Billbergia Pyramidalis Flaming Torch Pineapple Cousin
BILLBERGIA PYRAMIDALIS, an attractive and interesting member of the pineapple family, comes to us from Brazil. It is well known in Florida and California and it should be better known
Houseplants
Episcia A Trailer From The Tropics
An attractive house plant that may often be found, unnamed, in 5- and 10-cent stores is the tropical vine Episcia fulgida. It may also be obtained from growers of foliage
Are There Any Potted Fruits For Indoor Gardens?
During the last decade, the interest in window gardening has risen to such a point that many indoor gardeners have become specialists in various house plants. Ponderosa Lemon The fruiting
What Sansevierias Are Good For The Home?
Interior decorators and architects in search of bold plants to harmonize with modern designs have found that large Monsteras, cut-leaf Philodendrons, and glossy Rubber Plants are ideal for their purposes.
Norfolk Island Pine – The Living-Room Tree
Without a little Norfolk Island Pine, it has been said no houseplant collection is complete. It is decorative, unadorned, all year round, and even makes a good-looking Christmas tree dressed
Succulents: The Camels Of The Plant World
To the connoisseur of beautiful plants, succulents rank as a large group of easily grown floral gems with marvelous color in foliage and flower — brilliant, often so subtle that
What House Plants Are Worth Knowing: Kinds For Every Exposure
Flower lovers need not be discouraged if they do not have sunny windows, for a surprising number of plants thrive in a northern exposure, and some even bloom beautifully. African
Try The Bromeliads Indoors And Old New Plant
For many generations, the Bromeliaceae, or “air plants” as they are better known, have been treasured members of greenhouse anti-conservatory collections. It is only in the recent years of pot
Bizarre Bromeliads Thrive In Many Environments
The decorative use of plants is becoming more and more a part of home furnishing. Interiors have become more straightforward and practical, and accentuating plants should keep up with this
Home Greenhouses For Growing All Year
Are you missing out on the fun of greenhouse gardening – growing anything you like, from annuals to orchids, all year-’round because you fear the cost? Or because you think