Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Holly fern (Cyrtomium falcatum) is quite beau- tiful, with long leaves that resemble mahonias (Oregon grape) or a less prickly holly tree. And it’s easy to grow. It is unusual for such a cold tolerant plant (zones 6 through 10) to succeed as a houseplant. […]
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Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Hare’s foot fern (Phlebodium aureum) is so called for its creeping rhizome, 0.5 to 1 inch thick and densely clothed in golden brown, fur-like scales, very much resembling the tiny paw of a hare. This really is a classic fern in looks and habit: large, […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH What’s not to love about a furry-footed fern? Three davallias are commonly grown as house- plants: deer’s foot fern (Davallia canariensis), rabbit’s foot fern (D. fejeensis), and squirrel’s foot fern (D. trichomanoides). Their softly furry rhi- zomes really do look like little animal feet. The […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Huyền Nguyễn ENGLISH Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) is the classic parlor fern: its long, bright green leaves curve gracefully out of a container or hanging basket, adding simple homespun charm to any room. All plants in cultivation are natural mutations of the species. The original mutant, ‘Bostoni- ensis’, was […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus) is a gorgeous true fern, though it doesn’t look like one. Its long, strap-shaped leaves sprout directly from a very short, mostly underground rhizome. Leaves aren’t divided or compound or even ferny. They are bright chartreuse-green, like a Granny Smith […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Two very different looking houseplants share the common name asparagus fern. Neither is actually a fern, but both Asparagus aethiopicusand A. densiflorus really are asparagus, closely related to the popular vegetable. Both are low-maintenance, drought-tolerant evergreen perennials, with a cascading habit that makes them attractive […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH People have cultivated wax plant (Hoya carnosa) for 200 years. That this semi-succulent subtrop- ical vine so often survives neglect in doctor’s offices and dim parlor corners is testament to its durability. You will be astonished when it trans- forms itself by bursting into fragrant […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Three different wandering Jews are commonly seen as fast-growing, easy, excellent house- plants, valued for their ability to clean indoor air. All three are in the genus Tradescantia (spider- worts), characterized by three-petaled flowers, and all three need the same cultural conditions. Like the Israelites […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus) is neither Swedish nor an ivy. It comes to us from south- ern Africa and is a lovely, fast-growing evergreen perennial that is very easy to grow as a house- plant. The plant is only 8 to 12 inches high, but […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Split-leaf philodendron (Monstera deliciosa) is actually a monstera, a cousin of philodendrons. The genus name is a reference to the mon- strous holes and slits in its foliage. Few house- plants evoke tropical jungles as effectively as this one. When you first acquire one it […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is often consid- ered the easiest and most foolproof of all house- plants. It has shiny, gold-flecked, heart-shaped leaves on trailing stems that get 8 feet long and dangle from a hanging basket or a container on a high shelf. Most are […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH The attractive evergreen leaves of jasmine (Jas- minum polyanthum) are pinnately compound (feather-like) with five to seven leaflets that are bright green on the upper surface and lighter green on the undersurface. Indoors, this robust twining vine accommodates itself very well to a container, wrapping […]