Epiphytes are plants that live without having roots in the soil; they live in trees or sometimes on man-made structures like fences! The most visible epiphyte for us in South Carolina is Spanish moss, ...
Amanda McNulty describes the leaf difference on these two epiphytes, and why caring for them is distinctly different than nurturing their desert-dwelling cousins.
Miniature varieties of Christmas cactuses also exist. All of these holiday cactuses prefer rich, porous, acid soil, as they are epiphytes, which means that in their native habitat, they grow on ...
Learn about the varieties of citrus trees for backyard gardening, how to plant and care for them, and common pests, as well as the current status of the Asian Citrus Psyllid threat to our favorite ...