Naming flowers. Beautiful flower names with unique pictures. Bride's bouquet of calla lilies photo

Every day we see flowers that surround us everywhere - daisies, roses, violets, tulips, chrysanthemums, dandelions, and their beauty has become familiar to us and even somewhat banal.

But in different parts of the world grow truly amazing and unusual in adaptability and appearance flowers, and every time, looking at this natural miracle, you are surprised at the beauty of the plant world. Let's get acquainted with the most unusual colors of our planet:

1. Tricyrtis short-haired (Tricyrtis hirta).

This perennial herbaceous plant, reaching a height of 40-80 cm, has flowers white color with numerous purple spots.

This decorative flower grows in the subtropical zone of Japan, where there is a shadow. Tricyrtis shorthair is relatively easy to cultivate.

2. Wolffia (Wolffia angusta).

This is the smallest flowering plant on the planet, its size is from 0.5 to 0.8 mm.

These small flowers live on water surfaces. The name of the flower was given in honor of the German entomologist and botanist Johan F. Wolf.

3. Amorphophallus titanic (Amorphophallus).

It is the largest tropical flower, but, despite the natural beauty, it is a very foul-smelling specimen of the flora. The smell of decaying flesh emanates from the inflorescence. If we translate the name of the flower from Greek, then it means "shapeless phallus."

This giant flower has one of the largest inflorescences in the world, reaching a width of one and a half meters and a height of 2.5 m. Amorphophallus titanic blooms for only two days. Previously, it grew in Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra, but then foreigners exterminated the flower. Today it is considered a very rare flower, and you can see it in the botanical gardens of the world.

This amazingly beautiful flower deserves the status of the most romantic and piquant flower on the planet. For inflorescences of bright red color, people also call it "hot sponges".

Psychotria loves warmth and moisture and grows in the tropics. Its homeland is the forests of South and Central America, where a subtropical climate reigns.

5. Sexy Orchid Drakaea glyptodon.

The title of "unusual" orchid was won by the "sexy" orchid - the inflorescence of the flower resembles the body of a wasp of a certain species. In addition, the orchid secretes pheromones, the same as those of the female wasp.

Interestingly, the sexual orchid begins to bloom during the breeding season of wasps, and then the males flock to the flowers and try to mate with them. This is how wasps transfer pollen from one plant to another. The place of growth of the sexual orchid is Australia.

In appearance, this amazing flower resembles a flying duck, and that is how it is called by the people. She got this appearance from nature to attract insects called sawflies.

For them, the upper part of the flower resembles a female, and, flying from flower to flower, it is pollinated. The Kalania orchid has a miniature size: the flower is 2 cm wide and only 50 cm high. The orchid grows in South and Eastern Australia under eucalyptus trees, and 2-4 flowers flaunt on the stem.

In most cases, it lives underground, but when the required amount of precipitation falls in the desert, the African Hydnora appears on the surface and fades. The flower reaches a length of 15-20 centimeters. Pollination occurs with the help of beetles that fly to the smell emitted by the flower.

8. Sundew (Drosera).

It's a carnivorous flower amazing beauty. The inflorescence secretes droplets of mucus, which are a trap for insects.

It is the sundew that feeds on insects. The flower grows in the mountains, on sandstones and swamps.

9. Passiflora (Passiflora alata).

Passiflora or Stratoflower is an amazingly beautiful flower from the genus of the Stratoflower family.

In nature, there are about five hundred species. The inflorescence is 10 cm in diameter, and passionflower grows mainly in Latin America.

10. Nepenthes Attenboroughii (Nepenthes Attenboroughii).

This unusual interesting flower was discovered on the island of Aalavan by three scientists in 2000, who went on an expedition for this miracle of the plant world. The first information about the flower was received from missionaries who had previously visited the island. Having gone to Mount Victoria, scientists discovered huge flowers, the inflorescences of which resembled voluminous jugs.

It turned out that these unusual flowers are real predators that feed on rodents. It still remains a mystery how these flowers were able to survive to this day. This phenomenon is being studied today in the MacPherson lab. Do you think that custom-made bouquets of these flowers would be in high demand?

11. Monkey Orchis (Orchis simia).

This beautiful flower grows in bushes and forests, where there is a lot of light, in forest glades of the lower (sometimes middle) mountain belt up to an altitude of 1500 m above sea level.

This specimen of flora is the rarest species and is listed in the Red Book of Russia. When the orchis monkey blooms, it exudes a pleasant orange aroma.

A flower of the genus of epiphytic herbaceous plants of the Orchid family, growing in northeastern Australia and Southeast Asia.

Habitat - mountain and lowland forests with high humidity. Some representatives of the genus are popular in indoor floriculture, botanical gardens and greenhouses.

13. Clianthus (Clianthus).

The genus of this flower, which prefers sunny areas, includes two species that are endemic to New Zealand.

Clanthus inflorescences are bright red and resemble the beak of a kaka parrot in appearance. The flower has another name - lobster claws.

The inflorescence, thanks to its festively colored flowers, in appearance resembles a bright caramel lollipop.

These unusual flowers open only in the presence of bright light, and in the evening the inflorescence, like an umbrella, folds in a spiral. This beautiful, unpretentious plant lives well at home.

The flower got its name due to the shape of the inflorescence, resembling a slipper. The original shoe-shaped form is characteristic of three orchid genera.

Most of the species grow in deciduous and located in areas with a temperate climate. The bright flowers of the slippers are a kind of trap, and most of the insects get inside the lip, and you can get out of there by a way that guarantees pollination.

16. Hoya.

An evergreen liana from the dovetail family, wax ivy, which grows naturally in India, South China, and Australia.

The genus Hoya, numbering 200 species, got its name in honor of the English gardener Thomas Hoya. Creepers in nature creep, and in forests grow on tree trunks.

17. Primula "Zebra Blue".

Large primrose flowers have a yellow center, an attractive cream-colored coloring, riddled with many blue-violet veins.

During flowering in May, the primrose gives a lot of inflorescences that exude a pleasant aroma.

This copy of Flora is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Bellflower family. A plant with small broadly lanceolate flowers, predominantly blue. In the world there are 300 varieties (100 of them in Russia) of bluebells, and they grow in places with a temperate climate: in the Caucasus, Europe, Siberia, Asia, and America.

The plant grows in the forest, near rocks, in wastelands. peach bell - rare plant relating to decorative species. This is an excellent honey plant, listed in the Red Book.

This flower grows in North America, and in Russia it can often be found in gardens, where beautiful flower beds are created with its help. 22 species of flower are found in the wild - these are spikes of zygomorphic flowers, colored bright colors blue, yellow, purple shades.

Inflorescences resemble a lion's mouth or even a skull. The appearance of the flower snapdragon, which has already faded, looks quite intimidating and resembles a skull.

20. Dove Orchid (Peristeria Elata).

This flower has a bizarre, and even unusual shape, reminiscent of a dove lurking in the open petals of the inflorescence. The flower is very capricious and requires special care: high temperature and humidity.

This unusual flower also has a second name - the orchid of the Holy Spirit, and on the Easter holiday, believing Christians of the tropics decorate temples with these orchids.

21. Grouse (Fritillaria).

This is a beautiful perennial flower. The Latin name fritillus means a vessel or chessboard where dice are placed. Such names are not given in vain - they are associated with the color and shape of the flower. In Russia, the name was given because of the resemblance to a bird of the grouse family.

When looking at this unusual flower, it seems that the bird bowed its head low. The hazel grouse blooms a little - about 20 days. Moles, mice, shrews are afraid of him, so Hazel grouse is simply necessary in flower beds and beds of summer residents.

Japanese camellias are trees or shrubs that reach a height of one and a half to eleven meters. This plant is ideal for a greenhouse or conservatory with a cool setting.

Camellia is native to Japan and China. It is the official flower symbol of the state of Alabama.

23. Rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii).

Rafflesia grows on the islands of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula. Inside its huge bowl, from 5 to 7 liters of water can be collected. The flower has neither leaves nor stem.

In Asia, this amazingly beautiful white flower is edible, and leaves and tendrils of almost all Trichosanth species are used as green vegetables.

At the tips of the petals are original curls. This flower has also been used for medicinal purposes.

25. Common catchment or Aquilegia (Aquilegia).

It is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Buttercup family, growing in parks, forests, meadows. The range of the species covers Scandinavia, southern and central regions of Europe.

