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| Potted Palm | 7/5/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have a potted Palm in direct sun on a deck. the end of the leaves are turning yellow - what do I ...
A: Troy, Without knowing exactly what kind of palm it is I suspect you are keeping it too wet or too ...
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| Yucca cane | 7/5/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: The leaves on my yucca look like they are rotting and they are also yellowing, what is this caused ...
A: Misty, If you are watering it more often than once a week you are watering it to often and that is ...
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| bird of paradise | 7/4/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I bought this plant about 3 years ago and after initial problems with it the first year (bugs and ...
A: Eva, These plants are generally at least 7-10 years old before they bloom and rather large. Don't ...
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| Jasmine houseplant | 7/4/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have a cheap houseplant I bought at a discout store that I think is a jasmine. It is potted as a ...
A: Toni, I read that you couldn't use my link. Just go to Google and put in Madagascar Jasmine fruit ...
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| hybiscus | 7/3/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have my hybiscus indoors. The leaves are turning yellow and the plant is shedding it's leaves. ...
A: Janae, Move it outdoors in the sun and heat. This is a tropical plant from south Florida and ...
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| croton plants | 7/3/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: Can a croton plant be planted outside? and what kind of treatment do you prefer for killing spider ...
A: Rebecca, The answer to the 1st question is it depends on where you live and the 2nd question it ...
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| Want to know the name of a house plant | 7/2/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I recently bought a house plant on sale at my local grocery store. I want to know the name and how ...
A: Anna, I suspect it is a persian violet. You can go to the following site to see a picture of a ...
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| Hibiscus not flowering | 7/2/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: We have a Hibiscus plant which flowered beautifully last year. During winter, we brought it indoor ...
A: Abhijit, It needs to have fertilizer for blooming plants, that will help it bloom faster and have ...
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| yucca plant | 7/1/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: i just bought a yucca plant yesterday. Two spines in one pot. I took it home, replanted it and ...
A: Jo, Yes, you may drown it. It should only have been repotted in a pot with a diameter no more than ...
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| arboricola | 6/30/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I brought this plant 6/29/08 and high light only. Would that direct sun. I have a pouch but no shade ...
A: Darlene, Arboricola is the dwarf sister of scheffleras. High light indoors means sitting by a south ...
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| Plant is dying due to overwatering or something else help? | 6/30/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have one of those plants that run all over the house, I don't know the name of it, but it is dying ...
A: Sandra, If you have had it for 10 years what have you changed? It is either a pothos vine or a ...
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| Fungus Gnats | 6/29/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I would like to know if you have ever heard of fungus gnat stinging/biting humans. I have tried ...
A: Judy, No, I have not heard of them biting humans but it really doesn't surprise me. Many insects ...
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| China doll plant | 6/29/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: This plant keeps dropping leaves,and sometimes a branch. There is new growth. I use a moisture meter ...
A: Joyce, Your plant needs some sun. In California it grows outdoors in the ground and becomes a 50 ...
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| spider plant | 6/28/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have my spider plant in full sun light and the tips of the plant are turning brown what am i doing ...
A: Debra, Brown leaf tips indicate overwatering. This plant has succulent roots and doesn't like to be ...
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| Corn Plant with Flower | 6/28/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have a small corn plant (Dracaena) that is about 1 year old, and it is planted outdoors in the ...
A: Alicia, Yes, I have heard of corn plants, dracaena fragrans blooming a dark pink flower stalk out ...
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| plants unknown | 6/27/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I don't know if you got both pictures so here the other on again dawn
A: Dawn, This is a pretty ragged looking peace lilly. It looks like it has been outdoors and been ...
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| Unknow plants | 6/27/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I need help identifying these 2 plants. Thanks Dawn
A: Dawn, This vining one is a Sweedish ivy. It makes a great hanging basket plant. The following site ...
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| RUBBER plant leaf turning color | 6/26/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: one of the leaves on my small rubber plant has turned a light green color,while the rest are all ...
A: Kandee, Yellow leaves on a rubber tree usually occur because of over watering. If you don't let the ...
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| massangeana cane | 6/26/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: i have a massangeana cane and its growing well. i've had this plant for a good long time. this year ...
A: Gene, It is normal for it to produce a flower when it gets several years old and it is rootbound ...
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| lemon grass | 6/25/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: We have leaf cutter ants walking away with my flowers. I have never dealt with them before. I read ...
A: Brooks, It sounds like you are talking about flowers planted outdoors in the ground. Lemon grass ...
