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Xanadu

September 23, 2022

Philodendron Xanadu - Winterbourn To the species philodendendron belongs a very huge collection of subspecies of decorative and well-known ornamental plants. This Brazilian native one, xanadu, is a relative easy to grow indoors and not hard to take care of, such as this potted plant that was cultivated inside an apartment in São Paulo city. An expanded way of growing of this type of philodendron that make it prone to large spaces, isolated as a corner of a room, or without traffic of persons nearby. These plants are considered poisonous and should be kept away from pets and toddlers. To show in a visually way how this sort of philodendron expands and needs some cosiderable surface to fit properly and how much space is needed. This image was made indoors with some usual furniture to help you to make comparisons and notions of scale. Here we have a Xanadu or winterbourn house plant in its initial stage of growing and we can notice a very recent pair of shiny leathery leaves with

Dieffenbachia

September 23, 2022

Dieffenbachia or Dumb Cane This first picture shows off a Dieffenbachia Camille that could mislead its real identification because its leaves do not follow the same pattern as the most common of all the Dieffenbachia, as you can see some of them below in this collection. Note that also this very particular species is as toxic or venomous as the others, especially towards children and pets. This species is very common as house plant because its rapid growing speed and easiness of maintenance. In this photograph we can appeciate a subtle different constrasting the most popular Dumb Cane, showing its leaves with a clear green instead the grainy patterns, and known as Camilla. Differently to the most common type of this Dieffenbachia species, this variety displays its medium to great leaves and having a regular solid white central area with a well-defined border in green hue. This is a Dieffenbachia with medium sized leaves. Also named dieffenbachia seguine, this plant th

Crown of Thorns Plant

September 23, 2022

Euphorbia Milii - The thorny plant Their thorns make this plant ideal for fences when the main purpose is keeping away people or some animals from determined areas. There are several popular terms to name this prickliy plant such as crown of thorns, spina-christi and Christ thorn crown. Its formal, scientific or Latinized name is Euphorbia Milii. Here we have a plant that isn't considered so much ornamental, althouth we can admit that it could be used as barrier of plant as a thorn live fence and, at the same time, diplaying its beaty of dark green leaves and red flowers as decorative. Close-up image of the crown of thorn flowers viewed between its leaves and thorny stems. Just this image could help someone interested in studying it cluster of red-pink flowers and the veins of the leaves. Great shot of a dense but clearly well-defined stems and thorns of a bunch of Euphorbia Milii plants. If someone interesting in showing up the great potential that this species h

Breynia Nivosa Roseopicta

September 23, 2022

Snow bush breynia - Breynia Roseopicta This ornamental plant is native from the Hawaiian Islands, also known as Hawaiian Snowbush, has oval green leaves that take the form of irregular white or pink spots that make one think of splashes of snow. This shrub produces very small flowers that aren't so visible or noticeable as decoration, but it is precisely this unusual spoted leaves that make this decorative plant so special for some gardening projects. You can save this photo (without any text on it) clicking anywhere on the image with the right key of the mouse and choose "save image as..." Snow bush Breynia or Breynia nivosa with drops of rain that covered all the photograph area. Pink foliage of a Breynia Roseopicta growing in a indoor environment. Notice the colorful leaves that could be thought as being flowers. Close-up photography of a Breynia Nivosa displaying the wonderful leaves in white and green with a very irregular pattern.

Cordyline Terminalis

September 23, 2022

Ti Plant as indoor houseplant In an initial stage of growth, this sample that was made up from four sprouts, is a very decorative potted plant. This species could be cultivate indoors. Note in the following images the great varieties of shades and intensities of its colors, going from dark green to bright pink. Sample of Cordyline ornamental plant in an indoor environment and displaying its top new leaves an intense and bright pink color. This potted houseplant showing drops of rain is another example of the beautiful arrange of tones or shades of dark red, brown and pink colors. This Cordyline Terminalis potted houseplant was photographed with a neutral gray background.

