Plant Profiles & Stories

Aloe Plants With Character: Matching Form, Light and Pottery for a Better Display

Aloe Plants With Character: Matching Form, Ligh...

Learn how to choose aloe plants for distinctive rosette form and combine light, fast-draining substrate and pottery into one display that holds the plant's character.

Aloe Plants With Character: Matching Form, Ligh...

Learn how to choose aloe plants for distinctive rosette form and combine light, fast-draining substrate and pottery into one display that holds the plant's character.

Monstera Flower Symmetry: What the Spathe and Spadix Reveal About Choosing a Plant

Monstera Flower Symmetry: What the Spathe and S...

Learn how Monstera deliciosa's spathe-and-spadix inflorescence reveals its structure, and use leaf arrangement, stem form and support to choose among credible plants.

Monstera Flower Symmetry: What the Spathe and S...

Learn how Monstera deliciosa's spathe-and-spadix inflorescence reveals its structure, and use leaf arrangement, stem form and support to choose among credible plants.

Pothos by Any Other Name: What Misleading Common Names Reveal About Color and Display

Pothos by Any Other Name: What Misleading Commo...

Misleading pothos names can distort care and display. See how variegation and light affect leaf color, how to check which plant you bought, and how to choose and display selections...

Pothos by Any Other Name: What Misleading Commo...

Misleading pothos names can distort care and display. See how variegation and light affect leaf color, how to check which plant you bought, and how to choose and display selections...

Columnar Cacti: Reading Stems, Spines and Flowers in a Short Season

Columnar Cacti: Reading Stems, Spines and Flowe...

Understand how columnar cactus stems, ribs, areoles, spines, roots and flowers function, and how to plan repotting, propagation and flowering care during a short warm growing window.

Columnar Cacti: Reading Stems, Spines and Flowe...

Understand how columnar cactus stems, ribs, areoles, spines, roots and flowers function, and how to plan repotting, propagation and flowering care during a short warm growing window.

Why Conifer Leaves Start Big and End Small: Reading Leaf Size by Developmental Stage

Why Conifer Leaves Start Big and End Small: Rea...

Juvenile conifer foliage is longer and coarser than mature foliage. Read needle and scale-leaf size by growth stage, light and vigor, and use focused observation to resolve identification and pruning...

Why Conifer Leaves Start Big and End Small: Rea...

Juvenile conifer foliage is longer and coarser than mature foliage. Read needle and scale-leaf size by growth stage, light and vigor, and use focused observation to resolve identification and pruning...

Lemon Balm Indoors and Out: Plan Around Its Seasonal Cycle

Lemon Balm Indoors and Out: Plan Around Its Sea...

Understand lemon balm's yearly growth cycle, choose the right indoor and outdoor conditions, and plan harvest, cut-back, drying and container moves around its flushes.

Lemon Balm Indoors and Out: Plan Around Its Sea...

Understand lemon balm's yearly growth cycle, choose the right indoor and outdoor conditions, and plan harvest, cut-back, drying and container moves around its flushes.