Flower names. Beautiful names of flowers 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 and even somewhat banal to us.

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

1. Tricyrtis hirta.

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

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

2. Wolffia angusta.

This is the smallest flowering plant on the planet, its size ranges 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 titanica (Amorphophallus).

It is the largest tropical flower, but despite its natural beauty, it is a very foul-smelling specimen of the flora. The inflorescence emits the smell of decaying flesh. If we translate the name of the flower from Greek language, 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 titanica blooms for only two days. Previously, it grew in Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra, but then foreigners destroyed the flower. Today it is considered a very rare flower, and can be seen in botanical gardens around the world.

This amazingly beautiful flower deservedly bears the status of the most romantic and piquant flower on the planet. Because of its bright red inflorescences, 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 the 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 certain species of wasp. In addition, the orchid secretes pheromones, the same as those released by the female wasp.

Interestingly, the sex 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 sex orchid grows in Australia.

In appearance, this amazing flower resembles a flying duck, and that is what people call it. 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, pollination occurs. The Kalania orchid has miniature dimensions: the width of the flower is 2 cm, and the height is only 50 cm. The orchid grows in Southern and Eastern Australia under eucalyptus trees, and there are 2-4 flowers on the stem.

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

8. Sundew (Drosera).

This is a carnivorous flower amazing beauty. The inflorescence secretes droplets of mucus, which are a trap for insects.

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

9. Passionflower (Passiflora alata).

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

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

10. Nepenthes Attenboroughii.

This one is unusual interesting flower was discovered on the island of Aalavan by three scientists in 2000, who went on an expedition to find this miracle of the plant world. The first information about the flower was received from missionaries who visited the island earlier. Going 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 at McPherson's laboratory. Do you think custom bouquets made from 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 zone up to an altitude of 1500 m above sea level.

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

A flower of a genus of epiphytic herbaceous plants of the Orchidaceae family, native to 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.

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

Clianthus inflorescences are bright red in color and resemble the beak of a kaka parrot in appearance. The flower also has another name - Lobster Claws.

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

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

The flower got its name due to the shape of the inflorescence, which resembles a shoe. The original shoe-like shape 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 slipper are a kind of trap, and most of the insects get inside the lip, and you can get out of there in a way that guarantees pollination.

16. Hoya.

An evergreen liana from the family Persianaceae, wax ivy, growing naturally in India, Southern China, and Australia.

The genus Hoya, numbering 200 species, was named after the English gardener Thomas Hoya. Lianas creep in nature, and in forests they grow on tree trunks.

17. Primrose “Zebra Blue”.

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

During flowering in May, primrose produces many inflorescences that emit a pleasant aroma.

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

The plant grows in the forest, near rocks, in wastelands. Bellflower peach leaf – rare plant, related 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 flowers are found in the wild - these are spikes of zygomorphic flowers, colored bright colors blue, yellow, purple shades.

The inflorescences resemble a lion's mouth or even a skull. Appearance of the flower Snapdragon, which has already faded, looks quite scary and resembles a skull.

20. Orchid “Dove” (Peristeria Elata).

This flower has a bizarre and even unusual shape, reminiscent of a dove hiding 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 Holy Spirit Orchid, and on Easter, Christian believers in the tropics decorate churches with these orchids.

21. Hazel grouse (Fritillaria).

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

When looking at this unusual flower, it seems that the bird has bowed its head low. The hazel grouse blooms for a short time - about 20 days. Moles, mice, and shrews are afraid of it, so the hazel grouse is simply necessary in flower beds and garden beds.

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 cool-temperature conservatory.

The homeland of camellia is 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, and the Malay Peninsula. Inside its huge bowl, 5 to 7 liters of water can collect. The flower has neither leaves nor stem.

In Asia, this amazingly beautiful white flower is edible, and the leaves and tendrils of almost all types of trichosanthus are eaten as green vegetables.

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

25. Common catchment or Aquilegia.

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

In Russia, the flower can be found in the European part. Flowers with a diameter of 4-5 cm are brightly colored - purple, blue, pink and, very rarely, white.

26. Great White Heron Orchid (Habenaria Radiata).

This amazingly beautiful flower also has another name - Habenaria.

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

This 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 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 curry, and the rhizome has found use 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 ancient legend, during the short flowering period of the kadupul, a mythical snake-like demigod creature named Nagi descends to the earth. He picks a flower to present it to the Buddha himself on the holy mountain of Sri Pada.

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

Lilies have secrets for lush flowering; they lie in the peculiarities of planting and caring for these flowers:

09 Jun 2019

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

The umbrella plant has become widespread in gardening., other species are not often found in garden plots. This popularity bulbous flower deserved thanks to its winter hardiness and rapid reproduction by daughter bulbs. In addition, this plant is not demanding in terms of soil and quality of care, is rarely affected by diseases and pests, blooms regularly every year and grows more and more luxuriantly every year.

