and few have perfectly round leaves. If you’re trying to identify a houseplant with round leaves, you’ll need to look at its other characteristics, such as the color of the leaves, the plant’s growth habit, its height and width, and the flower shape and color. When you’re attempti...
If you have clusters of white on a houseplant, it is more likely to be mealy bug or scale insects. The white growth of the woolly aphid has a similarly soft and velvety appearance to many fungal diseases. But, it’s the irregular clumps of waxy white wool on established plants that ...
So it’s pretty important to know which kind you have in order for the plant to bloom and flourish. Hydrangeas tend to fall into one category or another based on their flower shape and coloration, growth habit, and leaf shapes. We’ve put together this guide that will show you how to ...
Did you plant trees this year? yes no Inspect your quaking aspen's leaves--the place you are most likely to find galls. Galls that appear rounded and yellow from the top surface of the leaf, and felt-like (due to the many pale hairs that house the mites) on the underside likely bel...
Type:Broadleaf annual Size:Up to 42 inches tall and 30 inches wide Where It Grows:Sunny landscape and garden areas Appearance:Identify garden weeds like smartweed by its lance-shape leaves often marked with purple chevrons. It's an upright plant with pink or white flowers in summer and fall...
The edible Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot) can sometimes be confused with the deadly hemlock plant. Find out how to properly identify and know the differences between these two plants, which could literally save your life!
Have you ever been busy cooking, cleaning, or working and seen a tiny fleck whizz by? Odds are, the tiny flying pest is an annoying gnat. These yellow to brown bugs lay their eggs in moist areas such as houseplant soil and sink drains. Whilst severe infestations can kill your plants, ...
B. et al. Disruption of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored lipid transfer protein gene altered cuticular lipid composition, increased plastoglobules, and enhanced susceptibility to infection by the fungal pathogen alternaria brassicicola. Plant Physiol. 150, 42–54, doi: 10.1104/pp.109.137745 (2009). ...
Plant common yarrow, fern-leaf yarrow, dill, basket-of-gold, cosmos, bergamot, lemon balm, goldenrod, mint, parsley, Queen Anne’s lace, or zinnias to attract hoverflies. 15. Ladybugs Ron van den Berg |Pixabay What ladybugs look like ...
An important constituent of the exocarp is the cuticle, a hydrophobic layer composed mostly of cutin and waxes, which is synthesized by epidermal cells and represents the outermost barrier between aerial plant organs and the environment8. Cuticles have many functions, such as limiting water loss ...