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 19, 2022 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
Did you know you can grow Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) in your home? Let’s talk about how to grow and care for it in your home. It is a tillandsia or air plant. Nothing is more iconic to the Southern United States than trees dripping with moss. It is... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 21, 2022 | African violets, BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I’m sure you are wondering what a lusus is and so was I when I discovered this word today. You may have a plant that is a lusus and sometimes it is a good thing. Definition A lusus is a “freak of nature”. It is also known in the plant world as a... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 14, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Plants protect themselves in many ways and plant protection can be dangerous. Some have spines and some have sap. Those things are no joke. Last weekend, I attended the combined Michigan Cactus and Succulent Society and SE Michigan Bromeliad Society show and sale. As... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 7, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
When I first saw this plant many years ago, it was in a hanging basket at a local garden center tagged as a fern. It was a large plant and out of my price range. The label perplexed me, to say the least. The leaves resembled a fern, but the texture was rubbery like a... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 31, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Many jungle cacti are common plants and you may even have one. Examples of these cacti are Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus, epiphyllums, and Rhipsalis. These cacti grow as epiphytes on trees and other structures in the jungles of Central and South America. They have...
