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How to Care For String of Turtles: Comprehensive Guide
When you look at the String of Turtles plant (Peperomia prostrata), its compact and delicate appearance may come as a surprise. After all, how can such a petite plant be so hardy? But as it turns out, it’s one of the most resilient succulents out there. It’s not just an adorable house plant; in fact, it’s been around for a very long time—and with good reason.
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Purple Passion Plant: Complete Growing and Care Guide
This herbaceous perennial is also known as the purple velvet plant and purple passion vine for its showy purple leaves. The unique texture o...
How to Grow and Care For Calathea Orbifolia
Calathea orbifolia, also known as Round-leaf plant, is a unique species of tropical foliage. Bearing vibrant, green oval-shaped leaves with ...
Ultimate Mexican Bird of Paradise Care Guide
Mexican bird of paradise is an evergreen flowering shrub or tree that produces bold yellow flowers with red stamens. Once the plant blooms d...
How to Grow and Care For China Doll Plant
China Doll plant, Radermachera sinica, commonly known as Radermachera and Radar plant, is an evergreen tree native to southeast Asia. It was...
How to Grow and Care For Calathea Ornata
Calathea Ornata (Calathea Sanderiana var. ornata) is a tropical foliage plant with dark-green leaves and colorful, light-pink stripes across...
How to Grow and Care For Calathea White Fusion
Calathea White Fusion is known for its stunning, watercolor-like variegated white and dark green leaves with purple undersides. Although car...
What is a Ficus Tineke?
The Ficus Tineke is a colorful and gorgeous houseplant known as the rubber tree’s variegated cultivar. Its pink, cream and light green hues ...
How to Care For Hoya Obovata: Complete Guide
Hoya obovata thrives best in full sunlight needing 6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day! Although they grow best in full sunlight, they ...
How to Grow and Care For Shampoo Ginger Lily Plant
There is one plant you may not have heard of unless you've visited Hawaii, the Shampoo Ginger Plant (Zingiber zerumbet) which is also known ...
How to Grow and Care For Variegated String of Pearls
A variegated string of pearls is a beautiful trailing succulent with leaves resembling peas. The leaves are green in color with white or cre...
How to Grow and Care For Dracaena Lemon Lime
Dracaena Lemon Lime is a cultivar of dracaena fragrans that can grow as a shrub or tree. The sword-shaped leaves of a Lemon Lime Dracaena ar...
When and How to Use Orchid Bark
Orchid bark mixes are typically composed of chips of pine bark and fir bark and depending on the mix can contain small amounts of sphagnum m...
How to Grow and Care For Hoya Linearis
Hoya linearis is an ornamental plant that offers a variety of decorations, especially indoors, with its foliage and bloom. The leaves of thi...
How to Grow and Care For Foxtail Fern: Ultimate Care Guide
Foxtail fern (Asparagus densiflorus) presents an exquisite appeal to indoor and outdoor gardens because of its beautiful foliage. This uniqu...
How to Grow and Care For String of Dolphins
Like most succulents, string of dolphins are fairly low maintenance plants requiring bright light and little water to thrive. String of dolp...
Dracaena Plant Care: Complete Guide
Dracaena plants are popular ornamental houseplants grown indoors and outdoors in subtropical climates. They can reach up to 3-6 feet indoors...
How To Get Rid of Gnats in Plants: Comprehensive Guide!
They are usually harmless if there are only a few, but the challenge is that the infestation can quickly spread because fungus gnats prolife...
Celosia Plant Care: Ultimate Grow and Care Guide!
Celosia plant or wool flowers, feathered amaranth, and cockscomb are summer annuals or short-lived perennials of tropical regions of the wor...
How to Grow and Care for a Staghorn Fern
Staghorn ferns, sometimes called antler ferns or elkhorn ferns, are tropical plants native to Southeast Asia, Africa, New Guinea and Austral...
How to Grow and Care for Cuphea Llavea
If you're looking for a low-maintenance subshrub to add to your plant collection at home, you should consider the cuphea llavea. Also known ...