In Russia, the flower can be found in the European part. Flowers with a diameter of 4-5 cm have a bright coloring - purple, blue, pink and extremely rarely white.

26. Orchid "Great Egret" (Habenaria Radiata).

This amazingly beautiful flower has another name - Khabenaria.

Its beautiful and large pearly white inflorescence, framed by a wide fringed lip, in appearance resembles a white heron in flight.

It is a member of the legume family. The flower is often cultivated as an ornamental plant in countries with tropical and subtropical climates.

The flower grows in the tropical and wild forests of the Philippine Islands.

28. Tacca chantrieri.

This perennial with a developed vertical rhizome is a species of monocotyledonous flowering plants of the Dioscoreaceae family.

The inflorescences and young leaves are still used to make curries, and the rhizome has been used in Thai medicine.

This snow-white, rarest flower on the planet, growing on the islands of Sri Lanka, resembles a water lily in appearance. The life of this flower is short - it blooms at midnight, and fades by dawn.

According to an ancient legend, during the short flowering period of the kadupula, a mythical snake-like demigod creature named Nagi descends to earth. He plucks a flower to present it on the holy mountain of Sri Pada to the Buddha himself.

This article will focus on a group of Asiatic lilies., which includes numerous varieties, these flowers are popular and often used to decorate flower beds, as they are best adapted to our climate. Asian lilies unpretentious, frost-resistant, quickly multiply by bulbs, so in a couple of years one bulb will give a whole nest and a lushly blooming bouquet in the flower garden.

Lilies have secrets of lush flowering, they lie in the features when planting and caring for these flowers:

09 june 2019

Umbrella poultry is a perennial bulbous plant that completes the flowering parade of bulbous flowers. The poultry farmer blooms at the end of May and continues to bloom throughout the first decade of June.

In horticulture, the umbrella bird has become widespread., other species in home gardens are not common. This popularity bulbous flower deserved due to winter hardiness and rapid reproduction by daughter bulbs. In addition, this plant is not demanding on soil and quality in care, is rarely affected by diseases and pests, blooms regularly every year and grows more magnificent every year.

29 May 2019

Kupena will decorate the most shady places in the garden. Experienced gardeners often advise beginner gardeners to purchase this perennial plant. Kupena comes into a group of unpretentious garden flowers that do not require care. Kupena always blooms profusely at the end of spring, quickly grows into a lush bush, greening the garden.

Kupena thrives in constant shade, This garden plant can be planted under the crowns of trees, on the north side of buildings, under fences, it will green up and close all unsightly places.

Kupena is also called "garden lily of the valley", "wolf's fang" or "Solomon's seal", for traces on the rhizome from last year's shoots.

26 May 2019

Styloid phlox and panicled phlox are very different in appearance. The styloid phlox spreads along the ground, its shoots are thin, covered with needle-shaped leaves and it blooms in spring. Phlox paniculata blooms in mid-summer and is a medium-sized bush with bright inflorescences at the ends of straight shoots.

Given the characteristics of each flower, we use them in the garden. The styloid phlox is good for decoration. alpine slides, rockeries, to create carpet flower beds from undersized ground cover flowers, to decorate the border of flower beds and paths.

blooms subulate phlox early spring and does not lose its bright beauty until early summer. In June, after flowering, the ground cover phlox begins to wither, but if it is well looked after, the plants will soon turn green again and bloom again at the end of summer.

13 May 2019

The broken heart flower is what they call the gorgeous dicentro. This romantic plant has an original form of flowers in the form of pink hearts pierced by arrows, they hang like earrings in a row on curved peduncles. Openwork greenery combined with graceful peduncles looks beautiful and elegant.

There are about 20 species of plants in the genus dicentra; in horticulture, the magnificent dicentra is the most common. In nature, dicentra grows in the Far East, China and North America.

Dicentra forms a lush bush with a height of 30 to 90 cm . The rhizome of this perennial goes deep into the soil. Cirrus leaves of emerald color with reddish petioles are decorative, as well as unusual flowers in the form of flat hearts with spurs. There are two varieties with pink and white flowers. After flowering, boxes with seeds are formed, which remain viable for two years.

16 Apr 2019

Lungwort begins to bloom very early, immediately after the snow melts, flower stalks appear from the ground and small cute flowers open. The flowers of the lungwort are initially bright pink, gradually changing their color to blue-violet before withering. Lungwort blooms from April to May , peduncles elongate, form a lush bush, on which you can see both pink and blue flowers at the same time.

The name of this flower "lungwort" prepares for itself, this is the earliest honey plant, on which many bees flock. The lungwort has other folk names - honeydew, bear grass, bee grass, honeydew, honeydew.

19 mar 2019

Imperial hazel grouse is a large-flowered species from the genus Fritillaria, which is part of the lily family. There are about 150 species of hazel grouse, but the tallest and brightest of them is the imperial hazel grouse. It is easily distinguished by its straight tall stem covered with lily leaves. A long peduncle is formed on the upper part of the stem, it ends with a green tuft of leaves, under which large bright flowers- bells.

Blooming hazel grouses look solemn, elegant, their flowers are yellow, orange and red-orange in color. . Grouse often play a major role in the flower bed, they are placed in the center or in the background as the tallest plants.

12 Jan 2019

“Vanka touchy”, “light”, as they call balsam, this folk flower grown at home on the windowsill and in the garden, in a flower bed, in flowerpots or in balcony boxes. Balsams are perennial plants, but they come from the warm tropics, so they are planted on the street as annual flowers that delight with abundant and long flowering all summer without rest.

29 dec 2018

Tuberous hybrid callas of various varieties can be grown as indoor flowers in pots and as garden flowers. Graceful calla flowers framed by lush greenery are a wonderful decoration in the house and in the flower bed. Kala will bloom for at least a month, and bright greenery will remain until autumn, but then the plant tuber hibernates until spring.

Tuberous callas should not be confused with rhizomatous white or Ethiopian calla . White callas are originally from Africa, where they grow along the banks of rivers and reservoirs, preferring wet areas, so this species has its own requirements for growing.

Tuberous callas are basically hybrid plants created from two species - Eliot's calla and Remenni's calla. Calla cultivars may have plain leaves. Green colour or with white specks, as well as their flowers, or rather bracts, have different colors - yellow, pink, purple, purple with an overflow of several shades.

30 but I 2018

Orange lilies are one of the oldest varieties, as many natural species lilies have natural orange flowers. For example, tiger lily or lanceolate , grows wild in China and Japan, where the sweet bulbs of this plant are eaten. The flowers of the wild species are bright orange with dark specks and are very attractive. In culture, there are several interesting varieties of lilies, the progenitor of which was the tiger lily.

Lily tiger terry It has original form flowers with up to 30 petals, as the flower opens, the first rows of petals fold back, the last row of petals almost does not open, so this lily has no stamens with anthers. The flowers on the peduncle look straight, and since this plant is quite tall with a stem 100-120 cm high, the flowers are clearly visible. Terry lily blooms at the end of July. The color of the flowers is peach with dark spots on the petals.

The names and photos of which are known to many. Someone loves indoor plants, and someone prefers original design suburban area, using even rare varieties of flowers for this. Consider which flowers are most popular with those and other lovers of vegetation.

Primrose

Primrose is just perfect for decorating the garden. Firstly, it is bright, secondly, it belongs to thirdly, it blooms the very first among forest plants. We love the flower for its unusual appearance, for which it received the name "rams" or "keys". It is noteworthy that this plant is popular in many countries, and in Russia you can find various types of primrose flowers. The apartment is most often grown which is throughout the year.

Aster

This plant is often found in gardeners' flower beds, it is loved for its beautiful lush inflorescences. There are about 600 species of asters that are easily grown from seed. This garden culture can grow not only in gardens, but also in mountains or forests. Asters began to be cultivated in Europe as early as the 18th century, and the seeds of the plant were brought from China. perennial species blooming flowers asters are classified depending on the structure of the flower and inflorescence, the shape and height of the bush, as well as economic characteristics. Asters inflorescences can be tubular, simple, semi-double, coronal, curly, ray, needle-shaped, spherical.

irises

These plants delight with their grace, beautiful shape. There are about 100 species of this plant, which can be a meter giant or a dwarf. Today you can choose the most different varieties this plant that attracts attention decorative properties, beautiful flowers and bright coloring. Many people like this flower and thanks to its useful properties. So, the rhizome is used as a laxative or diaphoretic, as well as a sedative.

