Description:
The Peace Lillies are very pretty houseplants even just for their dark green foliage that gracefully arches over. The leaves can grow to over one foot in length. The white blossoms develop on top of slender, straight stems and create a dramatic effect against the dark green foliage.

The blossoms are generally taller than the foliage and resemble a Calla Lily. Flowers begin a pale green and turn to a creamy white as it matures. They’re long lasting blooms, but have a very light fragrance. ]]> http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/peace-lily/feed/ 13 http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/flamingo-flower/ http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/flamingo-flower/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:13:26 +0000 Indoor Gardener http://www.houseplantsforyou.com/?p=96 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 spathes
Insects and Diseases: Spider mites, scale, mealy bugs, aphids

Description:
Anthuriums are very popular foliage plants that have large, heart shaped leaves on slender stems. The leaves are generally naturally shiny and are dark green. The flowers aren’t actually flowers, they’re spathes. Spathes are leaves that flare out on the base of the stem. The flower part is the rough spiky part that forms out of the center of the spathe.

Lighting:
This plant loves lot’s of light, but not direct sunlight. But, it will also survive in low lighting areas of your…

Description:
The Purple Passion flower is a fast growing vine that can reach up to 20 feet or more. Both the fruits and flowers are edible on some varieties and many food items are made from the plant.

The unique flowers are about three inches wide and they have several petals accented with a purple fringe. The wonderful fragrance this plant gives off resembles that of carnations.

The fruits called Maypops, are generally about two inches in size and is ripe when the…

Description:
The Purple Velvet Plant is a gorgeous plant that has greenish leaves covered with a velvety purple fuzzy hairs. Each leaf has multiple tips and the underside is generally a reddish purple. Blooms are a yellowish orange color and have a very bad odor.

Lighting:
Purple Passions should be placed where it can receive bright, but filtered sunlight. If the plant doesn’t get enough lighting it’s leaves will start to fade and it will lose it’s brilliant purple color.

Watering:
The Purple Passion has delicate roots and soil…

Description:
The Prayer Plant has wide oval shaped leaves are dark green with a white or light green running down the spine of the leaf. The veins that run up the leaves can be several shades of red. The underside of these beautiful leaves is red.

The Prayer Plant gets it’s name for it’s unique habit of raising their leaves to an upright position at night time. The leaves fold together like hands during prayer!

Lighting:
Direct sunlight can scorch the leaves of the Prayer Plant and can quickly kill the plant. The plant prefers…

Description:
The Wandering Jew is a beautiful vining house plant that has green heart shaped leaves with purple stripes and a silvery sheen. Depending on the variety, the leaves can be solid or variegated. Blooms are small with three petals and can be violet or white.

Lighting:
Wandering Jews thrive best in bright, but indirect sun light. The brighter the light that you provide for your plant, the more flowers it will produce. The plants deep colors will look faded if the plant doesn’t receive enough light.

Watering:
These plants are happy as long as they’re not kept…

Description:
African Violets are very popular among plant enthusiasts. They’re low growing plants that produce small, dainty flowers year round with the right lighting, water and temperature requirements.

They have soft, furry feeling leaves that are thick and arranged in a rosette and are either green or dark green in color. The underside of the leaves are usually either lighter green or a red violet color.

Plant varieties include single, double and even ruffled flowers. Some African Violets will even have ruffled or serrated leaf edges and may even have variegated leaves. Leaf shape can range from long and thin to serrated or…

Description:
There are several varieties of Dumbcane with different veining and verigation in the leaves. The leaves can range from dark green to a lighter green with white, off-white and sometimes even yellowish verigations on the leaves.

The plants leaves are ovate with pointed tips and grow on stalks that can actually grow up to 8′ or more. If left unpruned the plant will grow to resemble a palm tree.

Lighting:
Dumbcane’s prefer a medium to bright lighting source, but can do well…

Description:
The India Rubber Plant is a very popular house plant that has large, dark green oval shaped leaves. Some varieties will often have a burgandy tint to parts of the leaf.

The leaves are shiny and feel thick and almost pulpy and can reach 8 inches or longer under optimal conditions. Leaves grow inside sheaths that will drop off from the plant once the leaf has developed. Immediately inside the new leaf, yet another leaf is waiting to develop.

Lighting:
While Rubber trees can survive in a variety of lighting conditions, it will grow…

Description:
Spider plants have long blade like leaves that form from the center of the plant and have pointed tips. The leaves or blades can get up to 3 foot long and resemble blades of grass.

The plant can be found in solid green or green with white edges and white with green edges. Narrow stems grow from the plant and can reach up to 5 feet in length. The stems will produce small, dainty white flowers and baby plants that can be propagated.

While mostly used in containers or hanging baskets, they…