Recent Posts Tagged With 'ask the expert'

• Is It Appropriate To Send Flowers To Your Ex If Their Parent Dies?

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 08:00 in gift ideas, funeral flowers, flower etiquette, sympathy flowers, ask the expert

• All Good Things Come To An End Even Lucky Bamboo

  Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 11:58 in lucky bamboo, ask the expert, dracaena sanderiana

• What Is This - A Fern?

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 13:51 in ferns, plant identification, ask the expert

• What Is This Flower - Red Spider Lily

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 10:06 in red flowers, ask the expert, flower identification, spider lily, lycoris, lycoris radiata

• Peace Lily’s Bad Haircut

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 09:32 in plant care questions, peace lily, ask the expert

• Identify These Pinnate Oval Scalloped Leaves

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 10:58 in Canada, lucky bamboo, plant identification, plant care questions, ask the expert

• You Can Call Me Persicaria Lapathifolium - Smartweed

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 13:17 in plant identification, plant care questions, persicaria, ask the expert, knotweed

• What Is This Delicate Vine With Small Pinkish-Purple Bloom?

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 09:33 in as, plant identification, plant care questions, desmodium, ask the expert, flower identification, blooming vine

• What Is This Trailing Plant With Blooms?

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 15:50 in plant identification, plant care questions, ask the expert

  Ask the Expert: Can you tell me what this plant is I have had this plant for many years, it bloomed about 7 years ago and once done blooming, I repotted it and just about killed it.  It has finally started to bloom again, but I have not idea what...

• Questions About Lucky Bamboo

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 15:12 in l, lucky bamboo, plant care questions, ask the expert, dracaena sanderiana

• What Are These White Flowers With Berries?

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 10:28 in plant identification, ask the expert, flower identification, carolina horsenettle, plant idenitification, solanum carolinese

  Ask the Expert: Can you identify this plant? Hi - this plant has tiny white flowers with 5 petals and small green berry clusters (I don’t know if the berries will change color eventually).  Can you identify it? Thanks Kimberly Los Angeles P...

• Changing Lucky Bamboo Containers

  Posted on Sunday August 23rd, 2009 at 22:51 in lucky bamboo, plant care questions, ask the expert, dracaena sanderiana

• Gelatin Like Substance On Lucky Bamboo Roots

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 11:57 in lucky bamboo, plant care questions, plant suggestions, ask the expert, dracaena sanderiana

  Ask the Expert: Lucky Jello? My Lucky Bamboo was a birthday present from my mother almost 3 years ago. I guess I never really looked at the plant, but today I noticed a gelatinous substance in the roots. Also my plant has stopped absorbing water a...

• Orange Flowers Available For December Wedding

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 09:44 in wedding flowers, flower suggestions, seasonal flowers, ask the expert, florida florists

  Ask the Expert: Which flowers are available in December? My best friend is getting married in the end of December in Florida. I am trying to help her as much as I can. So right now I am looking for seasonal flowers that would be available during that...

• Moving Duranta Erecta Indoors For Winter

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 10:45 in tips & tricks, plant care questions, ask the expert, duranta erecta

  Ask the Expert: I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina How can I winter-over/indoors my duranta erecta–little tree in a big pot/about 3-4 feet tall. It’s beautiful & I’d like to be able to bring it in (should it be...

• Poinsettia Cuttings and Heat Stress

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 10:20 in plant propagation, plant care questions, poinsettias, ask the expert

  Ask the Expert: what can i do when poinsettias got heat stress it was after  doing root tredem the temp got up to 101c now they are all drooping will they come out of it any help thank you Theresa Plant Expert Reply: When poinsettia cuttings have ...

• Yellow Wildflower

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 10:03 in perennials, summer flowers, seasonal flowers, fall flowers, ask the expert, flower identification

  Ask the Expert: What Flower is this? 4 to 6 foot tall Multiple blooms up to 3 inches in diameter Paul Plant Expert Reply: This one was a little tricky the bloom looks like one kind of plant and the leaf another.  However, I believe the wildflower y...

• Watering Lucky Bamboo

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 08:47 in lucky bamboo, plant care questions, ask the expert, dracaena sanderiana

  Ask The Expert: lucky bamboo i just bought isin a “pot” (more like a glass) about 5-6″ high.  It has rocks init. You can\’t see through the container, so how do I know how much water to keep in the plant. do i just keep it ...