Codiaeum Variegatum

September 23, 2022

Croton Mammy This is a perennial and ornamental plant easy to grow indoor and in spite of the lack of light; it is also considered a tree, because its stem is woody and reaches several meters high in indoor or outdoor gardens. Its scientific or formal name is Codiaeum Variegatum, but a more popular name is Corkscrew Croton. Corkscrew croton with some light green color leaves contrasting with the older ones displaying brown colored foliage and, illuminated by the sun, showing fine drops of rain. Croton Codiaeum Variegatum of roughly 2 meters high in indoor environment showing large, copious and multicolored leaves. The Codiaeum Variegatum Zanzibar is an ornamental and decorative plant with narrow, very long leaves and is photographed here in an outdoor area in natural light.

Dracaena Braunii or Lucky Bamboo

September 23, 2022

Dracaena Sanderiana This ornamental plant is also known by the popular name of Lucky Bamboo and is suitable for indoor decoration because it is easy to grow and maintain. Also know as Dracaena Braunii this sample is shown here against a clean gray background. Photograph showing potting Lucky Bamboo displaying lightly striped leaves, that are colored between dark green and light lime green, in an outdoor sunny day. Potted lucky bamboo in direct sunlight showing brightly lime green leaves. Photo of a potted Dracena Sanderiana in natural light and regular gray color background.

Lilium - Orange and Yellow Lily

September 23, 2022

Lily Flower Photograph of a single yellow Lily occupying quite the whole central area of the image. This ornamental plant is widely used for decorating public spaces, gardens and parks due to the long life time that this flower can luckily survive, keeping flourishing for almost 2 weeks on average. Two flowering yellow lilies with some buds on the forefront of the image. The flowers contrast sharply with the blurry and unfocused dark green of their leaves in the background. Several orange red lilies scattered uniformly in the image and in their background, also sharp displaying of their stems and quite narrow and long leaves. A photograph of a single lily plant with its magnified red orange lilium flower showing its intense colored flower spreading over most of the area of the image. We can still see a relatively small bee between and landing on its petals.

Split-Leaf Philodendron vs. Monstera

September 23, 2022

Split Leaf Philodendron Series of 4 photographs of different varieties of Philodendron that is a botanical genus or species belonging to the family Araceae. This tropical plant is ideal for places with low sunlight indoors / outdoors because it is easy to grow and maintain. Monstera Deliciosa Several philodendrons growing in a large public space with plants taller than 2 meters. In this external public garden these Monsteras can develop up to their maximum possible height. Leaves of monstera in an external public garden photographed at close range to show their details. Foliage of fully developed monstera occupying in a regular way the whole space of the image. Although it is easy to mix up with the philodendron, the two types of plants come from the same family in the taxonomic classification, but from different genera and species. Notice here that these are sitting forming a long line and allow us to identify their parts, as their leaves come di

Common Maidenhair Fern

September 23, 2022

Adiantum Capillus-Veneris Maidenhair fern, with its scientific name of Adiantum Capillus-Veneris is an ornamental plant easy to grow in pots and indoor gardens. In this photograph you can see the most common type of this fern in which its leaves are smaller than the specimen shown in the next three imagens. Delta maidenhair fern shown here in a close-up photography to appreciate the shape and color of its stems and its small leaves. Photograph of a potted maidenhair fern wholly shown under neutral gray background over a discrete metallic support. Photo of a species of adiantum raddianum with larger leaves than the most common one; almost double the size of the most known maidenhair.

Blue Star Fern

September 23, 2022

Polypodium Aureum Mandaianum This easy to grow houseplant is a hanging indoor plant with extensive and irregular-shaped leaves which is native from South America's tropical forests, especially from the Amazon region of Brazil. In this first photograph we can observe a sample that grows in a shady indoor area and photographed in natural light on a gray background. Picture displaying a potted blue star fern in a very close approximation and to help you to identify its parts. An example of a hanging houseplant growing in an indoor and sahded evironment, occupying all the space near a window that's where the natural light comes from. Fully developed Bear's Paw Fern shown here as ornamental and decorative hanging houseplant, here it's photographed with natural light.