Plant questions

Real questions from home gardeners, the kind people post with a worried photo, answered by GrowPls: what's likely going on, what to do about it, and when to worry.

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  fleabane (Conyza/Erigeron)

  Is this backyard plant with small white puffball flowers a weed or a flower?

  This looks like a wild fleabane, which many people treat as a weed but it is a flowering wild plant that feeds pollinators. If you like how it looks and it’s not taking over, it’s fine to leave a few; pull it out where you don’t want it.

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  umbrella plant (Schefflera)

  What is this tall houseplant with clusters of oval leaflets?

  This is an umbrella plant, a Schefflera species often grown indoors as a tall houseplant. Start by giving it bright, indirect light and rotate it regularly so it doesn’t lean or get leggy.

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