Popular for being low maintenance, the snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) is an evergreen house plant loved by many. Not only does it boast impressive dark green leaves that can give any room a tropical or jungle feel, but it also helps save the planet whilst doing so. The snake plant is an air purifier, often …
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I love the lush dense green foliage of tropical forests! Living in the city, it is sometimes hard to imagine yourself enjoying a tropical paradise. However, I have found a fabulous evergreen that grows in a pot and brings the feeling of the tropics into my home. Calathea Warscewiczii, also known more simply as Calathea …
The Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona chinensis) is one of the subtropical evergreen palm trees originating from East Asia. It grows to heights of up to 30-50 feet (9-15 meters) and a width of around 12 feet (4 m) and gets its name from its strikingly long and slender leaves, which form a pattern similar to …
The Pindo Palm is a hardy evergreen, native to the Minas Gerais and Goias regions of Central and Eastern Brazil. It is a highly decorative plant grown for its aesthetic properties. Its thick trunk can grow to 1.5 feet (45cm) in width and around 20 feet (66 m) in height. The trunk sports interesting diamond-shaped …
The Mazari Palm is a rare cold-hardy evergreen that has seen something of a surge in popularity in recent years. Naturally desert-dwelling, it is native to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Due to its natural habitat in deserts, it can cope with a variety of soil types and can survive temperatures as low as 5°F (-15°C). It …
Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) is an evergreen plant that’s part of the Arecaceae family, native to South-Eastern Asia. It naturally grows in tropical and semi-tropical regions of China, Laos, and Vietnam. It can also be grown as an ornamental plant in beds and borders but is predominantly placed in pots or inside the home …
You could fill an entire botanic garden with all of the types of Sansevieria in existence! And since they are so easy to care for, you can start your own collection without much effort. In fact, there are so many variants in the Sansevieria family that you could buy a different one every week for more …
Everyone knows Aloe vera as a plant that has medicinal uses in beauty products. Also known as the Barbados aloe, it is a fabulous plant to add to your garden or to grow in a container on a patio or deck. Aloe vera is an evergreen succulent with long, narrow light green leaves and green-yellow …
Like many plants in the Sansevieria family, the Bacularis is characterized by tall, upright, and green leaves. Not to be confused with the very similar Sansevieria cylindrica, which has similar upright stems that are more fleshy and the plant grows taller overall. Perfect for keeping as an indoor houseplant, they do well in containers and …
Looking for an easy-to-maintain houseplant but want something a bit different? The upright leaves on the Sansevieria Suffruticosa may give you just what you need. If you think this succulent looks like a bunch of asparagus from a distance, you may be right. The official family it belongs to is the Asparagaceae! Let’s explore this …