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13 May

Firestick plant: Know the Benefits, Best Caring and Propagation Tricks

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Euphorbia Tirucalli or the firestick plant is a succulent that comes from the African region and spread all over the world. People can now also witness these alluring plants in other regions like India, Brazil, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Ghana. However, some other names for this beautiful plant such as stick-on fire, pencil cactus, and pencil plant confuses people for a cactus plant. The plant belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family and it can be used to decorate any landscape or garden due to its stunning appearance. The bushy plant is well-known for its vibrant red-orange colored stems that could be…

10 May

Elephant Ear Plant: Various Varieties, Common Problems, and Major Benefits

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Elephant Ear Plant belongs to the tropical region and is known for its gigantic leaves that resemble the shape of an elephant’s ear. The perennial plant despite being big brings ornamental value and tropical touch to the garden or container. The plant comes in a lot of varieties and colors and they can be used as ground covers or background plants. The plant is fast-growing and reaches its full size within two months. The leaves of the Elephant Ear Plant can grow up to 3 feet long and 2 feet wide (depending on the variety) in the tropical atmosphere. However,…

02 Dec

Easy to Grow Low Maintenance Balcony Plants

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Whether you live in a big mansion or a small apartment, whether it’s on the ground floor or at the topmost floor of your building. You will definitely have some space to keep beautiful plants. Now, it’s your choice whether you want to place them indoors in your bedroom, living room, or outside in your balcony or terrace garden. Most of the people have balconies where they prefer to keep the plants. That is why low-maintenance balcony plants are quite commonly found everywhere. These evergreen balcony plants are a great addition to your home and your balcony. The green shade…

03 Nov

How to Propagate Snake Plant (Sansevieria/Mother-in-Law Tongue)?

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Dracaena Trifasciata is the scientific name of snake plant but it is well known for its several other names like the mother-in-law tongue, viper’s bowstring hemp, or Devil’s Tongue. The plant is a member of the Asparagaceae family and belongs to the West Africa region. If you have to choose one great plant for your home, the snake plant would be considered one of the best plants due to many reasons. They are very easy to care for and you do not have to worry about how to propagate snake plants as there are several methods to do so. The…

27 Oct

Know-How to Propagate ‘String of Dolphins’ Plant

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The string of dolphins whose scientific name is Senecio Peregrinus belongs to the Asteraceae family. The plant is commonly known as the dolphin plant and the dolphin necklace as the leaves of this beautiful succulent resembles a pod of jumping dolphins. It is a hybrid plant made by crossbreeding strings of pearls and candle plants. The plant looks amazon in vertical gardens and hanging baskets due to its unique foliage appearance. However, they are not very common in stores and due to their less availability, people have less idea about how to propagate string of dolphins plant. The plant cannot…

26 Oct

Mother of Thousands Plant: Care, Grow & Propagate it

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'Mother of Thousands' plant whose scientific name is Kalanchoe Daigremontiana is a not so common Succulent that belongs to Madagascar. It is also known as the Alligator plant, Mexican Hat Plant, and the Devil's backbone which is a part of the Crassulaceae Family. The large pointed blue-green-colored leaves grow up to 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. The leaves of the plant develop small plantlets at the edges of the leaves and they drop quite easily from the main plant. These plantlets have a tendency to root anywhere they fall if they find the right soil for growth and…

23 Oct

Major Spider Plant Varieties & their Lookalikes

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Spider plant is a beautiful indoor plant with attractive green foliage. There are more than 200 spider plant varieties in the world but majorly all the varieties differ due to color and the pattern of stripes on the leaves. Some varieties have green leaves with an off-white centre strip while some plants have green leaves with off-white edges of the leaves. You may take a look at spider plant varieties pictures to understand the difference in the pattern of leaves. Spider plant is approved by NASA as one of the best plants that can purify 90 per cent of the…

20 Oct

Incredible Crassula Plant Benefits that You Must Know

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Crassula Plant Benefits encourages people to plant this beautiful succulent at homes and offices. The official name of the jade plant is Crassula Ovata but is commonly known by some other names like Money Plant, Dollar Plant, Lucky Plant, and Lucky tree, etc. The plant has fresh, glossy, green foliage with a thick stem. Attractive features planted in small containers always grab the attention of people. The plant is also known for its diverse varieties that come with different patterns, sizes, and colors. If you are thinking about planting a jade plant at home, do check out the Crassula plant…

30 Sep

Complete Guide of Lucky plants for Home, Business, Office and more

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We all love to decorate our houses with beautiful plants that have distinct colored foliage, to uplift the look of our room, balcony, terrace garden, or outdoor garden. There are a lot of varieties in plants when you want to choose one for your home, but if you want something good then always look for the good qualities. Some plants are great air purifiers, some plants remove the toxins by increasing humidity in the air, while some are lucky plants that bring fortune, good positive vibes, and create a healthy atmosphere where you place them. You can use different lucky…

28 Sep

China doll plant (Radermachera Sinica): Growing & caring tips

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China doll plant whose scientific name is Radermachera Sinica is a beautiful indoor plant that has glossy, mid-green to dark green foliage. The plant looks like a small tree due to the spread of the leaves all around and these leaves are divided into separate leaflets which look quite delicate. The beautiful plant belongs to the Bignoniaceae family that was adapted as a houseplant in the 1980s. Before that these plants were seen as landscape plants that can attain a height of around 26-30 feet with a thick stem. The china doll plant is also known as the serpent tree,…