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Spurge
Euphorbia flower has nothing to do with tea, moreover, it is completely undesirable to eat it, because this plant is used for medicinal purposes. Its name comes from the word "milk", since the stems and leaves of the flower contain milky juice. The composition of this milk includes rubber, resin, gum, mineral salts, flavonoids. The habitat of euphorbiae covers almost the entire planet! However, these heat-loving plants can not be found in cold areas. They prefer warm and even hot, but mostly dry climatic zones of our Earth...
5 лет назад
Fern
Nefrolepis belongs to the class of ferns, and it received its botanical name from the Greek “nephros” - “kidney” and “lepis” - “scales”. Its aerial part is by no means leaves, but vayas — leaf-like organs, they are also called “platypeworks,” or “run-rails”. Once again, the “hatching” vaya is like a comma, or a snail, it has a seal at the end, which, as it grows, unfolds, turning into a twig dotted with small leaves. The fern plant owes this structural feature to its ancient ancestors from the world...
5 лет назад
Home tradescantia
This amazing flower got its name from a traveler, collector, botanist and, finally, a gardener John named Tradescant. In the 17th century, he founded one of the first botanical gardens in England and was the gardener of the Duke of Buckingham. The natural habitat of the plant covers almost the whole of America from Argentina to Canada. Most often it is found in tropical and temperate latitudes, it feels great in a humid climate. But, in addition to the benefits for the atmosphere and health, the...
5 лет назад
Ficus Benjamin
Its homeland is the hot expanses of Southeast Asia, the Philippines and the North of Australia. Some representatives of the ficus family in the wild can grow into a giant tree, comparable in height to a ten-story house! Not only that, the plant is assertive, its trunk and roots form a dense shape, sometimes similar to an intricate sculpture. The Benjamin tree grows so rapidly that it can conquer the territory from sidewalks, even asphalted. This is truly one of the most unusual plants! The thing...
5 лет назад
Hibiscus - Chinese rose
The first information about the plant dates back to Ancient Greece. By the way, the Mediterranean climate is a favorable environment for the Chinese rose! Its habitat covers countries of tropical and subtropical climate. For example, on the streets of Vietnam, or Thailand, the rose feels great! The flower belongs to the family of malvaceae, and its genus includes not only shrubs, but trees and even herbs, totaling up to 500 different species. In places of primordial growth, its flowers were woven...
5 лет назад
Eucharis - amazonian lily
This bulbous plant was first seen in the moist forests of South and Central America. The flower "hides" under the shadow of large trees, lives on the slopes of mountains and near ponds. Most often, tropical burdock can be found in the mountains of Colombia and in Western Amazonia. This is probably why the second name of the plant is Amazonian lily (not to be confused with garden lily). This "Amazon" visited Europe only in the 19th century, first appearing in England, and quickly gained popularity in indoor and decorative floriculture...
5 лет назад
Chlorophytum - the most unpleasant indoor plant
What family this plant belongs to, agronomists can not yet decide. Someone considers him a representative of lily, others call asparagus. One thing is for sure - chlorophytum grows in tropical and subtropical latitudes. You can meet him near rivers and streams, in lowlands, where the air is most humid! This fluffy flower hails from South Africa and also lives in Southeast Asia and South America. Despite the fact that one species is more common in our floriculture (crested chlorophytum), there are more than 200 of them in nature...
5 лет назад
Zamioculcas - money tree
In the aroid family, it is represented by only one species - zamyokulkas is amyloid, which makes it monotypic. That is, in a way he is so alone! Oddly enough, the official name Zamioculcas plant received due to its similarity with a completely different representative of the flora - zamia flower. However, in everyday life, the flower has much more nicknames: the eternal tree, the dollar tree, the fat man, the aroid palm. In his homeland, in Southeast Africa, the “fat man” lives in extremely contrasting conditions, adjacent to some species of aloe and milkweed...
5 лет назад
Hot pepper
Not only the shape of the bush and leaves, but also - what is most interesting - the shape and color of the fruits vary greatly from grade to grade in peppers intended for home use. In this variety, eyes are scattered, and almost everyone wants to plant a whole plantation of bitter pepper at home: lemon, red, purple and even pods that change color as they mature, will become an extraordinary decoration of the interior. In my opinion, fruit beads look especially interesting, by which you can’t tell right away what kind of species they belong to...
5 лет назад
Saintpaulia violet
Violet can be seen on almost any windowsill. The tenderness of the pubescent leaves and the beauty of the flowers delight both beginners and collectors alike. Senpolias do not require strictly specific conditions of detention, however, in gratitude for the proper care, they are always ready to reward the owner with hat flowering and the ideal shape of the outlet. Origin In nature, senpolia grows in the mountainous regions...
5 лет назад