Gatzania

The genus Astra is various titles and photos of some few people know. So, let's say, it is very similar to astra gazania, which is presented in 40 types. The inflorescences of this plant are simple, semi-double or double, and even the most sophisticated gardener will like the variety of colors. Gatsania hybrid has large and spectacular inflorescences, which are resistant to cold.

kosmeya

Another variety of asters is kosmeya, which looks impressive and bright. Beautiful types of cosmea flowers transform any garden, bringing elements of freshness and novelty into it. magnificent lush bloom ensured thin leaves that look like tangled curls. Plants are stunted or tall, so it is easy to choose an option for the design features of a particular garden.

magnolia macrophylla

There are a number of plants that can be found in almost every garden. But there are also numerous rare species flowers that can decorate any suburban area and bring a touch of freshness and unusualness to it. For example, large-leaved magnolia is not common today, as the plant is endangered. A very beautiful variety is Siebold's magnolia, which is a tall shrub with cup-shaped flowers up to 10 cm in diameter. The peculiarity of this plant is frost resistance: magnolia can withstand up to -36 degrees.

Middlemist red

One of the rare and wonderful plants is the middlemist red. If you are looking for unusual species flowers, pay attention to a very whimsical middlemist. Grown in China, this flower was transported to England, where it became widespread.

Another rare plant is the Schweinitz sunflower. Botanists still cannot understand the history of its appearance and distribution. It is only known that today there are about 90 varieties of this plant that grow exclusively in the United States.

The largest

The largest type of flowers is rafflesia, which attracts attention not only with its impressive size, but also with its original appearance. This plant was discovered on the island of Java in the 18th century. Its flowers are up to 100 cm in diameter. maximum weight up to 10 kg. The flower itself consists of five fleshy petals, which are covered with spots on top. Each petal is 3 cm thick and up to 46 cm long. But rafflesia, rotten meat, does not have the most pleasant smell.

The largest type of flowers in height is amorphophallus titanic. It is beautiful, but, like rafflesia, it does not smell in the most pleasant way. The corpse flower - it is under this second name that amorphophallus is known - was first discovered on the island of Sumatra. This plant can reach a height of two and a half meters with a width of up to one and a half meters. For natural conditions, these are simply unrealistic indicators.

Houseplants

There are numerous types of decorative flowers that delight with their fresh appearance throughout the year. All indoor flowers can be divided into 4 groups, which differ only in growing conditions:

1. The first group includes ornamental leafy plants that live a long time with proper care, their leaves remain green throughout the year.
2. The second group is ornamental flowering plants, which are also long-lived, but also delight with beautiful flowering.
3. The third group is potted ornamental flowering plants. They delight with an attractive visual effect and are ideal for creating floral arrangements on window sills or walls in planters.
4. The fourth group is cacti. In the green room flora, these plants remain perhaps the most common.

What to choose?

Various types of flowers are suitable for decorating rooms. Names and photos will help you with the choice. Before purchasing specific plants, you need to consider how and where they will be located. After all, the main role is played by the harmonious appearance of any room. The most popular include the following groups of indoor plants:

• cereals;
• bushy;
• upright;
• creepers;
• socket;
• spherical.

All these types of green flowers delight with their decorative qualities throughout the year. They are planted in pots and placed on the windowsill, becoming a natural decoration of the house.

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You can decorate your home with a variety of plants - from the traditional geranium to the original amaryllis or room rose. By the way, it is she who is considered the queen of all flowers, as she looks very beautiful, and her flowers are extremely fragrant. This plant loves light, but you should make sure that the rose does not overheat. Instead of watering, the flower should be sprayed once a day, but plentifully so that the earth does not remain dry.

Different types of flowers react differently to environmental conditions. So, cyclamen is quite demanding, so you need to monitor the balance of indoor temperature and bright lighting, but without direct rays of light. When the plant gives buds and blooms, it should be watered regularly, but not abundantly.

Heat-loving houseplant - spathiphyllum. It must be kept at a temperature above 18 degrees, but not in a draft. Watering is required throughout the year with settled water, and during the flowering period it should be plentiful. You can spray spathiphyllum, he likes this process.

A wonderful solution for any room is orchids, which, however, are finicky and whimsical. It needs not only proper care, but also timely watering, spraying, and bright light, which is especially useful for phalaenopsis roots.

Very often, the window sills of our houses and apartments are decorated with citrus indoor plants. They belong to the south, so they should be in the optimal ratio of heat and light. With the right approach, you can grow lemons, tangerines, and oranges. And here lemon Tree It is quite possible to place in a darkened room.

Coziness and comfort - this is what we strive for, equipping our homes. And popular types of flowers are the perfect solution for this, as they not only make the interior fresh, but also transform it.

In this article you can find a catalog of the best indoor plants, their photos and names. Here are accurate descriptions of many houseplants, as well as tips for caring for them. This catalog will allow you to choose a home plant that is right for you according to the criteria.

Indoor plants are convenient because wherever you live, in a private house, apartment or even a hostel, you can always grow a small flower in a pot.

After reading this article, you will get acquainted with the variety of indoor plants. You can also choose something suitable for you and your home, thanks to a large list with photos of indoor flowers.

Classification of indoor plants

All homemade plants can be divided into 4 groups, each of which has its own characteristics and characteristics. Groups:

TOP - 5 MOST UNpretentious INDOOR FLOWERS

Such plants are ready to forgive their owners for their busyness, constant lack of time, continuing to grow for their joy. The main thing is to initially create the required conditions for such flowers: if they are shade-tolerant, they can be settled in rooms with windows facing north, light-loving ones - in sunny rooms, still provide periodic watering.

- very interesting indoor flower- a tree growing up to 60 cm tall belongs to the genus of succulents, has a fleshy trunk in which moisture accumulates in reserve, so frequent watering is not needed.

When adenium blooms, it is beautiful - the branches of the plant are plastered with flowers, resembling something between lilies and roses in white, light pink or mixed colors. It is placed on bright windows, protecting it from direct sunlight, the lack of watering in the room is easier to tolerate than when outside.

blooming kalanchoe

- another of the beautifully blooming succulents, ready to grow in "Spartan" conditions, without leaving the owners. calmly endures low humidity premises that are not demanding on the composition of the soil, short-term drying is easier for them to survive than abundant watering.

It is advisable, of course, to adhere to the frequency of watering, to feed Kalanchoe with complex fertilizers 1 or 2 times a month in order to provide it with the possibility of abundant flowering.

It is important! Kalanchoe will suffer from an overabundance of fertilizer, especially in the cold months of the year, with fertilizer irrigation it is worth following the principle: it is better to give less than to pass.

Spathiphyllum

- although the flower has the additional name “female happiness”, it courageously endures the lack of indoor humidity, is ready to put up with diffused lighting, can do without watering for up to a week or more.

When its leaves begin to dry out, the spathiphyllum is given a slightly cool douche in the shower room, it quickly leaves, continues to grow. Responsive to watering 2-3 times a week, actively bushes, blooms with beautiful white flowers, similar to callas on tall thin legs.

Decembrist

- a fast-growing flower, does not act up at slightly inappropriate temperatures. Flower growers love this unpretentious, beautifully flowering plant, and breeders are actively working for them, annually bringing out all new hybrids of the Decembrist, blooming in orange, coral, lilac shades, so that the plant blooms two or three times a year, it is enough to provide it with diffused light and watering as the top layer of soil dries out.

- undemanding, easy to propagate, and also blooms all year round with the most different shades- it is one of the most popular indoor flowers. For a long-term flowering plant, bright light is enough for only a few hours a day, it is ready to accept if it is determined in a far corner. With a lack of moisture in the flowerpot, it will not wither, it will shed only the lower leaves, reducing the evaporation area. With sufficient watering, the leaves return their elasticity, it is desirable that the soil be constantly moist.

CURLING INDOOR VINES

With the help of climbing indoor plants used in vertical gardening, thanks to their flexible long stems, it is possible to create unique interior compositions and decorate your home with them. Creepers do not take up much space, since their densely leafy stems can be given any direction, they are tied to a support, then giving the opportunity to fall, creating an atmosphere of a tropical forest.

