Having been a keen aquatic keeper who loves exotic fish and algae, I also adore a nice underwater forest. This makes having a healthy and thriving Java moss plant essential. Yet many people struggle to cultivate Java moss successfully because they don’t know what to anticipate when it comes to how fast Java moss grows. …
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Poinsettias, or Christmas plants, are famous for their showy red, white, or pink bracts and big, dark leaves. When flourishing, there is nothing quite like them, and they make beautiful additions to the home. For this reason, it is understandably disappointing if a poinsettia starts to wilt, drop leaves, or look less than healthy. Read …
When I got my very first succulents, I was so thrilled. Some were of the echeveria species and the others were lithops. In my excitement, I continuously checked my plants every few hours, and me being me, I even had my measuring tape, notebook, and pen ready to write down the progress of my succulents …
I was once given a beautiful bamboo plant, and while it lasted for several weeks, I noticed the leaves began to turn yellow. This puzzled me as I believed my bamboo plant was too young to have grown new leaves, so the yellowing was not due to natural aging. What was I doing wrong? I …
Pothos plants, also known as Devil’s vine, are popular evergreen houseplants characterized by their distinct heart-like leaves. These easy-to-care-for creeping beauties are particularly stunning in hanging baskets and are a great, non-fussy option for adding some greenery to a room. However, like all plants, pothos can become distressed or diseased if one does not keep …
Caladiums are ‘amenable’ plants because they grow relatively quickly and prolifically — and they are very attractive and make borders and beds quite beautiful. They are also quite easy to propagate. What else could you ask for in a plant? How to Propagate a Caladium? Caladiums are tuberous plants and are propagated by unearthing …
Climbing and trailing plants are super-hot in home décor right now – especially if you’re going for a kind of cottagecore effect, which means making your house feel like a quaint, fairytale cottage. I love using Pothos plants because they are easy to train to climb and trail from shelves or walls. They not only …
I still recall when I first had pothos plants. I got two pothos and had read that you could grow them to either be more vine-like or bushier like a mini tree or shrub, and I wanted one of each. Let’s just say my first attempts at growing a bushy and full pothos, also called …
Pothos, also known as Money Plant (or Devil’s Ivy), matures into a vine-like bush with beautiful, heart- or palm-shaped leaves. Pothos will grow slowly if it is not cared for properly, and it may end up looking spindly, thin, and ‘weedy’. In this article, we answer the question, “how to make pothos bushy?” How to …
As anyone who has grown and taken care of plants before knows, quite a bit goes into growing and caring for a plant properly. One critical aspect is the amount of sunlight that a particular plant needs, which can vary quite a bit from plant to plant. Some plants prefer a lot of sunlight, whereas …