Hello, Potters: More Container Plants for the Tropics
In the second half of this two-part series, we present plants that you can grow in pots to provide screening and even cleaner air
Landscape architect Kathleen Lacsina of Land Design One recommends professionally curated greenery that will not only grow in pots, but will also provide some privacy and improve your well-being. Here’s the second batch:
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Common name: Peace Lily
Why you should consider it: Besides being effective in removing indoor pollutants, this plant has attractive foliage – glossy, dark green lance-shaped leaves – as well as elegant white flowers.
Common name: Peace Lily
Why you should consider it: Besides being effective in removing indoor pollutants, this plant has attractive foliage – glossy, dark green lance-shaped leaves – as well as elegant white flowers.
Yucca gloriosa
Common name: Palm Lily/Roman Candle
Why you should consider it: With leaves that are narrow and flexible with tiny, inconspicuous teeth along the margin, the Palm Lily fits a desert or rocky theme. It grows slowly, has low maintenance requirements and bears fragrant, showy flowers that are white with a purple or red tint.
Common name: Palm Lily/Roman Candle
Why you should consider it: With leaves that are narrow and flexible with tiny, inconspicuous teeth along the margin, the Palm Lily fits a desert or rocky theme. It grows slowly, has low maintenance requirements and bears fragrant, showy flowers that are white with a purple or red tint.
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Common name: Arum Fern
Why you should consider it: Easy to grow (in fact, it tolerates neglect well!) with flourishing ornamental foliage, Arum Fern goes well in both traditional and contemporary landscaping themes.
Common name: Arum Fern
Why you should consider it: Easy to grow (in fact, it tolerates neglect well!) with flourishing ornamental foliage, Arum Fern goes well in both traditional and contemporary landscaping themes.
Epipremnum aureum
Common name: Money Plant/Devil’s Ivy
Why you should consider it: This climber/vine has golden to green heart-shaped foliage and is easy to grow. It even grows well under fluorescent light and as it also cleans indoor air, makes an ideal indoor plant.
Common name: Money Plant/Devil’s Ivy
Why you should consider it: This climber/vine has golden to green heart-shaped foliage and is easy to grow. It even grows well under fluorescent light and as it also cleans indoor air, makes an ideal indoor plant.
Equisetum hyemale
Common name: Rough Horsetail/Horsetail Reed
Why you should consider it: Its dark green jointed stem has black bands throughout. The tall stems add a strong vertical accent to gardens, making this plant suitable for minimalist and Zen-inspired spaces.
Common name: Rough Horsetail/Horsetail Reed
Why you should consider it: Its dark green jointed stem has black bands throughout. The tall stems add a strong vertical accent to gardens, making this plant suitable for minimalist and Zen-inspired spaces.
Costus woodsonii
Common name: Scarlet Spiral Flag/Red Button Ginger
Why you should consider it: This standout tropical shrub grows well in semi-shaded areas, with torpedo-shaped flowers that are orange and red.
Common name: Scarlet Spiral Flag/Red Button Ginger
Why you should consider it: This standout tropical shrub grows well in semi-shaded areas, with torpedo-shaped flowers that are orange and red.
Gardenia jasminoides
Common name: Cape Jasmine
Why you should consider it: Perhaps the most desirable feature of this shrub is its ornamental flowers – white and very fragrant. It also grows well in semi-shaded areas.
Common name: Cape Jasmine
Why you should consider it: Perhaps the most desirable feature of this shrub is its ornamental flowers – white and very fragrant. It also grows well in semi-shaded areas.
Hydrangea macrophylla
Common name: Hydrangea
Why you should consider it: Unknown to many, this shrub can grow up to 2 metres in height. It is perhaps most desired for its large globes of flowers. Hydrangeas, too, are well known because the flowers change colour according to the soil’s pH value. When the soil is acidic, the flowers are blue or dark purple. When the soil is alkaline, the flowers are pink and when the soil is neutral, the flowers are white or pale green. In addition, it also grows well in semi-shaded areas.
Common name: Hydrangea
Why you should consider it: Unknown to many, this shrub can grow up to 2 metres in height. It is perhaps most desired for its large globes of flowers. Hydrangeas, too, are well known because the flowers change colour according to the soil’s pH value. When the soil is acidic, the flowers are blue or dark purple. When the soil is alkaline, the flowers are pink and when the soil is neutral, the flowers are white or pale green. In addition, it also grows well in semi-shaded areas.
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Common name: Chinese Fringe Flower/Fire Dance
Why you should consider it: This ornamental shrub can tolerate partial shade and may be trained as a hedge or bonsai.
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Common name: Chinese Fringe Flower/Fire Dance
Why you should consider it: This ornamental shrub can tolerate partial shade and may be trained as a hedge or bonsai.
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Common name: Snakeskin Plant/Mother-in-law’s Tongue
Why you should consider it: This herbaceous shrub grows slowly and has low to little maintenance requirements. According to the NASA Clean Air Study, this plant is effective in removing indoor pollutants such as benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene. With its thick, leathery and green leaves with yellow spots, it works well in contemporary and resort themes.