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 | Nov 17, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, gesneriads, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help
Everything we’ve heard and read has led us to believe fall is hard for our houseplants. The days get shorter and so does the light they are getting. The reduced time they are photosynthesizing leads some of our houseplants to suffer. I live in a house in the sun...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 22, 2017 | African violets, begonias, BLOG, Bromeliads, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, gesneriads, Houseplant Flowers, Tillandsias
Houseplants are back in style. I don’t think anyone disputes that. But the crowds I witnessed at two plant sales this past weekend make me believe that people are ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED with houseplants and I find it refreshing that I’m not the only one! (I...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 16, 2016 | African violets, BLOG, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
I know it has been a while, but here is the second part of the post about growing African violets to sell. Donna and Steve Turner of Starznstreps.com were kind enough to allow me to go to their home, see their growing area, and reveal all their growing secrets to me....
