The Chinese Money Plant is an extremely popular houseplant with coin shaped green leaves. This plant is fairly easy to care for making it a great option for beginners. This plant is also referred to as Pilea Peperomiodes. It grows naturally in China along the base of the Himalayan mountains. The chinese money plant naturally …
LECA is more than just Light Expanded Clay Aggregate. It is a Semi Hydroponic or Hydroculture growing system. Plant pots that work well as Leca Pots allow your plant roots to self manage their water and nutrients. The LECA pot you use is an integral part of your success with semi hydroponic growing systems. For …
Using Leca for plants as a growing medium has benefits you should consider. This semi – hydroponic growing system is designed to improve oxygen flow around plant roots and maintain constant nutrient availability without traditional potting soil. The Clay pebbles provide a suitable soilless substrate for many house plants. What is LECA? Leca is baked …
The friendship plant is an easy to care for beautiful plant that has beautiful textured leaves with varying color patterns. Just as the name suggest the friendship plant is a popular houseplant to share with friends. Because it is a simple and quick plant to propagate. This plant originates from South and Central America. It …
What are Leca clay balls? What is Leca and why is it a good substrate for your plants? Or is it a good choice for you? Here are some Pros and Cons of Leca clay balls. What Is Leca? Leca is an acronym for Light weight Expanded Clay Aggregate. Natural clay is heated to extremely …
Beauty star shines with stylish colors and an elegant leaf pattern. Read our Calathea Beauty star care guide to find all the best tips on keeping your calathea baby happy. This Calathea Ornata Beauty Star is an ornata cultivar. In this post I discuss the ornata genus and cultivars like the pin stripe and the …
The Blue Star Fern, Phlebodium aureum, is a unique plant in the fern family. Its ability to survive in lower light with less humidity makes it a great houseplant candidate. This fern often grows on the sides of trees in the South American rainforests. This plant has long curly thick fronds that are blue green in …
Have Pets or children? Here’s a list of non toxic plants for cats, dogs and kids. We love our pets and plants. But they do not always go together. Children are also curious and inventive in how they play and experience the world around them. Choose your plants carefully to avoid poisoning your pets and …
Calathea Warscewiczii (Goeppertia warszewiczii), is a beautiful plant with long tapered ruffled leaves. These large leaves have outstanding dramatic contrasting colors. The ribbing of the leaf has a jagged streak of yellow running through darker green. The Underside of the leaf has the stunning purple typical of many Calathea prayer plants. Warscewiczii can reach over …
The String of Turtles plant is a popular houseplant. It grows in a delicate vine with leaves resembling little green turtles. This plant (Peperomia prostrata) is a semi succulent houseplant that is native to the rainforests of Brazil. The string of turtles is a relatively slow glower compared to the string of hearts plant. This …