Plant Profiles & Stories

Haworthias in the Wild and in Cultivation: Keeping a Multi-Batch Collection Consistent

Haworthias in the Wild and in Cultivation: Keep...

Compare wild-origin and cultivated haworthias, and learn how to keep a multi-batch collection consistent with standard light, substrate, pots and records.

Haworthias in the Wild and in Cultivation: Keep...

Compare wild-origin and cultivated haworthias, and learn how to keep a multi-batch collection consistent with standard light, substrate, pots and records.

Citrus Roots Below the Soil: How Root Architecture Shapes Pots, Repotting and Handling

Citrus Roots Below the Soil: How Root Architect...

Understand citrus root architecture — shallow feeder roots, circling pot-bound roots, grafted rootstocks — and choose pots, trolleys and tools that make repotting and handling easier.

Citrus Roots Below the Soil: How Root Architect...

Understand citrus root architecture — shallow feeder roots, circling pot-bound roots, grafted rootstocks — and choose pots, trolleys and tools that make repotting and handling easier.

Ginger and Its Look-Alikes: How to Tell Them Apart

Tell true ginger apart from turmeric, galangal, ornamental gingers and other look-alikes using growth habit, flower position and rhizome clues.

Ginger and Its Look-Alikes: How to Tell Them Apart

Tell true ginger apart from turmeric, galangal, ornamental gingers and other look-alikes using growth habit, flower position and rhizome clues.

Tea Plant Leaves: Why Size and Age Change What You Buy

Tea Plant Leaves: Why Size and Age Change What ...

Learn how tea leaf size and developmental stage affect flavor and cost, how to read a finished tea, and what to check when buying a tea plant to grow.

Tea Plant Leaves: Why Size and Age Change What ...

Learn how tea leaf size and developmental stage affect flavor and cost, how to read a finished tea, and what to check when buying a tea plant to grow.

Camellias and the Trouble With Common Names

Camellias and the Trouble With Common Names

Common names hide the differences among camellia species. Learn how Camellia japonica, sasanqua, reticulata and sinensis differ in bloom, hardiness and intended use, and why preparation depends on the species.

Camellias and the Trouble With Common Names

Common names hide the differences among camellia species. Learn how Camellia japonica, sasanqua, reticulata and sinensis differ in bloom, hardiness and intended use, and why preparation depends on the species.

Drought-Adapted Magnolias: Start a First Hands-On Project

Drought-Adapted Magnolias: Start a First Hands-...

Understand how magnolias adapt to drought through leaf structure and shallow roots, and start a season-long project tracking moisture and plant response.

Drought-Adapted Magnolias: Start a First Hands-...

Understand how magnolias adapt to drought through leaf structure and shallow roots, and start a season-long project tracking moisture and plant response.