Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English GRAPE IVY BOTANICAL NAME Cissus rhombifolia‘Ellen Danica’ A vining plant, grape ivy is a perfect plant for a trellis or hanging basket. It has dark green leaves that are separated into leaflets, which resemble small oak leaves rather than grape leaves. It’s a robust plant […]
Bài viết của tác giả: Dũng Cá Xinh
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people have been involved with the process of writing this book. I really don’t know where to begin, except at the beginning. Thank you to my grandma, Elnore Eldred, who, though no longer with me, gave me the love for houseplants, especially African violets. […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English STRING OF PEARLS BOTANICAL NAME Senecio rowleyanus This adorable vine should be called “string of peas” instead, but if you could picture the little succulent leaves being white, it would undoubtedly resemble a strand of pearls. The succulent, round beads are the modified leaves: these […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English REX BEGONIA VINE BOTANICAL NAME Cissus discolor The beautiful leaves of this vine are dark green with a burgundy midrib and silver markings between the veins.The stems, petioles, and tendrils are burgundy as well. It really does appear that the leaves could belong to the […]
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) - Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Chi Calathea (Goeppertia) - Chi Đuôi Công
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – RATTLE SNAKE PLANT (Calathea lancifolia)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English RATTLE SNAKE PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Calathea lancifolia The foliage of the calathea family cannot be beat. The tops of the leaves are speckled with dark-green spots and the undersides are purple.The humidity needs to be kept high for this plant to look its best. LIGHT PREFERENCE […]
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) - Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Chi Calathea (Goeppertia) - Chi Đuôi Công
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – PEACOCK PLANT, ZEBRA PLANT, RATTLE SNAKE PLANT (Calathea makoyana)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English PEACOCK PLANT, ZEBRA PLANT, RATTLES NAKE PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Calathea makoyana These plants are grown for their beautiful striped foliage; it brings to mind a zebra’s stripes.The light green leaves have dark green stripes and spots on top and a burgundy color on the undersides. Use […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English NATAL LILY BOTANICAL NAME Clivia miniata The long strappy leaves of the clivia are attractive, especially if they are the variegated variety, but when those large balls of bright orange or yellow emerge from the leaves, these plants are show-stopping. The key to getting them to bloom […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English MAIDENHAIR FERN BOTANICAL NAME Adiantum These delicate, airy ferns are one of the most beautiful of all ferns.The small leaflets on the fronds are fan-shaped with scalloped edges. The leaflets are thin and small, which is the reason they need such high humidity. If a […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English LIVING STONES BOTANICAL NAME Lithops If your watering regime errs on the side of not watering enough or consistently, these are the plants for you. Lithops will quickly die with too much water. These succulent, two- leaved plants naturally grow in the deserts of South […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English EART FERN, TONGUE FERN BOTANICAL NAME Hemionitis arifolia The endearing heart-shaped leaves of this fern rise up on wiry, dark brown stems.The fertile fronds grow on long stems, whereas the same-shaped, non-fertile fronds are closer to the potting medium on shorter stems.The look of this […]
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) - Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Chi Calathea (Goeppertia) - Chi Đuôi Công
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – FURRY FEATHER, VELVET CALATHEA (Calathea rufibarba)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English FURRY FEATHER, VELVET CALATHEA BOTANICAL NAME Calathea rufibarba If you can’t have pets in your home because of allergies, here is the plant for you. It is impossible to walk by this plant without running your hands up the back of the leaves. They are […]
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) - Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Chi Selaginella - Chi Quyển Bá
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – FROSTY FERN (Selaginella kraussiana variegatus)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English FROSTY FERN BOTANICAL NAME Selaginella kraussiana variegatus Not a fern at all, this plant is instead a club moss.The selaginellas are related to ferns, though, and like similar growing conditions. The white-tipped variety is often sold at holiday time and called the “frosty fern.” These […]