Chlorophytum are commonly called spider plants. It’s a genus of almost 200 species of tropical flowering plants native to Africa, Australia, and Asia.But of all of those there are only 2 species commonly used as houseplants. C orquidastrum, and C comosum
Coming mainly from the island of Madagascar, but also south Asia, it was recently regrouped into the Dracaena genus. There are about 70 + species and these range from desert plants to thin leaved tropical ones.
Muscari bulbs produce dainty clusters of small blooms that make a dramatic under-planting for taller bulbs. But if planted in mass they create an unforgettable show of color and style on their own !Classified in the Asparagus family – there are about forty species.
The word chlorosis is derived from the Greek - kloros - meaning "greenish-yellow".This condition is when leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll. Because the pigment chlorophyll is what makes leaves green - chlorotic leaves look pale, yellow, or yellow-white. Many time the inter-venal tissue is also lighter than the rest of the leaf. This color contrast is a clear indicator of chlorosis.
Now renamed Agave amica, this native of Mexico has an abundantly intoxicating fragrance. Cultivated by the Aztecs for centuries. They called it “omixochitl” - “bone flower”, probably due to its whiteness.An herbaceous tender ornamental, it produces from its tuberous rootstock a rosette of long, narrow, semi-succulent foliage. It’s related to asparagus and belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
Rhododendron is a very large genus – NO KIDDING - about 1,024 species!They are in the heather family (Ericaceae) - either evergreen or deciduous. Most are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region. Because of their spectacular flowers they are grown in every corner of the planet !Their name comes from the words RED TREE - referring to its flowers. These can be scented or not and actually occur in a wide range of colors—white, yellow, pink, scarlet, purple, and blue.Ranging in habit from evergreen to deciduous as well as low-growing ground covers to tall trees. Some are mat like dwarfs only 4 inches high, while others are trees in excess of 40 feet.Leaves are thick and leathery and are evergreen in all but the azalea species, some of which are deciduous.
Millipedes are arthropods that are closely related to insects and spiders. They are dorsal-ventrally flattened and have a hard exoskeleton. Also known as the greenhouse millipede or flat-backed millipede - Oxidus gracilis – are not native to the United States but came from Asia. They are common throughout the country and most of the world.They differ from centipedes in that these have only one pair of legs on each body segment.
Plants have evolved a way to adapt to the variable light conditions in which they are growing. It is called a phototropic response - the bending of a plants stems and leaves towards the light source – specifically a directional blue light source.This movement is also called orthotropic
Chlorophytum are commonly called spider plants. It’s a genus of almost 200 species of tropical flowering plants native to Africa, Australia, and Asia.But of all of those there are only 2 species commonly used as houseplants. C orquidastrum, and C comosum
Coming mainly from the island of Madagascar, but also south Asia, it was recently regrouped into the Dracaena genus. There are about 70 + species and these range from desert plants to thin leaved tropical ones.
Muscari bulbs produce dainty clusters of small blooms that make a dramatic under-planting for taller bulbs. But if planted in mass they create an unforgettable show of color and style on their own !Classified in the Asparagus family – there are about forty species.
The word chlorosis is derived from the Greek - kloros - meaning "greenish-yellow".This condition is when leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll. Because the pigment chlorophyll is what makes leaves green - chlorotic leaves look pale, yellow, or yellow-white. Many time the inter-venal tissue is also lighter than the rest of the leaf. This color contrast is a clear indicator of chlorosis.
Now renamed Agave amica, this native of Mexico has an abundantly intoxicating fragrance. Cultivated by the Aztecs for centuries. They called it “omixochitl” - “bone flower”, probably due to its whiteness.An herbaceous tender ornamental, it produces from its tuberous rootstock a rosette of long, narrow, semi-succulent foliage. It’s related to asparagus and belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
Rhododendron is a very large genus – NO KIDDING - about 1,024 species!They are in the heather family (Ericaceae) - either evergreen or deciduous. Most are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region. Because of their spectacular flowers they are grown in every corner of the planet !Their name comes from the words RED TREE - referring to its flowers. These can be scented or not and actually occur in a wide range of colors—white, yellow, pink, scarlet, purple, and blue.Ranging in habit from evergreen to deciduous as well as low-growing ground covers to tall trees. Some are mat like dwarfs only 4 inches high, while others are trees in excess of 40 feet.Leaves are thick and leathery and are evergreen in all but the azalea species, some of which are deciduous.
Millipedes are arthropods that are closely related to insects and spiders. They are dorsal-ventrally flattened and have a hard exoskeleton. Also known as the greenhouse millipede or flat-backed millipede - Oxidus gracilis – are not native to the United States but came from Asia. They are common throughout the country and most of the world.They differ from centipedes in that these have only one pair of legs on each body segment.
Plants have evolved a way to adapt to the variable light conditions in which they are growing. It is called a phototropic response - the bending of a plants stems and leaves towards the light source – specifically a directional blue light source.This movement is also called orthotropic