Calathea Makoyana/ Calathea Lancifolia
Calatheas are some of the most beautiful and striking tropical foliage plants available. Native to the tropical Americas, these decorative plants generally have boldly marked, oblong shaped leaves that rise up from a central clump on long upright stems. As these leaves mature they can arch out away from the centre, making way for new growth.
For a Calathea to thrive as a house plant, high humidity, warm temperatures and adequate water is needed.
Calathea’s are commonly displayed as a table or desk top feature plant, also a very popular choice in reception areas or used as feature plant in freestanding pots. They can also be used in green walls.
Light requirements:
Areas with high amounts of natural available are ideal, but will tolerate medium lit areas. Exposure to direct sun can fade the leaf colour.
Pot size availability:
200mm, 250mm
Strelitzia reginae and Strelitzia nicolai
Commonly named “bird of Paradise” because of the resemblance of its flowers to exotic birds themselves, this native plant to South Africa has large paddle shaped leaves that emerge from a central frond and fan out with dark evergreen foliage that resembles small banana leaves. Used as an indoor plant for its unique form, the thick, leathery leaves are highly attractive but only in high light levels may flowering in an internal situation occur.
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.
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.
