Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English SNAKE PLANT, BOW STRING HEMP PLANT, MOTHER-IN- LAW’S TONGUE BOTANICAL NAME Sansevieria trifasciata The snake plant family has certainly received a bad reputation as boring, ho-hum plants.Yet, grown well, they can be a beautiful plant with many forms and cultivars available. Previously placed in dark […]
Thư mục: [Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English WATERMELON PEPEROMIA BOTANICAL NAME Peperomia argyreia Once you’ve seen this plant, the common name will make perfect sense. It looks just like the rind of a watermelon.The silver leaves have green stripes and a teardrop shape with red stems. These small, colorful plants are easy […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English BUTTON FERN BOTANICAL NAME Pellaea rotundifolia This is an endearing small fern with little leaflets that resemble small buttons.The leaflets grow from arching fronds with dark brown stems. LIGHT PREFERENCE Place this fern in a medium light. An east window is best, but a north […]
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) - Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Chi Polypodium
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – GREEN WORM FERN, E.T. FERN, GRUB FERN (Polypodium formosanum)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English GREEN WORM FERN, E.T. FERN, GRUB FERN BOTANICAL NAME Polypodium formosanum The common names of this fern describe it perfectly. Its creeping rhizomes or modified stems resemble green worms or E.T.’s fingers. This plant is considered a “footed” fern: the airy, light green fronds arise from […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English STAGHORN FERN BOTANICAL NAME Platycerium bifurcatum This epiphytic fern has an imposing presence because of it large, antler-like fronds. These gray-green fronds rise out of non-fertile fronds and fork at the ends, giving them the appearance of antlers.The “antlers” are the fertile fronds, as they […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English REX BEGONIA VINE BOTANICAL NAME Cissus discolor The beautiful leaves of this vine are dark green with a burgundy midrib and silver markings between the veins.The stems, petioles, and tendrils are burgundy as well. It really does appear that the leaves could belong to the […]
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) - Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Chi Aloe - Chi Lô Hội
[Ebook Việt Hóa] Cây trồng trong nhà: Hướng dẫn chọn và chăm sóc cây trồng trong nhà – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf – ALOE VERA (Aloe barbadensis syn.)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Thu Hà English ALOE VERA BOTANICAL NAME Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis syn.) The medicinal properties of Aloe vera are touted extensively and for good reason. Have you ever burnt your finger and found the amazing relief that using aloe gave you? It also soothes and cools a sunburn.The […]
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plans (Hướng dẫn Chọn và Chăm Sóc cây Indoors) - Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, Chi Euphorbia (Pedilanthus) - Chi Đại Kích
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf – DEVIL’S BACKBONE, RICK RACK PLANT, RED BIRD FLOWER (Pedilanthus tithymaloides)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Nguyễn Huyền English DEVIL’S BACKBONE, RICK RACK PLANT, RED BIRD FLOWER BOTANICAL NAME Pedilanthus tithymaloides The stems of this plant are its main attraction. They zigzag back and forth like rickrack, thus the common name, adding to the beauty of this plant. LIGHT PREFERENCE Give your rick rack […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English JEWEL ORCHID BOTANICAL NAME Ludisia discolor This terrestrial orchid is grown for its beautiful foliage more than for its spikes of white flowers.The burgundy foliage has iridescent peach stripes.This is an extremely easy orchid to grow in potting medium and achieve bloom in a medium-light window. […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English OX-TONGUE BOTANICAL NAME Gasteria carinata var.verrucosa Ox-tongue leaves are said by some to resemble a tongue.They do have a rounded tip and tubercles (small round protuberances) scattered over the leaves.They are easy to grow and they can be placed in lower light and still do well.The […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English RADIATOR PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Peperomia maculosa The dark green, thick, leathery leaves make this an attractive plant. It prefers to be a bit pot-bound, so do not over-pot it. LIGHT PREFERENCE A medium light from an east or west window is preferred, but the low […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English SNOW BUSH BOTANICAL NAME Breynia disticha roseo-picta The highly variegated leaves of this plant are mottled with white-and-pink splotches; the pink color is most concentrated in the tips of the branches, making it seem as if they have flowers.The white variegation gives the effect that […]