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[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Maidenhair fern (Adiantum spp.)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Maidenhair fern (Adiantum spp.)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Maidenhair ferns (Adiantum spp.) have a well- deserved reputation for being persnickety, but boy do they deliver in the houseplant categories of “distinctive character” and “strong sculptural quality.” Their demands are simple, but they are also uncompromising. Give them what they want or they’ll die. […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Holly fern (Cyrtomium falcatum)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Holly fern (Cyrtomium falcatum)

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. […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Hare’s foot fern (Phlebodium aureum)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Hare’s foot fern (Phlebodium aureum)

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, […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Davallia fern (Davallia canariensis)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Asparagus fern (Asparagus aethiopicus, Asparagus densiflorus)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Wax plant (Hoya carnosa)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Wandering Jew (Tradescantia)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Split-leaf philodendron (Monstera deliciosa)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Split-leaf philodendron (Monstera deliciosa)

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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

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 […]

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