The Illustrated Encyclopedia of House Plants: A Practical Guide to the Home Cultivation of Over 500 Beautiful PlantsA guide to the home cultivation of over 500 beautiful plants. |
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5cm 2in attractive autumn beautiful Begonia blooms bracts bromeliad buds bulbs cacti cactus canes Cattleya clumps colour Columnea compact compost Cryptanthus cultivation cuttings Cymbidium Dendrobium Dieffenbachia dry in winter dry side Easy to grow Echeveria Epiphyllum epiphytic Evergreen/no rest feeding fertilizer flower spikes flowering plants flowers appear fragrant Full sun Temp green leaves grow and flower grower grown growth height houseplant humid hybrids ideal Keep dry Keep moist leaf Left Light shade Temp light Temp loam loam-based mixture loam-based potting mixture mealy bug moist and fed Odontoglossum orchid Paphiopedilum peat peat-based peaty mixture Phalaenopsis pink practical hint propagation pseudobulbs Rebutia red spider mite removed Right roots rosette sand or perlite sepals sharp sand small pots soil species specimen spines sprays spring and summer Spring flowering stems succulent Summer flowering summer months sunlight sunny temperature variegated warm Water freely windowsill winter rest young plants