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6 Indoor Plants That Love The Dark: A Tip From The Garden Center Nursery by: Flor Buenaventura
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| Friday, December 26, 2008 |
It was a long search that took me more than ten years. But finally I found - the indoor house plants that will illuminate the end of a corridor 5 meters from my front door. The aspidistra, commonly known as the iron plant, has GRACED the drawing rooms of many another prostitute Victorian English manor, and today thanks to my house bricks suburban Sydney.
Many experts describe the aspidistra gardening as one of the toughest and most adaptable house plants. Its long thin strip of dark green or variegated white and dark green leaves shoot off the ground, but in blocks and up to 75 cm in height and 15 cm wide.
It is a low maintenance, such as a plant is very even-tempered woman who does not need any Füssing overcome, but still maintains its sweet nature. Need very low light, temperature and humidity and average only occasional watering.
Other plants that do not need much light
Low-light plants are generally defined as those that can survive at 25 to 75 foot candles - that is, a place that is 4 to 5 meters in a bright window, just enough light to read by comfortably, but when switched on, by artificial lighting a day would end brightness.
You can easily find their place in the aspidistra nursery garden center. In addition, five other plants that will serve very low light situations are as follows:
Aglonema (Chinese Evergreen), which are among the few plants that prefer only moderate light and adapt well to low light. It has large dark green leathery oval leaves, then tapering later develop a basic Caney.
Drachaena deremensis varieties (also known as Happy or Fortune Plants), which are usually white and thin leafed different. The family Drachaena Caney plants are crested with decorative rosettes of straplike foliage.
Holly fern that adapts to low light and Boston fern a fishbone type of fern that will remain in low light for many months, but need a spell in brighter light to rejuvenate.
Neanthes Bella parlor or Palm, which is more suitable for low light situations than most palms.
Sansevieria (also known as mother-in-law's Tongue), which maintains low to bright light is very angry, upright leaves straplike usually with cream-colored margins and an unusual banding of gray-green center.
If you run into any trouble finding a plant that will illuminate the dark corner, why not try one of these favorites of mine robust and charming?
About the author:
Flor Buenaventura is a gardening enthusiast who loves to share with your fellow gardeners. To view a large collection of articles related to garden and features, please visit her http://www.garden-center-nursery.comwebsite. |
posted by neptunus @ 9:10 PM
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