by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 19, 2026 | BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Growing ferns isn’t impossible. To many, it seems so. Have you brought home a fern, and it feels like a week later, you have a dead fern? I have. But after many years of growing ferns, I have learned a few things. First, not all ferns are the same. Some are...
by Lisa Steinkopf | May 18, 2023 | BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Uncategorized
Fern spores are small “spots” on the underside of the fronds. Have you ever noticed them and thought your fern had a bad case of scale? Unfortunately, scale does love ferns as a rule. See the pictures below. Fern fronds with scale The pictures below are of...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 12, 2023 | BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, orchids
Why is your orchid leaf wrinkled and pleated? Can it be fixed? Let’s talk about what can be done. I purchased an orchid last year at a local orchid show. It was perfect when I bought it. All was going well until I noticed a couple of leaves that were wrinkled...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 5, 2023 | BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Tillandsias
Did you know your plant leaves are telling you how to care for the plant they are attached to? How? The nematanthus (in the gesneriad family) has thick, shiny leaves Thickness of Plant Leaves Plant leaves indicate how to care for the plant by the thickness and texture...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 29, 2023 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Atrocities, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
How many of you have bought plants that have glued rocks on your plants? It’s kind of annoying, to say the least. Why do companies put glued rocks on top of the plants? They say for ease of shipping so the soil stays put, and the plant stays upright. To...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Mar 18, 2023 | BLOG, Conservatory, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
How do you care for lycopodiums? (Now in the genus huperzia) These plants are so weird and amazing. I first saw a Lycopodium (Huperzia) in Elvin McDonald’s book, The New Houseplant (page 45). It was a picture of a florist’s window in New York with one of...
