The cause may simply be that there are gas appliances in the house or in the room where the fern stands. Maidenhairs always tend to drop their foliage if there is gas about. Another cause could be over-potting. Keep maidenhair ferns in containers with their roots packed tightly together. They will do much better...
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The ladder fern has matted, fibrous roots, and should divide up easily. Do it in the spring, selecting the vigorous outer portions for repotting. Pot up your divided ladder fern roots into 3in pots. Don’t be tempted to use bigger pots, even if there...
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Bougainvillea also known as paper flowers are vigorous subtropical woody plants armed with spines. Though normally climbers as seen outdoors in warm climates, they can be trained to keep bushy indoors, and there are some recently introduced dwarf—growing kinds that remain bushy without special...
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The genus Blechnum includes many different kinds of fern, from small creepers to slow—growing upright plants that eventually develop a trunk and are like true tree ferns. Those most...
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Billbergias are the easiest and most adaptable bromeliads for indoor use. The most popular one is Billbergia Nutans commonly known as Queen’s Tears. Billbergias usually have only five to...
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Bertolonias are excellent for terrariums or plant windows. Most popular houseplant of Bertolonia genus is Bertolonia marmorata also called ‘Jewel Plant’. The small genus Bertolnia consists of creeping plants...
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