Passionflower

- a liana with interesting, inimitably beautiful complex flowers, a real exotic in indoor plant growing. It is impossible to describe it in words, the flowers of the plant are so unusual.

Surprisingly, this multi-meter liana easily takes root, grows rapidly, is relatively unpretentious, loves sunlight, requires annual pruning. Blooming flowers live only one day, but new ones bloom to replace them. If the right conditions are created for Passiflora, she will throw out enough buds to admire her flowers.

It is important! Passiflora stems definitely need supports, with their help the stems are directed in the right direction: the stems quickly become stiff, it is important not to miss this period.

- also a very beautiful liana, blooms with lilac or white flowers resembling bells. The plant looks very decorative, quickly grows up to 5 meters, but in the first year it does not bloom intensively, gaining strength for the next season.

Stephanotis

- an overseas miracle, a winding flower with dark glossy leaves and white, like porcelain flowers in the shape of stars. If the stephanotis is properly looked after, its liana grows up to 6 m, densely leafy lashes can be placed vertically using a wall grate, decorating windows, walls, you can arrange a kind of backstage from several colors. In the heat it likes to be watered and irrigated, in the winter months it prefers to be kept cool.

Clerodendrum Thomson

– powerful, fast growing and original blooming liana, the flower also has beautiful large emerald-colored leaves, so it is worthy of becoming an adornment of any, even the most sophisticated home interior.

Clerodendrum lashes grow constantly, they have to be pinched from time to time in order to somehow limit growth (if the dimensions of the room require it). For even more decorative flower, you can build supports in the form of a pyramid or arch, a ball, and guide shoots along them, fixing them.

Clerodendrum needs diffused lighting, watering is very frequent, up to several times a day, to compensate for the moisture that the foliage evaporates.

THE MOST RESISTANT AND NON-FATICIOUS AMPEL HOUSE PLANTS

The ampelous group is united by the presence of a flexible long stem, creeping along the surface or wrapping around the supports. There are three types of ampelous:

• succulents;
• blooming;
• decorative leafy.

Most of them are imported from hot countries with an arid or humid climate, you need to choose the right place for their permanent location so that adaptation to local room conditions is less painful for them. By creating conditions close to natural, the grower will have a chance to have a beautifully growing and developing plant in his house.

It is important! From the moment budding begins, ampelous flowers, except for watering, no longer carry out any care procedures.

For symmetrical development of the plant, it is advisable to periodically turn different sides to the light, the more often this is done, the more harmonious the appearance of the plant will be.

Hoya carnosa

(wax ivy) - a sample of consistency, does not disappear even in the northern rooms, due to the ability of multiple leaves to accumulate a sufficient supply of moisture, it can easily do without watering for a couple of months. Transplants to new flowerpots are needed only when there is very little room for roots in the old pot.

With normal care - light, regular watering and with the addition of nutrients - very beautiful, with thick falling lashes covered with umbrella inflorescences.

Chlorophytum

- one of the simplest and most unpretentious to care for, can survive on a closet in the far corner of the room, where almost no sunlight reaches, without watering for a long time. It can easily tolerate excess moisture, draft or stuffiness.

Only it is hardly worth starting a flower in order to create extreme conditions for it, albeit minimal is better, but care:

• once every 7-10 days, watering with room water;
• once every 2 weeks feeding;
• periodic transplants on time;
• preferably rare bathing in the shower.

It is important! The fact is that chlorophytum (which is clear from the name) is an excellent absorber of all harmful substances in the air, so that the purification process takes place more intensively, it is better to keep the surface of chlorophytum leaves clean.

The flowers of the plant are formed at the edges of long shoots, shaped like small white stars.

Fuchsia ampelous

- elegant, cheerful, as if illuminating the space around it with stems descending in a cascade, on the edges of which there are bright flowers. Fuchsia has a long flowering period, for almost half a year it is ready to give joy and mood.

The plant can grow in partial shade, the care of many varieties is simple, requiring no effort and time. It will look very elegant in hanging baskets and planters, two-tone fuchsias look especially charming.

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Catalog of indoor flowers

Consider the names related to decorative foliage, which are valued for their beautiful leaves, as well as decorative flowering, capable of boasting beautiful flowering.

This is a shrub that attracts with its exotic appearance. It has a rosette of straight-stemmed leaves that develop into a trunk over time. Depending on the species and age, it can reach three meters.. leaves it home plant juicy green color of the elongated shape. Dracaena with proper care in room conditions can last up to 15 years. Types of dracaena:

Cypress

Refers to coniferous crops. It is not demanding in care, it will take root in a new place easily. He is very light-loving and not afraid sun rays. In low light, cypress may die. It does not tolerate drafts and strong winds, but the room where it grows needs to be ventilated regularly.

The plant loves moisture, so it must be sprayed, you can also put water containers next to the pot. Cypress need to be watered regularly, watching this every day to prevent the soil from drying out. In winter, you can water less frequently to prevent root rot.

Cypress in May - September needs to be fertilized with fertilizers. It can be purchased in specialized stores.

Decorative-flowering houseplants are loved because of their exquisite flowers. They are also among themselves differ in appearance, care requirements, smell. Examples of decorative flowering: saintpaulia, acacia, anthurium and others.

Saintpaulias or Ozambara violets

These indoor flowers are almost perfect, because they bloom almost all year round, mostly without taking up much space on the windowsill. Many colors of flowers, there are both delicate shades and bright flashy ones. In order for violets to bring joy with their flowering, they need to create the necessary conditions. Rules for the care of Saintpaulias:

• to observe the temperature at which saintpaulias grow is 21–22 0С.
• Saintpaulias do not tolerate drafts.
• grow well on windowsills on the west and east sides.
• watering is done with settled water and in a pan or so that water does not fall on the leaves.
• watering should be carried out as the soil dries out.

The lower leaves and faded flowers are cut off. If in the spring Saintpaulia gave a second outlet, then it must be cut off and put in water.

Anthurium

It has a shortened stem that can be above ground or below ground. Its leaves are green in color, reaching a length of 15 cm., and a width of 7 cm, flowers come in a variety of colors. Anthurium care rules:

Spathiphyllum

It is a stemless houseplant with a short root. Kinds:

• cannophyllum spathiphyllum - differs from its other species with a wonderful flower aroma. Its leaves are juicy green. Blooms in spring and winter.
• spathiphyllum profusely flowering - can bloom throughout the year.
• Spathiphyllum Willis - perfect for growing indoors.
• Spathiphyllum heliconium - quite large, reaches a height of up to 1 m.

Rules for the care of spathiphyllum:

• diffused light is suitable for indoor culture, because the direct rays of the sun cause burns on its leaves.
• thermophilic plant. In summer, the temperature is needed - from 18 to 25 0C. In winter - not less than 14 0С.
• does not tolerate drafts and cold air.
• watering should be carried out as the top layer of soil dries up, in the spring and summer, water abundantly, and in autumn and winter, reduce only 1 time per week.

Indoor plants, the photos and names of which you see below, belong to decorative flowering potted plants. Difference from the previous type in that such indoor flowers can only spend a short period of time in living quarters. If the plant begins to fade, then the days of this flower are already numbered.

Only a few species can be saved. Therefore b Most plants are thrown away, some are kept by moving them to a cool place, while others can be stored as bulbs until the next planting.

The short life span of such cultures is the main drawback. These include flowers such as azalea, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, gloxinia.

Azalea

It is considered an evergreen branched flowering plant. dwarf plant. Types of indoor azaleas:

• Azalea Indian. The height of this evergreen shrub is up to 50 cm, its leaves are small, no more than 3.5 cm.
• Japanese azalea reaches a height of 50 cm, it has white shiny leaves, which are smaller than those of its previous species.

Basic rules for caring for indoor azalea:

• the window sill on the east side is perfect for her. The main thing to remember is that the light should be diffused.
• is not heat-loving, therefore 15–18 degrees is enough, and during budding the temperature should be 5–6 0С lower.
• it needs sufficient moisture, for this the plant must be sprayed quite often with slightly cool water from a spray bottle. When the azalea blooms, you need to spray carefully, because from the water, the delicate flowers can darken, the water containers placed around will help to get out of the situation.
• watering should be regular, plentiful during flowering.
• do not allow overflow to avoid rotting of the rhizome.

Cacti are a separate type of indoor crops that delight the grower with their unpretentiousness.

