How to Grow and Care for Dragon Lily Plants

The unusually scented stunning plant is a unique garden variety. This incredible plant rewards the brave gardener with unique flowers unlike any otherlily varietyout there. Dragon lily can grow up to 6 feet tall and boast elongated, broad leaves. But it is the flower or pseudo-flower, that is the star of the show. Though most flowers smell pleasant when blooming, the dragon lily isnt a flower you will want to sniff....

May 4, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Amy Jones

How to Grow and Care for Dragon Tree (Dracaena Marginata) Indoors

Dragon tree(Dracaena marginata),is a tall plant with green, sword-like, red-edged leaves. However, it is generally grown as a potted houseplant and kept pruned to 6 feet or less. Keep the dragon tree away from pets because it’s toxic to animals if ingested. The Spruce / Krystal Slagle Here are the most important care requirements. Light Place your dragon tree in an area with bright, indirect light. These plants can also survive inpartial shade....

May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Jordan Cunningham

How to Grow and Care for Duckweed

)is one of the smallest flowering plants on Earth. Here are the main care requirements for Common Duckweed. Prevent overgrowth early in the spring to maintain the health of ponds. Ponds set in motion by the wind or calmly moving waters have fewer problems and require less duckweed control. High-quality, full spectrum light and the addition of trace minerals during water changes will encourage denser growth. Water Common duckweed grows quickly, floating on the surface of calm water....

May 4, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Kristina Blair

How to Grow and Care for Duranta Plant (Golden Dewdrops)

Plants growing in too much shade often get lanky and sparse. Water Duranta plants require moderate water, especially before they become established. Plants growing outdoors need the equivalent of about an inch of rain per week. The Spruce / Gyscha Rendy Whengrowing in containers, water your duranta when the top inch of the soil feels dry. Temperature and Humidity The duranta likes it hot; even triple-digit temperatures won’t slow it down....

May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Erica Evans

How to Grow and Care for Dusty Miller (Silver Dust)

Even white flowers benefit from the glow of dusty miller’s woolly textured leaves in moon gardens. Otherwise, it grows as an annual. This sun lover prefers full sun exposure and might get leggy if placed in a shady spot. The Spruce / Kara Riley Sow seeds in the ground after the last spring frost and expect seedlings in two to three weeks. Seedlings turn into rounded mounds of foliage that grow to about 1 foot tall in the first year....

May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Erica Glenn

How to Grow and Care for Dutchman's Pipe Vines

The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova The pipe vine is awoody, deciduous vine native to eastern North America. A vigorous grower, it can reach heights of up to 20 or 30 feet tall once mature. Classified as aflowering vine, the pipe vine is, nevertheless, more useful as a foliage plant. The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova Pipe vines don’t have any major pest or disease issues. Light Plant your pipe vine in full sunto achieve the best growth and flowering potential....

May 4, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Adam Yang

How to Grow and Care for Dwarf Jade

Dwarf jadeis asucculentperennial plant with small, fleshy, teardrop-shaped leaves and reddish-brown stems. Read on for our care and growing guide. Or, it’s possible for you to grow it in a hanging basket and let it sprawl. Dwarf jade grown as a bonsaiphotohomepage / Getty Images When the rare blooms appear, they are found at the branch tips. Moving a dwarf jade outdoors from an indoor location requires gradual acclimatization to sunlight....

May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Cheyenne Thomas

How to Grow and Care for Dwarf Morning Glory

These plants bloom from late spring until the first frost. Sunlight helps these plants maintain their compact shape and lush foliage. It prefers slightly acidicsoil pHbut tolerates neutral soil. One of the quickest ways to kill dwarf morning glory is by overwatering and causingroot rot. It cannot tolerate even mild frost. It has no preference for humidity levels. Fertilizer Feed dwarf morning glory monthly in spring and summer. Use a general-purpose liquid fertilizer and apply it according to the label instructions....

May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Brittany Shaffer

How to Grow and Care for Dwarf Mugo Pine

These shorter shrubs grow in colder and more mild areas, preferring full sun and moist, well-drained soils. Dwarf Mugo Pine Care Thesepineshave a good tolerance for urban environments. They are also tolerant of various soil types, provided it drains well. The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova Once established, dwarf Mugo pines are moderately drought-tolerant and only need watering during prolonged periods of drought. Slowly water it at the base until the soil is deeply moistened but not soggy....

May 4, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Peggy Cooper

How to Grow and Care for Dymondia

When planted on slopes, it mitigates wind erosion and retains the soil. This plant does best in full sun or partial shade and is drought-tolerant. Read on for our care and growing guide. The Spruce / Jayme Burrows Soil Sandy soil is ideal but any punch in of soil with excellent drainage can work. The plant will do poorly in soggy, wet soil. It will grow faster when watered regularly through rainfall or irrigation....

May 4, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Susan Robertson

How to Grow and Care for Early Girl Tomatoes

Early Girl tomatoes have a rich, sweet, meaty tomato flavor and are often used as sliced tomatoes. All parts of the tomato plant except for the fruit are toxic to humans and pets. Like all tomatoes, they are susceptible to cold. see to it to harden the seedlings off before transplanting them in the garden. Are there any plants nearby that could cast shade on the tomatoes? If not now, then maybe later in the season as they grow?...

May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Kelly Gould

How to Grow and Care for Easter Cactus

Easter Cactus Care Easter cacti are fairly easy to keep as houseplants. Indirect sunlight is best to help this plant thrive. The plant thrives in a pH range of 6.0 to 6.5. The Easter cactus does not tolerate having its roots waterlogged, so ensure the pot has proper drainage. Do not let any water sit in the saucer after watering. Cut back on watering from late fall to early winter to help encourage blooming....

May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Chris Joyce

How to Grow and Care for Easter Lily

While thelilygenerally blooms in the summer, growers have cultivated varieties forced to bloom earlier to coincide with Easter. This plant does best with full sun to partial shade and rich, well-draining soil. It’s also important to note that indoor and outdoor Easterlily plantsare toxic to cats. The Spruce / Autumn Wood Easter Lily Care Here are the main care requirements for growing Easter lilies. Diane Macdonald / Getty Images Light Easter lilies thrive infull sun to partial shade....

May 4, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Jessica Gregory