Episode 149: terrarium tips and National Collections

I find out how you could become the guardian of a major houseplant genus, and answer a listener question about making terrariums.

Growing under glassJane PerroneJuly 16, 2020terrariums, Hoya, TradescantiaComment

Episode 148: leaf botany part two - CAM and guttation explained

Terrestrial ecologist Dr Polly Schiffman explains these vital plant processes, plus I answer a question about a lanky Pilea and we hear from Joe from Texas in Meet the Listener.

Houseplant scienceJane PerroneJuly 9, 2020Pilea, leaf botany, guttation, CAM Comments

Episode 147: identifying houseplants

If you’ve ever been flummoxed by a houseplant that came with a label marked simply ‘foliage’, this episode will help you start to figure out the name of your new addition.

Houseplant science, Houseplant care basicsJane PerroneJuly 3, 2020Comment

Episode 146: helping houseplants cope with a heatwave, plus a Hoya question

When it's unusually hot, you may feel the strain: your houseplants can struggle too. I offer up some tips to help your plants cope with a heatwave, and Doug Chamberlain of Vermont Hoyas joins me to answer a listener question.

Houseplant care basicsJane PerroneJune 26, 2020HoyaComment

Episode 145: Tyler Thrasher

I interview Tyler Thrasher, the host of podcast Greenhouse Rants and a brilliant polymath who breeds succulents and has designed and crowdfunded his own plant journal.

Jane PerroneJune 19, 2020succulents, Crassula Comment

Episode 144: underrated houseplants

I profile three species that were once ubiquitous but have been inexplicably ignored in the current houseplant revolution: the piggyback plant, Swedish ivy and Pilea ‘Moon Valley’. And I answer a question about an unusual potential source of water for houseplants.

Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneJune 5, 2020Tolmeia, Plectranthus, Pilea Comment

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