Dracaena Care: How to Stop Brown Tips and Prune It
The Lab | Dracaena Care Dracaenas are some of the most common indoor plants: the corn plant (Dracaena fragrans), the dragon tree (D. marginata), ‘Janet … Read more
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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
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
Scindapsus pictus Care: Light, Water and Is It Cat Safe?
The Lab | Scindapsus pictus Care Hold a Scindapsus pictus leaf up to a window and the silver splashes look hand painted, which is what … Read more
Monstera Deliciosa Care: Light, Water, Soil and Moss Poles
The Lab | Monstera Deliciosa Care Monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant, has a reputation for being fussy that it doesn’t deserve. In a bright … Read more
Maidenhair Fern Care: How to Stop It Drying Out Indoors
The Lab | Maidenhair Fern Care Maidenhair ferns look like a cloud of green lace in the shop and often turn brown and crispy within … Read more
Tradescantia Nanouk Care: Light, Water and Propagation
The Lab | Tradescantia Nanouk Care Tradescantia Nanouk care has a reputation for being effortless, and most of that reputation holds. The thick, pink-flushed stems … Read more
Peace Lily Care: Watering, Light and How to Get Blooms
The Urban Lab | Care Protocol Peace lily care comes down to three things: soil kept consistently moist but never sitting in water, bright indirect … Read more
Cast Iron Plant Care: A Pet-Safe Plant for Dark Corners
The Lab | Cast Iron Plant Care The cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior) earned its name by surviving the dim, smoky parlors of the 19th … Read more