Flowers Shrubs and Trees

Sun Requirements Bright sun is best for this succulent outdoors, unless you live in a hot summer climate. Indoors, especially in winter, grow them in the brightest light possible. It's best to keep the dark green leaves and allow the flowers to bloom longer. Bloom Period and Plant Shape Kalanchoe is a popular holiday plant indoors. It also grows well as an container plant outdoors in summer. Outdoors it will boom in spring. Indoors, greenhouse growers have conditioned the plant to bloom around the end of the year similar to poinsettias....

Learn about mistletoe and how to have it for the holidays. Listen to podcast: Merry Christmas. This parasitic plant has European and American roots. The Druids, Celts, Norse, and Greeks all used this plant to ward off evil spirits and witches. It's a plant with magical and sacred powers that is said to enhance fertility, peace and extend your life. Modern scientists are even researching this plant to help cure diseases and cancer. Historically stems, leaves and berries of this plant have been gathered round the solstice decorated with...

Sun Requirements Norfolk Island pines (Araucalia heterophylla) grow best in bright light indoors, but out of direct sunlight. Rotate plants every week so they don't start leaning towards the light in your room. Bloom Period and Plant Shape Norfolk Island pines are grown for their evergreen branches and their classic, pyramidal, pine tree shape. Even though they aren't technically pines, they lend a nice evergreen appearance to the home. Mature Height x Spread In their origins, on a small island close to New Zealand, they can be large...

Sun Requirements Bright sun is best for parlor palms when grown indoors as houseplants. An East facing window is good, but keep this palm away from South-facing windows where it will get direct light. Too much sun can cause yellowing leaves. Bloom Period and Plant Shape Parlor palms (Chamaedorea elegans) are grown for their light green fronds with a delicate texture and arching shape. Mature Height x Spread The plant grows slowly to 3 to 6 feet, but it may take a number of years to get that large. You often find these palms sold as clumps...