Showing posts with label agavaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label agavaceae. Show all posts

13 December 2010

CHLOROPHYTUM AMANIENSE

This is an atypical plant from the genus Chlorophytum, that consists mainly of the Spider Plants. This broad-leaved monocotyledonous plant has green leaves and orange leaf bases that makes it one of the more interesting plants to be grown in semi-shade conditions.

The Chlorophytum amaniense Engl. (synonym: C. amaniense 'Fire Flash', C. orchidantheroides; common name: Mandarin Plant, Fire Flash, Fire Glory, Orange Spider Plant; Family: Agavaceae) does not send out young plantlets, unlike the C. comosum, and thus cannot be propagated by the same means. Some links on the plant are shown below:




04 October 2010

SANSEVIERIA TRIFASCIATA (SILVER)

This is a silver variety of the Sansevieria trifasciata (common name: Mother's-in-Law Tongue, Snake Plant; Family: Agavaceae) planted at the Silver Garden.

The white flowers look inconspicuous and I would have missed it if I wasn't observant enough. Anyway, this plant does not like too much water, otherwise it would rot from the base up. 2 links are shown below for reference: