Monthly Archives: January 2007

The Screw Pine

The most popular variegated plant for house culture is the variegated screw pine (Pandanus Veitchii).  The leaves grow two to three feet long, one and one-half to two inches broad.  They are light shiny green with broad pure white stripes … Continue reading

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Canna

One of the easiest grown foliage plants is the canna; of course it will flower, but primarily when grown in the window garden it is a foliage plant. The best one to grow is Black Beauty. Outdoors, this canna grows … Continue reading

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Norfolk Island Pine

There is only one member of the pine family which can safely be recommended for house cultivation.  This is the Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria excelsa), a plant familiar to all.  The foliage is a bright grass-green and the branches are … Continue reading

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