• Pink Flower With Yellow Center Could Be An Anemone

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 09:52 in pink flowers, summer flowers, plant care questions, autumn flowers, ask the expert, flower identification

  Ask the Expert: pink flower ID Everyone asks me what kind of flower it is, and I don\’t have an answer.  It is a shrubby spreader.  Pink flowers with about 4-5 delicate petals and a fluffy yellow center.  Sort of reminds me a bit of a pin...

• Peace Lily Light Requirements

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 09:28 in plant care questions, peace lily, ask the expert, spathiphyllum

  Ask the Expert: peace lily Does my peace lily need to have any sunlight? Right now I do not have it near a window at all.  Anne Plant Expert Reply: Peace lilies (Spathiphyllum) prefers bright filtered natural light. However, the peace lily is toler...

• Proper Place To Cut Off Spent Peace Lily Bloom

  Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 13:43 in plant care questions, peace lily, ask the expert, spathiphyllum, removing blooms

  Ask the Expert: Where do I cut off spent blooms on a peace lily? Hi there, I took home a beautiful peace lily plant from my father’s funeral back in October of 2008.  Since then its been full and green and has had lots of blooms.  My quest...

• Identify These Dead Pests

  Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 12:05 in insects, plant care questions, ask the expert, insect identification

  Ask the Expert: Dead insects Flies Or Gnats We are on vacation and have a neighbor watching our house.  Over the past few days there have been many of these dead insects found.  See attached photo.  Any idea what they might be ...

• Peace Lily With Signs Of Root Rot

  Posted on Thursday August 6th, 2009 at 12:01 in plant care questions, peace lily, ask the expert, spathiphyllum

  Ask the Expert: Will my peace lily come back to life? Ok so i went on vacation about a month ago and i was gone for 2 weeks. Well my air conditioning went out in my house and my peace lily was dead when i got home. All of the leaves were dried up [...

• Adding Elements To Lucky Bamboo

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 09:29 in lucky bamboo, ask the expert, dracaena sanderiana

  Ask the Expert: Bamboo Plants I have a small top vase with 3 curly Bamboo plants, they have been beautiful for the 3 years that I have had them. I recently bought some orange glass disks to put them in to match the new colors in my kitchen. They sta...

• Peace Lily In Shock: What To Do

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 09:13 in plant care questions, peace lily, ask the expert, spathiphyllum

  Ask the Expert: Have I damaged my Peace Lily after transplanting? I purchased 2-3 small Peace lilies about 7 years ago for my boss. She is not a plant person so it became my responsibility to keep it alive. It has been transplanted once from the p...

• Just Call Her Veronica

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 16:18 in perennials, ask the expert, speedwell, flower identification, veronica spicata

  Ask the Expert: Can you identify this flower? My wife and I saw this flowering plant in a garden near our home and we were intigued.  It stands only about a foot tall and the blue flowering stems are only about 6 inches in length.  I have attach...

• Can Lucky Bamboo Replace Peace Lilies In Betta Fish Bowls?

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 10:44 in wedding flowers, betta fish, lucky bamboo, peace lily, ask the expert, spathiphyllum, dracaena sanderiana

  Ask the Expert: CAN I USE BAMBOO PLANTS WITH BETA FISH? FOR MY DAUGHTER’S WEDDING, WE WANT TO HAVE OUR CENTERPIECES WITH BETA FISH SWIMMING IN THE BOWL.  WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF GREEN PLANT FLOATING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE PLANTER.Â...

• Looks Like A Purple Crinum Lily

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 09:54 in Mexico, plant identification, plant care questions, ask the expert, flower identification, crinum lily, crinum americanum, crinum strictum, matzaclan, plant & flower bulbs

  Ask the Expert: id a mexican flowering plant If found this flowering plant in Matzaclan, Mexico. It maybe from a buld.  There was no one to ask what it was, so I took a picture of it. Maybe you can id it or let me know where I can go to get ident...

• Azalea Issues Leading to Browning

  Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 16:04 in landscaping, azalea, plant care questions, ask the expert

• Transplanting A Healthly Anthurium

  Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 15:24 in houseplants, plant care questions, anthurium, flamingo flower, ask the expert, houseplant care