Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English PINK BUTTERFLIES BOTANICAL NAME Kalanchoe delagoensis × daigremontiana ‘Pink Butterflies’ This unique plant has the endearing quality of making babies on the edges of its leaves. The non-pink original form was called “mother of thousands”, as its babies dropped and sprouted everywhere.The pink ones do not […]
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Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English PHILODENDRON MOONLIGHT The bright chartreuse of this plant’s leaves glows in a medium- to low-light spot in the home.This self-heading philodendron does not vine, so stays a reasonable size for the home situation.The large leaves start out a bright yellow, but fade to a darker […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English PERUVIAN OLD LADY CACTUS BOTANICAL NAME Espostoa melanostele This mountain-dwelling cactus grows white “hair” to protect itself from the intense sun it encounters in its native habitat.To make sure there is plenty of the white hair on your specimen, place it in as much sun as […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English PEACE LILY BOTANICAL NAME Spathiphyllum Not a true lily, but instead related to the aglaonema, philodendron, and dieffenbachia, which are all aroids.These popular plants are easy to care for and forgiving of being allowed to wilt from underwatering. The white flowers appear with a medium light, […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English PARTRIDGE BREAST ALOE, TIGER ALOE BOTANICAL NAME Aloe variegata A popular, easy-to-find succulent, this aloe owes its name to the markings on the leaves, which resemble a partridge breast or a tiger’s stripes. It is easy to grow on a bright windowsill as a 10- to 12-inch-tall […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English PARALLEL PEPEROMIA, RADIATOR PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Peperomia puteolata The parallel peperomia, though not technically a vine, does become a weeping plant with age and may be found for sale in a hanging basket.The leaves are whorled around the red stem in groupings of three to five […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English OX-TONGUE BOTANICAL NAME Gasteria carinata var.verrucosa Ox-tongue leaves are said by some to resemble a tongue.They do have a rounded tip and tubercles (small round protuberances) scattered over the leaves.They are easy to grow and they can be placed in lower light and still do well.The […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English BOTANICAL NAME Epiphyllum These are epiphytic rainforest cacti native to Central America, not related to orchids at all but more akin to what we call Christmas cactus. When they are blooming, there is nothing more beautiful! The large flowers come in myriad colors and are […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English OLD MAN OF THE ANDES BOTANICAL NAME Oreocereus celsianus The white furry covering of this cactus gives it the common name, along with the fact that it grows high in the Andes Mountains of South America. Its white covering is grown to protect it from sunburn. Do […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English NEOREGELIA CAROLINAE A member of the bromeliad family, which includes the pineapple, neoregelias are some of the most colorful and easy houseplants. Do not give these plants a fertilizer containing a large amount of nitrogen, as it will turn the colorful leaves green.These plants are […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English NEOPORTERIA NIDUS This is a striking cactus with dark spines that have a white, woolly covering that protects it from sunburn and keeps it cooler in its native desert habitat.The more sun you give this plant, the woolier it will become. Since this is the […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English MOTH ORCHID BOTANICAL NAME Phalaenopsis Moth orchids were once only attainable to the wealthy. Tissue culture has made this gorgeous plant available to almost everyone.The cultivars and flower colors are endless and more are being hybridized every day.The only color they don’t come in is […]