A genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the Araceae family.
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In the wild, it is found in tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea.
Description:
Leaves: basal, large, heart-shaped;
Inflorescence: spadix;
Taro fruit: many-seeded berry.
To care for alocasia, you need to consider the following aspects:
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Humidity: Alocasia prefers humidity of at least 50%. If the air in the room is too dry, you can use a humidifier or regularly spray the leaves.
Temperature: The room temperature should be from 15 °C and above. Alocasia does not tolerate cold, so it is necessary to avoid drafts and sudden changes in temperature.
A genus of evergreen herbs and subshrubs of the Araceae family, native to Southeast Asia. According to some sources, the genus contains 50 species, according to others, 23 species; some are cultivated as indoor ornamental plants.
Perennial evergreen herbs, reaching a height of up to 1 m and a diameter of 1 m, with a recumbent rhizome, initially spread horizontally, but then growing upwards, up to 150 mm long, often covered with old leaf bases. The roots are fleshy, tapering on both sides (fusiform), juicy, up to 10 mm in diameter. Linear leaves form a dense basal rosette, bright green, smooth (naked) with a distinct midrib, grooved, about 300 mm long and 20 mm wide, ending in a soft tip, with entire edges covered with a shell at the base.
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The inflorescence is loose, longer than the leaves, spreading, arising from the center of the rosette and reaching a length of up to 1 m. The peduncle is 2-4 mm in diameter and has linear-lanceolate bracts tapering toward the tip.
The genus received its name in honor of the senior gardener of the Imperial Botanical Garden in Vienna, Joseph Dieffenbach. This is a real miracle of nature with a spreading crown and large variegated oval-shaped leaves. Dieffenbachia can be the only plant in the interior, or serve as a beautiful background for others.
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The tropical evergreen plant has been cultivated for 150 years, it has become loved by gardeners for its exceptional decorative properties.
Having become a cultivated plant, dieffenbachia has changed some of its properties. The first varieties were often tall, lost their lower leaves and with it their attractiveness, in addition, they were more greenhouse than indoor.
A popular flowering shrub native to the subtropics. It decorates gardens, parks, garden plots, and thanks to the many varieties bred, oleander is increasingly appearing in houses, apartments and public spaces.
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Oleander can reach a height of 5 m, has smooth gray bark and rod-shaped branches. Oleander leaves are dense, sharp lanceolate, up to 15 cm long and up to 1.5 cm wide, painted in a rich dark green color.
A large genus of evergreen flowering perennial plants of the Araceae family. The genus is estimated to contain about 900 species.
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