Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Tropicals

Norfolk Islander Pine

  • Araucaria Heterophylla (air-ah-KAIR-ee-uh het-er-oh-FILL-uh)
  • Can grow 60-80 feet
  • Spacing is 20-30 feet
  • Sun exposure: Full sunlight
  • Foliage: Green
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Specimen, indoors
Sprengeri Fern

  • Asparagus Densiflorus (uh-SPAR-uh-gus den-sif-FLOR-us)
  • Can grow 1-2 feet
  • Spacing is 18-24 inches
  • Sun exposure: Part sunlight, Part shade
  • Foliage: Green and White
  • Life cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Container or above ground planter, growing indoors, down a wall
Spider Plant

  • Chlorophytum comosum cv (kloe-roe-FIT-um koe-MOE-sum)
  • Can grow .5-1 foot
  • Spacing is 18-24 inches
  • Sun exposure: Shade
  • Foliage: White and Variegated
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Ground Cover, edging, hanging basket
Dumbcane

  • Dieffenbachia manculata (deef-en-BACK-ee-uh mack-yoo-LAY-tuh)
  • Can grow 4-6 feet
  • Spacing is 24-36 inche
  • Sun exposure: Shade
  • Foliage: Green and Variegated
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Accent container or above ground planter. indoors
Golden Pothos

  • Epipremnum aureum cv (epp-pip-PREM-nun AR-ee-um)
  • Can grow depending on suporrting structure
  • Spacing is 24-36 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Shade
  • Foliage: White and Variegated
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Indoors
Poinsetta

  • Euphorbia pulcherrima cv. (eu-FOR-bi-uh pul-KAIR-ih-muh)
  • Can grow 2-8 inches
  • Spacing is 12-24 inches
  • Sun exposure: Partial shade, Full Sunlight
  • Foilage: Green , white, red. yellow, and pink
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Ornamental
Weeping or Benjamin Fig

  • Ficus benjamina (FYE-kuss ben-juh-MYE-nuh)
  • Can grow 45-60 feet
  • Spacing is 15-20 feet
  • Sun Exposure: Shade tolerant and full sunlight
  • Foliage: Green
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Indoors, Hedge
Decora Rubber Plant

  • Ficus Elastica 'Decora' (FYE-kuss ee-LAS-tick-uh)
  • Can grow 30-45 feet
  • Spacing is 9-12 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Partial Shade and Full Sunlight
  • Foliage: Green
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: espalier, shade tree, specimen
Prayer Plant

  • Maranta leuconeura car. kerchoviana (muh-RAN-tuh loo-ko-NYOOR-uh variety kerr-CHO-vee-ay-nah)
  • Can grow .2-.4 meters
  • Spacing is 15-18 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Shade
  • Foliage: Bluish-Green and White with violet stripes
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Landscape Use: Indoor plant, container planting, hanging basket
Boston Fern

  • Nephrolepis exaltata cv. (neff-FRAHL-lepp-is eck-sahl-TAY-tuh)
  • Can grow .5-4 feet
  • Spacing is 24-36 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Part sun/ Part shade
  • Foliage: Green
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Hanging Basket, Container planter.
Parlor Ivy

  • Philodendron scandens var oxycardium (FILL-oh-DEN-dron SKAN-denz oks-ee-CARD-um)
  • Can grow 12-72 inches
  • Spacing is 12-15 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Partial Sun/Shade
  • Foliage: Green
  • Life Cycle: Annual in the wild/ Perennial as a house plant
  • Landscape Use: House plant, ground cover, container
African Violet

  • Saintpaulia ionantha (saint-PAWL-ee-uh eye-oh-NAN-tha)
  • Can grow .2-.4 meters
  • Spacing is 12 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Indirect Sunlight
  • Foliage: White, Green, pink, violet
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Indoor plant, container planting.
Dwarf Schefflera

  • Schefflera arboricola (shef-LEER-uh ar-bor-ih-KOLE-uh)
  • Can grow 10-15 feet
  • Spacing is 18-24 Inches
  • Sun Exposure: Shade and Full sunlight tolerant
  • Foliage: Green
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: indoors, decks or patios, hedge, specimen
Peace Lily

  • Spathiphyllum cv (spath-iff-FILL-um)
  • Can grow 1-6 feet
  • Spacing is 18-24 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Indirect Sunlight
  • Foliage: Green and White
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • LandscapeUse: Cleans indoor air
Purple Wandering Jew

  • Tradescanita zebrina (tra-des-KANT-ee-a ze-BREE-nuh)
  • Can grow 36-48 inches
  • Spacing is 24-36 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Partial shade to full sunlight
  • Foliage: White and Variegated
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Landscape Use: Borders and beds, suitable as annual, Containers

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