Native to China and Eastern Asia and is now grown ornamentally in the United States. The berries are employed as a “yin” tonic in traditional Chinese medicine for a wide variety of conditions,...
Codiaeum variegatum or Croton is a hard to grow house plant with brightly colored leaves. Best foliage color develops in high light to semi-sun. Allow the soil surface to dry slightly between...
Lotus berthelotii, a species in the genus Lotus of the legume family (Fabaceae). The genus Lotus contains more than 100 species which are commononly called lotus, although they are not related to the...
Umbrella plant is a close cousin of the papyrus plant of ancient Egypt. All the leaves are arranged a top triangular stems they are narrow and flattened and only 6 to 10 inches long (15-25 cm). They...
It is a quick growing, triangular shaped plant. The leaves are blunt, scalelike, bright green colore and usually without gland-dot. The barkis is gray, rough and fibrous. Cupressaceae seeds are almost...