Mammillaria

A fairly large cactus with a dark green stem in the shape of a ball or cylinder. chief the difference from all other cacti is the presence of papillae from which needles appear. The roots are, as a rule, on the surface, only the root system in the center goes deep. Types of mammillaria cactus:

• Mamilaria shide - a miniature view, shaped like a ball with a diameter of 4 cm.
• Mammillaria krupnosochkovaya - this species is distinguished by its large size, up to 30 cm high.
• Mammillaria snow-white is also a fairly large species.
• Mammillaria Teresa - this type of cactus has a very large flowers, reaching 3 cm in diameter and, as a rule, they have a purple color.
• Mammillaria prickly is a medium-sized cactus, often not branched in the shape of a cylinder.

Basic care rules:

It's classic cactus with a stem in the form of a ball, a cylinder. Her flowers are yellow, pink, white, red. Lobby types:

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Coleus

Now coleus is at the peak of popularity as an ornamental indoor and annual garden plant. Coleus became in demand after many of its varieties appeared with a variety of leaf shapes and colors. Coleus in appearance resembles ordinary nettle, but only with beautiful velvety leaves, for which this plant is called "multi-colored nettle".

Coleus varieties

In new varieties of coleus, the leaves may be split, with pronounced wavy or jagged edges. The color of the leaves of the coleus is amazing, this is the brightest plant among the variegated houseplants. There are monochromatic yellow-lemon to burgundy and almost black varieties of coleus, or two, three-color leaves with contrasting veins, a bright border and various spots, stripes, dots. Coleus with the beauty of its leaves will outshine any flower on the windowsill or in the garden.

Many people love coleus for its ease of cultivation, unpretentiousness and speed of growth. Coleus blooms unremarkably, spike-shaped inflorescences at the ends of shoots with small blue flowers are usually removed so that they do not weaken the plant.

Kumquat

dwarf tree kumquat or kinkan many grown at home as a fruit-bearing citrus houseplant. Kumquat looks very attractive, it looks like a bonsai or mini-tree in a pot with an evergreen crown and small golden orange fruits.

The fruits of indoor kumquat can be eaten, unlike most citrus fruits, they are eaten with the peel, it is soft, sweetish, with a strong refreshing aroma. Some of us in winter during the ripening period of kumquat prefer to buy small fruits of this citrus instead of juicy sweet oranges and tangerines, which are not inferior to other citrus fruits in terms of the content of vitamins and nutrients. Kumquat fruits contain a lot of vitamin C, essential oils and pectin substances, thanks to which this fruit will protect you from colds, cure coughs, relieve tension, stress, increase tone and improve the digestion process.

Growing kumquat at home will give you not only aesthetic pleasure, but also useful fruits. The kumquat is native to Southeast China. From the Chinese language, the name of this plant means "golden apple".

Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria flowers very similar to lilies, they are also large, bright, with silky petals with a speckled pattern and long stamens protruding from the center. Many people call Alstroemeria flowers "lilies of the Incas", as this plant comes from South America, the mountainous regions of Peru and Chile. IN flower shops cut alstroemeria flowers are sold, they often make up wedding bouquets, but in gardens or as houseplants, alstroemeria flowers are rarely grown due to a lack of knowledge about caring for this plant.

Whole genus Alstroemeria (Alstroemeria) includes about 50 plant species. Alstroemeria has roots with thickenings in the form of tubers, erect flexible stems grow from the buds on them, covered with dark green lanceolate leaves. On the top of each shoot, a loose inflorescence is formed, which can carry from 4 to 15 flowers. Alstroemeria flowers, depending on the type and variety, can be white, yellow, orange, pink, purple. Some flowers have 2-3 petals of a different shade and a pattern of spots or strokes.

Zamioculcas

Zamioculcas zamielifolia- a decorative deciduous houseplant, which many call it the "dollar tree" and are grown in the house as a symbol of well-being. Zamioculcas zamielifolia belongs to the aroid family, but differs in many respects from its related houseplants - monstera, dieffenbachia, alocasia.

Long (up to 1 meter) curved feathery leaves of Zamioculcas grow from underground tubers. The leaves are thickened at the base, and on the upper part, shiny regular leaves with a pointed tip are oppositely located on them. Growing, Zamioculcas forms a lush bush of unusual fan leaves, original look and the unpretentiousness of this plant have made it popular among houseplants.

bilbergia

Traditional indoor plants perfectly decorate the interior, but do not arouse as much interest and attention as rare exotic flowers from the bromeliad family. Plants from this family are rarely grown at home, they are more often used unpretentious species- Gusmania, Aechmea, Tillandsia, but there is another no less spectacular bromeliad plant with a decorative rosette of leaves and an original inflorescence -.

Genus Billbergia (billbergia) includes about 60 species of plants, all of which grow in South and Central America, as epiphytes on trees, snags, and on the ground or between crevices of stones along the slopes of rocks. This genus was studied by the Swedish botanist Wilberg in the 18th century. Many types of bilbergia are grown in botanical gardens, greenhouses, but there are hardy species adapted to ordinary apartment conditions.

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Unusual indoor plants of exotic beauty attract the attention of many flower growers and just lovers of indoor plants.

precious orchids

precious orchids not grown for their beautiful, showy flowers, these plants are valued for their unique leaves. Precious orchids are exotic plants, they are not often found in flower growers, they are grown by collectors, providing them with special care and maintenance.

Leaves of precious orchids have a velvety surface, they can be light green or almost black, and the veins of the leaves look like sparkling golden, silvery or reddish lines, as if the pattern was cast from a precious metal - gold, silver or bronze.

At home, most often grown precious orchids from the genus Ludisia (Ludisia) or Gemaria (Haemaria). These decorative leafy orchids have become popular as they are the most hardy, unlike the velvety-leaved orchids of other genera. Ludisia can be grown even by a novice florist in normal home conditions next to other indoor plants, and all other types of precious orchids require high humidity air. The most common type is ludisia multicolored (Ludisiacolor) has several varieties various colors leaves from bright green to dark almost black.

Tetrasigma wuanyer

Liana tetrastigma at home not grown as often as other climbing houseplants - monstera, philodendron or syngonium. It is possible that tetrastigma did not receive mass distribution as a houseplant due to its rapid and powerful growth. Under natural conditions, creeper stems can grow up to 50 meters in length, of course, indoors the plant will not reach such sizes, but in a short period of time it grows a lot of lush greenery.

Tetrastigma is more suitable for landscaping spacious halls, lobbies, offices than small rooms in an apartment. For landscaping public spaces climbing plant tetrastigma is also recommended due to the fact that this vine is unpretentious, does not require the creation special conditions and easy care. The powerful rapid growth of climbing shoots contributes to the vertical gardening of walls, columns, you just need to guide them along the stretched twine along the surface. Also, with the help of a tetrastigma plant, you can create green screens that can serve as a division of the room into zones. Green corners in public spaces create a favorable climate, improve the emotional and physical condition of people.

Rowley's ragwort "green beads"

"Emerald beads" - the so-called decorative Rawley ragwort houseplant. At first glance, the "green beads" hanging from the pot may seem artificial, in fact they are living plant succulent, which grows well at home, subject to the rules for care and maintenance, they are almost the same for all succulent plants.

• Rod Krestovnik (Senecio) includes more than 1500 thousand species of plants, all of which belong to the Compositae family.
• Since ragworts grow in different climatic zones, these plants are diverse in appearance, among them there are flowering plants, unusual succulents, shrubs and small trees.
• About 30 species of plants from this genus are used in decorative floriculture and room culture.

Like a room potted plant received the greatest distribution, it is grown in an ampelous form in hanging baskets or on high stands, shelves, so that filiform long stems strewn with green beads hang down freely.

FLOWER GROOM AND BRIDE

CURLY INDOOR FLOWERS

Among climbing indoor plants there are many flowering species, they can be used in vertical gardening of the interior, showy flowers adorn long stems, directed along the support or freely falling down when grown in ampelous form.

Climbing houseplants we call vines, which form long flexible stems.

1. Lianas in nature grow mainly in forests, due to their form of growth, their long shoots climb up trees and branches, striving for sunlight.
2. In our homes there is often not enough space for large indoor plants, but climbing flowers do not take up much space, and thanks to their long leafy stems, they enliven and green the interior well.
3. Curly indoor flowers create a tropical forest atmosphere in the house, which we associate with dense greenery and hanging plant stems.
4. When choosing a climbing houseplant, first study the requirements in the conditions of maintenance and care of each species.

