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...
Begonias are found wild in South and Central America and many are native to India and other tropical countries. Begonias are grouped into seven classifications: Cane-stemmed, Rex-cultorum,...
Indoors we find Dizygotheca elegantissima as a short, finely textured, bush-type plant in 6- to 10-inch pots. The dark greenish-brown leaves have saw-toothed edges. Plants have little branching and...
A medium-sized, evergreen tree with a very dense crown of dark green, glossy foliage. It occurs in rainforest in northern Queensland (Australia), from where it extends to New Caledonia and the new...
There are over 600 species of Ficus, most of them tropical and evergreen, although some, most notably F. carica, the common fig, are deciduous. Ficus produces a unique "fruit" which is actually an...