Hemanthus: care
November 24, 2015
Hemanthus is a bulbous plant with thick, leathery, elongated leaves, belonging to the amaryllis family. During flowering, hemanthus produces a strong pedicel, on which unusual flowers bloom. Hemanthus inflorescence - similar to a large spherical dandelion, the flower reaches up to 20 cm in diameter, consisting of many small red, white or orange flowers with long stamens. Often the inflorescences are surrounded by several large bracts of the same color. The hemanthus flower has a peculiar smell.
Gloxinia: care, transplantation and reproduction
November 19, 2015
Gloxinia (Gloxinia) or Sinningia is a perennial tuberous plant, its large velor leaves are held on small stems, blooms with bell-shaped flowers of different colors, this flower belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. In its natural environment, the velvet bellflower can be found in Brazil. It was from Brazil, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, that this flower came to Europe thanks to the Australian botanist Peter Gloxinia, which was called gloxinia. On the basis of this flower, breeders bred a whole genus of gloxinia.
Lemon, tangerine, orange: care
November 19, 2015
Having a lemon, tangerine or orange tree at home is very fashionable and pleasant, it is especially pleasant to pick and eat exotic fruits grown with your own hands. If you want your lemon or tangerine to bear fruit, it is better to buy a tree specially adapted for growing indoors.
Ivy: care
November 16, 2015
Ivy (Hedera) or hedera is a perennial evergreen plant growing as a vine, belonging to the Araliaceae family. In its natural environment, it can be found in almost all forests on our planet.
Croton: care
November 16, 2015
Croton or codiaeum (Codiaeum) is one of the popular indoor plants, and this is not surprising, the leaves of this plant are simply striking in their color and shape. Croton is an ornamental evergreen shrub with large, shiny, brightly colored leaves from the Euphorbiaceae family. The color of the leaf of the croton is dark green, on which the following are randomly scattered: pink, yellow, gray, light green dots and stripes, and the veins of the leaf are bright red or yellow. It is for the beautiful natural painting on the leaves that croton is valued. Croton blooms. The flowers are inexpressive, collected in inflorescences, hanging down to the bottom and do not present any decorative effect.
Scindapsus: care
November 16, 2015
Scindapsus (Scindapsus) or pothos ( Pothos) is an ornamental vine with flexible stems on which heart-shaped variegated leaves grow, belongs to the Aroid family. Scindapsus is a very popular plant among beginner flower growers, because it does not require special care and special growing conditions.
Kalanchoe: care and types
November 4, 2015
Kalanchoe is a perennial plant that simultaneously performs 2 functions: decorative and medicinal. This plant can be easily grown indoors, it is not capricious and does not need any specific growing conditions.
Dipladenia: types
November 4, 2015
Dipladenia (Dipladenia) is an ornamentally flowering, perennial plant growing as a vine, belongs to the Kutrov family, also called Mandeville (Mandevilla) and Sundavilla Sundavilla. In fact, they are different plants, although very similar in appearance. How to care for Dipladenia?
Dieffenbachia: care and reproduction
November 4, 2015
Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia) is an evergreen plant with large, colorful leaves, belonging to the Aroid family. The stem of dieffenbachia is thick, strong and juicy, similar to a tree trunk on which large variegated leaves grow. The pattern on the leaves can be different, depending on the species: it can be stripes, dots, dots of different colors - from light green to dark yellow.
Fern: care and reproduction
October 27, 2015
Ferns have been very popular since ancient times, and have always been present in our houses or apartments, and they have also been very often grown and propagated in greenhouses. The genus of ferns has more than 2 thousand species.