How to Grow and Care For Hoya Pubicalyx
Hoya Pubicalyx thrives best in full sunlight needing 6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day! Although they grow best in full sunlight, the...
How to Grow and Care For Dracaena Warneckii
Dracaena warneckii is a cultivar of dracaena fragrans that can grow as a shrub or tree. The sword-shaped leaves of a Dracaena warneckii are ...
How to Grow and Care for Hoya Retusa
Hoya retusa is an ornamental plant that offers a variety of decorations, especially indoors, with its foliage and bloom. The leaves of this ...
How to Grow and Care for Begonia Rex Indoors and Outdoors
Begonias are members of the fifth most significant family of ornamental plants and are well known for their beautiful leaves and attractive ...
How to Grow and Care for Hoya Plants?
One of the most beautiful houseplants that has caught the attention of nature lovers is Hoya. This stylish plant elevates the overall decora...
How to Plant and Care For New Guinea Impatiens
Bearing dramatic and colorful blooms, New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) are a herbaceous annuals or perennials with succulent stems f...
How to Grow and Care for Your Hoya Bella
The Hoya Bella is an exquisite houseplant known for its speedy growth rate and its eye-catching waxy flowers. It needs special care and atte...
How to Grow and Care For Cedar Elm
The Texas cedar elm (sometimes just called the Texas elm or cedar elm) is the common name of Ulmus crassifolia, or U. crassifolia, and is ...
How to Grow and Care For Dracaena Marginata
Dracaena marginata, also known as Madagascar Dragon Tree, is a plant species native to Madagascar from the Asparagaceae family with striking...
How to Care For String of Pearls: Ultimate Guide
String of pearls is a showstopper with its bubbly pearl-like leaves growing on trailing stems, it’s an eye-catcher that looks amazing flowin...
How to Grow and Care For Dracaena Massangeana
Dracaena Massangeana grows with a thick stem topped with rosettes of arching, broad evergreen leaves that have a wide, central yellow stripe...
How to Grow and Care For String of Hearts Plant
String of hearts plant (Ceropegia Woodii) is a chaining succulent-like plant. With hues of greens and purples and delicate dangles, it bring...
How to Grow and Care For Alocasia Polly
Alocasia Polly is a popular and stunning hybrid plant (Amazon x amazonica) that is part of the Araceae family. Alocasia Polly sports dramati...
How to Choose and Use a Tomato Cage
If you’re a gardener, you know how important it is to give your plants the best environment to grow in. Enter tomato cages. A tomato cage ca...
How to Grow and Care for Neon Pothos
Neon Pothos specifically is one of the most popular pothos varieties of Epripremnum aureum plant. These plants have vibrant lime green leave...
How to Care for the Philodendron Brandtianum Plant
Compared to other philodendrons, Philodendron brandtianum is often grown more as a mounding or hanging plant. You can still train the plant ...
How to Grow and Care for Angel Wing Begonia: A Complete Guide
Growing an angel wing begonia (Begonia Coccinea) is an excellent way to add some tropical flair to your home. With their large, pointed leav...
How to Grow and Care For Calatheas
Calatheas, also commonly known as marantas, are part of the Marantaceae family with more than 300 species of plants that thrive in warm and ...
How to Grow and Care for Marble Queen Pothos
Marble Queen Pothos is one of the most popular varieties of pothos due to its variegated foliage. Like other pothos plants, Marble Queen is ...
How to Get Rid of Spider Mites on Indoor Plants
Spider mites reproduce quickly and do not take long to take over your plants. These common houseplant pests also leave behind small yellow o...
How to Grow and Care For Alocasia Black Velvet
Alocasia Black Velvet, also known as Alocasia reginula is a stunning plant to add to any tropical houseplant collection. Alocasia reginula t...
How to Care for Orchids
Orchids make incredible decorations for interior spaces due to their beautifully patterned and colored flowers. Notoriously known as hard to...
