Have you ever found a flower stem that looks wide and flattened, splayed or fused? You’ve probably discovered an odd disorder called fasciation. Some fasciation in plants result in huge, grotesque stems and flowers, while others are quite subtle. Discovering fasciations in your garden or in the wild is intriguing, and one of the fascinations […]
Unusual weather, such as the drastic changes in recent winters, leaves some gardeners wondering how to protect bulbs from frost and freeze. Temperatures have warmed and so has the soil, so the the plants think it is later in the season than it actually is. Warmer than normal temperatures cause some bulbs to bloom early […]
Miniature roses have gained in popularity in the last several years. And growing them yourselves may not be that hard. Today, miniature rose varieties come in the form of a small bush that is twiggy, repeat-flowering and the shrubs range in height from six inches to 36 inches in height. Most miniature shrubs come in […]
Maybe the houseplants we keep at home are not as touchy as our pets, however they also require attention and care. We must concede that in spite of the minimum requirements, we here and there overlook that we have to pour some water into the pots of our houseplants, so they often wilt and die. There […]
A team of scientists from the Institute of Cell Biophysics and the Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, has successfully revived a flower from a 32,000-year-old fruit buried in Siberian permafrost. In a study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists describe how they […]
What does it mean when you hear you should be quarantining new houseplants? The word quarantine comes from the Italian word “quarantina,” which means forty days. By quarantining your new houseplants for 40 days, you minimize the risk of spreading pests and diseases to your other plants. When to quarantine houseplants There are a few […]
Bougainvillea is a thorny, woody, high climbing vine with colorful flowers. These flowers can be red, orange, yellow, purple, pink, or white. Traditionally, bougainvillea flowers, which have tiny white flowers in the middle of colorful and papery petals or bracts, have been used for medicinal purposes. To gain medicinal properties, we can steep dried or […]
Excess humidity can be the cause of winter mold, mustiness and damp in the home. The problem happens in warm, muggy regions too. Dehumidifiers and other solutions can have some effect but plants are a more natural way to remove some of the damp ambiance. Humidity absorbing houseplants serve dual purpose because they harvest the […]
This well known, winter-blooming houseplant makes an extraordinary expansion to almost any indoor setting. Christmas cactus isn’t just simple to look after, it propagates easily as well, making it an excellent choice for a holiday present idea. How to Plant Christmas Cactus The Christmas cactus is easily propagated by cutting a short Y-shaped segment from […]
Most people plant a single houseplant in a pot, but can you grow houseplants together in the same pot? The answer is YES. As a matter of fact, multiple houseplants in one container add some extra glam to a room. The key is to combine companion houseplants that suit one another. Can you grow different […]