29 May 2019

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

Kupena feels great in constant shade, This garden plant can be planted under tree canopies, on the north side of buildings, under fences, it will green up and cover all unsightly places.

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

26 May 2019

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

Taking into account the characteristics of each flower, we use them in the garden. Awl-shaped phlox is good for decoration alpine slides, rockeries, for creating carpet flower beds from low-growing ground cover flowers, for decorating the border of flower beds and paths.

Blooms subulate phlox early in the spring and does not lose its vibrant beauty until the beginning of summer. In June, after flowering, the ground cover phlox begins to wither, but if you take good care of it, the plants will soon turn green again and bloom again in late summer.

13 May 2019

Broken heart flower is what they call the magnificent dicentra. This romantic plant has original-shaped flowers in the form of pink hearts punched with arrows; they hang in a row like earrings on curved peduncles. Lacy greenery in combination with graceful flower stalks looks beautiful and elegant.

There are about 20 species of plants in the genus Dicentra; the most common in gardening is Dicentra splendid. 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. The feathery leaves of emerald color with reddish petioles are decorative, like unusual flowers in the shape of flat hearts with spurs. There are two varieties with pink and white flowers. After flowering, seed boxes are formed that 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. Lungwort flowers are initially bright pink, gradually changing their color to blue-violet before wilting. Lungwort blooms from April to May , the flower stalks lengthen and form a lush bush, on which you can see both pink and blue flowers at the same time.

The name of this flower “lungwort” speaks for itself; it is the earliest honey plant, to which many bees flock. The lungwort has other popular names - lungwort, bear grass, bee grass, honey grass, honey grass.

19 Mar 2019

The 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 forms on the upper part of the stem; it ends in a green tuft of leaves, under which large bright flowers- bells.

Blooming hazel grouse look solemn and elegant; their flowers come in yellow, orange and red-orange colors. . Fritillaries often play a starring role in a flower bed, placed in the center or in the background as the tallest plants.

12 Jan 2019

“Vanka touchy”, “spark”, that’s what 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. Impatiens are perennial plants, but they come from the warm tropics, so they are planted outside as annual flowers, which delight with abundant and long-lasting flowering all summer long 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 lilies flowers framed by lush greenery are a wonderful decoration in the house and in the flower bed. The feces will bloom for at least a month, and the bright greenery will remain until autumn, but then the tuber of the plant goes dormant until spring.

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

Tuberous calla lilies are basically hybrid plants created from two species - Eliot's calla lilies and Remenni's calla lilies. Varieties of calla lilies may have leaves of a single color Green colour or with white specks, as well as their flowers, or rather the bracts, have different colors - yellow, pink, lilac, violet with a tint of several shades.

30 but I 2018

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

Terry tiger lily It has original form flowers with up to 30 petals; as the flower opens, the first rows of petals bend 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. The terry lily blooms at the end of July. The color of the flowers is peach with dark specks on the petals.

The names and photos of which are known to many. Some people like indoor plants, while others prefer original design suburban area, using even rare varieties of flowers. Let's consider which flowers are most popular among those and other plant lovers.

Primrose

Primrose is simply ideal for garden decoration. Firstly, it is bright, secondly, it belongs to thirdly, it blooms first among forest plants. We love the flower for its unusual appearance, for which it is called “rams” or “keys”. It is noteworthy that this plant is popular in many countries, and in Russia you can find different types of primrose flowers. It is most often grown in an apartment 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, which are easily grown from seed. This garden crop can grow not only in gardens, but also in mountains or forests. Asters began to be cultivated in Europe in the 18th century, and the seeds of the plant were brought from China. Perennial species Blooming flowers of asters are classified depending on the structure of the flower and inflorescence, the shape and height of the bush, as well as economic characteristics. The inflorescences of asters can be tubular, simple, semi-double, coronal, curly, ray, needle-shaped, spherical.

Irises

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

Gatsania

Genus Astra is various Names and few people know the photos of some of them. So, let's say, it is very similar to the gatsaniya aster, which is presented in 40 species. The inflorescences of this plant are simple, semi-double or double, and the variety of colors will appeal to even the most experienced gardener. Gatsania hybrid has large and showy inflorescences that are resistant to cold weather.

Cosmea

Another variety of asters is cosmos, which looks impressive and bright. Beautiful types of cosmos flowers transform any garden, bringing elements of freshness and novelty to it. Magnificent lush flowering provided thin leaves, which look like tangled curls. Plants can be short or tall, so it’s easy to choose an option to suit the design features of a particular garden.

Magnolia macrofolia

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 add a touch of freshness and unusualness to it. For example, large-leaved magnolia is rarely found today, as the plant is endangered. A very beautiful variety is Siebold magnolia, which is a tall shrub with cup-shaped flowers up to 10 cm in diameter. The peculiarity of this plant is its frost resistance: magnolia can withstand up to -36 degrees.

Middlemist red

One of the rare and wonderful plants is red middleemist. If you are looking unusual species flowers, pay attention to the 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 spread. It is only known that today there are about 90 varieties of this plant left, which grow exclusively in the United States.

