A more diminutive variety of the jade plant, Crassula ovata (Hobbit Jade) is a succulent plant that grows up to three feet tall. The stubby, 2-inch green leaves are tubular…
The cyclamen plant is a tubular that is native to the Greek Islands of Turkey and some parts of Europe. They can also be called Persian violet and Sowbread. These…
Over the years, I have seen these tropical plants around the offices that I have worked in, the hotels that I have stayed at, and even in some homes that…
The Streptocarpus, also known as the Cape Primrose plant, is a delicate evergreen hybrid featuring velvet flowers and striking, deep-veined leaves. As a relative of the African violet, the Cape Primrose…
The kalanchoe plant is a succulent that is commonly grown around the holidays. Unlike most winter-blooming plants, it has blooms that are red, pink, white, or yellow in color. The…
If you are like me, then you may have a Christmas cactus that bloomed beautifully in the past, but you are having a hard time getting the plant to bloom…
I have been attempting to make my Christmas cactus look spectacular this year when all of my friends and family arrive for the holiday dinner that I am hosting. I…
Holiday cactuses are not the spiny plants that we have in our cactus garden. These cactus plants are epiphytes that originate from the tropical treetops of the rainforests and…
For thousands of years, people have grown aloe vera to use in a wide variety of ways. It can be eaten, mixed into recipes, or used to soothe the skin.…
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