Why isn’t your flowering houseplant sending out flowers? It can be frustrating. First, determine if your houseplant is a flowering plant. If you have a fern, your plant won’t be flowering…..ever. But, if you purchased a flowering plant and it...
I love euphorbias and have been collecting them for years. The group includes the poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima (its name means the most beautiful euphorbia). I recently wrote about another couple of my favorites, the dead stick plant or Euphorbia platyclada and my...
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your plants if something happened to you and were unable to care for them? I guess I hadn’t really thought about it, but I’m having surgery in a few weeks and it makes one think. So I’ve been rearranging...
It’s Valentine’s Day and what better way to celebrate than with a heart-shaped plant? I love heart-shaped anything-my engagement ring is a heart, heart-shaped stones, dishes, and more. One of my favorite heart-shaped plants, though, is the sweetheart hoya...
What is the point behind a plant resembling a bunch of dead sticks? The Euphorbia platyclada is a plant that fools its predators by appearing as if it’s already dead. Pretty smart, right? So how do you care for this extremely weird plant? My Plant The one below...
Z and M may be in love, but did they have to deface a plant to let everyone know? I don’t think so, but maybe I’m not romantic enough. Or maybe I like plants too much. Or maybe I really believe that plants feel pain, as in The Secret Life of Plants....
