Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Ficus lyrata

Scientific Name: Ficus lyrata

Common Name: Fiddle Leaf Fig
Family Name: Moraceae
Origin: West Central Africa



PLANT CARE

Water:Medium
Light: Partial sun, full sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright (12m Tall and 10m Wide)
Plant Uses: Standalone, pot 
Special Features: Indoor plant

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Pachira aquatica

 Scientific Name: Pachira aquatica

Common Name: Money Plant

Family Name: Malvaceae

Origin: Central and South America



PLANT CARE

Water:Medium, high
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright rounded tree
 (20m tall)
Plant Uses: Specimen, standalone, pot
Special Features: Indoor plant, gift/festive plant, screening plant

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Radermachera sinica

Scientific Name: Radermachera sinica

Common Name: China doll plant or Asian bell
Family Name: Bignoniaceae
Origin: China, India, Myanmar & Vietnam



PLANT CARE

Water:Medium
Light: Partial shade, partial sun & full sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright arboreal (9.0m tall x 7.5m wide)
Plant Uses: Tree, pot
Special Features: Indoor plant, white night-blooming flowers

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Scientific Name: Podocarpus macrophyllus
Common Name: Japanese yew, fern pine, kusamaki, inumaki Buddhist pine, 羅漢松 or luóhàn sōng (arhat pine)
Family Name: Podocarpaceae
Origin: Southern & Eastern China and Southern Japan



PLANT CARE

Water: High 
Light: Full sun, partial sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS


Form: Upright oval to columnar (12m high x 6m wide)
Plant Uses: Specimen, standalone lawn tree, pot, hedge or bonsai
Special Features: Indoor Plant (young plant), topiary, feng shui tree

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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Garcinia subelliptica

Scientific Name: Garcinia subelliptica
Common Name: Happiness Tree, Fukugi Tree, Philippines Fortune Tree or Common Garcinia
Family Name: Clusiaceae
Origin: The Philippines, Taiwan and Japan


PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS


Form: Upright columnar  
Plant Uses: Foliage Plant, focal plant, windbreaker, roadside planting
Special Features: Auspicious plant


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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Coffea liberica

Scientific Name: Coffea liberica
Common Name: Liberian Coffee or Liberica Coffee
Family Name: Rubiaceae
Origin: Liberia, West Africa


PLANT CARE

Water: Medium
Light: Full Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS


Form: Upright   
Plant Uses: Flower Plant, Berry Plant, Specimen
Special Features: NA


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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Castanospermum australe


Scientific Name: Castanospermum australe
Common Name: Lucky Bean Plant, Moreton Bay Chestnut, Black Bean or Jack and the Beanstalk
Family Name: Fabaceae
Origin: Tropical Australia and the Pacific Islands of Vanuatu & New Caledonia


PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Full Sun
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS


Form: Upright
Plant Uses: Flower plant, foliage plant, bonsai specimen (seedlings), windbreak, parks and roadsides, erosion control
Special Features: The leaves and seeds are poisonous if ingested raw. 


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Monday, December 5, 2011

Araucaria heterophylla

Scientific Name: Araucaria heterophylla
Common Name: Norfolk Island Pine
Family Name: Araucariaceae
Origin: Australia


PLANT CARE
Water: Medium
Light: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil: Well drained

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Form: Upright, pyramidal, columnar (60mH x 7mW)
Plant Uses: Specimen, container, Christmas tree
Special Features: Attractive foliage, Inconspicuous flower

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