by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 18, 2023 | BLOG, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
How do you care for lycopodiums? (Now in the genus huperzia) These plants are so weird and amazing. I first saw a Lycopodium (Huperzia) in Elvin McDonald’s book, The New Houseplant (page 45). It was a picture of a florist’s window in New York with one of... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 8, 2023 | begonias, BLOG, Bromeliads, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Help
Did you know your houseplant is trying to tell you something? How? What is it saying? Of course, your houseplants aren’t going to suddenly develop the ability to talk. But they do have ways of communicating with you. Whether it is I’m cold, I’m... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 15, 2023 | begonias, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Is your houseplant at the permanent wilting point or can it be saved? First, what is the permanent wilting point or PWP? And is your houseplant at that point? Definition of Permanent Wilting Point The permanent wilting point is the point at which your plant has... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 4, 2023 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers
Did you know that many plants contain a white, milky latex substance? What is it? What is its purpose? Let’s talk more about this and find out which houseplants contain latex and what it does for the plant. A drop of latex on a broken poinsettia leaf What is... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 26, 2022 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
There has been some controversy over the propagation cups used by houseplant growers to start their plants. I originally wrote this blog post in 2016 and wanted to update it with some more information about these cups. October 2016 I recently bought my 6th variety of... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 5, 2022 | begonias, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Profile
I have been going crazy over here about my Jurassic Pink Shades Rex Begonia! I can’t get enough of it. Maybe because I wake up every morning to the sun shining through its amazing leaves. Or maybe because it’s a Rex begonia and in the past, I haven’t...
