Plant Care Guides

Syngonium Podophyllum Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is Syngonium Podophyllum? The Syngonium podophyllum is a light-green colored tropical vine that is popular for its easy care. The plant makes an excellent hanging basket subject because it can climb with ease and tolerate cool temperatures. Syngonium podophyllum grows to about 15 feet high and wide, making it a perfect choice as a…

Mock strawberry Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is a Mock strawberry? A mock strawberry is no botanical relation whatsoever to real strawberries, wild or domestic. Hence the “mock” part of the plant’s name, but it produces consistent results, unlike the wild one, which produces fruit every year. They are small in size and bear fruits earlier than the common strawberries, which…

Tibouchina Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is a Tibouchina? Tibouchina is a tree or shrub in the Melastomataceae family. It is native to tropical areas of South America and has pink, yellow, purple, or white flowers. Tibouchinas can be grown outdoors but will need some protection from cold weather and freezing temperatures. These plants are commonly found growing as pergola…

Monstera Dubia Growing and Plant Care Complete Guide

What Is a Monstera Dubai? The Monstera dubia, sometimes also called the Swiss cheese plant, is not actually a true cactus. Instead, it’s a tropical variety of monstera-producing fruit that looks like small versions of the shapes we see in “Swiss cheese”. The leaves can be round or oval and are usually between ten and twenty…

Torch Ginger Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is a Torch Ginger? Thanks to a single show at the New York Botanical Garden, torch gingers are on my radar. The red-hot torches of fiery flower petals caught my eye as I walked by one day! When I noticed buds in several colors and plants with different-sized red flowers throughout the summer during visits,…

Rockrose Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is Rockrose? The rock rose is a spring wildflower from which its name derived. It blooms during the first warm days of spring, giving color to otherwise dreary winter days. Its delicate pink flowers pop up through the snow, signaling that brighter days are ahead. Rockrose Care & Maintenance: Rockrose needs light to grow…

Orange jubilee Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is Orange jubilee? Orange Jubilee is a stunning cactus that produces fragrant white flowers with a touch of yellow and orange in the center. This is a perfect flowering specimen for indoor decor and wondrous scenting, to say the least. These plants grow big so that they fill your space. However, you should note…

Ripple Jade Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is Ripple Jade? Ripple jade is not true jade, but it is still an attractive succulent that makes a nice houseplant. Ripple jade ( Crassula ovata ) also called friendship tree or lucky plant is a South African native. It has become popular as both a landscape and indoor plant in the U.S. The…

Copperleaf plant Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is Copperleaf plant? The copperleaf plant is one of the most decorative and attractive plants that can be easily grown at home. Growing copperleaf plants indoors, outdoors or in a garden brings a unique beauty to your homes and gardens as its long leafy stems provide an elegant look to landscape gardening. You might…

Triangle Palm Growing and Plant Care Guide

What Is Triangle Palm? The triangle palm (howea forsteriana) is a popular indoor palm with thin, willowy leaves that can reach up to 5 feet tall at maturity. The triangular shape of the leaves has led to the name “triangle palm” and it is from Australia where the species originates. However, it is now widely…