Among ornamental plants
Are used to decorate homes and offices.
Ornamental
Are used to decorate homes and offices.
Among ornamental plants can distinguish between those plants that are used to decorate external environments (such as gardens, courtyards or parks) and plants used in the decoration of interior spaces such as homes or businesses.
Foreign species can be kept outdoors all year, while indoor plants are not able, except in some areas with mild climate, to survive the outdoors and can not stand the cold.
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
Ornamental plants, plants or wild plants that have been used since ancient times by human beings for decoration or adornment of their immediate environment (houses, streets, etc.) Or all those places that for various reasons (religious holidays or historical) should be decorated. Well-known examples of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon or Japanese gardens.
2 LEVELS OF FOREIGN
Most ornamental plants outdoor plants used as part of the flora and natural vegetation of the place where you are planted, or often are not adapted to climatic characteristics similar to those of their origin. More and more widely used native plants, such as in the Iberian peninsula, rockrose (Cistus sp.), Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the thyme (Thymus sp.) Or holly (Ilex aquifolium).
Sometimes they are introduced species, such as ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), the tulip tree or tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) or the redwoods (Sequoia sp. And Sequoiadendron sp.), Which form part the decoration of gardens and streets.
Many species are chosen for their decorative foliage, which can achieve a strong color in autumn, or the scent or sight of its flowers smell like jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum), roses or hydrangeas.
Climbing plants and hanging plants are generally weak stalks and fickle that they can not be sustained without the existence of a support and which are often used to camouflage house structures little seen, to adorn the facades or even shade (some are well known as the honeysuckle, wisteria, ivy or flower of passion).
3 FLOORS OF INTERIOR
With indoor plants provides a natural touch to the interior of any room and also serve as gifts on special dates such as the call or poinsettia poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima).
Most plants that live inside places we inhabit has its origin in the tropics and subtropics of both hemispheres, where the weather hardly any seasonal variations and, in general, there are very homogeneous ecological conditions along year.
Something similar to what happens inside the houses, where in the winter of our latitudes maintain an average temperature ranging from 19 y21 º C (although the atmosphere is dry with the use of heating) and summer does not exceed 26 º C, to which we must add some lighting conditions similar to those of tropical rain forests and that is usually indirect light (such as filtering through the treetops).
The water supply is regulated by us, remaining more or less uniform throughout the year, as in the jungles and rain forests. The nature of the substrate is also an important point because in the jungle plants thrive on a soil with a high percentage of organic matter, so we always recommend using this type of substrates (peat, compost).
4 USE OF INDOOR PLANTS
Depending on the biotype of plants (woody tree, vines, bulbous geophytes, etc.) And the space you want to decorate (solo, high, wide, small, etc..), They choose the type of ornamentation.
Arborescent plants, as many species of the genus Dracaena, Chamaedorea, Ficus or Howeia, grow in height and eventually acquired considerable dimensions, so we recommend their use to decorate rooms large and spacious.
These plants are often conspicuous for their striking flowers or fruit, but rather by the beauty of the size or the shape of its leaves, evergreen. Other species can be cultivated in hanging baskets to use as many ferns of the genus Adiantum, the capillaries.
Succulent or succulent plants, ie the species of the family of cacti, Aizoáceas, Euphorbiaceae or Crassulacean, generally have a small size so they are very used to create containing small gardens or terrariums (indoor containing small gardens surrounded by a glass structure).
Succulent plants are commonly used Crassula portulacea, Cephalocereus senilis or old man's beard, Echinocactus grusonii or seat of the mother; Myrtillocactus geometrizans and small species of the genus Opuntia, the prickly pear.
Carnivorous plants are also used in indoor gardening, but are difficult to maintain. The two most common species Dionaea muscipula, or Venus flytrap and Sarracenia flava.
It is also delicate cultivation of other types of indoor plants, bulbous plants as they bloom in winter or early spring, the genera most commonly used are the daffodils (Narcissus sp.) Crocuses (Crocus sp.) tulips (Tulipa sp.) or hyacinths (Hyacinthus).
Finally, the most common indoor plant is the plant pot. There is great diversity of species that are sold under this name that range from well-known geraniums (Pelargonium sp.) Originating in South Africa, Brazil trunks (Dracaena fragrans).
Usually its appeal lies in the spectacular bloom, the flowers as such, the colorful fruit or the color and shape of leaves. Families as Bromeliaceae, consisting mostly of epiphytes, are also widely used, noting species such as the Acme or fasciated bromeliad (Aechmea fasciata), pineapple (Ananas comosus), Neoregelia carolinae or Vriesia splendens.
