Getting humidity right for houseplants is always going to be something of a compromise. Many of our most popular houseplants were originally tropical rainforest or jungle plants and their preference is for very high levels of humidity…
My snake plant was a Mother’s Day present from my daughter, so I’m more attached to it than most of my houseplants. But since I’ve never owned one before, it’s also suffered a few mishaps while I’ve…
Peace lily cold tolerance is not great, since they are tropical plants. The peace lily is a perennial known for its striking dark green foliage, offset by white blooms and for its air-purifying abilities. This tropical plant…
Begonia amphioxus is a tropical begonia species with distinctive elongated red-and-green leaves. It has a compact, shrubby habit, which is ideal for confining it to a terrarium. This sensitive plant doesn’t like being moved, so it’s a…
Welcome to our complete troubleshooting guide to Calathea medallion sunburn. If your Calathea medallion plant is looking worse for wear after too much direct sunlight, we’ll help you set it back on the road to health. Calathea…
There are so many different potting soils to choose from! And finding the best potting soils for Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus Lyrata) can be challenging. Different plants have different requirements when it comes to soil acidity, and…
Welcome to our complete troubleshooting guide to fiddle leaf fig sunburn. We’re going to cover what sunburn on fiddle leaf fig plants looks like, and how best to help them recover. How much sun does a fiddle…
Can you have too much light for plants, or is it impossible to have too much of such a botanically beneficial thing! Plants need light for photosynthesis – the process of trapping light and turning it into…
