Plants & Flowers
How to Care for a Ric Rac Cactus (Fishbone Cactus)
The ric rac cactus (Disocactus anguliger, formerly Epiphyllum anguliger), also called the fishbone cactus or zigzag cactus, is one of the most…
Plants & Flowers
Plant and flower care guides — how to grow, plant and care for popular flowers, perennials, houseplants and trees.
Plants & Flowers
How to Care for a Dracaena Marginata (Dragon Tree)
The dracaena marginata (Dracaena marginata, also sold as Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia and commonly called the dragon tree or Madagascar dragon tree)…
Plants & Flowers
How to Care for a Nerve Plant (Fittonia)
The nerve plant (Fittonia, usually Fittonia albivenis) earns its common name from the vivid network of veins, white, pink, or red, that…
Plants & Flowers
How to Care for a String of Turtles (Peperomia prostrata)
String of turtles (Peperomia prostrata) is a small, slow-growing trailing plant whose charm is in the detail: each tiny round leaf is…
Plants & Flowers
How to Care for a String of Dolphins (Senecio peregrinus)
String of dolphins (Senecio peregrinus, also classified as Curio peregrinus) is the houseplant that makes people stop and look twice. Each curved,…
Plants & Flowers
How to Care for a String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
String of hearts (Ceropegia woodii, sometimes sold as Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii) is one of the easiest trailing houseplants to keep alive…
Plants & Flowers
How to Grow Cowpeas (Black-Eyed Peas)
When summer turns brutal and your snap peas and lettuce have long since bolted, cowpeas are just getting started. The cowpea (Vigna…
Plants & Flowers
How to Grow Chayote: Plant the Whole Fruit
Chayote breaks one of the basic rules of vegetable gardening: you do not plant a seed, you plant the entire fruit. Each…
Plants & Flowers
How to Grow Malabar Gourd (Fig-Leaf Gourd)
The Malabar gourd, better known as the fig-leaf gourd, is one of the most vigorous and unusual squashes a gardener can grow.…
Plants & Flowers
How to Grow Broom Corn for Brooms and Crafts
Broom corn is not corn at all. It is a type of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) grown not for grain but for the…