The largest

The largest species 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 back in the 18th century. The diameter of its flowers reaches 100 cm at 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 has not the most pleasant smell - rotten meat.

The largest type of flower in height is Amorphophallus titanica. It's beautiful, but like rafflesia, it doesn't smell the most pleasant. The corpse flower - this is the second name by which 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 decorative 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 flowerpots.
4. The fourth group is cacti. In the green indoor flora, these plants remain perhaps the most common.

What to choose?

Various types of flowers are suitable for room decoration. Names and photos will help you with your choice. Before purchasing specific plants, you need to think about 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:

• grass-like;
• bushy;
• erect;
• vines;
• rosette;
• 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.

Most Popular

You can decorate your home with a variety of plants - from traditional geraniums to original amaryllis or indoor rose. By the way, she 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 generously so that the ground does not remain dry.

Different types of flowers respond differently to environmental conditions. So, cyclamen is quite demanding, so you need to monitor the balance of room temperature and bright lighting, but without direct rays of light. When the plant produces buds and blooms, it needs to 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 picky and whimsical. It requires not only proper care, but also timely watering, spraying, and bright light, which is especially useful for the roots of phalaenopsis.

Very often, the window sills of our houses and apartments are decorated with citrus indoor plants. They belong to the south, so they must be in an 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 it in a darkened room.

Coziness and comfort are what we strive for when arranging our home. And popular types of flowers are an ideal solution for this, as they not only make the interior fresher, but also transform it.

In this article you can familiarize yourself with the catalog of the best indoor plants, their photographs 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 suitable for you according to the criteria.

Indoor plants are convenient because no matter where you live, in a private house, apartment or even a dorm, you can always grow a small flower in a pot.

After reading this article you will become acquainted with the variety of indoor plants. You can also choose something that suits you and your home, thanks to a large list with photographs 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 UNPANTICANT HOUSE FLOWERS

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

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

When adenium blooms, it is beautiful - the branches of the plant are covered with flowers that resemble something between lilies and roses of white, light pink or mixed colors. It is placed on bright windows, protecting it from direct exposure to the sun; it tolerates lack of watering indoors more easily than when outdoors.

Blooming Kalanchoe

- another one of the beautifully blooming succulents, ready to grow in “Spartan” conditions, without being left to the owners. Calmly tolerates low humidity rooms are not demanding on the composition of the soil; short-term drying is easier for them than heavy watering.

It is, of course, advisable to adhere to the frequency of watering and feed the Kalanchoe with complex fertilizers 1 or 2 times a month to ensure it has the opportunity to bloom abundantly.

It is important! Kalanchoe will suffer from an excess of fertilizer, especially in the cold months of the year; when fertilizing, it is worth following the principle: it is better to undersupply than to oversupply.

Spathiphyllum

- although the flower has the additional name “female happiness”, it courageously tolerates the lack of indoor humidity, is ready to put up with diffused lighting, and can go 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 moves away and continues to grow. Responsive to watering 2-3 times a week, actively bushes, blooms with beautiful white flowers, similar to calla lilies on tall thin legs.

Decembrist

– a fast-growing flower, does not act capricious at slightly inappropriate temperatures. Flower growers love this unpretentious, beautifully flowering plant, and breeders actively work for them, annually breeding new hybrids of 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 a room with diffused light and watering as the top layer of soil dries.

– 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 plant to bloom for a long time, only a few hours of bright light per day is enough, I am ready to put up with it if it is placed in a far corner. If there is a lack of moisture in the flowerpot, it will not wither, it will only shed its lower leaves, reducing the area of ​​evaporation. With sufficient watering, the leaves regain their elasticity; it is desirable that the soil is constantly moist.

CLIMBING 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. Lianas do not take up much space, since their densely leafy stems can be given any direction; they are tied to a support, then given the opportunity to fall, creating the 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 vine easily takes root, grows quickly, is relatively unpretentious, loves sunlight, requires annual pruning. Blooming flowers last only one day, but new ones bloom to replace them. If the passionflower is given the right conditions, it will produce enough buds for you to admire its flowers.

It is important! Passionflower stems definitely need supports; with their help, the stems are directed in the right direction: the stems quickly become woody, 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 climbing flower with dark glossy leaves and white, porcelain-like star-shaped flowers. If stephanotis is properly cared for, its vine grows up to 6 m, densely leafy vines can be placed vertically using a wall lattice, decorating windows, walls, and a kind of backdrop can be made from several flowers. 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 leaves of emerald color, so it is worthy of becoming a decoration for any, even the most sophisticated home interior.

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

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

THE MOST RESISTANT AND NON-FICKY AMPLE HOUSEPLANTS

The group of hanging ones is united by the presence of a flexible long stem that spreads along the surface or wraps around supports. There are three types of hanging:

• succulents;
• blooming;
• decorative deciduous.

