Lolypop Flower (Pachystachys lutea L.) It Looks Like Candle
The picture is called Lolypop flower ( bunga lilin in Indonesian). Lolypop flower (Pachystachys lutea L.) is flowering throughout the year, that is why, it is used as decorative plant.
Lolypop flower has bright yellow-to-orange petals which is arranged in ornament, with white addition decoration. The flower is about 4inches length. Having an oval leaf which colored dark green and sized about 5 inches.
This flower doesn’t like direct sunshine, it will burn the plant. It will be better to put it in shadowy area by terrace for example.
It will grow best in fertile and smooth soil, it is not recommended to give much water during winter.
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Beautiful Leafy Dumb Cane
The Dumb Cane is very much easy to find. The size of this plant is quite big, with beautiful leaves decoration. The Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia amoena) , is a plant widely used for interior scrape, gardening, and houseplants. This plant grows at any time of the year if it’s planted in favorable condition
Dumb cane may reach until 1.5 m tall, bearing dark green leaves with irregular zones of creamy white along the primary lateral veins. They make a tough and durable houseplant that will withstand low light conditions.
The name Dumb Cane reflects the fact that the acrid sap will burn the mouth and numb the throat to the extent that it may even paralyze the vocal cords.
Tropics Decorative Plant : Parrot Flower (Heliconia psittacorum L)
Parrot flower is popular for the various color this species has, from yellow, orange, pink, to red. Sometimes Parrot Flower grows in colors like rainbow in a single flower.
Due to it’s natural beauty, parrot flower (Heliconia psittacorum L) is commonly planted in gardens or as plant fence.
Parrot flower loves sunshine in half, and this plant is close to decorative banana. Both in Heliconia family. The different is, if decorative banana’s flower is hanging on the standing plant, parrot flower grow on top of it.
The leaves of parrot flower shapes not so far different from banana and decorative banana with light green color.
Parrot Flower of Heliconia psittacorrum L is tropics plant, it love sunshine to grow the flowers and the colors.
