ENGLISH Both species, Howea forsteriana and H. belmor- eana, are large, single-trunked, slow-growing palms cultivated everywhere as large house- plants. Kentias were especially fashionable in the Victorian era and remain among the most popular indoor palms in the world. Today they are often a prominent feature of large open lob- bies and atriums of public […]
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Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Hạnh Nguyên ENGLISH Dragon tree (Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia) is one of the most popular of all houseplants. It’s beautiful, inexpensive, and widely available, and many people believe it somehow brings good fortune. This easy-to-grow, low-maintenance, shrubby plant looks like a Dr. Seuss tree with crooked stems topped […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is ubiquitous in the interiorscaping of hospitals, hotels, and other public buildings because it’s big, bold, and beautiful. It’s extremely easy to grow well, and it tolerates a wide range of light, temperature, and water conditions. Its forgiving, low-maintenance nature and ability […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Mai Nhung ENGLISH Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis) is well known for its outdoor hardiness (to zone 8), but more and more it is used in interiorscaping, especially in shopping malls and other public buildings. It does well in pots, and as a house- plant, it grows very […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Happy Nguyen ENGLISH Lush, large, and beautiful, the various species of banana plants, including hardy banana (Musa basjoo) and Ensete ventricosum, instantly cre- ate a tropical ambiance in any home. These are big, bold, rock stars—plants that stand out in any crowd. These plants are so charismatic, their […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Hạnh Nguyên ENGLISH Water moves through a plant’s body through a process called transpiration. The roots absorb water from the soil, then move it upward through the stem and out into the leaves. Water, as a vapor, moves out of the leaf into the air through special pores […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Hạnh Nguyên ENGLISH The goal of any watering practice or system is to keep the soil moist—neither soggy nor dry. Root rot as a result of overwatering is the number one killer of all plants in containers whether indoors or out. This fact, more than any other, tells […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Hạnh Nguyên ENGLISH Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is a perennial favorite, among the most common, easy-to-grow, and undemanding of all house- plants. You frequently see it in hanging baskets, but it does just as well in pots on a table or desk. Numerous strap-shaped evergreen leaves, to 18 […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Hạnh Nguyên ENGLISH Peperomias are well worth growing for their attractive evergreen leaves. They are quietly undemanding, not at all flashy or flamboyant, and because they tolerate a wide range of envi- ronmental conditions, they are easy to keep as houseplants. The most commonly cultivated species are Peperomia […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Hạnh Nguyên ENGLISH Lucky bamboo (Dracaena braunii) isn’t really a bamboo and it’s a good thing. Real bamboo doesn’t make a good houseplant, whereas lucky bamboo is nearly indestructible inside our homes. It is often found in dimly lit restau- rants, on the front desk of hotel lobbies, even in the […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Người dịch: Hạnh Nguyên ENGLISH Spectacular flowers, in eye-catching colors and as velvety soft as a horse’s nose, almost guaran- tee impulse purchases of gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa). How could anyone pass this houseplant up when it is in full gorgeous bloom? Gloxinias strongly resemble their cousins, African violets, except that […]
Em có tham gia nhiều diễn đàn và thấy có rất nhiều trường hợp cây cảnh, đặc biệt là cây trồng trong nhà (indoor plants) bị chết do thối rễ (root rot). Nguyên nhân hàng đầu và sâu xa cho việc thối rễ chính là rễ bị sũng nước (bên Tây họ hay nói vui […]