Flowers and Plants

The genus of flowering plants from India, other regions of southern Asia and northern Australia unites more than fifty species. The Wanda orchid gained wide popularity in the century before last, when the first specimens ...

It is not a problem to have a beautiful butterfly flower in the house. Improper care is the cause of orchid disease. The advice of amateurs is at times exactly the opposite. There are signs by which even an inexperienced amateur will understand ...

Among the thousands of orchid varieties, only a small part settle on the ground, the rest prefer to climb tree trunks, rocky ledges with the help of powerful roots and settle down in places where ...

Tea or infusion made from fermented and specially dried leaves of the tea bush is the favorite drink all over the world. The way it is brewed and consumed can vary greatly, but ...

There are many tricks in caring for indoor flowers. So, succinic acid for orchids is like living water. It has a stimulating effect on all organs. As a result, the flower grows faster ...

Indoor orchids are predominantly indigenous to the tropical and subtropical regions of the planet, requiring careful and even reverent attitude. The answer to the question: "Why do the leaves of an orchid turn yellow?" in most ...

The dendrobium orchid from the southern regions of Asia fell into the hands of botanists, and later also lovers of exotic cultures, at the dawn of the 19th century. To date, several dozen have been described ...

A key condition for the well-being of most indoor plants is proper care, especially adherence to a suitable watering schedule. Knowing how to water orchids in different phases of their life ...

The butterfly flower is loved by many gardeners. In order for the bush to delight with its beauty, the phalaenopsis orchid at home requires specific care. The epiphyte plant develops in conditions that are not difficult to create. Performance ...

Orchids are so beautiful and amazing, having become the owner of one plant, the florist will definitely think about replenishing the collection. And after mastering the basics of care, the question arises: “How to propagate an orchid at home ...

It is not for nothing that unique orchids are considered a symbol of the tropics, because they are as colorful and diverse as the whole nature of the equatorial regions of the planet. Photos of orchids, names and species are mesmerizing, but ...

Everyday competent orchid care is the key to the long life of this tropical plant and its regular flowering. But, even by properly watering the flower and maintaining the humidity of the air next to ...

Despite its unpretentiousness and envy-worthy endurance, Zamiokulkas sometimes makes its owners seriously alarmed. Why does the zamioculcas turn yellow, and what to do if the stems wilt, and the leaves ...

Common myrtle is an evergreen plant, sung in myths. It conquers with the aroma of flowers, shiny green leaves and the ability to create a bush, tree or bonsai from it at home. ...

Oleander in the open field is a large ornamental shrub with voluminous inflorescences of a variety of colors. In the garden, the cultivation of this crop is practiced in areas with a warm climate, and ...

Capricious arrowroot care at home requires a special one. Tropicana is appreciated for the beauty of its leaves. Place the flower in the bedroom. It absorbs negative energy, closes it rolled up in a tube ...

The reason why numerous varieties of arrowroot have become of interest to lovers of indoor plants is obvious - it is large brightly colored foliage that adorns the room where the flower is kept throughout the year. Reproduction ...

The sour taste of the juicy pulp of a citrus fruit, traditionally considered an effective remedy for colds, is associated with the autumn and winter periods of massive ARVI. But why is lemon useful in ...

The rainforests of Central and South America are replete with bright extraordinary plants that have become indoor inhabitants in the middle lane. Such is the arrowroot tricolor depicted in the photo - a prayer plant, like ...

Lemon is the world's most popular fruit, renowned for its juiciness, aroma, refreshing sour taste and many beneficial properties. But no less interesting than the fruit itself is ethereal ...

Until recently, a healthy lemon tree weakens and grows worse, the leaves on young shoots become smaller. With such symptoms, it is time for the owner of the plant to think that the reason is the scale insect on the lemon, ...

Many types of citrus fruits grow well at home. But how to grow a lemon from a seed, which would not only decorate the room with leathery dark green foliage, but also bear fruit? Exactly ...

Water with lemon is an effective remedy for the morning exercise of the digestive system. At the same time, it is important to properly prepare lemonade and take a drink according to certain rules. Do I need to limit myself to lemon ...

Among homemade citrus fruits, Meyer's lemon is considered the most unpretentious to the conditions of detention. A short bush growing in pots was discovered by the naturalist Meyer in China. This is the name of the lemon - Meyer ...

