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 | 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 | 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... 
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 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 24, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I cannot tell you what an exciting week I have had! I posted this time-lapse video of my Epiphyllum oxypetalum and now it has over 3.3 million views! I’m amazed! But the Queen of the Night flower is mysterious and interesting. View this post on Instagram...
