The Illustrated Directory of House Plants: A Practical Guide to Growing Over 500 Plants for the Home |
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5cm 2in attractive autumn beautiful Begonia blooms bracts bromeliad buds bulbs cacti cactus canes Cattleya clumps Columnea compact compost Cryptanthus cultivation cuttings Cymbidium Dendrobium Dieffenbachia dry in winter dry side Easy to grow Echeveria epiphytic Evergreen/no rest feeding fertilizer flower spikes flowering plants flowers appear foliage plants fragrant Full sun 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 propagate pseudobulbs Rebutia red spider mite removed rhizome 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 Temp temperature variegated warm Water freely windowsill winter rest young plants