It takes a very long time to wait for ovaries to appear on a lemon grown from a seed, and the fruit-bearing trees sold are capricious and difficult to acclimate. A video telling how to plant a lemon at home ...

Plants with variegated decorative foliage are gaining more and more attention from indoor crop lovers. Not an exception - the ktenant shown in the photo, caring for which at home will require some ...

The agrotechnics of growing citrus fruits in a room is complex.You should start with lemon, growing and caring for it at home is easier for it than for other sissies. You can buy a young bush, ...

Croton is a unique culture in many ways. In the photo, croton amazes with the splendor of colors and a variety of leaf shapes. It's hard to believe that plant foliage within a single species can ...

Most of the several hundred species of oxalis existing in the world are wild, inconspicuous plants, sometimes considered weeds. But at the same time oxalis is oxalis, as the name of the culture sounds ...

Decorative croton leaves, striking both connoisseurs and beginners in floriculture with a variety of shapes and colors, this is the main distinguishing feature of a houseplant. When Croton's leaves dry and fall, ...

Graceful sour trees from the 17th century have found their place as indoor and garden plants. Descriptions of caring for triangular sour lice at home and photos will help beginners and ...

In the interior, a false palm tree with beautiful leaves is often found. Here is a photo of cordilina, home care for it is simple. The main condition of a tropical inhabitant is keeping in ...

The perennial evergreen shrub camellia chinensis is one of the most common plants in India, China and other countries in the region. This is not surprising, because under the specific name hides ...

Many Gesneriaceae are grown as flowering indoor plants. These types also include koleria, home care for which will not cause serious trouble, but it will appear in the collection ...

The tropics gave the world Coleus. Planting and caring for the plant outdoors is simple and the landscape is stunning. During the season, the plant manages to create a bush of beautiful, iridescent multicolored ...

Calamondin or, as this indoor citrus variety is also called, citrofortunella is a hybrid obtained from crossing the kumquat and the tangerine, beloved by many gourmets. Growing calamondin at home gives ...

Spectacular crotons are considered not the easiest to keep, but with proper attention and patience, the plant responds to care with good growth and healthy variegated foliage. And if you wish ...

Seeing a photo of a clivia flower, an indoor plant, you involuntarily begin to look for this miracle. A fan of leathery leaves up to 75 cm long and a huge cap of bells of various sizes on a long arrow ...

The tropical flower kaffir lily has long taken root on windowsills, and is loved by flower growers. Reproduction of clivia (photo) at home is carried out by root suckers and seeds. It has short fleshy rhizomes, ...

Ornamental foliage plants most often come from subtropical or tropical regions of the world. Caladium is a rather small but extremely vibrant genus from the tropical regions of the American continent, including 15 ...

Zantedeschia, better known as calla lilies, is grown as an indoor and greenhouse flower. Home care for a zantedesque is not very difficult. However, placing on the windowsill a plant from ...

Zamioculcas is popular with flower growers due to the friendly growth of dense green foliage and undemandingness, but transplanting can become a serious stumbling block. Video on how to transplant zamioculcas at home ...

Zamioculcas is a flower that will bring prosperity to the house, popularly called the dollar tree. How zamioculcas multiplies at home, what conditions are needed for this, you can read or ...

The genus Dieffenbachia has several dozen species naturally occurring in the tropical regions of the American continent. Only a few varieties are grown as an indoor pot culture, the most popular and widespread ...

Dieffenbachia is a beautiful ornamental plant, which is easy to care for. Why dieffenbachia leaves turn yellow, and how to fix the situation, experts advise. A tropical plant requires conditions close to natural ...

Thanks to the large foliage, decorated with a contrasting variegated pattern, dieffenbachia has become one of the most common indoor plants. If the conditions are right for the culture, it grows quickly, so the Dieffenbachia transplant ...

Catchy variegated crotons, or how to call these plants more correctly, codiaums got into the indoor collections of flower growers from the east of India, from other countries of south-east Asia, as well as from the American ...

Coleus, or as the plant is sometimes called, nettle, is a native of Asia and Africa. Thanks to the unpretentiousness of Coleus, growing from seeds at home and the lack of special care, the culture ...

In indoor floriculture, the tree of fate can look like a bush, liana or a small tree, as in the photo. Clerodendrum home care requires complex, but will thank you for the care ...

Once an amateur saw the winter flowering of clivia in the photo, home care of any complexity will not stop you from acquiring a miracle. A relative of hippeastrum, does not have a bulb and does not need ...

