by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 25, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Houseplant Flowers
There is a lot of brouhaha about plants and their names changing. I get it. It bothers me, too. I wrote about a few of the changes here. I was thinking about it the other day and I know many people are “angry” about the seemingly constant changes. This... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 24, 2020 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Memories
If you read my blog you know I am a huge proponent of having a drainage hole in every container. It is easy to drill one with a diamond-tipped drill bit and is a must, in my opinion. If you are using a pot without a drainage hole, I suggest using it as a cachepot that... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Dec 18, 2019 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I’m going to tell you more than you wanted to know about Thanksgiving Cactus. (Schlumbergera). We already discussed holiday cacti this month, but there are a couple more things I wanted to tell you about the Thanksgiving cactus. These are just tidbits of... 
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 27, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I have been asked many times if Schlumbergera or Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus are really cacti. Schlumbergera are but not l desert cacti but come from Brazil. All the holiday cacti, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter are epiphytic jungle cacti and grow...
