Helichrysum Petiolare

One of the best landscape palms are the Livistonas. All Livistonas are single trunked fan palms with unsplit leaf bases.This unsplit characteristic is one of the best ways to tell this genus apart from Washingtonias, which have split leaf bases.The leaf...

If your growing area is very limited, the Jewel Alocasias will fit right in. These "Big Ears" thrive best in regular soil situations. I state "terrestrial" because while many of the Jewels are found on rocks or in situations where soil is relatively sparse.

Likewise, traveling to distant lands to discover new and exotic plants that I could trade with was not financially feasible either. The plant that was eventually put into tissue culture (not by me, nor was it my selection, though) was one of the Portora...

African violet propagation is usually done in the springtime.Simply remove a healthy leaf with the petiole or leaf stem by cutting it off or snapping it off neatly at the stem of the plant.

In addition, leaves have different shapes including circular, oval and heart-shaped. Apple leaves have single short teeth along the edge that are not considered curved.Leaves have several different types of veins.

At this time, spores are produced prodigiously and are spread by wind to susceptible celery leaves or petioles. Thefor your area will be able to help you with a recommendation of the type of fungicide and spraying frequency.

Take 4- to 6-inch tip cuttings, cutting below a growth nodule. Cuttings kept warm should root in a month.If a croton drops leaves due to low humidity or age, try rooting the leaf by its stem, or petiole.

Select a species of tree with rough bark for best results, like an oak. The bark itself can provide the grip-holds clematis requires. Fishing line also works for clematis growing on trees.Trees are a special case when it comes to organizing support for...

During a drought, or when dried out in full sun, the hosta leaves become pale and the margins scorch. Keep an eye on the plant and remove affected leaves immediately to prevent the pests from spreading.Once the growing season dies down, hostas will naturally...

These plants will hang limply if they are removed from the water. Stems are supported by the water that surrounds them, and their flexibility allows them to withstand water currents and level changes.Water lily roots require oxygen but, unlike terrestrial...

Sometimes it's trial and error, but for the most part, once you get started, there's just no better feeling than knowing you did this all by yourself. Read on to learn more.You don't need anything more than some clean flowerpots, a sharp knife and some...

One of the first palms I fell in love with when I was just getting to know palms were the Caryotas or fish tail palms.Some of these are among the most commonly grown of all the house palms, and here in Southern California, relatively common landscape...

The picture at left shows a mature leaf in the Rare Plant house at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. They are on the pricey side, and a challenge to grow as well. My son is there for scale (he was about 4 feet tall then).

This renewed imaginative exploration revealed more of both the familiar and the unfamiliar. Not all plants on Aroidia are strange or unfamiliar, as my imagination soon revealed to me.

, the Chain Vine, is a very patient plant. On germination, it forms a rosette of leaves and remains as a rosette until it senses a climbable structure or plant nearby (see picture at right).

The fronds can be matte or shiny, thick or thin in composition. Only five palms have entire leaves. Some fronds hold themselves in clusters or tufts off the trunk. There is a thick, central rib in pinnate leaves.

Dasheen is a wetland, herbaceous perennial with huge heart-shaped leaves, 2-3 feet long and 1-2 feet across on 3-foot long petioles that radiate out from an upright tuberous rootstock or corm.

Celery needs soil that is loose, rich inIt has a shallow root system and needs a celery planting depth of 18 inches of soil well prepared. These are called the heart and harvest for these generally begins in July.

The flower has both female parts, called the pistil, and male parts, called the staemens. They expand in the ground to increase the surface area for water absorption. After photosynthesis occurs, the stem is responsible for carrying the food through the...

However, I do plan to visit Aroidia again next winter, and hope you all will join me then for more exciting discoveries and education. All the pinnae are then seen to be present on the right side of the leaf.This plant grows from a rhizome that creeps...

Hostas (Hosta spp.) are usually prized for their foliage, but yellow and brown leaves are not the most desirable of rewards. They turn yellow and brown, and pull away easily from the plant.

The dead fronds are weakly attached to the tree and may become hazards; falling fronds can injure people, property or animals. Although they are too large for many landscapes, young pineapple palms can do quite well in large containers for several years,...

Most palms are relatively safe to grow, but some have their hazards. This is a rare and hard to grow species and each seed can run as much as $450 US.And if you are not convinced that a falling palm leaf or seed can injure you, what of a falling palm?Though...

Botrytis) and kale (Brassica oleracea var. Though efficient, broccoli roots are not big enough to feed the plant as it nears maturity, so nutrients stored in the leaves provide secondary nutrition.

The other type of tree, coniferous, has evergreen needles that remain on the branches year-round and produce seeds in cones. Studying the leaves that hang from a tree's branches is the easiest way to identify the tree.

It's a relative of the, and even shares the same common name in some regions. The tree produces abundant bunches of tiny white blossoms. It grows in either acidic or alkaline soil.Strawberry tree care involves regular irrigation, especially the first...

Wounds on the plant either caused by mechanical equipment or insect feeding along with powdery mildew infection predispose the plant to infection.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });The first symptoms of...