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Sacred Lotus – How to grow and care for Lotus Plants

November 7, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

Lotus Plant-Nelumbo Nucifera

Lotus is an aquatic flowering plant in the family of Nelumbonaceae. These beautiful flowering plants are native to Asia, Australia, Queensland. Lotus is the national flower of India. Lotus plants can be easily grown at home indoors.

Plant structure is as such that the roots of lotus plants are planted in a soil of pond or river and the leaves float on the top of the water surface. Flowers can be seen above the leaves of thick stems and may usually grow to a height of 150 centimeters.

Agave Americana – Growing and Caring for Century Plant

November 4, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

Century Plant- Agave Americana

Century plant or agave Americana is a flowering plant in the family of Agavaceae. These plant species are native to United States, West Indies, Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. It is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.

Aloe Vera Plant Care – Best ways to Care Aloe Vera at Home

October 31, 2017 By Swetha Datti 1 Comment

Aloe Vera – A.Barbadensis Mill

Aloe vera is a plant that grows well in tropical climates of all over the world. The plant is cultivated for its agricultural, decorative and medicinal purposes. Plant can usually reaches to a height of 60-100 centimeters tall and spreads offsets. Leaves are thick, fleshy, gray-green color and white flecks on upper and lower stem surfaces. Some varieties may produce flowers especially in summer season with long yellow tubular corollas.

Gardenia Plant – How to Care for Gardenia plant at Home and Garden

October 31, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

Gardenia is a flowering plant in the family of Rubiaceae which is native to tropical and sub tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Madagascar and Pacific Islands. These are evergreen shrubs that grows to a height of 2-12 feet tall. leaves are opposite in whorls, broad, dark green with a leathery texture. Flowers have sweet scented aroma that blooms in mid-spring to mid-summer season and available in small clusters of white, yellow, red, cream colors. [Read more…] about Gardenia Plant – How to Care for Gardenia plant at Home and Garden

Fern Plant Care- How do you take Care of a Fern at Home and Garden?

October 26, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

Ferns or Vascular plants are grown as landscape plants for foliage and ornamental flower purposes. The stems are referred as rhizomes though they can grow undergrounds only. Green color photosynthetic part is often referred as frond that typically divided into 2 layers namely fertile and sterile leaves. Fertile leaves are much narrower than sterile leaves and have no green color tissue.

ZZ Plant care – Best Guide for Zanzibar Gem plant

October 25, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

ZZ-plant or zamioculcas zamiifolia is a tropical perennial plant native to Africa, New Zealand, and Kenya. It is often called as drought tolerant plant as it has rhizomes that have the capability to store water for a long time.

The Plant has air-purifying quality for the indoor environment (i.e. home and offices). ZZ-plant is able to remove volatile organic compounds like benzene, toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene. In some countries, the juice is extracted from leaves to treat an earache, inflammatory conditions and roots for ulcer problems.

Camellia Plant Care – How Camellia Plants are Making the Garden a Better Place

October 24, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

Camellia is an evergreen flowering shrub that is native to southeastern Asia, Japan, China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. These plants have leaves in simple, thick glossy structure. Flowers are usually large with 5-9 petals in clusters and available in white, pink, red and yellow colors. The Plant grows to a height of 6-15 feet tall with width 5-7 feet.

Euphorbia Milii Plant- How To Grow and Care For Crown of Thorns Plant

October 23, 2017 By Swetha Datti 2 Comments

Crown of Thorns Plant- Euphorbia Milii- Spurge

Crown of thorns or euphorbia is an annual flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. Gardeners grow some of these varieties as ornamental houseplants. These plants are native to North America, South Africa, and Madagascar countries. Thorn plants are grown as landscape because of its drought and heat tolerant properties. The Plant has poisonous milky white sap with floral structures of flower heads. Flowers do not have petals and sepals like other flowering plants. Roots are thick, fleshy and tuberous. Leaves are arranged alternately and appear in whorls.

Rhapis Palm Care : How to Grow and Care for the Lady Palm Plant

October 21, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

Lady Palm- Rhapis

Ladyfinger palm is grown as evergreen ornamental plant and some species are cold tolerant plants and at outdoors in subtropical or warm climatic conditions. A palm variety Rhapis Excelsa was listed as one of the best plants for removing toxins in the air by NASA.

Moringa Tree – Growing and Caring for the Drumstick tree

October 18, 2017 By Swetha Datti Leave a Comment

Moringa Tree- Moringa Oleifera- Drumstick tree-Horseradish tree-Ben oil tree

Moringa Oleifera is the most cultivated species in the family of moringaceae. It is a drought-resistant tree that is native to Himalayan regions of India, tropical and sub-tropical regions where its seed pods and leaves are used as vegetables.