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 12, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents
Roses don’t have thorns! What? I never assume I know it all or even half of “it”, whatever that is. After listening to Gabriella Plants Podcast, Episode 31, that I learned that “Every rose has its prickle”. Poison needs to change their...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 27, 2022 | BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
This little white fringed flower is so endearing and it belongs to the Alsobia dianthiflora or lace flower. Let’s talk about this easy-to-grow flowering houseplant and how to care for it. I think mine above is the cultivar Alsobia dianthiflora...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 16, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
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...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 10, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Bonsai, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers, Miniature gardens
I recently attended a bonsai show at Matthaei Botanical Garden in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was blown away by the amazing trees in the show. I was even more amazed by the houseplants that were used. Did you know houseplants make beautiful bonsai? I’m going to show...