Houseplants Encyclopedia
Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Papyrus)
Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge, family Cyperaceae) is native to Madagascar. One of the few houseplants that thrives in standing water — place in a pot permanently standing in...
Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Papyrus)
Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge, family Cyperaceae) is native to Madagascar. One of the few houseplants that thrives in standing water — place in a pot permanently standing in...
Chamaedorea cataractarum (Cat Palm)
Chamaedorea cataractarum (Cat Palm, Cascade Palm, family Arecaceae) is native to Mexico. A stemless clumping palm with fronds emerging directly from the ground — creates a lush, grassy tropical effect....
Chamaedorea cataractarum (Cat Palm)
Chamaedorea cataractarum (Cat Palm, Cascade Palm, family Arecaceae) is native to Mexico. A stemless clumping palm with fronds emerging directly from the ground — creates a lush, grassy tropical effect....
Anthuriums 'Tulip' (Tulip Anthurium)
Anthurium 'Tulip' is a specialty group of Anthurium andraeanum hybrids characterised by cupped, tulip-shaped spathes rather than the flat, open spathe of standard anthuriums. The three-dimensional cup-shaped flowers come in...
Anthuriums 'Tulip' (Tulip Anthurium)
Anthurium 'Tulip' is a specialty group of Anthurium andraeanum hybrids characterised by cupped, tulip-shaped spathes rather than the flat, open spathe of standard anthuriums. The three-dimensional cup-shaped flowers come in...
Columnea gloriosa (Goldfish Plant)
Columnea gloriosa (Goldfish Plant, family Gesneriaceae) is native to Costa Rica, grown for tubular bright red-orange flowers resembling goldfish mouths; prolific in spring and autumn. Produces abundant red-orange 'goldfish' flowers...
Columnea gloriosa (Goldfish Plant)
Columnea gloriosa (Goldfish Plant, family Gesneriaceae) is native to Costa Rica, grown for tubular bright red-orange flowers resembling goldfish mouths; prolific in spring and autumn. Produces abundant red-orange 'goldfish' flowers...
Pilea glauca (Aquamarine Pilea)
Pilea glauca (Aquamarine Pilea, Red-stem Pilea, family Urticaceae) is native to Vietnam, producing tiny ovate, 1–2 mm, in dense masses, grey-green with red stems — creates a fine-textured, silvery-red effect....
Pilea glauca (Aquamarine Pilea)
Pilea glauca (Aquamarine Pilea, Red-stem Pilea, family Urticaceae) is native to Vietnam, producing tiny ovate, 1–2 mm, in dense masses, grey-green with red stems — creates a fine-textured, silvery-red effect....
Hoya tsangii (Hoya Tsangii)
Hoya tsangii (Tsangii Hoya, family Apocynaceae) is native to Philippines, a wax plant producing small ovate to round, 2–4 cm, distinctive with dark green speckles and blotches on a pale...
Hoya tsangii (Hoya Tsangii)
Hoya tsangii (Tsangii Hoya, family Apocynaceae) is native to Philippines, a wax plant producing small ovate to round, 2–4 cm, distinctive with dark green speckles and blotches on a pale...