by Jen Greene | Sep 7, 2024 | Tropical Plants
In recent weeks (months?), plant enthusiasts all over the US have been excitedly discovering that Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Home Depot, and other large stores suddenly have the highly coveted Monstera deliciosa “Thai Constellation” available.... 
by Jen Greene | May 8, 2024 | Cacti, Succulents, Tropical Plants
One of the most common issues with growing cacti and succulents is the problem of etiolation. But what is it, and why should you care about it? Etiolation is an effect from growing a flowering plant in too little light, whether that’s just not quite enough or... 
by Jen Greene | Sep 30, 2023 | Tropical Plants
I recently saw a friend post to Facebook asking about how to prevent the white parts of her variegated monsteras from browning as fast as they had been – which led me to examine my own plants, and consider how long it typically takes me to see real browning or... 
by Jen Greene | Jul 4, 2023 | Cacti, Succulents, Tropical Plants
Apologies to anyone who typically visits my blog each week, eager to see a new post about a new plant, or an update to existing specimens. The last couple months have had a lot of chaos happening for me personally, and I needed to take a step back from writing so I... 
by Jen Greene | May 9, 2023 | Tropical Plants
Growing plants indoors is a whole set of challenges that are distinctly different from growing them outdoors. I’ll preface this post with a note that due to my climate, I don’t grow any succulents indoors at all, and would never consider any cacti indoors.... 
by Jen Greene | Apr 25, 2023 | Tropical Plants
These beautiful, velvety-leaved plants are breathtaking when full sized. The photos online have captured the desire and imagination of nearly any houseplant enthusiast who’s seen them, and I’m no exception. I’d always thought they would be too hard... 