The Complete Houseplant Book: The Essential Guide to Successful Indoor GardeningIn memory of Yvonne "Evie" Edwards; donated by James & Linda Stratton and Joy & Otho Turner, Debbie & Mike Horing, Janet Schulz. |
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Page 152
... stems , the young ones covered with a bluish waxy bloom . The columnar stems have six or seven ribs . The large white flowers are brownish on the outside . Cereus chalybaeus Upright - growing columns that can be tall and 10cm ( 4in ) ...
... stems , the young ones covered with a bluish waxy bloom . The columnar stems have six or seven ribs . The large white flowers are brownish on the outside . Cereus chalybaeus Upright - growing columns that can be tall and 10cm ( 4in ) ...
Page 161
... stems with small leaves covered in red hairs . Scarlet flowers about 8cm ( 3in ) long , with a yellow spot in the throat , usually in winter or spring . Columnea hirta Creeping or trailing stems that root readily . Red flowers about ...
... stems with small leaves covered in red hairs . Scarlet flowers about 8cm ( 3in ) long , with a yellow spot in the throat , usually in winter or spring . Columnea hirta Creeping or trailing stems that root readily . Red flowers about ...
Page 176
... stems , bearing inconspicuous true flowers surrounded by bold , bright red bracts . Flowering time is spring to mid ... stems . Pale green stem markings . Small oval leaves that are deciduous . HELPFUL HINTS Temperature Winter minimum 13 ...
... stems , bearing inconspicuous true flowers surrounded by bold , bright red bracts . Flowering time is spring to mid ... stems . Pale green stem markings . Small oval leaves that are deciduous . HELPFUL HINTS Temperature Winter minimum 13 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CARING FOR HOUSEPLANTS | 35 |
SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION | 61 |
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5cm 2in Aglaonema attractive avoid ex Begonia bloom bracts bromeliads bulbs bushy cacti Cissus rhombifolia climbers colour compact compost potting soil conservatory dark green direct summer sun direct sun Dracaena epiphytic evergreen Feed regularly feeding Water freely feeding Water mod ferns Ficus flowering plants foliage plants freely from spring genus green leaves growth HELPFUL HINTS Temperature high humidity HINTS Temperature Aim HINTS Temperature Winter houseplants Humidity Tolerates dry Humidity Undemanding hybrids indoors leaf leaves occasionally leaves regularly look Mist the leaves Philodendron pink plantlets posing to direct Position Good light pot plants Propagation Cuttings Propagation Division Propagation Seed regularly in summer Rhoicissus RIGHT roots rosette saintpaulias shade shrubs soft water sold Soleirolia soleirolii sparingly in winter spring to autumn stems succulents tall Temperature Winter minimum Tillandsia Tolerates dry air variegated varieties Vriesea water if possible Watering and feeding weak fertilizer Winter minimum 13°C yellow young plants