Are used to decorate homes and offices.
Among ornamental plants can distinguish between those plants that are used to decorate external environments (such as gardens, courtyards or parks) and plants used in the decoration of interior spaces such as homes or businesses.
Foreign species can be kept outdoors all year, while indoor plants are not able, except in some areas with mild climate, to survive the outdoors and can not stand the cold.
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
Ornamental plants, plants or wild plants that have been used since ancient times by human beings for decoration or adornment of their immediate environment (houses, streets, etc.) Or all those places that for various reasons (religious holidays or historical) should be decorated. Well-known examples of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon or Japanese gardens.
2 LEVELS OF FOREIGN
Most ornamental plants outdoor plants used as part of the flora and natural vegetation of the place where you are planted, or often are not adapted to climatic characteristics similar to those of their origin. More and more widely used native plants, such as in the Iberian peninsula, rockrose (Cistus sp.), Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the thyme (Thymus sp.) Or holly (Ilex aquifolium).
Sometimes they are introduced species, such as ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), the tulip tree or tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) or the redwoods (Sequoia sp. And Sequoiadendron sp.), Which form part the decoration of gardens and streets.
Many species are chosen for their decorative foliage, which can achieve a strong color in autumn, or the scent or sight of its flowers smell like jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum), roses or hydrangeas.
Climbing plants and hanging plants are generally weak stalks and fickle that they can not be sustained without the existence of a support and which are often used to camouflage house structures little seen, to adorn the facades or even shade (some are well known as the honeysuckle, wisteria, ivy or flower of passion).
3 FLOORS OF INTERIOR
With indoor plants provides a natural touch to the interior of any room and also serve as gifts on special dates such as the call or poinsettia poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima).
Most plants that live inside places we inhabit has its origin in the tropics and subtropics of both hemispheres, where the weather hardly any seasonal variations and, in general, there are very homogeneous ecological conditions along year.
Something similar to what happens inside the houses, where in the winter of our latitudes maintain an average temperature ranging from 19 y21 º C (although the atmosphere is dry with the use of heating) and summer does not exceed 26 º C, to which we must add some lighting conditions similar to those of tropical rain forests and that is usually indirect light (such as filtering through the treetops).
The water supply is regulated by us, remaining more or less uniform throughout the year, as in the jungles and rain forests. The nature of the substrate is also an important point because in the jungle plants thrive on a soil with a high percentage of organic matter, so we always recommend using this type of substrates (peat, compost).
4 USE OF INDOOR PLANTS
Depending on the biotype of plants (woody tree, vines, bulbous geophytes, etc.) And the space you want to decorate (solo, high, wide, small, etc..), They choose the type of ornamentation.
Arborescent plants, as many species of the genus Dracaena, Chamaedorea, Ficus or Howeia, grow in height and eventually acquired considerable dimensions, so we recommend their use to decorate rooms large and spacious.
These plants are often conspicuous for their striking flowers or fruit, but rather by the beauty of the size or the shape of its leaves, evergreen. Other species can be cultivated in hanging baskets to use as many ferns of the genus Adiantum, the capillaries.
Succulent or succulent plants, ie the species of the family of cacti, Aizoáceas, Euphorbiaceae or Crassulacean, generally have a small size so they are very used to create containing small gardens or terrariums (indoor containing small gardens surrounded by a glass structure).
Succulent plants are commonly used Crassula portulacea, Cephalocereus senilis or old man's beard, Echinocactus grusonii or seat of the mother; Myrtillocactus geometrizans and small species of the genus Opuntia, the prickly pear.
Carnivorous plants are also used in indoor gardening, but are difficult to maintain. The two most common species Dionaea muscipula, or Venus flytrap and Sarracenia flava.
It is also delicate cultivation of other types of indoor plants, bulbous plants as they bloom in winter or early spring, the genera most commonly used are the daffodils (Narcissus sp.) Crocuses (Crocus sp.) tulips (Tulipa sp.) or hyacinths (Hyacinthus).
Finally, the most common indoor plant is the plant pot. There is great diversity of species that are sold under this name that range from well-known geraniums (Pelargonium sp.) Originating in South Africa, Brazil trunks (Dracaena fragrans).
Usually its appeal lies in the spectacular bloom, the flowers as such, the colorful fruit or the color and shape of leaves. Families as Bromeliaceae, consisting mostly of epiphytes, are also widely used, noting species such as the Acme or fasciated bromeliad (Aechmea fasciata), pineapple (Ananas comosus), Neoregelia carolinae or Vriesia splendens.