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A mist bed is on the east wall.
Plant cuttings are placed into
containers filled with Perlite
Containers sit on a heating mat
and misting nozzles frequently spray plants from above.
Plants to
point out:
Baby
rubber plant - Peperomia
obtusifolia is a bushy perennial with fleshy leaves and
occasional spikes of minute flowers. The plain green species grows 12 in
tall. Variegated cultivars, with leaves marbled in gray-green and cream
or gold are more common.
Cape
primrose - Most Streptocarpus hybrids have S. rexii as
a major parent. They generally have a rosette growth habit with large,
trumpet-shaped flowers in bright colors with a white throat. ‘Bethen’
bears multitudes of lilac-purple flowers; ‘Blue Heaven’ has flowers
that are a strong mid-blue to pale purple; ‘Falling Stars’ has many
small sky blue to lilac flowers; ‘Gloria’ has pale pink flowers; ‘Ruby’
has crimson red flowers; and ‘Susan’ has deep red flowers with
yellow centers.
Elephant's
ear - Alocasia occurs from tropical southern and
Southeast Asia. They have long-stemmed heart-shaped leaves. Some hybrids
have distinctive red or purple markings. The long-stemmed arum-like
flowers are often obscured by the foliage and are not very showy. This
genus is closely related to taro (Colocasia).
Giant
dumbcane - Dieffenbachia
amoena is native to tropical America. Their large oval
leaves are often heavily marked with creamy white or yellow stripes or
patches. The common name of dumb cane is due to their poisonous sap
which makes the mouth and tongue swell, rendering speech impossible.
Prayer
plant - Maranta
leuconeura ‘Kerchoviana’,
known as rabbit tracks, has oval, light green leaves with brown blotches
on either side of the central vein; the insignificant white to mauve
flowers appear intermittently.
Spider
plant - Chlorophytum
comosum is native to moist coastal regions of South Africa, this
species is one of the most popular plants for hanging baskets. Rosettes
of narrow leaves up to 18 in long form dense, untidy clumps. Long,
branched flowering stems carry small star-shaped white flowers and small
plantlets develop on the stems after flowering. The wild, green-leafed
form is invasive in mild climates but several forms with cream- or
yellow-striped leaves are more popular as garden or indoor plants.
Inch
Plant - Zebrina
pendula occurs in the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala. Its
silvery green leaves are bordered and striped with purple. The
lower leaf surfaces and stems are also purple. It produces small,
rose-colored flowers during spring and summer. |