Most of them were brought from hot countries with arid or humid climates; you need to choose the right place for their permanent location so that adaptation to local indoor conditions is less painful for them. By creating conditions close to natural, the gardener will have a chance to have a beautifully growing and developing plant in his home.

It is important! From the moment the flowers begin to budding, other than watering, no further care procedures are carried out.

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

Hoya carnosa

(wax ivy) is a model of consistency, does not disappear even in 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. Transplanting into new flowerpots is only necessary when there is very little room for roots in the old pot.

With normal care - light, regular watering and with the addition of nutrients - it is very beautiful, with thick flowing vines covered with umbrella inflorescences.

Chlorophytum

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

But it’s hardly worth starting a flower in order to create extreme conditions for it, even minimal care would be better:

• watering with room water once every 7-10 days;
• feeding once every 2 weeks;
• periodic replanting on time;
• It is advisable to take rare baths in the shower.

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

The flowers of the plant form on the edges of long shoots and are shaped like small white stars.

Fuchsia ampelous

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

The plant can grow in partial shade; caring for many varieties is simple and does not require effort or time. It will look very elegant in hanging baskets and flowerpots; two-color fuchsias look especially charming.

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Catalog of indoor flowers

Let's consider the names related to decorative deciduous, which are valued for their beautiful leaves, as well as decorative flowering, which can boast of beautiful flowering.

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

Cypress

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

The plant loves moisture, so it needs to be sprayed, and you can also place containers with water next to the pot. Cypress needs to be watered regularly, monitoring this every day to prevent the soil from drying out. In winter, you can water less often to prevent rotting of the roots.

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

Decorative flowering indoor plants are loved because of their exquisite flowers. They are also among themselves vary in appearance, care requirements, and smell. Examples of decorative flowers: Saintpaulia, acacia, anthurium and others.

Saintpaulias or Usambara violets

These indoor flowers are almost ideal, because they bloom almost all year round, generally 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 caring for Saintpaulias:

• observe the temperature at which Saintpaulia grows is 21–22 0C.
• Saintpaulias do not tolerate drafts.
• They grow well on windowsills on the western and eastern sides.
• Watering is done with settled water and in a tray or so that water does not fall on the leaves.
• Watering should be carried out as the soil dries.

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

Anthurium

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

Spathiphyllum

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

• spathiphyllum cannofolia - differs from its other species in the wonderful aroma of the flower. Its leaves are lush green. Blooms in spring and winter.
• spathiphyllum profusely blooming - can bloom throughout the year.
• Spathiphyllum Willis - perfect for growing indoors.
• Spathiphyllum heliconifolia is quite large, reaching a height of up to 1 m.

Spathiphyllum care rules:

• Diffused light is suitable for indoor culture, because direct rays of the sun cause burns on its leaves.
• heat-loving plant. In summer, the temperature needed is from 18 to 25 0C. In winter - no less than 14 0C.
• does not tolerate drafts and cold air.
• Watering should be carried out as the top layer of soil dries; in spring and summer, water abundantly, and in autumn and winter, reduce it to only once a week.

Indoor plants, the photos and names of which you see below, belong to the decorative flowering potted type. Difference from the previous type The fact is 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 some of their species can be saved. Therefore it would Most plants are thrown away, some are saved., moving them to a cool place, while others can be stored in the form of bulbs until the next planting.

The short lifespan of such crops is the main drawback. These include flowers such as azalea, chrysanthemum, poinsettia, gloxinia.

Azalea

It is considered an evergreen, branchy, beautifully flowering dwarf plant. Types of indoor azaleas:

• Indian azalea. 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 that are smaller than its previous species.

Basic rules for caring for indoor azaleas:

• A window sill on the east side suits her perfectly. The main thing to remember is that the light must be diffused.
• is not heat-loving, so 15–18 degrees is enough, and during budding the temperature should be 5–6 0C lower.
• it needs sufficient humidity; 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 it carefully, since water can darken the delicate flowers; containers with water placed around will help to get out of the situation.
• Watering should be regular and abundant during flowering.
• Avoid overwatering to avoid rotting of the rhizome.

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

Mammillaria

A fairly large cactus with a dark green stem in the shape of a ball or cylinder. Main 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 is a miniature species, shaped like a ball with a diameter of 4 cm.
• Mammillaria macrosapular - this species is distinguished by its large size, up to 30 cm in height.
• Snow-white mammillaria 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 are purple in color.
• Mammillaria spinosa is a medium-sized cactus, often unbranched and cylindrical in shape.

Basic rules of care:

This is a classic cactus with a stem in the shape of a ball or cylinder. Its flowers are yellow, pink, white, and red. Types of lobivia:

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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 various shapes and colors of leaves. Coleus in appearance resembles ordinary nettle, but only with beautiful velvety leaves, for which this plant is called “multi-colored nettle”.

