African violets have been grown for many years, and I have been growing them more. They are very similar to my streptocarpus…
Streptocarpus normally have 5 petals, two upper ones and three lower ones. In many cultivars and most species the color of…
I have been growing Streptocarpus for several years, doing a lot of breeding to develop new cultivars. A couple of years ago…
I see a lot of online comments from people who feel their tap water isn’t suitable for plants. People are moving…
Humidity is a form of water, and water is critical for plant growth. We can all sense high and low humidity, but what effect…
I have been growing orchids for over 40 years, and at one point, I grew over 1,000 orchids. Whenever I was asked about the…
It used to be very common to add drainage material, such as rocks, Leca, or clay pot shards in the bottom of pots for added…
Watering may be the hardest part of growing streptocarpus well. Not because they are difficult to water but because there is…
Gardeners make repotting more complicated than it needs to be and in the process, they have created all kinds of myths about…