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Our Plant Science team of professional horticulturists and PhD Botanists has taken the guesswork out of growing and assembled a 5,000 plant library on how to care for plants. Let our Plant Doctors help you with plant care!

Plant Care Articles

How To: Grow a Drought Resistant Garden  -  Drought resistant gardens save water and ultimately money. Additionally, you don't have to confine yourself to growing only cacti to conserve water.

How To: Grow Plants From Seeds  -  Starting plants from seeds is not difficult. Here are some tips of the trade to make it even easier.

How To: Water Your Plants  -  Watering plants is more involved than simply pouring the rest of a half-drunk glass of water over a potted plant.

What Happened to My Poinsettia?  -  Poinsettias are often given as gifts during the holidays, but this produces a problem...how do you take care of them once you get them?

Why Do I Need to Fertilize My Plants?  -  The why, what and how of plant fertilization.

Why Won't My Plant Flower?  -  Some plants seem to never flower, while others will flower if you merely look at them funny. Find out why...

Plant Lists

Common Houseplants  -  Looking for a popular houseplant? Here are plants that thrive indoors on low-light.

Fussy Plants  -  These plants need TLC to flourish. Based on EasyBloom's records, here are the plants that people have the most trouble with. The usual culprits are not enough light and too much water. Your EasyBloom can tell you what your plant needs!

Most Misspelled Plants  -  Can't find that plant? Maybe you're not spelling it right! Based on EasyBloom's research, here's the most common misspelled plants.

No Fail Houseplants  -  No-fail houseplants, as in SF Chronicle. "Spath" is nickname for Peace Lily, full name is "Spathiphyllum". Most common reason for failure is OVERwatering! Use the EasyBloom to choose your right plant.

The Plant Doctor Likes...  -  Looking for a pretty, easy to grow, fun plant? The Plant Doctor has his favorites! Sweet olive’s scent smells sooo good, firecracker plant’s fruits explode, ginkgo and lady banks rose are zero fuss plants. And for bearss lime: margaritas!

Featured Plant
Brilliance-autumn-fern

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' is rapidly becoming one of the most popular garden ferns. Its common name 'Brilliance Autumn Fern' refers to the lustrous orange color of the newly emerging fronds which seem to glow against the backdrop of the shiny, dark green, mature fronds. The sori, which are produced in fall, are bright red. This fern is particularly nice when grown in woodland or Japanese gardens. Best leaf color is achieved in part sun.