Posts Tagged ‘Plant’

Jade plants are nice plants to grow indoors. They are very easy to grow and they don’t require that much care. They grow best in warm environments, usually 65-75 degrees. Around 50 degrees at night.  You should put them in direct sunlight for 4 hours or more a day. Even though they like the sun they can get too much sun, so if the leaves start to turn brown you should move it. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you have ever been in a store that sells plants than you have seen lucky bamboo, it is a popular plant. I think every plant collector has had one of these at one time or another.

These plants are water garden plants. It is a tradition in Asia that these plants are lucky and that they bring fortune to your home.people that practice feng shui love these plants because they put off positive energy, some call this chi.

These plants are pretty easy to take care of but you need to know the do’s and don’ts.First off, all these plants require you to do to them is water them. I think one of the most important things with this plant is that you should use bottled water, because of the chemicals in tap water. I found this out the hard way, because I’ve had a few die on me. Finally I went to a friends house and she had really great looking bamboo and she told me that distilled water was all she did different. Read the rest of this entry »

The one thing that all gardeners know is that a plant needs light to thrive. Houseplants are no different. Artificial light makes it possible to put our plants almost anywhere you can use lights. African Violets, begonias, orchids, miniature geranium and bromeliads are some of the plants that grow well under fluorescent light. Read the rest of this entry »

Fern are beautiful plants that can adapt well. They  make great indoor plants. They are fairly easy to care for.

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A great thing to get a plant lover at Christmastime is a Christmas cacti. These plants are easy to take care of and they are a great addition to poinsettias at Christmas.

These are much different than your run of the mill cactus. These plants come from the rain forest verses the desert. With them being from different places they are use to different environments and should be treated different.
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Palm trees are very beautiful and they can add great decor to your home. Allot of people will look at a palm tree and think tropics but these plants can tolerate mild to cold climates as well. Read the rest of this entry »

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Air Layering

Some houseplants become taller than we want them to, and they lose there lower leaves. Some examples of these would be rubber plants and false aralias. A good way to deal with an overgrown plant like this is to air-layer it, to produce a new shorter plant. Read the rest of this entry »

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House plant are living organisms that can get diseases or become damaged when they are attacked by other living organisms. Here are a few tips on identifying them and solving the problem: Read the rest of this entry »

The peace lily is one of my favorite house plants. They are pretty much dummy proof. This plant can go for days with no water. My hasband moved mine into our back room and I forgot about it. When I finally seen it, it looked dead but I watered it anyway. Abvout 3 hours later it looked great again. So this plant can withstand almost anything.

These plants are very pretty and they sprout white flowers. these come in different sizes. I have a smaller one but I think I would like a bigger one after my som gets old enouph to not touch them any more. He likes to dig out the dirt to play with his cars. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pineapple

I read about this in a book once, so I decided to try it and to my surprise it has worked.

First what you do is slice the top off of a fresh pineapple, leaving the top row of flesh intact. Then you let it sit out and dry for a day or two. Read the rest of this entry »

Peperomias are low growing foliage plants. These plants have thick leaves and they grow less than 12 inches tall. Allot of people like the wrinkled-leaved varieties of the paperomia. Some of these would be the Emerald Ripple, Little Fantasy and the Tricolor. The Emerald Ripple gets to be 3 to 4 inches tall. The little Fantasy gets 2 1/2 to 3 inches tall and the Tricolor gets to 3 to 4 inches tall. Read the rest of this entry »

cactus

Cactus are for the most part pretty easy to grow.  Most only grow a few inches in a years time. They don’t require much care and they can withstand neglect. Cactus are used to dry conditions. They live for many years if the proper care is taken to not over water and mites and insects do pose a problem. Read the rest of this entry »

Terrariums are basically bottles with live plants in them.

First to make a terrariums, you need to find the right kind of bottle. You can use a fish bowl, wine jug or   bottle that is deep enough and the opening should be large enough to put the plants in. Read the rest of this entry »

Propagating From Runners

Some plants produce runners or small plants form the parent plant. A couple of examples would be the strawberry begonia and the spider plant. To root the strawberry begonia you will first need to cut the runner away from the parent, then cut the runner off the baby plant. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you want a plant that has flowers and foliage than Bromeliads are for you. Bromeliads are beautiful plants that usually dwell in the rain forest. Most are easy to grow and there are lots of types to try.

There are two main categories:epiphytic and terrestrial. Epiphytic cling to tree trunks and branches while terrestrial tie themselves to the ground. Read the rest of this entry »

The rubber plant would make a great plant for your collection because it is easy to take care of and it can get fairly big so it can take up space in that empty corner. These plants can live a long time with the proper care. These plant have green shiny foliage that is easy to clean, all you have to do is take a damp cloth and wipe the leaves.

These plants prefur warm temperatures but they can handle variety of different conditions. They tend to do best in temperatures between 65 to 80 degrees.

You should not over water this plant because of root rot. You should put it in a container that has sufficient drainage.
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Propagating Snake Plants

Snake plants are very interesting plants. You can actually take one leaf and cut it into sections and each section will make a new plant.

You need to do this in the spring or summer and the leaf that you use has to be at least 1 year old and healthy. Read the rest of this entry »