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Canadian Gardening
People around the world tend to have a prejudice about the prospects of Canadian gardening or simply, the gardening in Canada. Its position in North America, to the north of United States and near the artic circle adds an air of chill to the whole ...
History of Wild Roses
Wild roses, of the genus Rosa, are those naturally occurring natives found in Northern Hemispheres around the globe. Wild Roses can be found in forests, canyons, logged wastelands and thickets. They have continued to grow throughout the course of history ...
Water Flowrate Comparisons
Water Flowrate Comparisons Following are some suggestions to help you calculate your required flow rates and tubing requirements: 200 litres per hour 3.33 litres per minute 3 minutes or 180 seconds to fill a 10 litre bucket Recommended tube Ø12mm ...
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It was a long search that took me more than ten years. But finally I found it - the indoor house plant that will brighten up the end of a corridor 5 meters from my front door. The Aspidistra, commonly known as the Cast Iron plant, has graced the drawing rooms of many an otherwise drab Victorian English manor, and now graces my suburban Sydney brick home.
Many gardening experts describe the Aspidistra as one of the toughest and most adaptable house plants. Its long blades of slender dark green or variegated dark green and white leaves shoot straight out from the soil but in clumps and up to 75 cm in height and 15 cm wide.
It is such a low maintenance plant much like an even-tempered woman who does not need any fussing over but still maintains its sweet nature. It needs very low light, average temperature and humidity and just occasional watering.
Other plants that do not need much light
Low-light plants are usually defined as those that can survive in 25 to 75 foot candles - that is, a spot that is 4 to 5 metres from a bright window, just enough light to read by comfortably, but where artificial lighting switched on by day would give a brightening effect.
You can easily find the Aspidistra in your local garden center nursery. In addition, five other plants that will suit very low light situations are the
following:
Aglonema (Chinese Evergreen) which are among the few plants that prefer only moderate light and adapt well to low light. It has large dark green oval then tapering leathery leaves later developing a caney base.
Drachaena deremensis varieties (also know as Happy or Fortune Plants) which are slender leafed and usually white variegated. The Drachaena family are caney plants crested with decorative rosettes of straplike foliage.
Holly fern which adapts to low light and Boston fern a fishbone type of fern that will remain in low light for many months but need a spell in brighter light to rejuvenate.
Neanthe Bella or Parlor Palm which is more suited to low light situations than most palms.
Sanseviera (also known as Mother-In-Law's Tongue) which stands low to very bright light has waxy, erect straplike leaves usually with cream-colored margins and an unusual banding of the grey-green center.
If you are finding it difficult to find a plant that will brighten up that dark corner, why not try one of these hardy and lovely favorites of mine?
About the Author
Flor Buenaventura is a gardening enthusiast who loves sharing information with her fellow gardeners. To see a great collection of garden-related articles and resources, please visit her http://www.garden-center-nursery.com website.
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Home and gardening tips abound at second annual showYour Houston NewsFrom large and small home improvement projects to gardening tips and plants the annual Lake Houston Area Home and Garden Show has even more to offer in its second year. Numerous speakers and vendor booths will fill the Humble Civic Center Feb.and more » |
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Gardening notesTampabay.comThe Market, featuring plants and other gardening goods, runs from 10 am to 2 pm today and every other Saturday at West Pasco Habitat for Humanity, 4131 Madison St., New Port Richey. There will be a seed/plant exchange and sale from 10 am to 2 pm Feb.and more » |
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Master Gardener: Earwigs and snails and slugsSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Meredith Kaplan Dorothy faced lions and tigers and bears, oh my, on her trip to Oz, and gardeners have our own trio of fearful things: earwigs and snails and slugs. While the earwig is an insect with prominent, fierce-looking tail-end pincers, ... |
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Library offers multiple gardening programsCanton Repository25, where Master Gardener Jeanne Perenski explains the how, what, when and why of pruning trees and shrubs successfully. • Seed Starting and Cross Pollination and Companion Gardening from 9 am to 1 pm March 10, where Barb Huth from Dumont Seed will ... |
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