Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Nguyễn Huyền English CAST IRON PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Aspidistra elatior This plant has been grown in dim parlors since the Victorian times, as it tolerates low light and adverse conditions. LIGHT PREFERENCE It can tolerate low light but would do well in medium light.The newer variegated cultivars need […]
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Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English GASTERALOE ‘LITTLE WARTY’ GASTERALOE are a cross between the genera gasteria and aloe.They form a rosette of stiff succulent leaves.The stripes of green and white and the warty texture make for an interesting succulent. Its ease of care and medium-light requirements add to the popularity of […]
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 PONYTAIL PALM, ELEPHANT FOOT BOTANICAL NAME Beaucarnea recurvata The swollen caudex (stem) is the trait of this plant that is usually noticed first.The appearance of the caudex is rough and cracked and because of the shape with these traits, may suggest an elephant’s foot, thus the common […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English SHRIMP PLANT BOTANICAL NAME Justicia brandegeana The bracts (or modified leaves) are slightly curved and shaped like shrimp; small white flowers peek out from between the bracts.The flowers are sometimes overlooked because the bracts are so showy. Even the color of the bracts reminds one of shrimp.This […]
[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 Ficus - Chi Sung
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – VARIEGATED SABER FIG, BANANA LEAF FIG (Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii Variegated’)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English VARIEGATED SABER FIG, BANANA LEAF FIG BOTANICAL NAME Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii Variegated’ The strappy leaf version of the weeping fig is much easier to grow than the regular weeping fig. It does not drop leaves when it is stressed, such as being moved across the […]
[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 Clerodendrum - Chi Bân Bấn
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – BLEEDING VINE HEART (Clerodendrum thomsoniae)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English BLEEDING VINE HEART BOTANICAL NAME Clerodendrum thomsoniae This vine sends out white calyxes with red corollas protruding from their middles, giving it the name of “bleeding heart.”This plant likes a winter rest with cooler temperatures. It may lose a lot of its leaves at this […]
[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 Schefflera
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – FALSE ARALIA (Schefflera elegantissima ‘Bianco’ (trước đây là Dizygotheca elegantissima))
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English FALSE ARALIA BOTANICAL NAME Schefflera elegantissima‘Bianco’ (formerly Dizygotheca elegantissima) This plant has an airy, fine texture as an immature plant. Each leaf has nine leaflets arranged palmately with 1⁄2-inch-wide (1.3 cm) leaflets when the plant is small, but as it matures the leaflets may be 3 inches […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English NUN ORCHID BOTANICAL NAME Phaius tankervilleae The nun orchid is often seen at garden centers these days and for good reason. It is a terrestrial orchid that is easy to grow in the house. It normally grows in the ground instead of epiphytically like most orchids. […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English NATAL LILY BOTANICAL NAME Clivia miniata The long strappy leaves of the clivia are attractive, especially if they are the variegated variety, but when those large balls of bright orange or yellow emerge from the leaves, these plants are show-stopping. The key to getting them to bloom […]
[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 Aglaonema - Chi Minh Ti
[Ebook Việt Hoá] House plants: A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf – CHINESE EVERGREEN (Aglaonema)
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Nguyễn Huyền English CHINESE EVERGREEN BOTANICAL NAME Aglaonema This group of plants is being hybridized at a rapid rate. They used to be available only in shades of green but now boast pinks, reds, and peach colors. LIGHT PREFERENCE The older hybrids, mostly green, can take low light […]
Biên tập: Dũng Cá Xinh Dịch: Huyền Nguyễn English GASTERIA BICOLORVAR. LILIPUTANA This tiny gasteria rarely gets taller than an inch or two, and it may never need a container larger than 3 to 4 (7.6 to 10.2 cm) inches around. It’s a small succulent that can reside on a windowsill, but only needs medium […]