By far one of the easiest Indoor flowering plants to keep. A group of bromeliads with 120 species that have long bloom times and are a cinch to care for. The genus name honors Anastasio Guzman, an 18th-century Spanish naturalist. They are related to Pineapples ! They are epiphytic plants – these usually grow […]
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Climbing Hydrangea
Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea anomala “petiolaris” and Schizophragma hydrangeoides are both in the hydrangea family and many times called the same – climbing hydrangea. Although, sometimes the schizogphragma is referred to as “false climbing hydrangea”. H. anomala flower Schizophragma flower At Plant Specialists, we use both but for different […]
TILLANDSIA
Air Plants A grouping of Tillandsia on driftwood Tillandsia – one of many genus of tropical plants we call Bromeliads. As tree dwelling epiphytes – they do not require soil to grow. Found in forests from Mexico to Argentina. Most have narrow, long, and thin leaves that grow from a center in […]
INDOOR SUCCULENTS
Non Hardy Succulents We call them tender succulents or “Indoor Succulents”. They are not winter hardy – evolving in warm places on the planet and thus never adapting to freezing cold. You can put then in a garden as a summer accent – but they won’t survive the winter. That said – Most are […]
HARDY SUCCULENTS
Hardy Succulents Winter hardy indeed ! These succulents evolved in places on the planet in a winter that freezes. They most certainly can handle the cold ! Not unlike their tender cousins – they also tend to be small in nature. Preferring full blasting sun all day they are perfect for a […]
MY WILTED GARDEN
OH NO ! You come back from vacation…. and you find your garden wilted and dry ! Wilted dry wall of Magnolia soulangeana Panic ensues. What to do? What happened. My garden ! Relax… what ever happened already happened – but you now need to act quickly to save as much […]
It’s too HOT !
Heat Stress Wilting in plants is a response to insufficient water in the leaf. It can be caused by many things, lack of being watered, high ventilation or in this case extreme temperatures of air or soil. When that happens, the excessive heat causes the metabolism to stop the photosynthesis processes and switch to […]
WHY FICUS ?
WHY NOT FICUS ! Ficus is a tropical genus of trees, shrubs, and vines occupying a wide variety of niches in the Moraceae family. Because they can adapt very well to interior lighting many are utilized as indoor foliage plants. Each species has cultivars that are commercially available. this variegated Ficus needs […]
Plants Make Vitamins !
PLANTS MAKE VITAMINS ! the bounty of a rooftop Veggie garden ! DID YOU KNOW? Many of the vitamins our bodies need to stay healthy are made by plants. Here are some vitamins we need and their common plant sources. Maybe you can grow some in your garden – can’t get fresher […]
