Plants for the House and Garden
House and Garden Relationships Much of this website has been concerned with the linking of house and garden, suggesting that the rigid demarcation between them is both unnecessary and a bar to...
View ArticleAECHMEA RHODOCYANEA (URN PLANT, EXOTIC BRUSH)
( Bromeliaceae) origin: Brazil A highly decorative and popular member of the pineapple family. Grows as a dense rosette of leaves, each leaf being 2 to 3 in. wide and 1 to 1-1/2 ft. long, with a...
View ArticleANTHURIUM SCHERZERIANUM (FLAMINGO FLOWER, PIGGY-TAIL FLOWER)
(Araceae) origin: Costa Rica An intermediate plant requiring some skill in cultivation, and one of the few grown for its flowers rather than its foliage. Brilliant scarlet flowers 9 to 12 in. high push...
View ArticleCALATHEA LOUISAE (PRAYER PLANT)
(Maranlaceae) origin: Brazil One of the few calatheas to tolerate home conditions. Its lance-shaped leaves, about 7 in. long and I in. wide, lie flat by day and stand erect at night. They are medium...
View ArticleCodiaeum (syn.Croton) (Joseph’s Coat)
(Euphorbiaceae) origin: S. India, Ceylon, Malaya, Pacific Islands These plants, always referred to as crotons, are usually regarded as hothouse plants, but they will last for a considerable time in a...
View ArticleNeoregelia Carolinae Tricolor (Cart-Wheel Plant)
(Bromeliaceae) origin: Brazil Has a dense rosette in the form of a spray that flattens out prior to flowering. The strap-shaped leaves are 12 to 15 in. long and about 1 to 1-1/2 in. wide. They are...
View ArticleSedum Sieboldii Medio-Variegatum (Variegated Ice Plant, October Plant)
(Crassuluceae) origin: Japan An extremely easy and attractive plant, which is also widely used in hanging baskets and out-of-doors window-boxes in summer. A bushy plant with long, thin stems surrounded...
View ArticleSpathiphyllum Wallisii (White Sails)
(Araceae) origin: Colombia An easy, bushy plant with dark green, shiny, lance-shaped leaves, 5 to 6 in. long and 1 to 1-1/2 in. wide, with thin, pointed tips. The plant is grown chiefly for its...
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