by Lisa Steinkopf | May 5, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
Suckers? What do African violets have to do with suckers? Suckers are small plantlets that arise from the main plant, giving the plant multiple crowns. These little plants are identical to their parent. On March 11, we had our last African violet society meeting... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 1, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
During this stressful time, I find that working with my plant is my best relief and frankly, my joy. I’ve been in some stage of writing a book for the last four years and I am not exaggerating when I say that my houseplants and house have suffered. Isn’t... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 25, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I was at the Hardy Plant Society (I love outdoor plants, too.) meeting in early February, and was approached and asked to identify a houseplant, or actually a couple of small leaves growing from a knobby looking thing. I drew a blank, but it finally came to me. (This... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 9, 2020 | African violets, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
I was so honored to be on the Bloom and Grow Radio this week, talking about African violets with Maria. She and I are sure that African violets are at the brink of a major comeback with young plant parents. So I decided to put all my African violet blog post links in... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 22, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Garden Center, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
Aglaonema plants are some of the hottest plants available today. They are easy to grow, take low light levels, and the colors of the leaves are amazing. If they have good bright light conditions, you may find that they will send out flowers. There is controversy among... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 31, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
I was in Kroger buying ingredients for my New Year’s recipe, and I couldn’t pass up this boxed ‘Minerva’ amaryllis (hippeastrum). It was 1/2 off and only $3.99. (It is extremely hard to pass by the holiday cactus…but I did.) I decided to...
