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Some species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants, especially as houseplants, and have become naturalized on a few tropical islands. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Dieffenbachia is a perennial herbaceous plant with straight stem, simple and alternate leaves containing white spots and flecks, making it attractive as indoor foliage.
Selected houseplants are typically of healthy origin, with tidy leaves and upright stems. Houseplants which survive in conditions similar to a homeowner's living space will have a higher probability of survival. Tropical houseplants which grow under high thresholds of heat, for instance, will grow sun leaves which contain fewer chloroplasts.
Some plants have very few leaves and are mostly stems bearing flowers and fruits. The small flowers are bell-shaped and may be white or a light shade of pink or purple. These are among the first plants to spring up after an area has been cleared by fire. Species: Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia - spotted hideseed, common eucrypta
The leaves vary in shape from oblong to elliptic or ovate, have rounded points at their apex, and taper towards their base. The inflorescence is composed of a corymbiform cluster of terminal cymes crowded with many yellow flowers that measure 0.8–1.5 cm (0.31–0.59 in) in width. The flowers are star-like in shape and have five petals.
Whether you're just starting out with some indoor foliage or a green-thumbed expert, consider bringing some of these varieties into your living space.
Fruits of four different banana cultivars. Bamboo – bamboosa ardinarifolia; Banana – mainly Musa × paradisica, but also other Musa species and hybrids; Baobab – Adansonia; Bay – Laurus spp. or Umbellularia spp. Bay laurel – Laurus nobilis (culinary) California bay – Umbellularia californica; Bean – Fabaceae, specifically ...
Stem leaves are smaller and often narrower, and are unstalked or clasping the stem. All leaves are covered with hairs that are usually bristly, or occasionally soft. The leaves are often prominently spotted in black and blue, or sometimes in pale green, or unspotted. The spots are due to the presence of foliage air pockets.
Inflorescence: Takes the form of a solitary pseudanthium (false flower), with a showy white or yellow spathe (a specialised petal like bract) shaped like a funnel with a yellow, central, finger-like spadix, which carries the true flowers. Both spathe and spadix are carried on or above the leaves on the fleshy flower stem.