Many creepers come from tropical rainforests and require appropriate care, but there are undemanding plants with long striking stems, which even an inexperienced grower can grow.

GINURA - FLOWER "BLUE BIRD"

Ginura - ornamental houseplant, which is sometimes called the "blue bird". The leaves of this flower are covered with purple-violet hairs, such pubescence gives the plant a velvety purple hue like velvet fabric.

Decorative deciduous plants with beautiful pubescence always attract attention, they create a feeling of softness and comfort. Spectacular ginura with velvety pubescence in an original purple hue is a fashionable plant for decorating interiors, its velor leaves go well with rich fabrics and room draperies. The advantages of indoor ginura flower are complemented by the simple care and unpretentiousness of this plant when grown at home.

POTTED EXACUUM FLOWER

Cute mini flower bed forms on the windowsill exacum potted plant. Exacum blooms profusely for three to four months all summer until autumn. Numerous small flowers with yellow anthers in the center are scattered like stars on the emerald green of the plant. Flowers do not last long, but due to a large number constantly forming new buds, flowering continues all summer. So that the beauty of the exacum does not weaken, constantly remove withered flowers and feed the plant with fertilizer for flowering plants. Exacum flowers are white, blue and purple in color, they also have a fragrant aroma.

Rod Exakum (Exacum) has about 30 species of herbaceous plants, but only one species is grown in room culture - Exakum related (E.affine).

This compact plant does not exceed a height of 20-30 cm, its stems are strongly branched, with proper pinching, the plant forms a lush green cap. The stems are covered with shiny oval leaves 2.5 cm long. The flowers are small in diameter about 1 cm, yellow stamens protruding in the center give them brightness.

Dionea or Venus Flytrap

Connoisseurs of the exotic often acquire amazing and original insectivorous houseplants. Has unusual leaves dionea or venus flytrap, they end in green traps, similar to an open mouth with sharp teeth, with which they literally catch insects.

Each oblong leaf of dionea, growing from the root, ends in two semicircular plates, with long sharp teeth along the edge, and inside they are covered with bristly hairs and exude fragrant nectar that attracts insects.

• The plates are connected by a movable vein, when an insect, such as a fly, sits inside the trap and touches the hairs, the plates close in a split second, locking their prey with teeth.
• After that, inside the trap, the glands begin to produce a corrosive liquid and the plant absorbs the necessary substances from the decaying insect.
• After digesting the insect, after a while the plant's trap opens to catch new prey.

VIOLETS

violet flowers have always been and will remain popular houseplants. Indoor violets are small leafy rosettes of velvety leaves, over which delicate flowers bloom. Simple home care for violets, easy propagation, as well as a compact size and beautiful flowering are the main advantages of this houseplant.

Violet flowers description.

In room culture, violets have been grown for over 100 years. The first exhibition of violets was held in 1893, where this plant was demonstrated in all its glory.

Homeland violets is East Africa, so the plant was nicknamed "Uzambara violet". The Latin name for this flower is saintpaulia, given in honor of Saint Paul, who brought the pretty purple flowers to Europe from Africa.

At home, violets grow under the shade of trees along rivers along rocky banks. Since there is little fertile soil among the stones, these plants acquired fleshy leaves, in which a supply of moisture accumulates, and pubescence protects it from evaporation.

PHILODENDRON

Philodendron can be considered the king of indoor vines. This plant is often used for vertical gardening interiors, directing a long vine along a support, trellis, wall or, placing the pot high, the shoots hang down like an ampelous culture

Philodendrons have been grown as a houseplant since the Victorian era.

All types of philodendrons have spectacular leathery leaves, these plants can be divided by size into large and medium. A large philodendron with large leaves will look good as a single outdoor plant to decorate a spacious room, foyer, conservatory. Philodendrons with medium and small leaves can be placed on shelves, stands or in composition with other indoor flowers.

Kalanchoe

Potted kalanchoe flowers sold all year round in flower shops. Such a flower in a pot can be presented instead of a bouquet and the plant will delight its owner with flowering for several months, and with proper care it will bloom a second and third time.

1. The genus Kalanchoe belongs to the Crassulaceae family and includes about 200 species of succulent plants. Kalanchoe are a relative of the classula or money tree, stonecrop, echeveria, aeonium.
2. Kalanchoe species are diverse in appearance, there are plants that take on a tree form or grow like ampelous plants with hanging shoots.
3. At home, several types of Kalanchoe are grown, they can be conditionally divided according to their purpose into medicinal types and decorative.
4. Decorative types of Kalanchoe, in turn, are divided into decorative deciduous and flowering. Gained great popularity flowering species Kalanchoe, they are the topic of our article.

FLOWER TESCHIN LANGUAGE OR SANSEVIERA

Flower "Teschin language”, and scientifically, the sansevier lives in almost every home or office. This indoor plant gained such popularity due to its original beauty, and because of the incredible vitality qualities, this flower will grow even with the most minimal care. Erect leathery leaves with a pattern of stripes make this plant special, unusual; according to associations, there are other names for this flower - “pike tail”, “snake skin”.

Botanists in the 17th century gave this plant the name sansevier, in honor of the Italian count Sanseviero, who had a large collection of these plants.

VALLOTA

indoor wallot flower looks like a beautiful lily, blooms in late summer - early autumn, so sometimes it is called "autumn lily". The bright coloring and beautiful goblet shape of the flowers is admirable. Many flower growers know wallot as a beautifully flowering perennial indoor plant, unpretentious at home and easy to care for.

This bulbous plant is a relative of amaryllis and also has a seasonal development cycle associated with changing conditions in its natural habitat. The origin of this plant South Africa, where the dry and cool season gives way to a warm rainy period, during which the bulb grows and blooms.

The genus has only one species - Vallota beautiful (Vallottaspeciosa) or wallot purple (v.Purpurea). At home, this flower has been grown since the 17th century. The natural color of Wallot flowers is bright red or purple, now you can buy varieties with white, pink and red flowers with a white center.

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Aichrizon

Aichryson (Aichryson) - indoor flower, otherwise popularly called the "tree of love and happiness", is small shrub from the Tolstyankov family, with a diameter of 20 - 30 cm, reaching a height of 30 cm.

In nature, it grows in rock crevices, in most cases in the Canaries and Azores, as well as the island of Madeira. One species is found in Portugal, there is also in Morocco. The total number of species is about fifteen.

A distinctive feature of Aichrizon is the appearance and shape of its leaves - succulent, fleshy, dark green in color, covered with fluff, with white short hairs, they are, as it were, in a fur coat. Behind unusual shape leaves, resembling hearts, two beautiful folk names were attached to it - “Tree of Love” and “Tree of Happiness”.

Abutilon

ABUTILON(Abutilon) is an unpretentious evergreen shrub of South American origin, very popular as a pot or tub plant. It belongs to the Malvaceae family. This indoor flower can be used as a miniature bonsai tree.

1. The biological description of abutilon "Abutilon" in translation, which means "giving shade."
2. The name "indoor maple" justifies its Russian name, as it has very similar leaves with maple.
3. There are variegated hybrids with the most unusual palmate leaves.
4. As a rule, they are strongly indented, green in color, most often rough, not smooth.
5. Graceful stripes, yellow strokes, white spots cover the leaf blade so bizarrely that it is sometimes impossible to notice the background on which they are located.

The flowers are more or less large, bell-shaped, very interesting, double or semi-double, can be simple, being of hybrid origin, already far from the natural orange color. They can be single or arranged in pairs, but always drooping flowers with long pedicels.

Abutilon of wild species is a raw material for the production of ropes and stumps, sacks from fibrous mass, therefore another popular name for this plant is “rope”.

One more thing interesting property plants: large leaf blades evaporate a lot of moisture, which allows you to increase humidity and improve the microclimate in the room.

Aglaonema

AGLAONEMA(Aglaonema) is a bushy houseplant belonging to the Araceae family. Origin from Southeast Asia (from Northeast India to New Guinea). For the first time, this decorative aglaonema flower was found in the forests of Malaysia at the end of the 19th century. Most species are distinguished by survivability and the ability to adapt to the most, at first glance, unsuitable conditions for growth and development.

