by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 14, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
It’s Valentine’s Day and what better way to celebrate than with a heart-shaped plant? I love heart-shaped anything-my engagement ring is a heart, heart-shaped stones, dishes, and more. One of my favorite heart-shaped plants, though, is the sweetheart hoya...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 9, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
What is the point behind a plant resembling a bunch of dead sticks? The Euphorbia platyclada is a plant that fools its predators by appearing as if it’s already dead. Pretty smart, right? So how do you care for this extremely weird plant? My Euphorbia...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 4, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
A crested euphorbia? What is that? Have you seen ones like mine below? Have you wondered how you care for a crested euphorbia? Variegated crested form grafted on to another succulent The variegated plants above are white. Since photosynthesis only occurs in green...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 3, 2016 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Profile
Did you know all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti? It’s true. Succulents But first, let’s discuss what a succulent is. A succulent is a plant that is full of water. Because it conserves water in its tissue it is able to survive...
