Kniphofia uvaria, aka torch lily). Hailing from South Africa, the plant is often found in USDA hardiness zones 6 to…
Sansevieria Samurai Care: How To Grow Dwarf Ehrenbergii Snake Plants
When you think of the Asparagaceae family, you likely picture asparagus immediately. But did you know about its relative Sansevieria ehrenbergii (san-se-VEER-ee-uh er-en-BERG-ee-eye) from Africa? Ehrenbergii is known as samurai…
Croton Petra Care: Growing Petra Croton Plants
Croton petra [KROH-tun, pet-RAH] is a broadleaved evergreen perennial from the family Euphorbiaceae. Petra has attractive and interesting leaves. It is one of several croton plant varieties available on the…