Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English AFRICAN VIOLET BOTANICAL NAME Saintpaulia African violets have received a bad rap as a grandma plant. Maybe your grandma did raise them, but they have come a long way since then.The number of colors, sizes, and leaf variations is mind-boggling. They have been hybridized to […]
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Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English ZZ PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Zamioculcas zamiifolia This has become one of the most popular houseplants in the past few years, as it can take low light and still look amazing. This plant has shiny, dark-green leaves with a strong architectural appearance.The leaves are upright and […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English ZEBRA PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Haworthia fasciata The white tubercles (small, rounded protuberances) that cover the leaves of this small plant occur in a stripe-like pattern— hence the zebra name. Haworthia plants as a group are great houseplants, as they can take lower light levels than […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English ZEBRA BASKET VINE BOTANICAL NAME Aeschynanthus marmoratus The foliage of this attractive vine is medium green and has dark-green marbling throughout, with beige undersides covered with burgundy markings. It is a cousin of the African violet, also in the Gesneriad family. Give it a warm […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English YUCCA CANE BOTANICAL NAME Yucca guatemalensis (syn.Yucca elephantipes) The plants have a coarse texture and are usually offered for sale in containers with three sizes of canes, to make for a fuller, more attractive plant.The bold look adds to a modern home setting and is […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English WEEPING FIG BOTANICAL NAME Ficus benjamina This popular plant graces many mall plantings and can become stately in large inside spaces.These trees can become large in their natural habitat, up to 50 feet (15.2 m) tall and could become a tall tree in your home, […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English WATERMELON VINE BOTANICAL NAME Pellionia pulchra The watermelon vine has veining on its leaves that resembles a watermelon rind, and, to top it off, it has reddish stems. It is quite often used in terrariums and vivariums. It is usually sold as either a small plant […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English WATERMELON PEPEROMIA BOTANICAL NAME Peperomia argyreia Once you’ve seen this plant, the common name will make perfect sense. It looks just like the rind of a watermelon.The silver leaves have green stripes and a teardrop shape with red stems. These small, colorful plants are easy […]
[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 Tradescantia (Setcreasea) - Chi Thài Lài
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – WANDERING JEW (Tradescantia zebrina)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English WANDERING JEW BOTANICAL NAME Tradescantia zebrina This vine is a popular hanging basket plant. The attractive, iridescent, striped leaves shimmer in the light. It’s an easy-to-grow plant and is often used outside in the summer. It is not easily moved inside from outside, however, so […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English VELDT GRAPE BOTANICAL NAME Cissus quadrangularis This unusual plant has four-sided stems, which grow as long as they are allowed. It is often grown in a hanging basket. Its succulent stems grow in segments that can be easily separated and propagated. It is a plant […]
[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 Hoya - Chi Cẩm Cù
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – VARIEGATED WAX VINE, WAX FLOWER (Hoya carnosa ‘Tricolor’)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English VARIEGATED WAX VINE, WAX FLOWER BOTANICAL NAME Hoya carnosa ‘Tricolor’ The hoya flowers, when they appear, are gorgeous and look unreal, thus the wax flower name.The green leaves have white- and-pink edges.They are easily found to purchase and easy to grow. LIGHT PREFERENCE If you […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English VARIEGATED STROMANTHE BOTANICAL NAME Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Triostar’ The variegated green-and-white leaves with burgundy undersides of this plant are stunning. At night, they fold up like a prayer plant, a relative in the Marantaceae family. This plant is quite often used outside in the summer in mixed […]