Pothos is often described as being ‘beginner-friendly’, ‘immune to neglect’, and even ‘impossible to kill’. So wilting pothos, when it happens, can feel like a rather damning result of our care. Was life on our windowsill really…
Propagating satin pothos is the easiest thing in the world. Also known as silver vine, satin pothos is not actually a type of pothos at all, but a closely related cousin. It’s easy and relatively quick to…
Understanding how to care for a maidenhair fern in the winter is a new problem for me. I’ve owned no less than three of them over the years, but the first two both met crispy deaths in…
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…
Fiddle leaf fig sunburn is a common issue. It’s probably down to the fact that lots of light is vital for fiddle leaf figs to grow quickly and strongly, but they’re not immune to sunburned leaves if…
