by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 28, 2022 | African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Ferns, gesneriads, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Insects, orchids
Why isn’t your flowering houseplant sending out flowers? It can be frustrating. First, determine if your houseplant is a flowering plant. If you have a fern, your plant won’t be flowering…..ever. But, if you purchased a flowering plant and it...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 25, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Houseplant Flowers
There is a lot of brouhaha about plants and their names changing. I get it. It bothers me, too. I wrote about a few of the changes here. I was thinking about it the other day and I know many people are “angry” about the seemingly constant changes. This...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 7, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care
Pet safe houseplants for your cats and dogs. If you have pets, this is an important point to consider before bringing home a new plant pet. Why? Recently, my brother saw a story on his local news and called me. It was about a pet that had passed away from eating parts...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Nov 24, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, gesneriads, Holiday Plants, Houseplant Flowers
This has been a hard week. You may know, but may not, I lost my mom a few months ago and, unfortunately, my mother-in-law isn’t’ well (not Covid related). These first holidays are going to be hard. This week I would usually be making pies and rolls with my...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 15, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, African violets, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
This week, I did a You Tube video about how to propagate sansevierias (dracaenas). One thing I touched on was the fact that if you have a snake plant that is variegated, such as the S. trifasciata ‘Laurentii’, it will not have the yellow edges if you...
