by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 8, 2023 | begonias, BLOG, Bromeliads, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Help
Did you know your houseplant is trying to tell you something? How? What is it saying? Of course, your houseplants aren’t going to suddenly develop the ability to talk. But they do have ways of communicating with you. Whether it is I’m cold, I’m...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 15, 2023 | begonias, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Is your houseplant at the permanent wilting point or can it be saved? First, what is the permanent wilting point or PWP? And is your houseplant at that point? Definition of Permanent Wilting Point The permanent wilting point is the point at which your plant has...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 4, 2023 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Flowers
Did you know that many plants contain a white, milky latex substance? What is it? What is its purpose? Let’s talk more about this and find out which houseplants contain latex and what it does for the plant. A drop of latex on a broken poinsettia leaf What is...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 26, 2022 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
There has been controversy about the propagation cups used by houseplant growers. They start their plants in these cups. I first wrote this blog post in 2016 and wanted to update it with more information about these cups. October 2016 I recently bought my 6th variety...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 5, 2022 | begonias, BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Profile
Can you grow Rex begonias? I have a hard time, but I have been going crazy over here about my Jurassic Pink Shades Rex Begonia! I can’t get enough of it. Maybe because I wake up every morning to the sun shining through its amazing leaves. Or maybe because...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 14, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Plants protect themselves in many ways and plant protection can be dangerous. Some have spines and some have sap. Those things are no joke. Last weekend, I attended the combined Michigan Cactus and Succulent Society and SE Michigan Bromeliad Society show and sale. As...