How to Grow and Care for Purple Heart Plant
The Purple Heart Plant (aka Tradescantia pallida purpurea) is a fast grower. It comes with lovely purple foliage paired with pink to purple ...
How to Grow and Care For Ficus Audrey
Ficus Audrey is a potential challenger to the Fiddle-Leaf Fig's long-held position at the top of the charts, according to some experts. Unli...
How to Grow and Care For Hoya Curtisii
But if you’re new to casual botany, it’s best to start with a lower-maintenance plant like Hoya Curtisii. Something relatively easy to care ...
How to Grow and Care For Manjula Pothos
The Manjula Pothos plant is a less common Pothos variety. It is stunning with dark green, light green, cream, and white variegation on its h...
How to Grow and Care For Alocasia Maharani
Alocasia Maharani is a rare, tropical houseplant native to South East Asia. Alocasia Maharani is a hybrid of Alocasia reginula and Alocasia ...
Everything About Philodendron Birkin Care
The Philodendron Birkin can be a spectacular addition to your indoor space with the notable white stripes on its dark-green waxy leaves. Whi...
How to Grow and Care for Jessenia Pothos
Jessenia Pothos is a tropical vine with variegated lime green and dark green leaves. Jessenia is a rarer type of pothos that is sought after...
How To Grow a Blue Ginger Plant
The blue ginger is the most common species of the Commelinaceae family, and it’s hardy to Zones 9 to 11. They grow by having upright, gawky ...
Raven ZZ Plant: Comprehensive Care Guide
The Raven ZZ plant, also known as Zamioculcas zamiifolia ‘Dowon’, has become trendy in the houseplant scene due to its dark, leathery foliag...
List of the Best Black Plants for Your Garden
Black plants are chic and bold. They demand attention by contrasting the idea that gardens should always feel jolly. With dark foliage, it's...
How to Care For a Watch Chain Plant
The watch chain is a beautiful succulent with compact interlocking leaves in a light green shade and a gentle overlaying stem. The plant is ...
How To Care for a Sansevieria Fernwood
Many plant enthusiasts love Sansevieria Fernwood because of its air-purifying properties and extreme resilience. This plant will look stunni...
How to Grow, Propagate, and Care For Lipstick Echeveria
Echeveria agavoides or Lipstick Echeveria is a low maintenance and drought-tolerant succulent plant that produces beautiful colored pink, wh...
How to Plant and Grow a Japanese Maple Tree
Acer Palmatum, better known as Japanese maple, is a deciduous tree or shrub from Japan characterized by its unique foliage color. With numer...
How to Grow and Care for Your Asparagus Fern
Known for its delicate and whimsical foliage, asparagus ferns, are growing in popularity as houseplants. They’re relatively easy to care for...
How to Care For Philodendron Pink Princess
If you’re looking for something that is at once elegant and different from most other houseplants, then the pink princess philodendron (Phil...
How to Care For Begonia Maculata (Polka Dot Plant)
Begonia Maculata has gained popularity among plant enthusiasts worldwide. It is a plant native to Brazil known for its green leaves with whi...
Prayer Plant (Maranta Leuconeura) Care Guide
Prayer plants are known for their beautiful leaf patterns and unique appearance making them great accent pieces in the home or office. They ...
How To Propagate and Care for Montauk Daisies
Montauk daisies fill the plant and flower growing gap, especially in late summer to fall. They are pretty easy to grow. They can thrive in t...
How To Plant Snow Queen Pothos
Are you looking for a low-maintenance houseplant? The Snow Queen pothos will be a great choice to consider. You can grow this pothos variety...
Everything You Need to Know About Calathea Medallion
Calathea Medallion might be challenging to grow and keep alive as a houseplant. It needs more perseverance and attention than average indoor...
How to Grow Hoya Chelsea Indoors or Outdoors
Hoya Chelsea plants are growing popular among homeowners because of their striking beauty and appeal. But more importantly, they grow except...
How to Grow and Care For Alocasia Regal Shield (Elephant Ear Plant)?
