Articles Index
Brain Cactus—Growing Stenocactus Species
Tips on how to grow the highly attractive Stenocactus, or brain cactus.
Crown Cactus—Growing Rebutia Cacti
Tips on how to grow crown cactus from the Rebutia genus, including watering and propagation tips
Ball Cactus—Growing Parodia Cacti
Tips on growing the attractive and easy ball cacti from the Parodia genus, including propagation hints
"Ruby Ball" Cactus—Growing Grafted "Ruby Ball" Cactus
How to grow the common ruby ball cactus, a grafted cactus featuring the colorful Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
Powder Puff Cacti—Growing Mammillaria Species Cacti
How to grow the very popular Mammillaria genus of cactus, with notes on propagation and watering techniques for success
Sea Urchin Cactus—Growing Echinopsis Cactus Indoors
Tips on growing and propagating the popular sea urchin (Echinopsis) cactus, including a description of basic hybrids.
Peruvian Apple Cactus—Growing Cereus peruviana Indoors
Tips on how to the grow the nightblooming Peruvian apple cactus (Cereus Peruviana
Avocado—Growing Avocados as Houseplants
How to start avocado plants from seeds and raise them as houseplants
Fuchsia—Growing Fuchsia as Houseplants
Tips on how to grow fuchsia as houseplants, including advice on how to overwinter these lovely flowering plants
Cyclamen—Growing Cyclamen Houseplants
How to grow cyclamen blooming houseplants for winter color indoors, including tips on how to keep the plants thriving season after season
Passion Flower—Growing Passion Flower Indoors
How to grow passion flowers as houseplants, including tips on watering, trimming and repotting to encourage the most blooms.
Living Stones—Growing Living Stones Plants
How to grow "living stones" plants, including tips on their annual growth cycles and watering needs.
Gasteria—Growing Gasteria Succulents
Tips on how to grow the Gasteria genus of succulents, including information on propagation and cultural requirements.
Haworthia—Growing Haworthia Succulents
How to grow Haworthia succulents inside.
Venus Flytrap—Growing the Venus Flytrap Plant
How to grow Venus flytrap plants in your home, including tips on watering and feeding.
Yew Pine—Growing Podocarpus macrophyllus Indoors
How to grow yew pine (Podocarpus macrophllus) indoors, including tips on propagation.
Primrose—Growing Primrose (Primula) Indoors
How to grow delicate primrose indoors as potted winter or spring-time flowers.
Streptocarpus—Growing Streptocarpus Indoors
How to grow and propagate Streptocarpus indoors
White Batflower—Growing Tacca Integrifolia Indoors
How to grow the highly unusual white batflower indoors
Peperomia—Growing Peperomia Species Indoors
Tips on how to grow Peperomia houseplants indoors, including advice on propagation
Papaya—Growing Papaya Indoors
How to grow papaya from grocery store seed into an attractive houseplant.
Bananas—Growing Bananas Indoors
Tips on how to grow bananas indoors as specimen plants
Zantedeschia Hybrids—Growing Calla Lily Indoors
Tips on how to grow calla lilies indoors, including how to rebloom the plants after the growing season is done.
Gloxinia—Growing Senningia Hybrids Indoors
Tips for growing and displaying gloxinia houseplants, including propagation tips.
Tolmiea menziesii—Growing the Piggy-back Plant
Tips on growing the unusual Tolmiea, also known as the piggy-back plant or youth-on-age plant, including tips on how to prevent leaf browning.