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.
Palms can help create a tropical or substantially relaxed atmosphere where needed. They are commonly used in entrance-ways, foyers and restaurants, used as focal points in free standing pots. They can also be grouped together in troughs to create a privacy screen.
Light requirements:
Areas with medium to high amounts of natural light available
Pot size availability:
250mm, 300mm
Spathiphyllum
Commonly known as the peace lily or spath, these plants are a wonderful choice for medium light areas. Native to tropical regions of the Americas and south-eastern Asia, they have striking dark-green, oval, glossy leaves that arch away from the plant’s base with white flowers emerging from the leaf stalk. This is still one of the most attractive foliage plants even when not in bloom.
Ferns are some of the oldest plant species in the world and can grow in an astonishing array of environments. They are valued for their interesting foliage and varying frond types that range in appearance from delicate to dramatic. However, there are a couple of species that are more adaptable to the indoor environment-
Birds Nest Fern- Asplenium nidus
The attractive fronds on this species coil tightly in the centre prior to opening, resembling a nest. The fronds are spear like in shape and are often quite shiny with a wavy outer and brown mid rib running through the centre of the frond.
Boston Fern – Nephrolepis exaltata
The many arching fronds of this fern make it ideal for hanging baskets. It has a feathery appearance with small leaves covering a tough leaf stalk.
Dracaena fragrans ‘massangeana’
A well-known and popular Indoor plant species. It does well in medium to low light conditions and its wide strappy leaves are long and arc gracefully from the stem. Dracaena’s generally come in single or multi headed canes and can make a wonderful free standing focal point.
The ‘Massangeana” variety is the most popular, due to its dramatic yellow variegation running down the centre of its leaves.
