Orchid Care for Beginners: Keep Your Moth Orchid Blooming
The Lab | Moth Orchids (Phalaenopsis) Orchid care for beginners almost always means the moth orchid, Phalaenopsis, the most popular orchid sold as a houseplant. … Read more
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Caladium Care: Sun or Shade, Planting and Winter Storage
The Lab | Caladium Care Caladiums are grown for their paper-thin, heart-shaped leaves splashed with white, pink, red and green. They grow from tubers, love … Read more
Alocasia Polly Care: Why Leaves Drop and How to Stop It
The Lab | Alocasia Polly Care Alocasia ‘Polly’ is the compact “African mask plant”: glossy, dark green arrowhead leaves with bold silvery veins on a … Read more
How to Grow Ranunculus: Corms, Planting Time, Pots and Care
The Lab | How to Grow Ranunculus Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup) grows from small, claw-shaped tubers or corms and produces layered, rose-like flowers … Read more
Magnolia Tree Care: How to Protect Blooms From Frost
The Lab | Magnolia Tree Care Magnolias range from huge evergreen Southern magnolias that flower in summer to small deciduous star and saucer magnolias that … Read more
How to Grow Jasmine Indoors: Light, Cool Nights and Blooms
The Lab | How to Grow Jasmine Indoors Few plants can scent a whole room like jasmine, but indoor jasmine has a reputation for growing … Read more
How to Grow Hyacinths: Outdoors, in Pots and in Water
The Lab | How to Grow Hyacinths Hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) are spring bulbs grown for their dense, intensely fragrant flower spikes. They are easy to … Read more
Plumeria Care: Sun, Water, Feeding and Overwintering
The Lab | Plumeria Care Plumeria, also called frangipani or temple tree, is the fragrant flower behind Hawaiian leis. It looks exotic, but plumeria care … Read more
How to Grow Creeping Thyme: Seed, Spacing, Care and Pots
The Lab | How to Grow Creeping Thyme Creeping thyme is a low, fragrant mat of tiny leaves that covers itself in pink to purple … Read more