I stay at home now like many others in the world. Of course, I miss spring outdoors but try to be philosophical, exercise patience. Guess who is great patience coach?…
Spring indoors
Tag: houseplant
Radical haircut
In terms of light, I live in a standard Russian apartment, so I don’t have any floor-to-ceiling windows or roof windows. Considering this fact, I have very limited options to…
Phalaenopsis flower
Flowers differ enormously among flowering plants. A specific structure of the flower is determined by particular ways of sexual reproduction of the plant. Monoicous or dioicous? Self-pollination or cross-fertilization? Abiotic…
Rapid Zephyranthes
For my Zephyranthes last year was a year of undeserved struggle: unbearable heat and sun, pests, part of bulbs were destroyed by playful dog and, finally, instead of proper storage…
White bumps on cuttings, doughnuts on tree trunks and plant tissue culture
Have you ever seen white bumps on cuttings? Some plants tend to produce these things before rooting. It is not young roots and it is not a disease. It is called…
Growth rate
2 months ago I created a post about my 3 new plants. Look at them now! Episcia has grown tremendously since then: a lot of new leaves and runners. Ficus keeps…
Alocasia bloomed
There are many houseplants grown for their foliage rather for their flowers. Most aroids (Araceae family) arouse this kind of interest, including Alocasia. I have a plant named Alocasia x amazonica ‘Polly’ (despite of…
Spider plant watering tip
Chlorophytum comosum has a reasonable reputation of easy-care houseplant. It can tolerate many things to some extend. So people often use it to green places that has unacceptable conditions for most…
Yellowing leaves ≠ Unhealthy plant
Older leaves turn yellow and die, new leaves grow. It is totally normal gradual process for most plants. Some species can even scary plant parents for nothing with rapid leaves losing.…
Newcomers: Beaucarnea, Episcia and Ficus
Yesterday 3 new plants arrived to my apartment. I’ve never grown these species before and I’m exited to get to know their characters. First one is Beaucarnea recurvata. I’m curious to…