Pellaea Rotundifolia Care: Growing The Button Fern

button fern growing as a ground cover

The Button Fern, recognizable as a fern with round leaves, Pellaea Rotundifolia [Pe-LEE-uh Ro-tun-dih-FOH-lee-uh] is native to New Zealand with distinctive foliage that offers an excellent variety to typical ferns.

What Is The Best Bougainvillea Fertilizer?

Bougainvillea blooming use the righ bougainvillea fertilizer

The beautiful Bougainvillea plant is a genus of tropical plants, thorny, shrub-like perennial vines of the Nyctaginaceae family. Beautiful in a hanging basket, some growers have formed them as bonsai.

Tradescantia Nanouk Care: Growing The Nanouk Wandering Jew

Wandering Jew Tradescantia Nanouk

Tradescantia Nanouk® (trad-es-KAN-tee-uh NAN-uhk) is also known as Fantasy Venice and Tradescantia albiflora ‘Nanouk’ (al-BIH-flor-uh).  This Nanouk Tradescantia plant is a new cultivar developed by cross-pollinating two selected seedlings of Tradescantia

Cyclamen Care: Tips On Growing Cyclamen Plants

cyclamen plant care how to

Cyclamen plants is a lovely perennial tuber from the Primulacaea family, native to Mediterranean countries such as the Greek Islands, Turkey, and some parts of Europe. The name “Cyclamen” comes

Tips On Applying Liquid Lawn Fertilizer

Summary: When you apply liquid lawn fertilizer it helps in building stronger grass and a better lawn. However, as easy as using liquid fertilizer is and the quick results it

African Daisy: How To Grow And Care For Osteospermum

African Daisy flower

The African daisy, with lovely daisy-like flowers, originates from South Africa. Also known as the Cape Daisy or Blue-eyed Daisy (Osteospermum fruticosum) are members of the (Aster plant) Asteraceae family. Quick African Daisy

Tips On Phlox Divaricata Care

Flowers of Phlox divaricata

Phlox divaricata [floks, dy-vair-ih-KAY-tuh] is a wildflower found natively throughout eastern North America.  It’s often found in fields and forests, where it produces spreading growth. Phlox divaricata has several common

Learn How To Grow Dracaena Song of India Plant

Attractive foliage of Dracaena Song of India

Dracaena Song of India plant or Dracaena reflexa Variegata (dra-SEE-nah, ree-FLEKS-uh) hails from Mozambique, Madagascar and other islands located in the Indian Ocean.  This member of the Asparagaceae family is

How To Care For Sweet Box Plant

Flowering sweet box plant

Sarcococca confusa [sar-koh-KOH-kuh, kon-FEW-suh] belongs to the Buxaceae (box) family of plants.  As with other plants in the box family, the sweet box plant is an evergreen shrub with thick

How To Care For Painted Daisy

Flowering Tanacetum coccineum - Painted Daisy

Tanacetum coccineum (TAN-uh-SEE-tum, kok-SIN-ee-um) is a non-invasive, non-aggressive herbaceous perennial hailing from the Caucasus and most parts of Asia.  A member of the Asteraceae or Compositae family, the plant’s genus

Learn How To Grow Patchouli Plant

Tiny Blooms on the Patchouli plant

Patchouli is a popular herb, known for its strong scent and beneficial essential oils.  The botanical name for the plant is Pogostemon cablin, pronounced [po-go-STEE-mon] [CAB-lin].  It’s part of the

Rhipsalis Cereuscula Care Tips

Rhipsalis cereuscula

Rhipsalis Cereuscula (RIP-sa-lis, ker-ee-USK-yoo-luh) is a shrubby cactus and belongs to the family: Cactaceae.  The small shrub is indigenous to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America and is

How To Care For Ming Aralia Plants

Polyscias ming aralia

Polyscias fruticosa (pol-ISS-ee-us frew-tih-KOH-suh) better known as the Ming Aralia is an evergreen shrub from the family Araliaceae (Aralia plant).  Ming Aralia is a highly decorative, elegant foliage plant for

Mid-Day Flowers – The Mesembryanthemum

Mid Day Flower

Want to light a floral bonfire? Then try some plants of the mesembryanthemum group (ice plant) in your garden or on your pot plant shelf. Probably no other plants offer

Viscaria Flower Care Tips

Pink flowers of the Silene Viscaria

The flowering Silene Viscaria [sy-LEE-nee, vis-KAR-ee-uh] is an upright perennial with rosy-pink blooms. Perennials are those flowers that come back every year. It’s found in a variety of areas throughout Asia

Dracaena Reflexa Plant Growing and Care (Pleomele)

Dracaena reflexa Song of Jamaica

With bright chartreuse foliage and interesting growth habit, makes Dracaena reflexa [dra-SEE-nah, ree-FLEKS-uh] a popular houseplant. The visually striking foliage of this type of Dracaena which belongs to the Asparagaceae

Goldfish Plant Care: Growing Columnea Plants

Blooms of the Goldfish plant

The “goldfish plant” or Columnea and its many hybrids are an attractive hanging houseplant. The Columnea goldfish plant has long, trailing stems, small oval leaves and pretty, ever-blooming flowers in

How To Care For Peacock Plants

Calathea makoyana aka peacock plant

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, South America, and the West Indies.  There are more than

Learn Torch Cactus Growing and Care

Flowering Torch Cactus – Trichocereus Grandiflora

The trichocereus grandiflora [try-koh-KER-ee-us, gran-dih-FLOR-uh] belongs to the trichocereus or echinopsis cactus genus and is a member of the Cactaceae (cactus) family and refers to all the trichocereus hybrids.  The

Peace Lily Care: HOW TO Plant Growing Guide

peace lily flowers up close

Peace Lily care questions, we get all kinds of questions on the care of this tropical plant. The plant is known botanically as Spathiphyllum and comes in many sizes, with lots

How To Care For Aloe Brevifolia (Short Leaved Aloe)

Short Leaved Brevifolia Aloe

Aloe Brevifolia [Al-oh, brev-ee-FOH-lee-uh] is a flowering Aloe plant species of the family Asphodelaceae.  An evergreen succulent perennial plant native to the Western Cape in South Africa. It is endangered

Growing Aloe Striata Plants: Caring For Coral Aloe

Red edged Aloe Striata plant (Coral Aloe)

Aloe striata Haw. [AL-oh, stree-AH-tuh] is a unique evergreen drought-tolerant succulent type of Aloe from the Asphodelaceae family.  This frost-hardy, South African aloe species is widely found in the southern Cape Floristic Region