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[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?: Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Huyền Nguyễn ENGLISH Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) is the classic parlor fern: its long, bright green leaves curve gracefully out of a container or hanging basket, adding simple homespun charm to any room. All plants in cultivation are natural mutations of the species. The original mutant, ‘Bostoni- ensis’, was […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus) is a gorgeous true fern, though it doesn’t look like one. Its long, strap-shaped leaves sprout directly from a very short, mostly underground rhizome. Leaves aren’t divided or compound or even ferny. They are bright chartreuse-green, like a Granny Smith […]

[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 […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is often consid- ered the easiest and most foolproof of all house- plants. It has shiny, gold-flecked, heart-shaped leaves on trailing stems that get 8 feet long and dangle from a hanging basket or a container on a high shelf. Most are […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Ivy (Hedera helix)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Ivy (Hedera helix) can find a safe haven in any home, whether potted or rooted in a vase of water. It will grow happily in semi-darkness for months with zero attention or care. Many nurseries and garden centers also carry other super easy and equally […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Grape ivy (Cissus alata)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Grape ivy (Cissus alata) is a tropical evergreen vine that climbs by means of tendrils. Indoors, in a pot, it can be kept to a manageable 2 feet tall with annual pruning in spring. Two other species, begonia vine (C. discolor) and kanga- roo vine […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Creeping fig (Ficus pumila)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Creeping fig (Ficus pumila) is a modest little woody evergreen vine that forms tiny roots all along its stems. Vigorous and fast-growing, it is perfectly capable of engulfing stone walls and covering houses in mild-winter regions (zones 9 through 11). As a houseplant, it will […]

[Ebook Việt Hoá] What’s wrong with my houseplant?: Blushing and heartleaf philodendrons (Philodendron erubescens)

Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Philodendrons are superstars of the houseplant world. They’ve been popular for many decades, and deservedly so, because they’re perfectly comfortable living in the same environments as humans. Not only are they lovely to look at, they tolerate being moved with aplomb. You can relocate them […]

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