Coleus varieties

New varieties of coleus may have split leaves with pronounced wavy or jagged edges. The color of coleus leaves is amazing; it is the most vibrant plant among variegated indoor plants. There are monochromatic yellow-lemon to burgundy and almost black varieties of coleus, or two or three-color leaves with contrasting veins, a bright border and various spots, stripes, and dots. Coleus will outshine any flower on the windowsill or in the garden with the beauty of its leaves.

Many people love coleus for its ease of growing, unpretentiousness and rapid growth. Coleus blooms unremarkably; the spike-shaped inflorescences at the ends of the 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. The 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 in vitamins and nutrients to other citrus fruits. 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. In Chinese, the name of this plant means “golden apple”.

Alstroemeria

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

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

Zamioculcas

Zamioculcas zamifolia is a decorative deciduous indoor plant, which many call its “dollar tree” and is grown in the house as a symbol of well-being. Zamioculcas zamifolia belongs to the araceae family, but differs in many respects from its related indoor plants - 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 they have opposite shiny, regular leaflets with a pointed tip. As it grows, Zamioculcas forms a lush bush of unusual fan leaves, original look and the unpretentiousness of this plant have made it popular among indoor plants.

Bilbergia

Traditional indoor plants perfectly decorate the interior, but do not attract 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, echmea, tillandsia, but there is another equally spectacular bromeliad plant with a decorative rosette of leaves and an original inflorescence -.

Rod Bilbergia (Billbergia) includes about 60 plant species, all of which grow in South and Central America, as epiphytes on trees, driftwood, and on the ground or between rock crevices on rock slopes. This genus was studied by the Swedish botanist Wilberg in the 18th century. Many species of Billbergia are grown in botanical gardens and greenhouses, but there are hardy species adapted to ordinary apartment conditions.

Neorelegy

Unusual indoor plants of exotic beauty attract the attention of many gardeners and simply lovers of indoor plants.

Precious orchids

Precious orchids Not grown for their beautiful showy flowers, these plants are prized for their unique leaves. Precious orchids are exotic plants; they are not often found among gardeners; they are grown by collectors, providing them with special care and maintenance.

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

Most often grown at home precious orchids from the genus Ludisia (Ludisia) or Gemaria (Haemaria). These decorative foliage orchids have become popular because they are the most unpretentious, unlike orchids with velvety leaves from other genera. Even a novice gardener can grow Ludisia in normal home conditions next to other indoor plants, while all other types of precious orchids require high humidity air. The most common type is Ludisia versicolor (Ludisiadiscolor) has several varieties with different colors leaves vary from bright green to dark almost black.

Tetrasigma Voignier

Liana tetrastigma at home It is not grown as often as other climbing indoor plants - monstera, philodendron or syngonium. Perhaps tetrastigma did not become widespread as a houseplant due to its rapid and powerful growth. Under natural conditions, the stems of the vine can grow up to 50 meters in length; of course, indoors the plant will not reach such dimensions, but in a short period of time it grows a lot of lush greenery.

Tetrastigma is more suitable for landscaping spacious halls, lobbies, and 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 and does not require creation special conditions and easy to care for. The powerful, rapid growth of climbing shoots promotes vertical greening of walls and columns; you just need to guide them along stretched strings along the surface. Also, with the help of the tetrastigma plant, you can create green screens, which can serve as a division of the room into zones. Green corners in public spaces create a favorable climate and help improve the emotional and physical well-being of people.

Rowley's ragwort "green beads"

“Emerald beads” is the name given to decorative houseplant ragwort rowley. At first glance, the “green beads” hanging from the pot may seem artificial, but in fact they are living plant a succulent that grows well at home if you follow the rules of care and maintenance; they are almost the same for all succulent plants.

• Rod Krestovnik (Senecio) includes more than 1,500 thousand plant species, all of which belong to the Asteraceae family.
• Since ragworts grow in different climatic zones, these plants are varied in appearance, among them there are beautiful flowering plants, unusual succulents, shrubs and small trees.
• About 30 species of plants from this genus are used in decorative floriculture and indoor culture.

Like indoor potted plant It is most widespread; it is grown in an ampel form in hanging baskets or on high stands or shelves so that the thread-like long stems strewn with green beads hang down freely.

FLOWER BRIDE AND Groom

CLIMBING INDOOR FLOWERS

Among climbing indoor plants there are many beautifully flowering species, they can be used in vertical interior gardening, spectacular flowers decorated with long stems directed along the support or freely falling down when grown in an ampel form.

We call climbing indoor plants vines that form long flexible stems.

1. Lianas in nature grow mainly in forests, due to their growth form, their long shoots climb up trees and branches, aiming for sunlight.
2. Our homes often don’t have enough space for large indoor plants, but climbing flowers don’t take up much space, and thanks to their long, leafy stems, they add life and greenery to the interior.
3. Climbing indoor flowers create the atmosphere of a tropical forest in the house, which we associate with dense greenery and hanging plant stems.
4. When choosing a climbing indoor plant, first study the maintenance and care requirements of each species.

