Amaryllis flowers (Hippeastrum) are gorgeous, exotic plants that burst with luminous color. With their spectacular intrigue, why not showcase their splendor by displaying them in your favorite vase?
Make Amaryllis Flowers Last Longer
Tag Archives: houseplants
How to Take Care of a Terrarium
When it comes to gardening, sometimes often varying and harsh weather conditions can damper our hopes for a yard full of flourishing plants. A good way to outwit Mother Nature is by experimenting with terrariums. These tiny, enclosed ecosystems are … Read Article
Piggyback Plant: a Fun, Easy Houseplant
Virtues: We love piggyback plants for their lush, fuzzy, vibrant green leaves that captivate onlookers with their ability to grow new plantlets where the leaves attach to their stems. These new little plants “piggyback” on top of the foliage.
Growing Bromeliad Plants
Learn how to successfully care for bromeliads with this help from horticulturist David Burdick:
Growing Herbs Indoors
What are some herbs that will grow well in pots, indoors?
Jasmine Plants: Fragrant Vines for the House and Garden
Virtues: We love winter and sambac jasmines for the cheerful splendor their blooms bring during the winter season.
Easter Cactus: How it Differs from Christmas Cactus
Recently you described Christmas and Thanksgiving cactus. Could you give some more details on the third plant you mentioned, Easter cactus?
Chenille Plant: An Interesting Flowering Houseplant
Virtues: We love chenille plants for their fluffy, vibrant red, tassel-like flowers that bloom vivaciously throughout the year. They make a great houseplant.
Cape Primrose or Streptocarpus is an Easy Flowering Houseplant
Virtues: We love easy-to-maintain houseplant cape primrose for their clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in stunning purples, pinks, lavenders, whites and blues, frequently with veins in contrasting colors.
Book Review: The Unexpected Houseplant
The Unexpected Houseplant 220 Extraordinary Choices for Every Spot in Your Home by Tovah Martin 326 pages Timber Press, 2012 List price: $22.95 Just as the title suggests, you’ll find Martin’s unlikely houseplant suggestions to be a refreshing departure from … Read Article
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus and Easter Cactus
I have a “Christmas cactus” that always blooms at Thanksgiving. Is there a way to make it bloom a few weeks later?