Category: Ask The Horticulturist

Do You Have a Question About Plants? Ask Here!     As a Certified Horticulturist and the owner of my own Sedum and Succulent Nursery, I have a lot of experience in growing plants, sometimes successfully, other times...

by Brent(Berkeley, CA) When I moved in, this was in the backyard. It recently sent up a very tall stalk. Drought Smart Plants reply: Wow, what a surprise! I would say, without a really close look a the leaves, that this is some...

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by James(London) A month and a half ago (or even more) I got this little cutting of Zamioculca zamiifolia and since it’s been in water to root. But no root has appeared yet. What should I do? Comments for ZZ Plant Nov 30, 2020...

by Shemika(Pensacola, FL) Potted Succulent Plants Hi Are there any succulents that can grow outdoors in West Florida? We have hot humid summers, but winters can drop to 20 degrees. Also, the we have clay soil. Can it survive if...

by Nancy(Ithaca,New York) We planted zinnias (from pots) into our garden about three weeks ago, early May. We had two cold nights, but we covered all the zinnias well to prevent damage. We are located in central upstate New...

by Sam(Canada) My plant lost all the leaves in winter. what am i doing wrong? the stem has become brown but it starts to grow leaves on the top. Comments for Zebra plant Jun 13, 2021 Not the Zebra Plant I know…by: Jacki...

by Kelli(Green) Yucca flowers Good afternoon. My name is Kelli. All of the websites contradict one another when it comes to Yucca and Yuca. Some even use the two interchangeably when they aren’t the same thing. I’d...

by Michael Martin(St Albans, WV, USA) I have a yoshino cherry tree that I planted two springs ago as a sapling. This spring it actually had a few blossom clusters that were beautiful. Just this week we noticed some small white...

by Rita(Tonawanda,NY) have had a good luck bamboo plant for 10 years or more, its leaves are turning yellow????? haven’t done anything different to its care. Thank you Hi Rita, without some pictures, I’m flying blind...

by Helen(Germany) Last year the leaves on my buddleia started to turn yellow. This didn´t prevent it from blooming profusely but I still thought it might be lacking nutrients. However, this year, despite the addition of compost...

by Anonymous(San Diego, CA) Help! I discovered yellow/orangish spots on my dwarf Myer Lemon tree on the top of the leaves and branches. Could you please identify the disease/insect/fungus and help me get rid of the problem? I...