The cost of Hoyas is the topic of many discussions. Everyone bemoans the skyrocketing prices, yet the only solution is the one nobody likes: if

Sometimes you see a plant and you just think “Oh, I need that.” It’s not rational, and it’s really not necessary. But you suddenly realize

Whenever I saw them in person, I never understood the appeal. They always looked sad, and yellow, and dried out. I was intrigued by the

Just the other day I thought, “I don’t remember the other new leaves looking like that. Maybe it got too dry during the heat.” But

I bought my Hoya carnosa ‘Krinkle 8’ because I’d heard that it was a good grower. I wasn’t really sure that I liked it, but

I’ve had this orchid for such a long time that I think I ordered it through the mail. Like from the time where you filled

Suddenly there were six new shoots in my green Zamioculcas zamiifolia, or ZZ plant. The new shoots are fun. They just seem to take off

I know Anthurium are all the rage, just not this one. I know everybody wants a fancy Anthurium, just not me. This is the one

I found a large pot of this Hoya lacunosa in a big box store. I hadn’t seen it there before. It was the only one.

I’ve really gotten into epiphytic plants recently. It started with orchids many years ago, and now includes the usual cast of characters. But in the