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Aeschynanthus Japhrolepis
Aeschynanthus Japhrolepis

I am originally from the humid rainforests in Asia, stretching from the Himalayas to Indonesia. This is where my ancestors grew in the trees. I feel totally at home in a bright, warm place in your home or office, without direct sunlight.

I owe my name to my most special feature: I keep my flowers hidden for most, if not all, of the time. Aeschynanthus means: ‘with flowers which are ashamed’. This does not mean I am really ashamed, but my decorative leaves are so beautiful that I would rather share those with you. I grow compact, and my tall deciduous vines like to fan out in length and width.

Aeschynanthus Japhrolepis Aeschynanthus Japhrolepis

Aeschynanthus Japhrolepis
Dischidia Nummularia
Dischidia Nummularia

My leaves look like buttons, and that is why I am also called the Button Orchid. I am also known as an ant plant, because some of my ancestors in India, Taiwan, and Australia live in symbiosis with ants.

In the wild, I prefer to grow on tree trunks in rainforests. In your home or office, I prefer hanging on a bright, warm place without direct sunlight. If I have my way, I can grow tendrils of up to three metres long.

Dischidia Nummularia Dischidia Nummularia

Dischidia Nummularia
Dischidia Ruscifolia
Dischidia Ruscifolia

I am tough and strong. I can survive – if I have to – for weeks without water, but I do love light. It makes me so happy that I will show you my small, white flowers.

I am also called Million Hearts. I owe that name to my heart-shaped, green leaves. In the wild, you can find me in the rainforests from India to Australia. I root myself on tree trunks there. In fact, I attach to them in a way that looks like I have grown into them. I live off the water which flows along the tree trunk.

Dischidia Ruscifolia Dischidia Ruscifolia

Dischidia Ruscifolia
Hoya
Hoya

We are originally from Southeast Asia and were first discovered in the Philippines by Robert Brown. He named us after his best friend, the 18th-century botanist Thomas Hoy. We are popularly called wax plants due to the waxy sheen on our leaves. We also known as the Pearl of the rainforest.

We have a large family, with many brothers and sisters. We differ in shape, shades of green of our leaves, and the colour of our flowers. Under the name Hang on Green, you can purchase the Hoya David Cumingli, Hoya Gracilis (dark green leaves with silver spots), Hoya Lacunosa (white flowers), and Hoys carnosa Rubra (pink flowers).

We feel right at home in a warm, bright place, and we do not need much water or fertiliser.

Hoya Hoya

  • Hoya Gracilis
  • Hoya Carnosa Rubra
  • Hoya
Hoya Gracilis
Peperomia

Our family name means similar to pepper. Not surprisingly, we descend from the pepper plants. Our own family is very large: it includes hundreds of species. We are best known for the decorative value of our green leaves. When we bloom, we produce a flower stem that is similar to a rat’s tail. That is why we are also called ‘rat tail-like.’

We are originally from South America and the West Indies. We thrive best in warm, shady environments. We do not ask for much else; a weekly splash of water will do, we would rather get too little water than too much. We are very compact in size: you can actually plant us in any outer pot.

Under the name Hang on Green, you can buy the Peperomia Angulata (stores water in the leaf), Peperomia Isabelle (fresh green with compact growth), and Peperomia Prostrata.

Peperomia Peperomia

  • Peperomia Angulata
  • Peperomia Isabelle
  • Peperomia Prostrata
Peperomia Angulata
Pilea Glaucophylla
Pilea Glaucophylla

I am originally from the beautiful, tropical Costa Rica and I am mostly admired for my attractive, small silver-green leaves and fleshy red stems. My name means a covered (Pileata) glaucous, blue leaf (Glaucopphylla).

I grow quickly and produce long stems with lots of leaves. I prefer a warm, bright environment and soil that is always moderately moist. I am not a fan of direct sunlight.

Pilea Glaucophylla Pilea Glaucophylla

Pilea Glaucophylla
Senecio Rowleyanus
Senecio Rowleyanus

I come from South Africa and was named after the British botanist Gordon Douglas Rowly. I am popularly called the pea plant because my leaves look like small peas. In the wild, I grow on the ground, but in residential and office environments, I am typically a hanging plant.

I grow best in a warm, bright, and draft-free place, and I do not need much water. If my stems become too long, you can easily shorten them. I am pretty and decorative in hanging baskets or tall ornamental pots.

Senecio Rowleyanus Senecio Rowleyanus

  • Senecio Rowleyanus
  • Senecio Herreianus

 

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