Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FLOWERING Natal lily Clivia miniata Natal lilies are beautiful, clump-forming plants. Their strappy, deep green leaves form a showy, layered bulbous stem as they grow. Jubilant, tall spikes of trumpet flowers in orange or […]
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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 Spider plant Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’ A seventies’ favourite but still a timeless classic, spider plant is one of the easiest house plants going. Its striped, arching leaves and endearing, dangling offsets give it […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English PALM Parlour palm Chamaedorea elegans aka dwarf mountain palm A favourite in the parlours of the Victorians and popular ever since thanks to its easy-going nature and tolerance of low light levels, this is […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English SUCCULENT AND FOLIAGE String of hearts Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii aka hearts on a string, rosary plant, sweetheart vine This is a lovely-looking, trailing vine with delicate, cotton-like stems and heart-shaped leaves. It is […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English CACTUS Old man cactus Cephalocereus senilis aka monkey cactus, old man’s head This woolly cactus with its white, old man’s beard is a favourite among house plant growers, thanks to its striking, columnar looks. […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FOLIAGE Painted-leaf begonia Begonia species Very different beasts to their brash bedding plant cousins these are beautiful foliage plants with bold spots and swirls, stripes and splashes. There are hundreds of forms to choose […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English Making a decorative screen Windowsills are a predictable place to grow house plants, but why not use these plants as a screen to provide privacy or to mask an unsightly view? Such a green […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English PALM Ponytail palm Beaucarnea recurvata aka elephant’s foot Ponytail palm is a truly star plant with its distinctive bulbous stem, or caudex, and shock of narrow leaves. At home in the arid deserts of […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FERN Bird’s nest fern Asplenium nidus aka shield fern Handsome rosettes of shiny, strappy fronds form an upright shuttlecock with new baby fronds curled up in the base. The fronds of A. nidus ‘Crispy […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FOLIAGE Cast-iron plant Aspidistra elatior aka bar room plant Tough as old boots, this stately plant is aptly named and has long been a household favourite for good reason – it thrives in dry […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FOLIAGE Asparagus fern Asparagus setaceus aka feathery fern Despite its common name, asparagus fern is not a true fern but a member of the lily family and close relative of the edible asparagus. This […]
Nguồn: Ebook The Kew Gardener’s Guide to: Growing houseplant – Kay Maguire Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Happy Nguyen English FOLIAGE Tail flower Anthurium andraeanum aka flamingo flower, lace leaf, oil cloth Tail flowers are popular, stylish plants with dark, shiny leaves and dramatic flowers that can last year-round. This species has a bright […]