What Is My Plant Telling Me?

An Illustrated Guide to Houseplants and How to Keep Them from Dying

Emily L. Hay Hinsdale, Loni Harris

• Publisher: S&S/Simon Element
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781982189815
• eBook ISBN:
  9781982189822
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Horticulture
• Index: Biological Sciences

Keep your house plants alive and thriving with this illustrated, accessible guide to popular house plants for new and experienced plant-parents alike. Many new gardeners are finally starting to understand why bringing the outside indoors is so appealing. From improving home décor to mental health, plants have so many benefits. But keeping them alive (and most importantly, thriving) isn't always easy! What does it mean if your plant has brown tips? Rotting roots? Yellow leaves? The list goes on.Don't you just wish your plants could communicate what's wrong and how to fix it? What Is My Plant Telling Me? answers all your plant-based questions making it the perfect companion for anyone interested in keeping their plants looking their best. This illustrated guide to the fifty most popular house plants will show you how to:
-Speak your plant's language
-Identify classic distress signals
-Intervene successfully to keep your plants thriving for years to come
-Choose plants that work best for your space
-Pick the best locations within your home to keep your new plants
-Identify the pot size needed when you want to replant
-And more!Whether you're interested in growing a cactus, orchid, or even the popular Fiddle Leaf Fig, this book is the perfect guide to deciphering the message your plant is telling you and what you can do to revive it.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Introduction
• 1. African Violet // ‘Saintpaulia ionantha’
• 2. Air Plants // ‘Tillandsia’
• 3. Aloe Vera // ‘Aloe barbadensis’
• 4. Areca Palm // ‘Dypsis lutescens’
• 5. Basil // ‘Ocimum basilicum’
• 6. Begonia
• 7. Bromeliad // ‘Bromeliaceae’
• 8. Burro’s Tail // ‘Sedum morganianum’
• 9. Cactus // ‘Cactaceae’
• 10. Calathea
• 11. Cast Iron Plant // ‘Aspidistra elatior’
• 12. Chinese Evergreen // Philippine Evergreen // ‘Aglaonema commutatum’
• 13. Coin Plant // ‘Pilea peperomioides’
• 14. Coleus // ‘Plectranthus scutellarioides’ or ‘Coleus scutellarioides’
• 15. Corn Plant // ‘Dracaena fragrans’
• 16. Croton // ‘Codiaeum variegatum’
• 17. Crown of Thorns // ‘Euphorbia milii’
• 18. Dragon Tree // ‘Dracaena marginata’
• 19. Dumbcane // ‘Dieffenbachia’
• 20. Echeveria
• 21. Elephant Ear // ‘Alocasia’
• 22. Fiddle-Leaf Fig // ‘Ficus lyrata’
• 23. Goldfish Plant // ‘Nematanthus gregarious’
• 24. Ivy // ‘Hedera helix’
• 25. Jade // ‘Crassula ovata’
• 26. Jasmine
• 27. Kalanchoe
• 28. Lavender // ‘Lavandula’
• 29. Lucky Bamboo // ‘Dracaena sanderiana’
• 30. Maidenhair Fern // ‘Adiantum raddianum’
• 31. Money Tree // Guiana Chestnut // ‘Pachira aquatica’
• 32. Monstera // ‘Monstera deliciosa’
• 33. Norfolk Island Pine // ‘Araucaria heterophylla’
• 34. Orchid // ‘Orchidaceae’
• 35. Peace Lily // ‘Spathiphyllum’
• 36. Peperomia
• 37. Philodendron
• 38. Pothos // ‘Epipremnum aureum’
• 39. Prayer Plant // ‘Maranta leuconeura’
• 40. Rubber Plant // ‘Ficus elastica’
• 41. Snake Plant // ‘Sansevieria trifasciata’ or ‘Dracaena trifasciata’
• 42. Spider Plant // ‘Chlorophytum comosum’
• 43. Staghorn Fern // ‘Platycerium bifurcatum’
• 44. String of Pearls // ‘Curio rowleyanus’
• 45. Umbrella Plant // ‘Schefflera’
• 46. Venus Flytrap // ‘Dionaea muscipula’
• 47. Weeping Fig // ‘Ficus benjamina’
• 48. Yucca
• 49. Zebra Haworthia // ‘Haworthiopsis attenuata’
• 50. ZZ Plant // ‘Zamioculcas zamiifolia’
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• About the Illustrator
• Index
• Copyright