Parlor Palm Care: An Easy, Pet-Safe Palm for Low Light
The Lab | Parlor Palm Care The parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans) is one of the best palms for indoors: small, slow-growing, tolerant of lower light, … Read more
Dracaena Brown Tips: Causes and How to Fix Them
The Infirmary | Dracaena Brown Tips Brown, crispy leaf tips are the most common complaint about dracaenas: the corn plant (Dracaena fragrans), the dragon tree … Read more
African Violet Not Blooming? 6 Causes and How to Fix Them
The Infirmary | African Violet Not Blooming An African violet can flower almost all year, so a plant that sits there making leaves but no … Read more
Croton Dropping Leaves? Causes and How to Stop It
The Infirmary | Croton Dropping Leaves Crotons (Codiaeum variegatum) are grown for their bold red, orange, yellow and green leaves, and they are known for … Read more
Orchid Not Blooming? Why It Won’t Rebloom and How to Fix It
The Infirmary | Orchid Not Blooming Your moth orchid flowered beautifully when you bought it, dropped its blooms, and has done nothing since. If your … Read more
Ficus Benjamina Dropping Leaves? Causes and How to Stop It
The Infirmary | Ficus Benjamina Dropping Leaves Every autumn the same thing happens: a weeping fig that looked lush all summer comes indoors and starts … Read more
Boston Fern Care Indoors: How to Keep It Green All Winter
The Lab | Boston Fern Care Indoors Boston ferns are lush and forgiving outdoors in summer, then often turn brown and shed all over the … Read more
Monkshood Meaning: Chivalry, Wolfsbane and Flower Symbolism
Symbolism | Monkshood Meaning Few flowers carry as split a reputation as monkshood. Its tall spikes of hooded blue flowers look noble, almost armored, and … Read more
Cuttings Rotting in Water: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
The Infirmary | Propagation Problems Cuttings rotting in water almost always comes down to the water itself: bacteria multiplying in it, too little oxygen at … Read more