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Sempervivum (/ s ɛ m p ə ˈ v aɪ v əm / [1] [2]) is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, commonly known as houseleeks.Other common names include liveforever (the source of the taxonomical designation Sempervivum, literally "always/forever alive") and hen and chicks, a name shared with plants of other genera as well.
It is also called simply thunder-plant. [17] Anglo-Saxon þunorwyrt [18] [19] may have either meaning. However, the association with Jupiter has also been derived from a resemblance between the flowers and the god's beard; in modern times, it has also been called St. George's beard. [6] The hairs that fringe the leaves can be seen on close ...
Clintonia umbellulata is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by means of underground rhizomes.A plant stands 27 to 60 cm (11 to 24 in) tall with 2–4 dark green leaves, each 18 to 30 cm (7 to 12 in) long and 4.5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in) wide.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [13] A number of cultivars are available, including: [12] 'Asahi' (meaning "morning sun" in Japanese) – the leaves open chocolate brown, turning green from the base upwards 'Hoshi-zora' (meaning "starry sky" in Japanese) – large, faintly speckled leaves
The string of turtles plant is our latest houseplant obsession! The post This String of Turtles Plant Has Leaves That Look JUST Like Mini Turtle Shells appeared first on Taste of Home.
Types of Mountain Mint. There are about 20 recognized species in the mountain mint genus, all of which are native to North America. Here are a few of the most garden-worthy ones.
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 ...
Aucuba japonica was introduced into England in 1783 by Philip Miller's pupil John Graeffer, at first as a plant for a heated greenhouse. It became widely cultivated as the "gold plant" by 19th-century gardeners. The plants being grown were female, and it was a purpose of Robert Fortune's botanizing trip to newly opened Japan in 1861 to locate a ...