The name of the genus "Aglaonema" in Greek means "aglaia" - "shine" and "nema" - "stamen" - due to the presence of shiny stamens in some species. About a century and a half ago, aglaonema (Aglaonema Schott) was first described by the Austrian botanist and director of the famous Vienna Botanical Garden H. Schott.

1. Aglaonema is valued because of the beautiful decorative variegated leaves that have an intricate pattern (see photo). This plant is very similar to dieffenbachia.
2. When purchasing aglaonema for home floriculture, you can be sure that it will always delight the eye with the freshness of green leaves.
3. Caring for the plant is very simple, it is not at all demanding on lighting, so even a novice grower can successfully grow it.
4. More demanding on lighting - variegated forms with many light silvery spots, for example A. 'Silver Queen', A. 'Silver King', A. 'Maria Cristina'.

Begonia

• BEGONIA(Begonia L.)
• Begoniaceae family.
• Homeland: tropics and subtropics of Asia, Africa and America.

There are many types of begonias and they are all beautiful in their own way. These are perennial herbaceous plants or low shrubs with bright flowers, stems and leaves of various shapes and colors, having a somewhat lopsided shape. Begonia forms flowers irregular, same-sex, monoecious. Tepals unequal, brightly colored; the fruit is a box. Most of them bloom all summer, but if they are in good home conditions, begonias can bloom in autumn and even winter.

The classification of begonias is very interesting, which can be conditionally divided into groups, each of which implies a certain method of reproduction, common features that unite them into groups (although different types), which means that it is easy to determine what kind of care this or that needs. homemade begonia(see the example of domestic and foreign classification).

Gardenia - jasmine beauty

GARDENIA(Gardénia) is an amazingly beautiful tropical plant from the Rubiaceae family. It got its name at the end of the eighteenth century in honor of the American botanist Alexander Garden and, thanks to its beauty, won the love and admiration of amateur flower growers of that time.

It is not surprising that already in the nineteenth century, gardenia could be found not only in its homeland in tropical forests, but also in gardens, greenhouses in the USA, England, and Scotland. It has even come to be known as the "labeled flower" because the beautiful white or cream flowers of the gardenia very often adorned the buttonholes of English gentlemen's frock coats and tuxedos. True, in the twentieth century, gardenia for some reason was not popular. But now this beautiful flower has again gained the attention and recognition of houseplant lovers. But in order for the gardenia in our homes and gardens to remain as beautiful as in their homeland, you need to get to know it properly ...

Hibiscus

HIBISCUS(Hibiscus) is an extensive genus of plants from the Malvaceae family. Includes from 150 to 200-220 species growing for the most part in Southeast Asia - Indonesia, South China, the islands of Haiti, Fiji, Sumatra, Java, Sri Lanka. The genus has an ancient Greek name stock roses Alcea rosea L.

As a rule, hibiscus are evergreen or deciduous shrubs and trees, but there are also perennial and annual herbs.

1. Among them there are wild and cultivated plants. There are luxurious specimens of foreign hybrid hibiscus, well known in different countries peace.
2. For a great love of moisture in America, one of the species is called the “swamp mallow”.
3. There they form whole thickets, lushly covered with flowers, on wet floodplain meadows.
4. Hibiscus has many names - hibiscus, red rose, red sorrel, okra, kenaf, rose of sharon, mallow of Venice, Chinese rose.
5. Chinese rose has become one of the spectacular houseplants that can be grown in large planters or beautiful flowerpots.
6. Charming single flowers - simple, semi-double or double - can reach a diameter of 16 cm. The color spectrum of flowers is very diverse: from bright red and crimson to orange and yellow.

sour

OXIS(genus Oxalis) - an unusually simple plant that in nature forms a cover of a shady moist forest, and indoors it is an indoor flower, resembling a flock of butterflies crouching on a window. For the peculiar shape of the leaf, personifying the Holy Trinity, the Irish chose the shamrock (sour leaf) as a national symbol and placed it on their coat of arms.

The plant is native to the tropics and subtropics of all continents. Today, dense thickets of oxalis can be found in the forests of South America, Africa, Southern Europe, as well as in spruce forests. middle lane Russia. Oxalis is a plant with sour-tasting leaves, which is also popularly called hare cabbage. And indeed, sour leaves contain salts of oxalic acid, are rich in carotene, vitamin C and are edible ... - "Hare Cabbage"

This herbaceous annual or perennial plant belongs to the oxalis family, numbering about 800 species of oxalis. Today, some types of oxalis are cultivated as houseplants: K. Deppe, K. Marcius, K. Ortgis.

The leaves are heart-shaped, alternate, most often trifoliate on long stems. Their color varies from green to brown-red, with an unusual pattern, sometimes two-tone. Oxalis flowers form from April to October with regular five-petal or star-shaped flowers of various colors.

Monstera

MONSTERA(lat. Monstéra) - a hardy decorative leaf liana, simply called a crybaby among us, a genus of the Aroid family, has long adorned our interiors as a tapeworm. In favorable conditions, especially in winter gardens, the monstera plant can reach 3-5 m in height (see photo).

Homeland - tropical forests of South and Central America. In the south, the range covers almost the entire territory of Brazil, and in the north it includes the Yucatan Peninsula and most of Mexico. In the 19th century, Monstera was brought to Southeast Asia and successfully introduced there.

At the beginning of the 18th century, legends circulated in Europe about giant killer plants found in the South American wilds. Thanks to such legends, the monster got its name, in Latin "monstrum" - "monster". According to some other sources, the name "monstera" comes from the Latin "monstrosus", i.e. "wonderful", "wonderful"

Fuchsia

• Family: Fireweed (Onagraceae).
• Origin: Tropics of the New World.

A graceful plant is called a dancing flower or a ballerina, " Japanese lantern”, and for some, its flowers may resemble the fluttering of exotic butterflies. Numerous lush flowers with beautiful "skirts" delight us with bright colors throughout the summer - see photo fuchsia ...

This unusually popular and flowering culture was bred by the French botanist Charles Plumier back in 1695. But the fuchsia flower owes its name to the German scientist - Dr. Leonart Fuchs. In fact, the fuchsia class comes from willow weeds.

Being brought from Chile to England at the end of the 18th century, this subspecies was cultivated and quickly spread throughout Europe. Thanks to the efforts of breeders, over a hundred varieties and hybrids of fuchsia have been bred to date, differing in flower size and color.

Hoya

HOYA(Hoya) is one of the most common and fastest growing indoor flowering vines. It is often grown under the name "wax ivy", often without realizing what kind of plant it is. Hoya got its name in honor of the English gardener Thomas Hoy (English Thomas Hoy, 1750-1822), who worked for the Duke of Northumberland for a long time, mostly in greenhouses with tropical plants.

This is a large genus of evergreen tropical plants (lianas or shrubs) with milky juice, of the Lastovnye family, whose origin is South and Southeast Asia, the western coast of Australia, Polynesia. Most species of hoya grow in light forest, using woody plants as a support.

This flowering liana hoya (wax ivy) has long been valued by gardeners, in particular in its homeland in Australia, where many of its varieties were bred. Many are cultivated ornamental plants, but some species are so spectacular, for example, like Macgillivra's hoya (Hoya macgillivrayi). At home, it is a powerful climbing plant with succulent glossy evergreen leaves and bunches of large cup-shaped flowers that smell strongly at night. With proper care, domestic hoya blooms profusely and for a long time.

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Aloe

• Aloe leaves: long, triangular, green, with a bluish tint. Aloe leaves striped marbled or with whitish pustules, on an upright stalk, which in some species forms a real trunk, or collected in a basal rosette. The margins of the leaves are smooth or toothed.
• Aloe flowers: in summer, tubular, green, orange, yellow or red, collected in spikelets.
• Aloe location: in bright but not scorching sun.

Biphrenarians

• Biphrenaria (lat. bifrenaria)- epiphytic orchids close to lycasts. Biphrenaria (lat. bifrenaria)- epiphytic orchids close to lycasts.
• Biphrenaria leaves: 30 cm long, one on each pseudobulb. Pseudobulbs biphrenaria have longitudinal grooves and are pressed against each other.
• Biphrenaria flowers: in spring, 1 or 2 fleshy, very fragrant flowers 7–8 cm in diameter.
• Biphrenaria Location: at the window, in the sun.

