Tag Archives: houseplants

ZZ plant is unhappy after transplanting

I have two questions about my 3-year old ZZ plant. 1) I transplanted my ZZplant from a 6 inch to 8 inch pot when its crowded rhizomes started to come out of the top of the pot. I potted it…

Yellow Leaves on Peace Lily

Hi, My peace lily is flowering but the leaves are mostly yellowish. It sits by north east facing backyard glass door. I water it every 1.5 weeks and let water drain out of the pot. It’s a large pot not…

Variegated rubber fig

My indoor potted fig has had partial browning of most of its leaves for the 3-4 years I’ve had it. I’m ready to give up on it, but as sons’ gave to me I’d like to try a little longer.…

Calathea Stella

Hello, Why are the new leaves of my Calathea Stella so short and bunched up in the middle? I keep the soil moist but not wet. I added a more powerful humidifier, but it still looks kind of sad. Any…

Massively overgrown avocado tree

Good Day, I have a huge indoor avocado tree that’s about 40 years old (not kidding). It’s been cutback but not for many years. It’s about 7+ feet tall and has grown out of control. I’d like to prune it…

Bald Cypress

Hello, I was wondering if a bald cypress could be grown as a tropical and if seeds don’t need stratification, I thought so because they grow in the Florida Everglades but I just wanted to make sure…

Pest on indoor Palm plant

My indoor Palm plant about -2” high developed a shiny sticky substance on the tops of some of its leaves. Up close looks whitish. The undersides look ok. Can I save this plant that I started as a baby.…

Grapefruit tree in suspended animation

I am not a current resident of Toronto but was born and raised there.I hope I can still ask for your help. I have a grapefruit tree as a houseplant that grew from seed 40 years ago. It puts out…

Why my Peace Lily doesn’t have flowers?

I’ve had this peace lily (Spathiphyllum) for a 2-3 years. After the original flowers were over I have never seen the ‘right flowers’ in the same pot… This time I can see just one tiny flower on the bottom but…