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 […]
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[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 […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English WATERMELON VINE BOTANICAL NAME Pellionia pulchra The watermelon vine has veining on its leaves that resembles a watermelon rind, and, to top it off, it has reddish stems. It is quite often used in terrariums and vivariums. It is usually sold as either a small plant […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English CAPE PRIMROSE BOTANICAL NAME Streptocarpus Most often these cousins of the African violet are simply called streps.The clumps of long strappy leaves can be covered with flowers most of the year and are stunning. The flowers come in many colors and all are trumpet-shaped with […]
[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 Asplenium (Phyllitis) - Chi Tổ Điểu
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – HART’S TONGUE FERN (Asplenium scolopendrium)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English HART’S TONGUE FERN BOTANICAL NAME Asplenium scolopendrium This bright green fern has long, strappy fronds with wavy edges. Related to the bird’s nest fern, it has a round grouping of fronds. The fronds are supposed to mimic the shape of a deer’s tongue, thus the […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English STRAWBERRY BEGONIA BOTANICAL NAME Saxifraga stolonifera This plant spreads by growing baby plants at the end of long string-like stolons or runners.This growth habit gives it the common name strawberry begonia, though it is neither a strawberry nor a begonia.The leaves have silver veins on the dark-green, […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English STRING OF PEARLS BOTANICAL NAME Senecio rowleyanus This adorable vine should be called “string of peas” instead, but if you could picture the little succulent leaves being white, it would undoubtedly resemble a strand of pearls. The succulent, round beads are the modified leaves: these […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Thu Hà English ALUMINUM PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Pilea cadierei The aluminum plant is named for its shiny, quilted leaves.The surface splotches are a shiny silver and look like aluminum.The colorful leaves of the pilea add a welcome respite to an all-green grouping of plants. If your plant gets […]