Many vines come from tropical rainforests and require appropriate care, but there are unpretentious plants with long, striking stems that even an inexperienced gardener can grow.

GINURA - FLOWER “BLUE BIRD”

Ginura - decorative indoor plant, which is sometimes called the "blue bird". The leaves of this flower are covered with purple-violet hairs, this pubescence gives the plant a velvety purple shade, like corduroy fabric.

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

POT FLOWER EXACUM

A cute mini flower garden forms on the windowsill Exakum potted plant. Exakum 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 greenery of the plant. Flowers do not last long, but due to large quantity New buds are constantly formed, flowering continues throughout the summer. To ensure that the beauty of the exacum does not weaken, constantly remove wilted flowers and feed the plant with fertilizer for flowering plants. Exacum flowers come in white, blue and purple colors, and they also have a fragrant aroma.

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

This compact plant does not exceed a height of 20-30 cm, its stems are highly branched, and when pinched correctly, the plant forms a lush green cap. The stems are covered with shiny oval leaves 2.5 cm long. The flowers are small, about 1 cm in diameter, and are brightened by yellow stamens protruding in the center.

DIONEA OR VENUS FLYTRAP

Exotic connoisseurs often purchase amazing and original insectivorous indoor plants. Has unusual leaves Dionaea or Venus flytrap, they end in green traps that look like a gaping mouth with sharp teeth that literally catches insects.

Each oblong leaf of Dionaea, 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 aromatic 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 the teeth.
• After this, the glands inside the trap begin to produce a corrosive liquid and the plant absorbs the necessary substances from the decomposing 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 indoor plants. Indoor violets are small leafy rosettes of velvety leaves, above which delicate flowers bloom. Simple care for violets at home, easy propagation, as well as compact size and beautiful flowering are the main advantages of this indoor plant.

Violet flowers description.

Violets have been grown indoors for over 100 years. The first exhibition of violets took place in 1893, where this plant was demonstrated in all its glory.

The homeland of indoor violets is East Africa, so the plant received the nickname “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.

In their homeland, violets grow under the shade of trees along rivers on rocky banks. Since there is little fertile soil among the stones, these plants have acquired fleshy leaves, in which a supply of moisture accumulates, and the 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 by placing the pot high, the shoots hang down as an hanging plant

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

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

Kalanchoe

Potted Kalanchoe flowers They are sold in flower shops all year round. Such a flower in a pot can be given as a gift instead of a bouquet and the plant will delight its owner with blooms 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 is a relative of the classula or money tree, sedum, echeveria, and aeonium.
2. Types of Kalanchoe are varied in appearance; there are plants that take a woody form or grow like hanging plants with hanging shoots.
3. Several types of Kalanchoe are grown at home; they can be roughly divided according to their purpose into medicinal types and decorative.
4. Decorative species 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 MOTHER-IN-LAW'S TONGUE OR SANSEVIERA

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

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

WALLOTA

Indoor wallot flower looks like a beautiful lily, blooms in late summer - early autumn, which is why it is sometimes called “autumn lily”. The bright colors and beautiful goblet-shaped flowers are admirable. Many gardeners 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. Homeland 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 - Wallota is beautiful (Vallottaspeciosa) or purple walloth (V.Purpurea). This flower has been grown at home 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 - an indoor flower, otherwise popularly called the “tree of love and happiness”, is a small bush from the Tolstyankov family, with a diameter of 20 - 30 cm, reaching a height of 30 cm.

In nature, it grows in rock cracks, in most cases on the Canary and Azores islands, as well as the island of Madeira. One species is found in Portugal, and there is also one 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 short white hairs, they seem to be 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”.

Abutilone

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

1. Biological description of abutilone “Abutilon” in translation means “shade-giving”.
2. The name “indoor maple” justifies its Russian name, as it has very similar leaves to maple leaves.
3. There are variegated hybrids with the most unusual palmate leaves.
4. As a rule, they are heavily rugged, green in color, most often rough, not smooth.
5. Graceful stripes, yellow strokes, white spots cover the leaf blade so intricately that sometimes it is 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 they are always drooping flowers with long pedicels.

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

One more thing interesting property plants: large leaf blades evaporate a lot of moisture, which increases humidity and improves the microclimate in the room.

Aglaonema

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

The genus name "Aglaonema" is translated from Greek as "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 its beautiful decorative variegated leaves with an intricate pattern (see photo). This plant is very similar to Dieffenbachia.
2. When purchasing aglaonema for home gardening, you can be sure that it will always delight the eye with the freshness of its green leaves.
3. Caring for the plant is very simple, it does not require lighting at all, so even a novice gardener can successfully grow it.
4. More demanding of lighting are variegated forms with many light silver 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 begonia 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 oblique shape. Begonia produces irregular, unisexual, monoecious flowers. Tepals are unequal, brightly colored; fruit - capsule. Most of them bloom all summer, but if you provide them with 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, general characteristics that unite them into groups (although different types), which means you can easily determine what kind of care this or that needs home begonia(see the example of domestic and foreign classification).

