Miscellaneous

 

This page gathers miscellaneous plants which are also parts of my collection. All have in common that they originally come from tropical areas. Some species are really common, such as chlorophytum or yucca, although some others may appear more singular, such as tetrastigma or pandanus.

 

Aglaonema spp.    
This undetermined variety of aglaonema does well in a 20cm water tank.

 

 

Alocasia usually require a high humidity level, and this sample probably limits its growth to cope with a dry environment.

Alocasia spp.

   

 

 

Asparagus falcatus    
This asparagus falcatus produces one new stem annually. It is recommended to cut new stems when they reach expected height, in order to prevent them from growing infinitely, without producing leaves.

 

It is true that aspidistra elatior is particularly an easy plant. It satisfies to harshest conditions, while growing desperately slowly.

Aspidistra eliator

   

 

 

Begonia corallina    
Begonia corallina develops nice, tiny pink flowers the whole spring and summer. This sample comes from a cutting made six months before, in the middle of winter.

This 6-month old callisia repens comes from a 2cm cutting, 'stolen' from a plant in a garden center. It requires abundance of water in summer, but also can diet for a long time.

Callisia repens

   

 

 

Chlorophytum comosum    
The 'granny' of the collection, this chlorophytum comosum is 5 years old, and still lives on, although it was never repotted for 5 years ! It also gave birth to many clones, as one can imagine.

This weird sample, with its orange leaves stalks, is sold as c. comosum in my garden center...

 

  This heptapleurum arboricola (schefflera) has a long story. It is all what's left from a 2-meter high plant which was cut at its base (because of pests invasion). It has restarted growth some months later.

Schefflera is particularly sensible to pests (cochineal), especially the tender new leaves.

Heptapleurum arboricola

   

 

 

Pandanus veitchii    

 

It is not that easy to grow pandanus veitchii successfully in a living-room. This plant enjoys hight humidity and abundance of water.

These two samples have difficulties to settle indoor and suffer mostly from dry air.

 

 

Tetrastigma voinierianum    

Certainly the best vine for indoor gardening, tetrastigma voinierianum combines beauty, fast growth and adaptability to various conditions. This young sample does well behind a window oriented south, protected from direct sunlight by other plants.

 

 

Nepenthes alata hang    

As the only carnivorous plant of the collection, this nepenthes alata hang (probably an hybrid of x. coccinea) is suffering from harsh conditions.

 

Details of the ballot's opening.

This davallia mariesii is a newcomer in the collection. Its interest mainly comes from its air roots which are pilose, and which gave its nickname "rabbit's foot".

Davallia mariesii

   

 

 

Tradescantia spp.    

What to say about tradescantia ? Undoubtedly "The" indoor plant. It survives to almost everything (fire may be ?) and is a very interesting plant for growing at the foot of larger species, to cover its container, for instance.

 

 

 

 

This sample, probably t. zebrina does well just behind a window oriented east.

This nice yucca elephantipes is grown in direct sunlight, and imbricates harmoneously with a dracaena reflexa 'song of india'.

Yucca elephantipes