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Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flowers. Show all posts

May 6, 2026

How to Get More Anthurium Flowers | Anthurium Care Guide

Many times it happens that anthurium produces only leaves but no flowers. Many indoor gardeners struggle getting their anthuriums to bloom, but the solution is simpler than you might think. With the right balance of light, water, nutrients, and care, your anthurium plant can bloom multiple times a year.

In this complete guide, I you will know exactly how to get more anthurium flowers, and keep them coming consistently. 

April 10, 2024

Propagate Anthurium in Water | Grow Anthurium in Water Without Soil

Know how to propagate anthurium in water and grow anthurium in water like a Hydroponic plant. Anthurium plant propagation (anthurium propagation methods) in water is easy and you can grow it in water only. How long it can survive in water without soil depends on its care. You can propagate anthurium in water and then plant in soil or continue growing it in water in a glass vase without soil forever. You can actually see the plant's roots growing through the glass.

March 20, 2024

How to Grow Chinese Evergreen Plant from Cuttings | Aglaonema Propagation

Propagation of Aglaonema or Chinese evergreen from stem cuttings in water or soil is a simple procedure to multiply these plants, as I am doing in Sydney, Australia. By following the step-by-step guide given below, you can grow any aglaonema plant from cuttings including aglaonema red lipstick, red Siam aglaonema, aglaonema plant pink, aglaonema silver bay, etc.

February 8, 2024

How to Grow and Care For Polka Dot Plant Indoors and Outdoors

The article gives details on growing and caring for polka dot plant indoors in bathroom or outdoors and how to fix a leggy plant.

Polka dot plants (Botanical name: Hypoestes phyllostachya, formerly Hypoestes sanguinolenta) are native to southern Africa, Madagascar and parts of southeast Asia, so they thrive in warm and humid environments.

October 5, 2023

How To Grow Gardenia From Cuttings: Gardenia Propagation

The article shows how to grow and propagate gardenia from cuttings without rooting hormone at home in a simple way. You will learn when to take gardenia (gandhraj in India) cuttings and how to root them in water and soil. The cuttings take only 3 to 6 weeks to root. Follow the step-by-step instructions to successfully root gardenias cuttings, as I have done in Australia.

August 25, 2023

How to Grow Magnolia from Seeds | Propagate Magnolia Tree From Seed

Know how to grow a magnolia tree from seeds after seed stratification and germination, as I have done in Sydney, Australia. Magnolia from seeds can be propagated, but you cannot buy magnolia seeds, you have to harvest and save them from a mature magnolia flower/pod on the magnolia tree. It is pointed out that the seed grown magnolia will take more than 10 years to mature and bloom, but the magnolia tree grown from a cutting may bloom in only a year.

May 17, 2023

May 7, 2023

How To Propagate Crepe Myrtle From Cuttings and Seeds

Learn how to propagate crepe myrtle from cuttings, seeds and layering method, as I have grown it in Australia. Crepe myrtle trees look very beautiful because of their vibrant pink or red or white blooms. Propagating crepe myrtle is a great way to beautify your garden. This article gives different ways of crepe myrtle propagation including from cuttings, from seeds and by layering method.

April 21, 2023

How To Propagate Lavender | Growing Lavender From Cuttings

The lavender propagation methods include propagation from cuttings in soil and water, from seeds and by layering. In this article, I will outline the most common methods for propagating lavender. Lavender is a beautiful and fragrant herb that is used in cooking, aromatherapy and decoration. Lavender is also relatively easy to propagate, making it an excellent plant for beginners to multiply, reproduce and make more plants.

March 15, 2023

How To Grow Frangipani From Cutting

Learn how to grow frangipani tree from cutting including how deep to plant the cutting and when the cutting will flower.

Frangipani can be grown easily by stem cuttings. The frangipani tree is very easy to grow from cuttings, all frangipani varieties are easy to strike from cuttings including native frangipani cuttings.

March 7, 2023

Grow Blue Pea Flower From Seeds | Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Plant Care

Know how to grow butterfly pea flower from seeds. You can grow blue pea flowers  (Clitoria Ternatea) from seeds quite easily by first germinating the seeds in paper towel or by directly sowing the seeds in soil, as I have grown in Sydney, Australia. The butterfly pea flower plants are also simple to care for, they do not need any special care, even indoors.

February 10, 2023

Magnolia Tree Diseases: Little Gem Magnolia Common Problems and Solutions

Read below Magnolia Tree diseases and problems, their prevention and their treatment. Magnolia trees are generally susceptible to only a few diseases like scales, fungal disease, and black, brown or white spots on leaves. Most of the insects and diseases that a magnolia tree experiences are quite mild. But sometimes the problems on a magnolia tree can cause serious damage.

January 20, 2023

How To Plant Magnolia Tree : Planting Magnolia Trees In Ground and Pot

This page describes how to plant a magnolia tree in ground and in pot and where and when to plant magnolia trees, as I have done in Sydney, Australia. I will show the complete procedure for planting a little gem magnolia tree in ground, but the process is good for growing both Deciduous magnolias and Evergreen magnolias of all types including Little gem, southern magnolia trees, brown beauty, saucer, teddy bear, Jane, Port Wine magnolia, and all other magnolia trees.

November 3, 2022

How To Grow Camellia in Containers: Camellia Care In Pots

Growing camellias in containers is quite easy if you take care for soil, feeding camellias in pots, when and how to prune camellias and how often to water camellias in pots. You can grow camellias in pots outside and indoors as well, I am growing camellias in pots in Sydney, Australia. Potted camellias look great on balconies, patios, porches, verandas and gardens.

October 20, 2022

How To Increase Flowering in Jasmine Plant | Homemade Fertilizer For Jasmine Plant

Learn how to increase flowering in your Arabian jasmine plant if it is not blooming and keep it blooming by following the tricks shown here. Also find the best fertilizer for jasmine plant how to make homemade liquid fertilizer for jasmine.

The jasmine plant at a garden nursery have lots of flowers, but when you take home the plant you find that after some time your jasmine has stopped producing blooms, even there may be no flowers at all.

October 7, 2022

Hibiscus Propagation: Propagating Hibiscus In Water and Soil

Hibiscus propagation methods include propagation from cuttings in water and soil, and also from seeds. However, the hibiscus grown from seeds may be different from the parent hibiscus plant and the flowers they grow may be worse or even better than the parent plant. But the hibiscus propagation from hibiscus stem cuttings will be clone to the parent hibiscus and produce flowers exactly similar to the parent tree. 

September 1, 2022

How to Take Care of Crown of Thorns Plant

Find the details on how to grow crown of thorns plant, crown of thorn plant problems and to care for crown of thorns plant indoors and outdoors to get more flowers year round.

The crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii), Christ thorn or Christ plant is a flowering thorny plant. It is a spurge family Euphorbiaceae plant native to Madagascar. Some of the other plants in the purge family are Poinsettia, Castor Bean and Cassava.

August 5, 2022

How To Grow Poinsettia Plant From Seeds and Cuttings

The question is whether to grow poinsettia plant from cuttings or seeds, and which is better way to grow poinsettia plants.  You can propagate poinsettia from seeds or by rooting a poinsettia cutting. However, it is mostly propagated by rooting a poinsettia cutting in water or soil, propagating from cuttings is easier than seed and most successful. It is easier to grow a new poinsettia plant if your poinsettia branch broke off, you can propagate it in water or soil.