It may seem like there is an obvious answer to the question, where are poisonous house plants found, but let’s look a little deeper into the question. There are tons of retailers who sell plants and tons of places to grow plants. There are many places that they could come from and it is important Continue Reading …
Great Books To Help You Identify Houseplants
If you are looking for a book or books to help you identify common houseplants, here are a few of the newer ones that you might consider. Ortho’s All About Houseplants by Marilyn Rogers (Editor). This book was reviewed by three Amazon.com customers and received an average of four out of five stars. Besides describing Continue Reading …
Houseplant Identification Resources For You
Identifying houseplants can be tricky business. There are so many varieties of each plant that a comprehensive guide would be thicker than a set of encyclopedias. Fortunately, there are resources that have the plants narrowed down and well organized so you should be able to identify all but the trickiest plants without too much problem. Continue Reading …
Leaf of a Different Color: More Houseplant I.D. Tips
The foliage of a plant basically refers to the leaves of a plant. A horticulturist might divide plants into flowering plants or foliage plants. However, that distinction can be confusing because many of the foliage plants do flower. If a plant is considered to be a foliage plant it is because the leaves of the Continue Reading …
Identifying Houseplants For Proper Care
As you probably already know, different plants require different kinds of care. Some like to be in the sun and some do better in the shade. Some need to drink a couple of times a week and some only need watering once a month. If you purchase your plant at a greenhouse or nursery, identification Continue Reading …
Tricks For Identifying Common Houseplants
If you need to identify an unknown houseplant you might find that the task is harder than it appears. The problem is that if you don’t know the name of the plant, you will be hard pressed to look it up by going through pictures. Hopefully this will help you identify your common houseplants without Continue Reading …
What Plant Is What?
There are several broad categories of houseplants that become easy to identify after you learn a few basics. You could study botany for years and not be able to identify every one of the different species but you can learn to identify the plants by the family they belong to. The Philodendrons—there are over 500 Continue Reading …