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| hibiscus | 6/24/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I live in chicago, i have a red flower hibiscus,bring it inside for winter. Its in a very large ...
A: Jim, Is it getting full sun all day long? It needs as much sun as possible to get that deep green ...
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| Bougainvillea | 6/23/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have replanted two pots of Bougainvillea to the ground about 4 feet apart. Now after 10 months, ...
A: Hanson, To have planted bougainvillea in the ground you must live in a very warm area. The key to ...
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| Lipstick plant curiosity | 6/21/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: We have had a lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans 'Crispa') and it bloomed normally after about ...
A: Falguni, The plant that is blooming now is a hoya plant, (Asclepias carnosa). It must have been in ...
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| eucalyptus | 6/20/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: Can you stop dried/dyed eucalyptus from dripping?
A: Beth, I think that is more of a florist question, fortunately I do some flower arranging as another ...
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| Household Plants and Parrots | 6/20/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have a parrot and I recently gave him his own bedroom and I am trying to fill it with plants. I am ...
A: Tiffany, Burgundy Robusta is not the name of the plant it is just a description the nursery gave it ...
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| House plat | 6/19/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I purchased a house plat,(Sorry not sure about the name) from Home depot about a year ago.It grew ...
A: Roger, The brown leaves can indicate that it is not getting enough water or it is getting too much ...
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| geraniums and scheffeleras.... | 6/19/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have a large, straggly scheffelera that I put outside each summer. Can I plant geraniums around ...
A: Michelle, You could but when it coes time to take it in the geraniums will most likely die and you ...
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| money tree (pachira) | 6/18/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: From what i have been reading,this is a fairly easy plant to care for.Good news to me. My questions ...
A: Sunny, If you want it to grow larger you should not prune it at all until it is as large as you ...
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| crown of thorns | 6/18/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I just got a crown of thorns plant. I have no clue on how to take care of it. I would appreciate any ...
A: Corabell, The latin name for it is Euphorbia splendens. If you cut or break a branch be careful. ...
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| Goldfish Plant | 6/17/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I purchased a goldfish plant from a reputable nursery last month, just to try something new. The ...
A: Tamika, It sounds like you are doing everything right. The only other things I would try is giving ...
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| Yucca palm with sticky stuff | 6/17/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I read an answer you gave a year or so ago about a sticky white substance on a reader's bamboo ...
A: Kelsie, If you set it outside it needs to be in a place it will be shady in the hot afternoon but ...
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| Yucca palm with sticky stuff | 6/16/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I read an answer you gave a year or so ago about a sticky white substance on a reader's bamboo ...
A: Kelsie, It has insects of some type. The sap is called honeydew and it is the excrement of the ...
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| Money Tree | 6/16/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: Our Money Tree is suffering from root rot. We are dealing with the problem but our question is ...
A: Stephanie, Only if these offshoots you are referring to have roots. They will not easily grow roots ...
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| Rabbits foot fern help! | 6/15/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: My Rabbits foot fern keeps loosing it's leaves. I got it several months ago and it was doing rather ...
A: Brittany, I suggest that you take it outside and hang it in a tree. It will like the brighter light ...
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| Spineless Yukka | 6/15/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have a spineless yukka on my south facing porch. I have had it for almost a year and had no ...
A: Amy, Yes, eventually it will get roots, it might be helpfull to go back to Lowes and pick up a ...
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| bugs in tropical houseplants | 6/14/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I was given several orchids, kalanchoe, bromalaides and some other tropical plants that a guy I know ...
A: Sabrina, They are probably fungus gnats and you can kill them by spraying the water and the plants ...
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| Aloe Vera PLant | 6/14/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: How much should we water our Aloe Vera plant
A: Lindsay, I absolutely must be in a pot witn a drain hole in the bottom and it must be in sandy ...
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| dracaena marginata | 6/13/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I am writing in refence to my dracaena houseplant. It has no leaves left and I am pretty sure that ...
A: Lori, You are correct, your dracaena has or had mealy bugs. They do frequently attack plants when ...
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| flying nats | 6/12/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: Recently I replanted all of my house and office plants. about 3 weeks later I have flying nats ...
A: Leslie, I suspect that when you repotted you moved your plants to too large of pots and that you ...
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| Lucky Bean (castanospermum) | 6/12/2008 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I bought a lucky bean plant two weeks ago and now the leave are drying out. What can I do to save ...
A: Lee, Lucky bean plant (Castanospermum australe) should be kept in a small pot (no larger than a 4 ...
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