Understanding When Your ZZ Plant Needs Repotting The ZZ Plant Safe Repotting is one of those plants that just gets on with life while you do yours. Below I walk through the care, the gotchas, and the few habits that keep it happy. I repotted my ZZ plant after noticing the rhizomes were pushing the
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The Desert’s Most Misunderstood Plant I picked up a chunk of desert cholla off an Arizona trail last year. Thick gloves and all, the spines still found a way through the fabric. The thing rooted in a gritty mix within weeks and now throws out fresh segments on my patio every summer. Respect. These spiny
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Palmer’s Agave: The Majestic Desert Succulent That Transforms Landscapes I saw Palmers agave growing wild in West Texas where the compact rosettes with dark green leaves and sharp marginal teeth blended into the rocky landscape. Smaller than many agaves, rarely over two feet, it’s perfect for a patio container. What Makes Palmer’s Agave So Special?
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Hey there, fellow plant enthusiasts! My red torch cactus was a gift from a friend who’d given up on its slow pace. Two years in a south window and it bloomed red tubes that looked like little fireworks, worth the wait. Why You’ll Love This Cactus Columnar stems topped with fiery red flowers, it’s the
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Growing the Magnificent Peruvian Apple Cactus: A Complete Guide My first peruvian apple cactus came from a cutting I stuck in coarse sand and forgot about for a month. It rooted on its own and now produces white flowers every summer that last exactly one night. Ever wondered what it’s like to grow a cactus
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Rabo de León: The Striking Hedgehog Agave That Will Transform Your Garden I bought a Rabo de Leon hedgehog agave because the long, thin leaves with pronounced white margins looked unlike any agave I’d seen. It started in a four-inch pot and has since filled a twelve-inch container with dense rosettes. If you want architecture
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Growing and Caring for Desert Plants: A Beginner’s Guide to Native Cacti and Succulents I grew peyote from seed as part of a cactus collection focused on small, slow-growing species. The button-like body is barely two inches across after three years, but the delicate pink flower it produced last spring was worth the wait. Let’s
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Whale’s Tongue Agave: The Stunning Succulent That Transforms Your Landscape Whale’s tongue agave got its name from leaves shaped like, you guessed it, a whale’s tongue. One planted by my front step gets more compliments than my actual flowers. What Makes Whale’s Tongue Agave So Special Broad, cupped blue-gray leaves with a soft feel and
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Embracing the ZZ Plant: A Natural Addition to My Indoor Oasis The ZZ Plant Air Purification is one of those plants that just gets on with life while you do yours. Below I walk through the care, the gotchas, and the few habits that keep it happy. I keep a ZZ plant in my windowless
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Agave ‘Sharkskin’: The Tough and Stunning Desert Succulent Sharkskin agave earned its name honestly, the leaves feel like exactly that. It’s the toughest, shiniest succulent I’ve planted and basically impossible to kill. What Makes This Agave So Special? A tight rosette of broad, metallic leaves that catch light like armor. It looks engineered, but nature
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