Category: Perennials

How to Grow a Dwarf Banana Tree

Dwarf Banana Tree

A banana Tree as a house plant, some would think this was a crazy idea but they are very commonly used on an office desk or window sill or even in a corner decoration. They are not really trees either but they are a large [...]

Peace Lily

[adsense_id="1"] Common Name: Peace Lily, White Flag, White Sails, Spath Flower Latin Name: Spathiphyllum Family: Aroid Plant Type:  Perennial Origin: Central and South America Blooming Time: Year round Humidity: High humidity Temperature: 60-85°F Height: 5′ H  4′ W Color: Dark green foliage, white flowers Insects [...]

Flamingo Flower

[adsense_id="1"] Common Name: Flamingo Flower, Heart Flower, Lady Jane, Pigtail Plant, Painted Tongue Latin Name: Anthurium Family: Araceae Plant Type:  Perennial Origin: Colombia Blooming Time: Year round Humidity: High Temperature: 60 – 85*F Height: 20″ Color: Green foliage, white, lavender, red, pink, orange or green [...]

Purple Passion Vine

Common Names: Purple Passion Vine, Purple Passion Flower, Passionflower, Holy Trinity Flower, Apricot Vine, May Pops Latin Name: Passiflora incarnata Family: Passifloraceae Plant Type: Perennial Vine Origin: America Blooming Time: June to September Temperature: *F Height: 25′ Color: Green leaves, white, violet, purple, lavender blooms [...]

Purple Velvet Plant

Common Name: Purple Passion Vine, Purple Velvet Plant Latin Name: Gynura sarmentosa Family: Asteraceae Plant Type: Tropical Perennial Origin:  Indonesia Blooming Time: Spring, early summer Humidity: High Temperature: 65 – 85*F Height: 9′ or more Color: Green, purple Insects and Diseases: Aphids, mealy bugs Description: [...]

Prayer Plant

Common Name: Prayer Plant, Ten Commandments Latin Name:  Maranta leuconeura Family: Marantaceae Plant Type: Perennial Origin: Brazil Humidity: High Temperature: 60 – 85*F Height: 12″ Color: Green, light green, shades of red Insects and Diseases: Mealy bugs, spider mites, aphids Description: The Prayer Plant has [...]

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