Alocasia Regal Shield (Elephant Ear plant) is famous among houseplant lovers because of its unique and enormous leaves. It has large, stunni...
Best Coleus Varieties To Grow in Your Garden
Coleus plants, are a family of colorful foliage with varieties that fit every type of gardener. This article will help you know more about t...
How To Propagate and Care for a Rhododendron Bush
Rhododendrons (Rhododendron spp.) are flowering shrubs that offer attractive, colorful blossoms. They are a firm favorite of gardeners for t...
How To Take Care of Mandevilla
The Mandevilla plant will be a stunning addition if you're keen to give your huge garden or small patio a lush tropical vibe. The best thing...
How to Prune Avocado Trees: A Comprehensive Gardening Guide
As a nature enthusiast, you probably know an average outdoor avocado tree can grow 40 to 80 feet (12-24 m.), a giant tree that can create fa...
How to Grow and Care For Philodendron Gloriosum
Philodendron Gloriosum is a tropical plant that belongs to the Philodendron genus. The plant has beautiful heart-shaped leaves with white ve...
How to Grow and Take Care of Variegated String of Hearts
If you’re looking for a vine-like succulent that’s low maintenance and has pinkish variegation, you should seriously consider variegated str...
How To Manage and Control Fleabane Plants
Fleabane plants are known for their ability to survive under challenging environments; their notorious invasiveness toward other native plan...
How to Grow and Care for Desert Rose Plant: Comprehensive Guide
You might think that because desert roses are native to arid regions, they’d be tough and require little maintenance to thrive. But that cou...
How to Grow and Care For Peperomia Hope
If you are looking for an easy to grow plant that looks like a succulent, the Peperomia Hope is a perfect choice. Nicknamed “Trailing Jade”,...
How To Take Care of a Ficus Moclame
The Ficus Microcarpa Moclame is a fig tree species native to Southern Asia and Australia. They're excellent indoor, air-purifying plants. Mo...
How to Prevent and Treat Root Rot
Root rot is a very common disease in indoor plants and usually happens as a result of overwatering. If you catch it early enough and change ...
How to Grow Cat Grass Plant?
Cat grass is not a specific variety of grass seen outdoors. It is a mixture of grass grown from different types of seeds like wheat, oat, ba...
How to Grow and Care For Stephania Erecta
Stephania Erecta (or Stephania Pierrei) is a great addition to your houseplant collection. If you love “fat plants”, look no further! You f...
How to Get Rid of Aphids on Rose Bushes?
Aphids are tiny, sap-sucking pests and wreak havoc on your roses! They suck out plant juices, preferably on new growths, and turn their foli...
How to Grow Dipladenia (Mandevilla)
Dipladenias are tropical plants that belong to the Mandevilla species. They are also known by other names like Rocktrumpet, Brazilian Jasmin...
How to Grow and Care For Philodendron Micans
If you are looking for one such trailing plant to decorate a hanging pot or climbing moss pole, the Philodendron Micans is the right choice....
How to Grow Citronella Plants
Citronella came from the French word “citronelle”, which means “lemon balm.” It got its name for its citrusy, floral-like aroma. This plant ...
How to Grow and Care For Monstera Peru
The unique, exotic Monstera Peru (known as Monstera karstenianum) is going to be one of your new favorite houseplants. Its dark, thick leave...
How To Achieve Proper Chinese Elm Bonsai Care
Chinese Elm Bonsai tree is evergreen when grown under the right environmental conditions. Growing a houseplant like a bonsai is a great way ...
Marimo Moss Ball Care
Marimo Moss Balls are low-maintenance, beneficial aquatic plants that, like your pets, want to roll around, take baths, and need an excellen...
How To Attain the Best Palm Tree Care
People adore palm trees for their relaxed, chill vibe. Apart from that, these people also love the environment these palms grow in. One can ...
Terrarium plants
If you’re like me, you’re probably more excited about terrariums than you are about spring. Terrariums are small, compact gardens that requi...
