Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English PROJECT 7: Windowsill propagation Many house plants can be propagated as leaf cuttings rooted in compost (see here) or in water. Using the latter technique they make a lovely temporary display while rooting. Even plants […]
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Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FOLIAGE Missionary plant Pilea peperomioides aka Chinese money plant, pancake plant, UFO plant Hugely popular, these gorgeous little plants have lovely, rounded, fleshy leaves, each with a cute, yellow spot near the centre where […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FLOWERING Geranium Pelargonium species They are easy to look after, forgiving of the odd dry spell. Popular types include those with scented foliage, zonal pelargoniums with their dark ring markings on the leaves and […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English PALM Bamboo palm Rhapis excelsa aka lady palm, broadleaf lady palm The unusual, bamboo-like stems and broad, blunt leaves are quite different to those on a typical palm. Bamboo palms are dramatic, bushy plants, […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FLOWERING Cape primrose Streptocarpus hybrids These house plants have a long flowering season, from spring to autumn, and are easy to care for, springing back brilliantly from neglect, even when their leaves are wilting. […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English CACTUS Bunny-ears cactus Opuntia microdasys aka polka dot cactus, angel’s wings Endemic to the Mexican desert, this striking architectural cactus has distinctive, flattened stem pads that are dotted with clusters of tiny prickles. These […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FLOWERING Stephanotis Stephanotis floribunda aka Madagascar jasmine, bridal wreath These glorious, twining climbers are a visual and sensory delight. They produce shiny, green leaves and long-lasting, fragrant, white flowers in summer. Family: Apocynaceae Temperature: […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English PROJECT 9: Simple kokedama Kokedama is the art of growing plants in a ball of wet soil covered in moss, and it is increasingly popular as an artistic and sculptural way to display plants. It […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: N/A English SUCCULENT Fairy elephants’ feet Frithia pulchra aka baby toes, elephant’s baby toe Fairy elephants’ feet is tough, tiny and brilliantly easy to grow. It is a stemless plant producing clusters of erect, modified leaves with […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FOLIAGE Prayer plant Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoveana aka rabbit tracks, rabbit’s foot These striking plants have leaves that appear to be hand-painted. The undersides are red, but the upper leaf surfaces have dark and […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English PROJECT 5: Desert islands All cacti and succulents have strong individual textures, from fleshy leaves to spiky stems, and a great way to show off their many different shapes and sizes is to group them […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English PROJECT 12: Driftwood anchor Air plants are fascinating plants that have no roots and can survive happily in the wild without soil and very little water. They are, therefore, extremely easy to look after and […]