Gardenia - jasmine beauty

GARDENIA(Gardénia) is an amazingly beautiful tropical plant from the madder family (Rubiaceae). It received 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 and greenhouses in the USA, England, and Scotland. It even began to be called the “lapel flower” because beautiful white or cream gardenia flowers very often decorated the buttonholes of frock coats and tuxedos of English gentlemen. True, for some reason gardenia was not popular in the twentieth century. But now this beautiful flower has again gained the attention and recognition of indoor plant lovers. But in order for gardenia in our homes and gardens to remain as beautiful as in its homeland, we need to get to know it properly...

Hibiscus

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

Typically, hibiscus are evergreen or deciduous shrubs and trees, but perennial and annual herbs are also found.

1. Among them there are wild and cultivated plants. There are luxurious specimens of foreign hybrid hibiscus, well known in different countries peace.
2. Because of its great love for moisture, in America one of the species is called “swamp mallow.”
3. There they form entire thickets, lushly covered with flowers, in wet floodplain meadows.
4. Hibiscus has many names - hibiscus, red rose, red sorrel, okra, kenaf, rose of Sharon, Venice mallow, Chinese rose.
5. The Chinese rose has become one of the spectacular indoor plants that can be grown in large pots 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.

Kislitsa

KISLITSA(genus Oxalis) is a plant of extraordinary simplicity that in nature forms the cover of a shady, humid forest, and indoors it is an indoor flower that resembles a flock of butterflies perched on a window. Because of the unique shape of the leaf, which personifies the Holy Trinity, the Irish chose the trefoil (Oxalis 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 wood sorrel can be found in the forests of South America, Africa, Southern Europe, as well as in spruce forests middle zone Russia. Oxalis is a plant with sour-tasting leaves, which is also popularly called hare cabbage. And indeed, sorrel leaves contain oxalic acid salts, are rich in carotene, vitamin C and are edible... - “Hare cabbage”

This herbaceous annual or perennial plant belongs to the oxalis family, which contains about 800 species of oxalis. Today, some types of wood sorrel are cultivated as indoor plants: K. Deppe, K. Martius, K. Ortgis.

The leaves are heart-shaped, alternate, most often trifoliate on long stems. Their color varies from green to brownish-red, with unusual patterns, sometimes bicolor. Oxalis produces flowers from April to October with regular five-petal or star-shaped flowers of various colors.

Monstera

MONSTER(lat.Monstéra) - a hardy decorative-leaved vine, simply called weeping liana, a genus of the Araceae family, has long been decorating our interiors as a tapeworm. In favorable conditions, especially in winter gardens, a 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, there were legends in Europe about giant killer plants that were found in the wilds of South America. Thanks to such legends, the monstera received its name, in Latin “monstrum” - “monster”. According to some other sources, the name “monstera” comes from the Latin “monstrosus”, i.e. “amazing”, “bizarre”.

Fuchsia

• Family: Fireweed (Onagraceae).
• Homeland: tropics of the New World.

The graceful plant is called the dancing flower or 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 of fuchsia...

This incredibly popular and beautifully flowering crop was bred by the French botanist Charles Plumière 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.

Having been brought from Chile to England at the end of the 18th century, this subspecies was domesticated 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 any idea what kind of plant it is. “Hoya” received its name in honor of the English gardener Thomas Hoy (eng. Thomas Hoy, 1750-1822), who worked for a long time for the Duke of Northumberland, mostly in greenhouses with tropical plants.

This is a large genus of evergreen tropical plants (vines or shrubs) with milky sap, the family Lastovnevye, whose origin is South and Southeast Asia, the west coast of Australia, Polynesia. Most types of hoya grow in open forests, using woody plants as support.

This flowering hoya vine (wax ivy) has long been prized by gardeners, particularly in its homeland of Australia, where many of its varieties have been developed. Many are cultivated as ornamental plants, but some species are so spectacular, for example, Hoya Macgillivrayi. In its homeland, it is a powerful climbing plant with succulent, glossy evergreen leaves and clusters of large cup-shaped flowers that smell strongly at night. With proper care, home 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 a vertical stem, which in some species forms a real trunk, or collected in a basal rosette. The edges of the leaves are smooth or serrated.
• Aloe flowers: in summer, tubular, green, orange, yellow or red, collected in spikelet inflorescences.
• Aloe location: in the bright, but not scorching sun.

Biphreniaria

• Bifrenaria (lat. bifrenaria)- epiphytic orchids, close to lycastes. Bifrenaria (lat. bifrenaria)- epiphytic orchids, close to lycastes.
• 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 with a diameter of 7 - 8 cm.
• Biphrenaria location: by the window, in the full sun.

Hyacinth

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

Hypeastrum

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

Cordyline

• Apical cordylines (lat. cordyline terminalis) - shrubs close to dracaenas. Cordyline 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 star-flowers.
• Location of Cordolina apical: apical cordolines with green leaves can stand in poorly lit places; colored varieties require more lighting.

