During winter some of your houseplants may begin to look leggy. While they may not be in poor enough shape to discard, they do need something. Plants in this condition are often good candidates for air layering. Many house plants can be air layered–dumb cane, croton, Chinese evergreen, philodendron, rubber plant, fiddle leaf fig, oleander, [...]
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December 6th, 2011 
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Tags: Chinese evergreen, houseplants, philodendron, rooting period, rubber plant 
No Comments »Cannas Viruses
November 29th, 2011 admin Cannas are a tender perennial, popular and grown by gardeners for their large attractive leaves and large flower spikes. Being tender, their roots need to be overwintered indoors in cold climates. Within the last ten years, virus diseases have become widespread in cannas throughout the world, so if you have these perennials you may not [...]
Indoor Perennial Problems
November 21st, 2011 admin Temperature, and its balance with light, are the two most important conditions for successful overwintering of tender perennials indoors, in addition to proper watering. Your plants will show symptoms if these conditions aren’t to their liking, but these may be confused with other causes, and once they show these it may be too late! While [...]
Posted in Fall flowers, Garden flowers, House Plants Tags: cannas, dahlias, houseplants, perennial plants, perennials indoors, tender perennials No Comments »Winter Bloom
September 18th, 2011 admin A surefire way to chase away the winter blues is to fill your home with fragrant flowers. And nothing is easier to grow than the sweet smelling paperwhite (Narcissus papyraceus), a bulb plant that can be coaxed into bloom with very little effort. The correct term is actually “forcing” as you are forcing the spring-flowering [...]
Roses For Winter
September 5th, 2011 admin Any discussion of how to help roses survive the vagaries of winter is sure to initiate a lot of different opinions ranging from “do nothing” to “bury plants completely” or “it can’t be done!” Personally, I believe many roses–namely shrub roses–can survive in cold climates with a little winter protection. Roses can be killed or [...]
Posted in Fall flowers, House Plants Tags: botanical works, bulb farm, roses, shrub roses, spring bulbs, tulip collection, tulip mania, white Zurel, winter roses No Comments »Top Perennials For 2011
August 30th, 2011 admin Each year, members of the Perennial Plant Association– the industry group representing growers and professional garden designers nationwide—vote on their top perennials. From the final group of new cultivars (cultivated varieties), or those deserving wider use, the perennial plant of the year is chosen. The elite group of perennials voted by professionals is a good [...]
Daylilies
July 27th, 2011 admin Daylilies have become a popular in many gardens as they are colorful and one of the easiest perennials to grow under a range of conditions. If you only know the orange daylilies naturalized along roadsides, be prepared to be dazzled by the vast range of colors and flower types. More than 38,000 registered varieties have [...]
Posted in House Plants, Summer Flowers Tags: Daylilies, Daylily flowers, Hemerocallis, orange daylilies, plant breeders No Comments »Nasturtium
July 11th, 2011 admin The resurgence in interest in growing old-fashioned flowers has helped the nasturtium make a comeback in gardens. The flowers have a delicate fragrance that many people will remember from grandma’s garden. The nasturtium is a versatile plant that can be used for edging in flowerbeds or in window boxes, patio containers, or hanging baskets. The [...]
Dahlias
May 22nd, 2011 admin We have the Aztecs to thank for the dahlia, a tender bulb (actually a tuber) planted in late spring for gorgeous blooms in late summer. A long-lasting cut flower, the dahlia makes a great addition to any garden. Dahlias range in color from white and yellow to orange, pale pink, lavender, and red. Bloom size [...]
Posted in House Plants, Spring flowers Tags: bloom dahlias, dahlia, gorgeous blooms, perennial plant, tender bulb No Comments »Holly Plant
December 20th, 2010 admin Holly has become almost synonymous with the holiday season. Its bright red berries and shiny green leaves are found on holiday wrapping paper, greeting cards, and of course, live in garden shops. But did you know that “decking the halls with holly” is an ancient custom several thousand years old? The ancient Romans, Greeks, and [...]
Posted in House Plants Tags: American holly, holiday season, holly orchards, Ilex cornuta, sacred tree No Comments »
