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Discover the 12 best big leaf plants to grow indoors and how to take care of them, including the fiddle leaf fig tree, monstera, philodendron, ficus, and more.
Growth is comparatively slow and the plant will last for many years. There are two main varieties: wild type sansevierias have stiff, erect, scattered, lance-shaped leaves while the bird's nest sansevierias grow in rosettes. As houseplants, sansevierias thrive on warmth and bright light, but will also tolerate shade.
An African native low-growing perennial, the ice plant stands out for its succulent-type leaves with tiny hairs. One variety Fifo recommends is Ocean Sunset™ and says, "It’s carefree, doesn ...
These are the best perennial plants to grow. Perennial plants and flowers will come back year after year, and there are sun and shade lovers to suit any garden.
Strelitzia reginae, commonly known as the crane flower, bird of paradise, or isigude in Nguni, [3] is a species of flowering plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. An evergreen perennial, it is widely cultivated for its dramatic flowers. In temperate areas it is a popular houseplant.
Ochna serrulata is a small shrub growing between 1 and 2 m (3.3 and 6.6 ft) high, although it may occasionally become a small tree up to 6 m (20 ft) high. The narrow leaves are oblong to elliptic and measure 30–60 mm (1.2–2.4 in) in length by 8–15 mm ( 3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) wide, and are shiny green with fine toothed serrations along ...
Macrozamia riedlei grows as a tree or trunkless low growing cycad (but is usually trunkless) [2] [4] attaining a height between 0.5–3.0 metres (1 ft 8 in – 9 ft 10 in). [2] Between 12 and 30 glossy mid- to dark-green leaves emerge from its crown, each reaching 1.2 to 2.2 metres (3 ft 11 in to 7 ft 3 in) long and bearing 92–150 pinnae. [4]
The large spikes of flowers are very impressive, and the large strappy leaves are interesting even when the plant isn’t blooming. Boat orchids prefer humidity around 50% and bright, indirect light.