Velvety heart-shaped leaves and bronze-red new growth make Anthurium Hearts Afire a standout. Learn how to care for yours with practical tips on light, watering, humidity, and soil to support healthy growth and beautiful foliage.
With its spidery leaves and unusual shape, Philodendron tortum stands out without needing an elaborate care routine. Learn how to give yours the right light, water, soil, and climbing support to help it thrive indoors.
Learn how to care for Alocasia plants indoors, including watering, light, soil, humidity, fertilizer, repotting, corm propagation, dormancy, pests, and common problems.
Monsteras are some of the most recognizable houseplants, known for their large tropical leaves and the dramatic splits and holes—called fenestrations—that develop as many species mature. They’re also relatively forgiving houseplants once you understand what they need. Whether you have a classic Monstera deliciosa, a variegated Monstera, or another Monstera species in your collection, the […]
If there’s one plant-care habit I recommend more often than almost anything else, it’s bottom watering. I don’t bottom water every single plant every single time, and I don’t think you have to bottom water to keep houseplants alive. But for a lot of my plants—especially the ones growing in chunky, fast-draining soil—it has become […]
Variegated plants need a little more care than their fully green counterparts. Learn how to provide the right light, water, humidity, soil, and fertilizer for variegated Monsteras, Alocasias, and other houseplants while managing browning and reversion.
Is your Monstera growing new leaves without splits or holes? Learn why your Monstera isn’t getting fenestrations and how light, maturity, climbing support, nutrition, and growing conditions can help encourage larger, more mature leaves.
Overwatering is one of the most common houseplant problems, but it doesn’t always mean giving a plant too much water at once. Learn what overwatering really means, how to recognize the warning signs, and how to prevent root rot by improving your watering habits, soil, drainage, lighting, and more.
Not sure if your houseplants are actually getting enough light? Learn how to measure light using lux, foot-candles, light meters and phone apps, plus how window direction, distance and grow lights affect your plants.
Is your Alocasia drooping, yellowing, or sitting in soil that won’t dry out? Root rot could be the culprit. Learn how to recognize the signs of Alocasia root rot, remove damaged roots, treat the plant, and give it the best chance of growing healthy roots and leaves again.