Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English CACTUS Fishbone cactus Epiphyllum anguliger aka zigzag cactus, ric rac cactus These are wonderfully weird-looking plants – mounds of long, flattened, wiggly leaves dangle outwards, making them perfect for a spot centre stage in […]
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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 CACTUS Hedgehog cactus Echinopsis aurea aka sea-urchin cactus, Easter lily cactus The globular hedgehog cactus is covered in dense, long, curly spines and, in summer, stunning, bright butter-yellow flowers on long, tubular stems are […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English CARNIVOROUS North American pitcher plant Sarracenia flava aka trumpet pitchers, pitcher plant, huntsman’s horns The North American pitcher plant belongs to a small genus of carnivorous plants whose long, colourful leaves have evolved into […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FOLIAGE Devil’s ivy Epipremnum aureum aka golden pothos, silver vine, scindapsus, Ceylon creeper The perfect plant for nervous growers, this tough, easy plant will still reward the odd forgotten watering with its trailing stems […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FLOWERING Wax flower Hoya carnosa aka wax vine, porcelain flower, Hindu rope plant These gorgeous, tropical creepers have waxy leaves and sweetly scented, pale pink flowers that look strangely artificial. They appear in summer […]
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 SUCCULENT Zebra cactus Haworthia fasciata aka pearl plant, star window plant A tidy, little plant with a rosette of spiky, triangular leaves, zebra cactus resembles an aloe (see here) but has distinctive markings, including […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English Peace lily Spathiphyllum wallisii aka white sails, spathe flower Stylish plants, these have glossy, green leaves and an elegant, open habit. They are easy to look after and, considering their boggy homes in the […]
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 BROMELIAD Scarlet star Guzmania lingulata aka tufted air plant, tongue-shaped guzmania The dazzling flower spike of this epiphyte is its main attraction, with vibrant scarlet and orange bracts shooting from the centre of the […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FLOWERING Rose grape Medinilla magnifica aka pink lantern, Philippines orchid When this truly exceptional plant blooms it stops you in your tracks. The large, heavily veined, deep green leaves are wonderful on their own, […]