Among domestic plants, there are many people from distant countries, differing from the species of the middle lane in the whimsical forms and colorful flowers. No exception - Ugandan Clerodendrum, a representative of the Eastern flora ...

Among clerodendrum there are many decorative, flowering plants, but not all of them take root as a house flower. Among the varieties that are ready to please with bright brushes of floriculture lovers - Clerodendrum ...

In nature, camellias are large bushes or trees with a loose crown that grows up to several meters. But at home, caring for the camellia flower, in the photo, is given ...

Oxalis, a flower of happiness, a butterfly - it's all about her, a gentle guest from a shady forest, who settled at the window. A cute oxalis flower care at home requires uncomplicated, everyone ...

The calathea plant obeys only experienced and skilled growers. If leaves dry and curl on kalatea, this is a signal of improper care.Before buying a beauty, you need to calculate your strength, ...

Among the representatives of the Theaceae family, Japanese camellia or Camellia japonica occupies a special place due to its amazing decorativeness, the variety of existing varieties and the possibility of growing both in the open air and in ...

Numerous photos of the calathea flower species amaze the imagination of flower growers not with fancy inflorescences, but with foliage with a unique coloring for each variety. The homeland of this genus of herbaceous variegated plants is tropical ...

If there is gloxinia in the gardener's home collection, planting a tuber is an indispensable step in growing this amazingly beautiful indoor plant. When, after mass flowering, the decorative culture comes ...

Gloxinia with large bells and pubescent leaves is one of the most desirable indoor flowers for both beginners and experienced gardeners. Instructions for breeding gloxinia at home ...

Growing a Prayer Flower in captivity is not easy. Home care should meet all the needs of beautiful Tropican women. Of the 130 species of calathea, most are valued for the beauty of their leaves. Flowering varieties ...

Gloxinia or Sinningia speciosa are very popular with flower growers. Most often this plant is propagated vegetatively, but there is another way - to grow gloxinia from seeds in home ...

Velvet leaves and large bell flowers of gloxinia are loved by many growers. And with the current abundance of varieties and hybrids, it is doubly offensive when, due to mistakes or lack of care at home ...

Hibiscus is prized for its beautiful flowers. Why does indoor hibiscus not bloom, despite good care? Flowering is a desire to reproduce and gratitude for care. Abundant flowering ...

The genus of hibiscus has more than fifty species, some of which are popular decorative and industrial crops. But only one hibiscus, tea and beneficial properties have received worldwide fame ...

Plants of the genus Hymenokallis or spider lilies came to Europe in the era of the Great Geographical Discoveries, but did not become as popular as the hippeastrum or the South African amaryllis. Actually, ...

Undemanding to care, blooming for several months and such bright pelargoniums are often called geraniums due to their similarity. But still this is a separate numerous genus, and photos of species and ...

Pelargoniums or indoor geraniums are loved all over the world for their docile, non-capricious disposition and brightness of flowering. But along with common bush forms, more and more often for vertical gardening, decoration ...

The hibiscus pictured in the photo, home care requires little, and the positive is tangible. Huge flowers, beautiful leaves - far from all the advantages of a pet. Of the many ...

Among its congeners, the royal geranium stands out for the size and brightness of the flowers, as well as the exactingness of care and a somewhat capricious disposition. But the latter circumstance does not stop flower growers, and more and more ...

Young geranium bushes look more attractive, bloom better and take up little space on the window. Reproduction will rejuvenate old geraniums, leaving several buds on old stems. Young cuttings ...

The Geraniev family, which includes numerous species of geraniums from Europe and Asia and pelargonium from southern Africa, has attracted human attention since ancient times. Not only decorative geranium was in honor, ...

Indoor flower geranium is loved for its beautiful long flowering. Why geranium does not bloom, if the plant looks healthy, becomes a mystery for the grower. Secrets of long-lasting flowering and its reasons ...

Amazing geranium plants, on which inflorescences appear instead of lush umbrellas, more like elegant bouquets of tiny half-open tulips, were first introduced to culture fans in 1966. fifty ...

Numerous types of geraniums are famous for their unpretentiousness and bright flowering. But with modest requirements for soil, watering or temperature, the main step in the care is pruning geraniums for lush flowering. ...

Geraniums are unpretentious and willingly flowering plants. And yet, if geranium appears, home care becomes the key to the duration of its flowering. It depends only on the care of the grower ...