Crocuses

• Crocuses (lat. crocus hybrides)- these are small perennial corms bloomingplants. Crocuses can be grown both indoors and outdoors.
• Leaves crocuses: long, pointed, thin, striped with white and green, appear before the 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) - early bulbous bloomingplants. Daffodils can be grown both at home and in the garden.
• Daffodil leaves: from 15 to 60 cm long, narrow, erect, often slightly concave.
• Daffodil flowers: on a long flexible peduncle one or several flowers, consisting of a tubular crown surrounded by 6 lobes near the flower bed, forming something like a 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 beloved girl. And what celebration would be complete without flower arrangements?! Making bouquets and choosing flowers for them is a whole science. It is not difficult to study it, then you can please your 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. By making compositions from buds and inflorescences, one could declare one’s love, express one’s favor, and swear fidelity. And in our time, when composing a bouquet for various life events, they select flowers so that a person, upon accepting the offering, feels a kind 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 and groom, but also serve as decoration for the hall and the newlyweds’ home. Most often in wedding compositions the same types of flowers are found, speaking of love, fidelity, and purity of feelings:

• Not a single bouquet is complete without it. The queen of the garden in soft pink and red colors is ideal for the bride's image. The freshness of the buds pleases for a long time.
• Noble flowers look sophisticated in a bouquet. Together with roses, they can remain fresh for a long time. They look great together with orchids. The colors of calla lilies are varied - from snow-white to lilac, dark cherry.
• They have become popular only recently, but a bouquet of them, despite the fragility of the flower, looks fresh for a long time.
• The fragile ones must be treated with care, otherwise the petals will darken when broken. The variety of varieties allows you to combine flowers of contrasting shades with each other.
• Persistence and endurance are valued when decorating the premises of newlyweds. All year round flowers are used in wedding ceremonies. To create volume in bouquets, it is better to choose a bush form of chrysanthemum.
• They can withstand the lack of water and do not wither when exposed to frost. They look great in combination with other colors and in mono compositions. Gerberas of bright colors can add some life to the bride's bouquet, white and pastel colors - a romantic note.
• To connect the important elements of the bouquet into a harmonious whole, they are used. Small white or red flowers of the plant will give the desired background to the composition and emphasize the beauty of the main parts of the bouquet. Gypsophila looks especially interesting with roses.
• A bride looks romantic with a bouquet of, white types are especially popular for celebrations. For contrast, the bouquet is decorated with ribbons and accented with greenery. For tulips, choose a neighborhood of lilies, callas, and roses.

When choosing flowers for a wedding bouquet, you need to take into account the character of the bride, the features of her appearance, even the style of the dress.

Selecting flowers for a gift for any event should take into account the person to whom it will be presented. Knowing the taste of the hostess of the house where they are going for the celebration, it is necessary to take it into account when composing a bouquet. Strangers are given a composition purchased in a store. It’s even better to send it in advance by courier.

Which flowers are better:

• For married ladies, it is better to choose orchids on their birthday.
• For young girls - , .
• or - the most persistent in bouquets. They can look fresh for up to three weeks. They are usually given for anniversaries, to congratulate those who are retiring.
• Men are also presented with bouquets, made up of,.

Flowers for bouquets are grown in your 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 by following a number of rules:

• First, prepare the tools and attributes that are necessary to secure the plants into a bouquet. You will need pruning shears and scissors to carefully cut the plant. Secure the stems better with tape, wire, pins, using a glue gun.
• Cut the stems at an angle early in the morning. After this, be sure to place the plants in a vase with water.
• The composition does not include many varieties of flowering plants or just buds.
• Composing 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 arranged evenly, with their heads facing out.
• The one-sided option 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 with each other in bouquets.
• A bouquet will quickly wither if it contains lilies of the valley and sweet peas.
• A sprig will enhance the aroma of lily of the valley and its durability.
• A geranium stalk will keep the bouquet fresh for a long time.
• Orchids do not like to be next to other flowers. The same applies to carnations and roses.

Arranging bouquets should be done thoughtfully and tastefully.

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

Suitable for composing compositions:

• pansies
• amaranth caudate
• carnation
• zinnia

The most common method of drying plants is the herbarium method. By placing the stems with buds and leaves between sheets of parchment paper, after some time the finished dried flower is obtained. To dry, you can place the plants in a vase without water or hang them in bunches in a well-ventilated area. Their main enemy is dampness.

Those flowers that are picked when they have already begun to lose their vitality, but have not yet withered, last longer in dried form.

Arrangements from dried flowers are made in different ways. To place bouquets in a vase, place a block of foam at the bottom and stick flower stems 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 making compositions from dried flowers are the same as from living plants.

flowers with an apricot center. You can string berries, or use melon as material for flower petals. To keep fruits longer, dip them in glaze or melted chocolate for a few minutes.

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

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

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

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