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To encourage robust growth, fertilize your indoor cast iron plant with a general-purpose fertilizer in the spring. “This helps stimulate new growth,” Naumuk notes. Avoid over-fertilizing, as ...
Cast-Iron Plant (Apidistra elatior) Also known as "bar room plant" these sturdy guys have a reputation for thriving under neglect. Water them when the top few inches feels dry—and that's about it.
Cast-iron plants are easy to care for, both indoors and out, and ideal for both new and experienced plant parents. (Here are 15 more houseplants for beginners .)
Ficus elastica, or the rubber plant, is a common house plant but is also a tree which can grow up to 30–40 metres (98–131 ft) tall in the wild. Aglaonema (Chinese evergreen) Alocasia and Colocasia spp. (elephant ear) Anthurium spp. Aphelandra squarrosa (zebra plant) Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island pine) Aspidistra elatior (cast iron ...
Aspidistra elatior, the "cast-iron plant", is a popular houseplant, surviving shade, cool conditions and neglect. It is one of several species of Aspidistra that can be grown successfully outdoors in shade in temperate climates, where they will generally cope with temperatures down to −5 °C (23 °F), being killed by frosts of −5 to −10 ...
Aspidistra elatior, the cast-iron-plant [3] or bar-room plant, also known in Japanese as haran or baran (葉蘭) [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Japan and Taiwan. Tolerant of neglect, it is widely cultivated as a houseplant, but can also be grown outside in shade where temperatures remain above −5 °C ...
In Asia, adoption of indoor agriculture has been driven by consumer demand for quality. [24] The Recirculating Farms Coalition is a US trade organization for hydroponic farmers. [25] A 2020 survey of indoor plant farming in the U.S. [26] found that indoor production was: 26% leafy greens, 20% herbs; 16% microgreens; 10% tomatoes; 28% other
For indoor gardening, one of the most important requirements is the amount of light energy striking the surface of the plant ("incident light"), which can be measured in lux (lux = lumens / area illuminated in square metres). For indoor use, higher lighting efficiency produces more lumens per unit of area with less power and less waste heat.