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If you're looking for low-maintenance ground covers, succulents like hens and chicks (Sempervivum spp.) are a great option. These drought-tolerant plants make the perfect addition to rock gardens ...
Lagerstroemia indica, commonly known as a crape myrtle (also crepe myrtle, crêpe myrtle, or crepeflower[ 1 ]), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Lagerstroemia of the family Lythraceae. It originated in China. [ 2 ] It is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit.
Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia.[ 2 ] It is a tropical herbaceous perennial plant, and is native to eastern Africa, including Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. [ 2 ] Its common names include Zanzibar gem, ZZ plant, Zuzu plant ...
Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of the Neotropics, from northern Mexico and the southeastern United States to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to central Argentina. Their leaves, more or less silvery in color, are covered ...
Dieffenbachia / ˌ d iː f ɪ n ˈ b æ k i ə /, [2] commonly known as dumb cane or leopard lily, is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Araceae. [3] It is native to the New World Tropics from Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina. Some species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants, especially as houseplants, and ...
Air Plants. An air plant is a great low-maintenance plant because you can display it in so many ways: on a stand, in a terrarium, or mounted on bark. There are two main types. A mesic air plant ...
Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. [ 2 ] Common names include moringa, [ 3 ]drumstick tree[ 3 ] (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree[ 3 ] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles ...
The fifth and final layer is the herb layer which is the forest floor. The forest floor is mainly bare except for various plants, mosses, and ferns. The forest floor is much more dense than above because of little sunlight and air movement. [2] Plant species native to the tropics found in tropical ecosystems are known as