Hyacinth

• Oriental hyacinths (Latin hyacinthus orientalis)- perennial unpretentious bloomingbulbous plants, grown at home for the sake of flowers.
• Leaves hyacinths: 15 - 35 cm long, straight, slightly concave, light green.
• Flowers hyacinths: large, up to 20 cm inflorescences - brushes of fragrant bell flowers, of various colors, on a fleshy peduncle.
• Location hyacinths: east or north window. Do not place more than 1 m from the window.

Hypeastrum

• Hippeastrums (Latin hippeastrum)- perennial flowering bulbous plants.
• Leaves hippeastrums: 30 - 50 cm long, light green, long, fleshy, arcuate, develop in pairs after the flowers appear.
• Hippeastrum flowers: long full peduncle bears 2-4 funnel-shaped flowers up to 15 cm in diameter, consisting of 6 petals, pink, white, bright red, bicolor. Hippeastrums bloom 2 - 3 weeks.
• Location hippeastrums: near the window, with shading from direct sunlight.

Cordilina

• Apical cordylines (Latin cordyline terminalis) - shrubs close to dracaena. Cordylines apical form a crown on a short trunk. The lower leaves fall off with age.
• Cordolina leaves apical: lanceolate, dense, 25-40 cm long, with green, red, cream and purple spots or stripes depending on the variety.
• Cordolina flowers apical: in 10-year-old plants in summer you can see a long peduncle with white fragrant flower stars.
• Cordolina location apical: cordolina apical with green leaves can stand in poorly lit places, colored varieties require more light.

crocuses

• Crocuses (lat. crocus hybrides) are small perennial corms bloomingplants. crocuses can be grown both indoors and outdoors.
• Leaves crocuses: long, spiky, thin, white and green striped, appear before flowers.
• Crocus flowers: wide cups of 5 petals, with orange pistil and stamens, purple, blue, blue with white veins, white, pinkish-lilac.
• Location crocuses: near a bright window.

daffodils

• Daffodils (lat. narcissus) - bulbous early bloomingplants. daffodils can be grown both at home and in the garden.
• Leaves of daffodils: 15 to 60 cm long, narrow, erect, often slightly concave.
• Flowers of daffodils: on a long flexible peduncle, one or more flowers, consisting of a tubular crown surrounded by 6 lobes near the flower bed, forming a kind of corolla, white or yellow. Available with pink and orange flowers.
• Location daffodils: direct sunlight.

Indoor roses

• Indoor roses (lat. rosa)- branched

Flowers are always used to create a festive mood. If a young man is going to go on a first date, then without a bouquet of fresh flowers he will lose in the eyes of his girlfriend. And what celebration is complete without flower arrangements?! Drawing up bouquets, selecting flowers for them is a whole science. It is not difficult to study it, then you can please loved ones, loved ones with original flower arrangements, guided by your taste and knowledge.

In the 18th - 19th centuries, everyone knew the language of flowers educated person. Composing compositions from buds, inflorescences, one could declare one's love, express one's favor, swear allegiance. And in our time, when composing a bouquet for various life events, they pick flowers so that a person, having accepted the offering, feels a good attitude towards himself.

Flowers for a wedding bouquet: how to choose

One of the most important events - a wedding celebration is unthinkable without bouquets. They are not only in the hands of the bride, the groom, but also serve as decoration for the hall, the house of the newlyweds. Most often in wedding compositions there are the same types of flowers that speak of love, fidelity, purity of feelings:

• No bouquet is complete without. The queen of the garden in soft pink, red colors is perfect for the image of the bride. The freshness of the buds pleases for a long time.
• Look sophisticated in a bouquet noble. Together with roses, they can keep their freshness for a long time. They look great with orchids. The color of callas is diverse - from snow-white to purple, dark cherry.
• became popular recently, but a bouquet of them, despite the fragility of the flower, looks fresh for a long time.
• Fragile should be treated with care, otherwise the petals will darken when broken. A variety of varieties allows you to combine flowers in contrasting shades with each other.
• Fortitude, endurance are valued when decorating the premises of the newlyweds. All year round flowers are used in wedding ceremonies. To create the volume of bouquets, it is better to choose a bush form of chrysanthemum.
• endure the lack of water, do not fade when in the cold. They look great in combination with other colors and in mono compositions. Gerberas of bright colors can bring revival to the bride's bouquet, white and pastel colors - a romantic touch.
• To connect the important elements of the bouquet into a harmonious whole, use. Small white or red flowers of the plant will give the desired background to the composition, emphasize the beauty of the main parts of the bouquet. Gypsophila with roses looks especially interesting.
• The bride looks romantic with a bouquet of white, especially popular for the celebration. For contrast, the bouquet is decorated with ribbons, accented with greenery. For tulips choose a neighborhood of lilies, callas, roses.

When choosing flowers for a bouquet for a wedding, it is necessary to take into account the nature of the bride, the features of her appearance, even the style of the dress.

It is necessary to select flowers for a gift for any event, taking into account the person to whom it will be presented. Knowing the taste of the hostess of the house where they go to the celebration, it is necessary to take it into account when drawing up a bouquet. Strangers are given a composition purchased in a store. It's even good to send it in advance by courier.

What flowers are better:

• For married ladies on their birthday, it is better to pick up orchids,.
• For young girls -,.
• or - the most persistent in bouquets. They can look fresh for up to three weeks. They are usually given for anniversaries, for congratulations to those who retire.
• Bouquets are also presented to men, making them from,.

Flowers for bouquets are grown in their own flower beds or purchased in a store. It is not considered bad taste to give one flower, but it should be large.

You can arrange a composition of fresh flowers, observing a number of rules:

• First, prepare the tools, attributes that are necessary to fix the plants in a bouquet. You will need pruners, scissors to carefully cut the plant. Fasten the stems better tape, wire, pins, using a glue gun.
• Cut the stems at an angle in the early morning. After that, be sure to place the plants in a vase with water.
• Many varieties of flowering plants or only buds are not taken into the composition.
• Making a bouquet begins with choosing the shape of the bouquet and the number of flowers.
• Bright and large inflorescences are placed in the lower part of the composition, and small, delicate shades are placed on top.
• For a round bouquet, all flowers are evenly spaced, heads outward.
• The one-sided variant is characterized by the direction of flowers with different stem lengths in one direction.
• Plants should not be pressed close to each other.
• Lilies of the valley and lilies are compatible in bouquets with each other.
• The bouquet will quickly wither if it contains lilies of the valley, sweet peas.
• The sprig will enhance the aroma of lily of the valley and its durability.
• The stalk of geranium will keep the bouquet fresh for a long time.
• Orchids do not like to coexist with other flowers. The same applies to carnation, rose.

Drawing up bouquets should be thoughtful, tasteful.

Arrangements of dried flowers help cheer up in winter as a memory of the past summer. A feature of the compositions is their long-term preservation. But preparing bouquets from dried flowers takes longer than from fresh ones.

Suitable for composing:

• pansies
• amaranth tailed
• carnation
• zinnia

The most common method of drying plants is herbarium. By placing the stems with buds and leaves between sheets of parchment paper, after a while they get a ready-made dried flower. You can place the plants in a vase without water to dry or hang them in bunches in a well-ventilated area. Dampness is their main enemy.

Longer preserved in dried form are those flowers that were plucked when they had already begun to lose their vitality, but had not yet withered.

Dried flower arrangements are made in different ways. To place bouquets in a vase, a block of foam is laid at the bottom of it and flower stems are stuck into it. You can simply tie the flowers with silver wire and hang the bouquet. An elegant colored ribbon made of fabric or paper will look elegant on the composition. The rules for composing compositions from dried flowers are the same as from living plants.

flowers with an apricot centre. You can string berries, or use melon as a material for flower petals. To keep fruits longer, they are dipped in icing or melted chocolate for a few minutes.

To create bouquets of sweets, corrugated paper is used, which is used to shape the bouquet.

To make it stable, it is attached to foam glued to cardboard or in mounting foam. To select the components of the bouquet, various types of sweets are selected. Pieces of marmalade in transparent packaging or candies without packaging look great.

You can decorate original bouquets with live greenery, leaves, spraying them with hot paraffin. It is possible to combine fresh flowers with artificial sweets, choosing according to style. But they won’t be able to be near fruits - they will quickly wither.

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