The Dieffenbachia belong to the arum family, a plant family represented worldwide with the tropics as the focus of species development. There are a total of 115 genera of arum family with around 4,000 mostly very decorative species. Only a few of them have their home in Central Europe. These are the arum sticks and three genera of…
Over 500 species, the possibility of a substratum-free attitude and low maintenance costs, plus the inexpensive purchase and the exotic flair – all these advantages make Tillandsia popular plants. Especially during the Christmas season and at the beginning of winter, the small exotic species can be found in abundance in the trade. As easy to care for…
When you saw a coffee plant in your area for the first time, you must have been wondering what this tropical plant is looking for in Germany. Perhaps, however, you immediately fell in love with growing such a decorative plant yourself. Here you can read how it works. Brief botany of the coffee plant First of all:…
Room linden trees are stately leafy plants that come from South Africa and which can reach a height of up to three meters in rooms and are very decorative. The room linden is particularly pretty between January and April when it blooms. Then numerous white flowers appear on long-stemmed umbels. The room linden (Sparmannia africana) impresses with its…
Cat grass is a name for different grass-like plants. Owners of indoor cats know the pots of fresh green grass that four-legged friends love to nibble on. In the trade, these plants are specially declared as cat grass, but they are also available as a mixture for self-sowing. The cat grass usually only costs a few euros, but…
Anyone who puts a small coffee plant on the windowsill would like to accompany it for years as it grows, to care for it as well as possible away from the tropics. To top it all off, white flowers and red cherries should follow after a few years. If you get brown leaves instead, you will be…
If you create the blooming splendor with the perennial flowering plants listed below, even the creation and maintenance of the ever-blooming garden is within a framework that even hobby gardeners can live with: winter blue There are flowers that bloom in winter, below are naturally early blooming plant species or particularly early blooming cultivars listed:…
With the wonderful Crossandra infundibuliformis ‘Fortuna’, the floral splendor of the Orient finds its way onto your windowsill. Among the tropical Crossandra species, this variety has proven itself as an opulent houseplant that conjures up a magical ambience with its bright orange flowers from April to October. So that the exotic subshrub shows its most beautiful side all summer…
The room ash spreads evergreen comfort in living rooms. Integrated into the design of work spaces, the elegant ornamental plant grounds mentally minded office workers, helps reduce stress and filters the air they breathe. Its multi-faceted advantages and its lush green appearance, paired with an uncomplicated disposition, make the Radermachera sinica a perfect houseplant for beginners and…
The tea plant from the genus of the camellia and the tea shrub family grows as an evergreen shrub or small tree. Depending on the species, it can reach heights of one to five meters. The yellowish-white flowers appear on this camellia between October and February. Leaves and leaf buds are slightly downy and the fruits that Camellia…