Geranium is considered one of the most unpretentious plants on the windowsill. Why geranium leaves turn yellow and what signal the plant gives, it is necessary to understand as early as possible. The flower will tell the attentive mistress ...

Rooting or jasmine gardenia is one of the most beautiful indoor plants. But if a gardenia settles on the windowsill, home care for it should be constant and very ...

Numerous varieties of dieffenbachia have been grown as greenhouse and home crops for more than 150 years, and only in recent years have they increasingly talked about the plant's toxicity. Why is it dangerous ...

In warm regions of the American continent, perennial bulbous marshmallows are unpretentious, beautifully flowering plants for flower beds, decorating alpine slides and green lawns. But in central Russia ...

In the warm climate of Central and West Africa, many of the flora are large evergreen crops. Fragrant dracaena, found in a dozen African states, grows in nature ...

Among indoor green friends, a special place is given to Dracaena Sander. The most unpretentious type of dracaena is called the bamboo of happiness. If desired, the trunk can be grown without foliage, resembling a bamboo. Just on ...

Dracaena, like a houseplant, lives for a long time at home. It grows, the root system develops, and the dishes become cramped, there is not enough food. Correctly transplant dracaena, as little as possible ...

Guzmania is an epiphyte plant. In humid tropical climates, the seed grows on the bark of a dead tree. The roots serve for fixing, the guzmania receives the necessary nutrition through the leaves that form the basal ...

The homeland of Guzmania is the tropical forests of South America, where plants prefer to settle on the trunks and roots of larger representatives of the flora. Today, exotic culture is a popular houseplant, ...

An evergreen, unpretentious dieffenbachia plant, home care requires minimal. When placing a flower, you must provide security measures. The beauty's milky secretions are toxic to children and animals. Even an adult ...

Can a Tropicana give offspring in unusual conditions? Dieffenbachia, reproduction of which in nature has been worked out for centuries, in captivity gives offspring easily. You can get a new bush of a rapidly growing flower ...

Dracaena grows at home up to 15 years. In this case, the evergreen plant grows with its top, and the lower part of the stem is bare. Leaflets, having worked for a little more than a year, gradually ...

Dracaena are plants in dry warm regions of South and Central America, Asia and Africa. In culture, you can most often see three types of dracaena, photos and descriptions of which ...

Of the hundreds of dracaena species, only a few are able to live at home. Among the most famous varieties are dracaena marginata or bordered dracaena. The plant is native to the island of Madagascar in ...

The area of ​​flowering evergreen gardenia shrub is the tropics and subtropics of China, Asia and Africa. Gardenia jasmine home care requires special care. The slightest miss leads to the shedding of foliage, ...

On the islands of the Caribbean Sea, in the countries of South and Central America, thanks to the many years of work of botanists, thousands of species of wild plants have been discovered and described. Guzmania, whose photo amazes with the juiciness of greenery ...

Dracaena with a slender trunk and a lush cap of long, tough foliage is very similar to another southern plant - a palm tree. In the wild, both one and the second culture are tall. ...

A healthy, beautiful plant imperceptibly begins to hurt. The first sign will be a change in the appearance of the leaves. It is necessary to find the reason why the tips of the leaves of the dracaena dry, the leaf turns completely yellow or is lost ...

Dracaena is considered a plant of the humid tropics. Called a shrub, it can grow in one thick trunk up to 20 meters high. Among the many species in cultural breeding in unusual conditions, they use ...

Under the canopy of the rainforest in Central and South America, you can see rosettes of luscious green foliage, above which bright red, yellow and orange sultans rise - this is a guzmania. Plants, ...

In nature, spectacular bougainvilleas are large plants that feel at ease in the warm climate of South America. Success in growing this crop at home depends on knowing ...

Two centuries ago, the French navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville and the naturalist Carnerson presented Europe with an evergreen flowering plant, perpetuating the name of the traveler in the name. Bougainvillea, a rainforest dweller ...

Azaleas are beautiful but moody. In order for the plant to be healthy and bloom profusely, its owner will have to be patient, a lot of theoretical and practical skills, as well as create a living decoration ...

The average Russian resident knows little about the flora of the southern United States, Mexico, and other regions of Central America. And what can grow on the endless expanses of the prairies, where ...

The euonymus shrubs burning in autumn are an original and easy decoration for both the garden plot and the window sill in the house. But as a rather large plant, which depends ...