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[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Persian violet (Exacum affine)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH When in full bloom Persian violet (Exacum affine) is a knockout. And it is very easy to grow—for a while. But if you acquire one as an impulse purchase, don’t be disappointed when it gives up the ghost despite your best efforts to keep it alive. […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Freesia (Freesia corymbosa, Freesia laxa, Freesia refracta)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Huyền Nguyễn ENGLISH Freesias are herbaceous perennials from bulb-like corms that have the same growth habit as spring bulbs; they’re in active growth during cool, wet winter/spring weather, and they go dormant in hot, dry summers. The ones treasured as temporary houseplants are all hybrids derived from Freesia corymbosa, F. laxa, […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Caladium (Caladium bicolor)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Huyền Nguyễn ENGLISH People grow and love caladium (Caladium bicolor) for its fantastic foliage. The leaves are large and shaped like an arrowhead, very thin and delicate. The more than a thousand available cultivars offer every imaginable combination of color: flaming red, bright pink, white, and green. The […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Huge, red, and incredible don’t begin to describe the amazing amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.), a beloved winter holiday gift. The first thing to emerge from your potted bulb will be bright green, strap-shaped leaves. As they elongate, a thick flower stalk begins to grow straight up from […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Staghorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Huyền Nguyễn ENGLISH Staghorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) is an interesting, bizarre-looking plant guaran- teed to attract attention and start conversa- tions. And though it is a true fern, it’s not lacy, or delicate, or ferny in any way. In its native tropical rainforests, it is an epiphyte (a plant […]

[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?: 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)

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)

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 […]

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