Aglaonema
Aglaonema’s are highly decorative plants with several interesting varieties available. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and New Guinea and are well suited to warm, poorly lit areas in any office or home environment. Generally selected for their unique leaf colour and pattern, most cultivars come in an attractive shape and size and many have white or cream-colored stems that make outstanding stand-alone indoor pot specimens.
Aglaonema ’Silver Queen’ is one of the older, more well-known varieties of Aglaonema. A very hardy, slow growing foliage plant, with striking dark green leaves, heavily variegated with silver.
Aglaonema ‘Lady Valantine’ round oval leaves are highlighted for pink, red or yellow mottled leaf coloration.
Aglaonemas are commonly displayed as a table or desk top feature plant, also a very popular choice in reception areas. It can be grouped together and placed in planter troughs on top of cabinetry or beside work stations to help create privacy, or used as feature plant in freestanding pots. It can also be used in green walls.
Light requirements:
Areas with high amounts of natural light available are ideal, but will tolerate medium to low light areas.
Pot size availability:
200mm
Bromeliads
These interesting and beautiful foliage plants come from the tropical America’s and grow in a natural rosette form with strappy leaves around a central “cup”. Bromeliad species can vary dramatically and come in many different leaf shapes (most commonly wide leaves are used indoors) and can have long lasting showy flower displays that provide an exotic touch to any indoor environment. The flower colour and form will vary widely amongst each variety.
Jade plant
Crassulas are succulent type plants that vary greatly in size, shape and colour. They are native to many parts of the globe, but common varieties we use in landscaping are native to South Africa. Crassulas have fleshy, shiny, plump, spoon shaped leaves (some varieties have twisted or curled leaves) that are usually short, stemless and are often closely spaced. Some leaves are even tinged in crimson, reflecting different weather conditions. They have tree-like woody branches that are thick and fleshy to hold the heavy leaves.
Howea forsteriana
This is an Australian palm, very popular as an indoor plant throughout the world. They are single trunked with elegant, arching feathered fronds that seem to almost spread into a fan.
Palms are an extremely versatile group of plants, mostly originating throughout the tropical regions of the world, they can easily add a decorative or architectural element to an indoor space. They can create a lush tropical look with their evergreen feathery foliage.
