Peperomia is a genus of small, compact tropical plants. Cultivars come in a wide range of leaf textures and patterns. Most have fleshy, usually long-stalked deeply textured leaves that can be solid green or purple or green with silver stripes. Peperomia are rosette-forming. They grow erect. Leaves are elliptic to ovate or heart-shaped and usually…
Indoor palms are commonly palms that grow to not much larger than 10 feet tall. They are outdoor palms in mostly subtropical regions. Indoor palms (see varieties below) don’t drop leaves. They thrive containers even in limited light. Get to know Indoor Palms Where to plant Indoor Palms When to plant Indoor Palms Planting and…
Members of the genus Myrtus–commonly called Myrtles–are upright and rounded evergreen shrubs and trees. They are grown for their aromatic leaves and their solitary, bowl-shaped, fragrant white flowers. Myrtles can be grown in shrub borders, as topiaries, or as small houseplants. Myrtus can be grown as an informal hedge. They generally need long, hot summers…
Philodendrons have large, glossy, leather leaves in a variety of leaf shapes, colors, and sizes. Philodendrons are tropical climbing, trailing, or occasionally erect plant with thick stems to 6 feet (2m) in length. Philodendron leaves may be green or red, and heart-shaped, fiddle-shaped, sword-shaped, rounded, or triangular. They may have smooth edges or deep clefts….
Maranta–commonly called prayer plant–is a leafy, low-growing tropical evergreen perennial. It has broad, oval leaves supported by short leafstalks. Leaves are green with gray or red veins and symmetrical featherlike markings. Maranta leaves fold up at night and resemble praying hands. Maranta is cultivated for their crowded clumps of intricately patterned, blunt-ended, elliptic leaves. Maranta…
Hypoestes–commonly called polka-dot plant–is a striking plant with liberally marked lavender-rose and white leaves. It can be grown indoors in bright light or outdoors in year-round subtropical regions. Hypoestes are good houseplants; they may also be grown as annuals and used as bedding or in patio containers. In warm-winter regions, they can be grown as…
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