Pot plants with green leaves

Potted plants with green leavesare a great way to quickly change the interior design and introduce colors and freshness. Potted plants can impress with their unusual habit and shape of the leaves, but also with many shades of green. Meetthe most popular potted plants with green leaves , perfect for decorating both apartments and utility rooms.

Potted plants with green leaves
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Alocasia

Alocasia (Alocasia) is a type of plant native to tropical regions of Asia.From the underground tuber on long petioles, large sagittal, glossy dark green leaves grow. Alocasia likes bright, warm locations and temperatures of 18-21 ° C in winter and up to 28 ° C in summer. This potted plant with decorative leaves is very fond of sprinkling. The substrate should be watered after it has slightly dried. During the growing season, we feed the alocase every 2 weeks with fertilizer for plants with green leaves.

Amazonian alocasia - Alocasia x amazonica
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Araucaria was

Araucaria heterophylla (Araucaria heterophylla) is one of the few conifers for home cultivation. It grows up to 150 cm. It grows best in light and cool places with a temperature of 22 ° C in summer and 5-10 ° C in winter. Prefers high air humidity and frequent sprinkling. We feed the araucaria by applying rhododendron or conifers fertilizer in spring and summer every 2 weeks, in winter and autumn every 8 weeks.We exaggerate every 3 years.

Araucaria was
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Crescent Asparagus

Sickle-shaped asparagus (Asparagus falcatus) grows up to 150 cm and forms a thicket of thin shoots covered with light green sickle-shaped "leaves". He likes bright positions and fertile and well-drained soil. Asparagus prefers a temperature of 20-23 ° C in summer and slightly lower in winter. Likes abundant watering and sprinkling with soft water.

Crescent Asparagus
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bamboo

Bamboo (Arundinaria) is a type of plant native to tropical and subtropical parts of Asia. Several species are suitable for pot cultivation, among them Arundinaria viridistriata with slender, purple-green plume-forming stems is very attractive. Bamboos prefer light to semi-shaded places and feel good at room temperature not below 10 ° C.They require frequent and abundant watering. Maintaining the right humidity makes it easier to place the pot on a stand with moist gravel. We feed the plants with liquid fertilizer once a month from spring to autumn.

Dwarf banana

Dwarf banana tree (Musa Acuminata) comes from Asia and thanks to its dwarf size (it grows up to 200 cm in height) it is suitable for pot cultivation. If we provide it with the right conditions, after 4-5 years it can bloom and bear small but edible fruit. The plant blooms and bears fruit only once, then it dies. Requires a very sunny position and a permeable, moist and slightly acidic substrate. In summer, you can put the pot outside, and in winter, place it in a place where the temperature does not drop below 15 ° C. We water the banana plant regularly twice a week and fertilize it throughout the summer with fertilizer for plants with ornamental leaves.

Dwarf banana tree
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Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia) is a type of plant native to South America with large white or yellow mottled leaves. Depending on the variety, they grow up to 20-120 cm. They require quiet positions, full of diffused light and the temperature in summer 20-25 ° C, in winter 15 ° C. The plants are watered regularly from March to September once a week, in winter more sparingly. We provide fertilizer for plants with decorative leaves once a week.

Dieffenbachia

Woody Eonium

Eonium arboreum (Aeonium arboreum) is a succulent from the coarse family with woody, branching stems and a woody habit. In winter, it blooms with trumpet-shaped, yellow flowers gathered in conical inflorescences. The best place to grow a eonium is a very sunny window sill. The plant prefers low air humidity and temperature in summer 20 ° C, in winter approx.16 ° C. We water it sparingly, after the substrate has dried, and fertilize it sparingly once a month. We exaggerate every 3 to 4 years.

Tree Eonium
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Japanese fatja

Japanese Fatsja (Fatsia japonica) is a plant with a shrubby habit native to Asia, It grows up to 120 cm in height. It is characterized by large, finger-shaped leaves on long petioles. Has low requirements. It grows well in partial shade, in a quiet place and the temperature in summer 10-20 ° C and in winter 10 ° C. Water the plant moderately, often sprinkle it, and fertilize it from March to October once a week with fertilizer for green plants. We exaggerate every 2 years in the spring.

Japanese fatja

Ficus benjamina

Ficus benjamina, also known as ficus benjamin, is a very popular houseplant with green leaves.There is also the 'Variegata' variety with interesting, two-colored leaves that are creamy-green. The plant takes the form of a large shrub that grows up to 200 cm. It needs a bright, quiet place, temperature 15-25 ° C and high air humidity. We water the ficus only when the substrate is dry and we regularly sprinkle it. We fertilize once a week in spring and summer, every 6 weeks in winter. We exaggerate every 1-2 years.

Ficus benjamina
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Spring ficus

Spring ficus (Ficus elastica) grows up to 200 cm and is characterized by large, leathery leaves. It grows slowly. It requires a well-lit site and a temperature of approx. 25 ° C. We water it sparingly once a week and feed it with fertilizers for potted plants. Ficus likes sprinkling leaves with soft water. Regularly clean the leaves from dust with a damp cloth.

