Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English LIPSTICK PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Aeschynanthus radicans The lipstick plant is so named for the beautiful, bright reddish-orange flowers that appear as if they are rising out of a tube of lipstick. Usually sold as hanging baskets, these plants are cousins of African violets in the Gesneriad […]
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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 Asplenium (Phyllitis) - Chi Tổ Điểu
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – BIRD’S NEST FERN (Asplenium nidus)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English BIRD’S NEST FERN BOTANICAL NAME Asplenium nidus This bright green fern probably does not resemble the picture you have in your mind of a typical fern.The fronds are an entire leaf, with no leaflets on the frond. Instead, the fronds of this fern form a […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English MADAGASCAR PALM BOTANICAL NAME Pachypodium lamerei The Madagascar palm is a succulent with spines.The leaves mostly grow on the top of the stem, giving it a palm-like look. The stem has a silver color, further adding to its beauty. LIGHT PREFERENCE Give this plant as […]
[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 Livistona - Chi Cọ
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – CHINESE FAN PALM, FOUNTAIN PALM (Livistona chinensis)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English CHINESE FAN PALM, FOUNTAIN PALM BOTANICAL NAME Livistona chinensis The bright green leaves of this palm are almost completely round, unlike the more usual palm frond. These palms are a nice statement in a large room. In nature, they become quite large and form a […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English MINI UMBRELLA TREE BOTANICAL NAME Schefflera arboricola This plant is the mini version of the umbrella tree, Schefflera actinophylla. Seven to nine leaflets arranged in a whorl on short stems cover this small shrub-like plant.The leaves are bright green, and most often the variegated versions are […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English DESERT ROSE BOTANICAL NAME Adenium obesum The large swollen stem or caudex of this plant lends to its popularity. Leaves only grow at the tip of the stems, and bright, trumpet-shaped flowers appear there as well.The flowers range in color from red to pink and […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English MISTLETOE CACTUS BOTANICAL NAME Rhipsalis Called the mistletoe cactus for its appearance and its habit of hanging out in trees, this plant grows as an epiphyte. It is a cactus, but a tropical rainforest one, not the typical desert variety.You won’t notice any spines, but a […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English LADY PALM BOTANICAL NAME Rhapis excelsa The lady palm has a completely different look than what one would picture when thinking of palms.The blunt-ended fronds are fan shaped with individual segments that naturally have uneven, ragged edges. The ends tend to brown: instead of cutting them with […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English MOSES IN THE CRADLE, OYSTER PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Rhoeo spathacea The two bracts that surround the small white flower resemble shells, thus the common name of oyster plant. Of course, the white flower cradled down in the bracts brings to mind Moses floating down the river […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English NERVE PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Fittonia The nerve plant is grown because of its heavily veined leaves. Because they have thin leaves that prefer high humidity, a terrarium is a perfect environment. They come in pink, white, green, and red, and some even have piecrust edges.This […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English MOTH ORCHID BOTANICAL NAME Phalaenopsis Moth orchids were once only attainable to the wealthy. Tissue culture has made this gorgeous plant available to almost everyone.The cultivars and flower colors are endless and more are being hybridized every day.The only color they don’t come in is […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English NEOPORTERIA NIDUS This is a striking cactus with dark spines that have a white, woolly covering that protects it from sunburn and keeps it cooler in its native desert habitat.The more sun you give this plant, the woolier it will become. Since this is the […]