Plant care from 25 years of growing
Plant Care Guides That Actually Help Your Plants
Clear, practical guides for the houseplants and garden plants people really grow. Find out what your plant needs, what’s going wrong, and exactly how to fix it, without the guesswork.
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Our most popular care guides. Each one covers light, water, soil, propagation, common problems and pet safety, laid out in the way that suits that plant best.
ZZ plant care guide
The low-light, low-water plant for beginners, and the one mistake that kills it.
Snake plant care guide
Upright, drought-tolerant and almost indestructible, as long as the soil dries out.
Prayer plant care guide
Patterned leaves that fold up every evening, and how to stop the crispy brown edges.
Spider plant care guide
A fast, forgiving, pet-safe classic that makes babies you can give away.
Rubber plant care guide
A glossy indoor tree in green, burgundy or variegated, and how to make it bushier.
Bird of paradise care guide
Huge tropical leaves for your sunniest room, plus how to get the famous flowers.
Wandering jew (inch plant) care guide
A fast trailing plant with silver and purple stripes, and how to keep it from getting leggy.
Lipstick plant care guide
A trailing, pet-safe basket plant with red tubular flowers, and how to make it rebloom.
Browse by topic
Houseplant care
Care guides for indoor plants, species by species.
Pet-safe plants
Plants the ASPCA lists as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Easy-care houseplants
Forgiving plants for beginners and busy people.
Trailing and hanging plants
Basket and shelf plants, and how to keep them full.
Outdoor plants and flowers
Garden plants and flowers for US yards and patios.
Herbs and edible plants
Grow herbs and vegetables in pots and beds.
Gardening how-to
Planting, propagating and repotting, step by step.
Plant problems
Yellow leaves, curling, pests and weeds, diagnosed.
Latest guides
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Money Tree Leaves Turning Yellow? 7 Causes and Fixes
Why money tree (Pachira aquatica) leaves turn yellow: overwatering, low light, drafts, sunburn, nutrients, pests or age, with a step-by-step check and fixes. -
Natural Weed Killer: What Actually Works
Natural weed killer options compared: vinegar, boiling water, hand-pulling, mulch, smothering and more, with what works, what doesn’t, and safety tips. -
Song of India Plant Care (Dracaena Reflexa)
Song of India (Dracaena reflexa) care: light, watering, humidity, brown tips from tap water, shaping twisty stems, propagation, problems and pet safety. -
China Doll Plant Care: Stop the Leaf Drop
China doll plant (Radermachera sinica) care: bright light, careful watering, why it drops leaves and how to stop it, pruning to keep it bushy, and pet safety. -
Dumb Cane Plant (Dieffenbachia) Care and Safety Guide
Dumb cane (dieffenbachia) care: light, watering, soil, cutting back a leggy cane, propagation, yellow leaves, and important safety tips for kids and pets. -
Monstera Plant Care: Bigger Leaves With More Holes
Monstera care: the light that makes split leaves, watering, soil, adding a moss pole, pruning and propagating from a node, yellow leaves and pet safety.
Why trust Pure Beauty Ways?
25 years of growing
Every guide is written by Henry Foster, who has been growing houseplants and garden plants for 25 years.
Checked against real sources
Care and safety advice is checked against university extension services, botanical gardens and the ASPCA plant database, and we cite them.
Kept up to date
Guides are reviewed and corrected when better information turns up. Read our editorial policy.
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