Spring ficus
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Philodendron xanadu

Philodendron xanadu (Philodendron Xanadue) grows up to 150-200 cm in height and the same width, so it requires a lot of space. Set on long petioles, large, shiny leaves are very heavily trimmed. Philodendron grows best in partial shade. It prefers a temperature of 18-25 ° C from spring to fall and 15-18 ° C in winter. During the growth period, plants should be watered regularly and fertilized every 2 weeks.

Philodendron xanadu
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Pot Juka

Juka (Yucca) is a woody plant with a plume of long, leathery leaves. It needs a sunny and warm place for proper development. The optimal temperature for yucca is 22-24 ° C from spring to autumn and 15-18 ° C in winter. It does not like high humidity. The substrate should be permeable and watering sparingly. For fertilization, we use a preparation intended for yucca, palms and dracaena. Apart from yucca for home cultivation, there are also frost-resistant species known as garden yucca. These plants do not form a trunk, but only a rosette of pointed, narrow and pointed leaves. In summer, they bloom beautifully in the garden.

House Juka
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Kalatea

Calathea (Calathea) is a type of plant that comes from the Brazilian tropical jungles. Decorative, large leaves are decorated with green and silver spots and streaks, less often pink and purple. We designate a semi-shaded place for Calathea. We provide a temperature of 20-25 ° C in summer and 16-18 ° C in winter. Calathea requires high air and substrate humidity and fertilization every 2 weeks with fertilizers for plants with ornamental leaves.

Kalatea
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Arabic coffee

Arabian coffee (Coffea arabica) is an ornamental plant with tiny white flowers and decorative fruits.It can bloom and bear fruit for the first time in the second year of life. The ornamental fruit turns from green to red, and then dries up and remains on the plant for a long time. Coffee does best in a bright place with a temperature of 25 ° C in summer and 16-18 ° C in winter. Requires moderate watering, frequent sprinkling and fertilizing every 2 weeks.

Arabian coffee
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Peaceful lipka

Peacock (Sparmannia africana) is a small tree from Africa, growing up to 150 cm in height. It is bred for its interesting light green, mossy leaves with clearly visible veins. In summer, white flowers with yellow and red stamens can be an additional decoration. Lipka feels best in a sunny place, but not too warm and with good circulation. It tolerates room temperature well most of the year. In winter, it requires a temperature that is lower but not less than 7 ° C.Likes low air humidity.

Peaceful lipka
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pink clousing

The pink clousse (Clusia rosea) comes from the tropics, where it takes the form of a tree. It has oval, shiny, dark green leaves and pink flowers. Unfortunately, it rarely blooms in apartments. Needs a lot of diffused light, tolerates direct sunlight in winter. It requires a temperature of 16-18 ° C in winter and about 21 ° C in the rest of the year. Water it after the root ball has dried slightly and fertilize it once a month.

Pink Kluzja
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Water Pachira

Pachira aquatica (Pachira aquatica) comes from South America. a plant taking the form of a tree. Its decorative green palm leaves form an abundant rosette.Pachira is usually sold with the stems braided. Requires a bright, quiet place with a temperature of 23-25 ​​° C in summer, and 16-20 ° C in winter. We water it moderately, up to 2-3 times a week in summer and feed it every 2 weeks.

Water pachira
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Peperomia

Peperomia (Peperomia) is a type of small plant with fleshy, oval, sometimes heavily wrinkled leaves (Peperomia caperata). Peperomia requires a light to semi-shade site and a temperature of around 18 ° C. In summer, it needs moist air and frequent sprinkling. We water Peperomia quite rarely - once a week in summer, once every 2-3 weeks in winter. We fertilize twice a month.

Peperomia magnoliolistna
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Pilea peperomiowata

Pilea peperomioides, called Pilea peperomioides, is a small plant whose ornaments are round leaves on long petioles.It grows well in a light, airy place with a temperature of 15-18 ° C in summer and 10 ° C in winter. The plant is watered moderately once a week and fertilized every 2 weeks.

Pimple flower, pilea peperomyowata
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Guinean Sansewieria

Guinean Sansevieria (Sansevieria trifasciata) comes from the tropical regions of West Africa and is characterized by long, saber-like leaves. It is extremely resistant and undemanding. It can cope with a bright and shaded position. He likes heavy soil and abundant watering in the summer months. The room temperature is fine for this plant. We fertilize from March to October every 2 weeks.

Guinean Sansevieria
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Zamiokulkas zamiolistny

Zamiokulkas zamiolistny (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is a perennial from the dry equatorial climate zone.It reaches up to 100 cm in height, and is decorated with dark green, fleshy, shiny leaves growing from a bulbous rhizome. The plant is known to be resistant to adverse growing conditions. Requires a semi-shaded to shaded station at a temperature of 22-25 ° C. The substrate should be fertile and humus. We water the zamiokulkasa sparingly and fertilize every 2 weeks with fertilizers for potted plants.

Zamiokulkas zamiolistny
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Zielistka Sternberga

Sternberg's Chlorophytum comosum is a tropical plant with elongated green or white-green leaves. Perfectly cleans the air. Prefers bright, sunny places and a temperature of 10-25 ° C. We keep the substrate constantly moist in the cultivation of herbaceous plants and sprinkle the plant with soft water every day. We fertilize from March to October once a week.

Sternberg's Herbalist
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MSc Eng. Anna Błaszczak