House Plants
September 11, 2008
Succulants thrive in climates with high temperatures and low precipitation; going long periods of time with no water. Succulants are year-round, indoor/outdoor plants-they can be left on the front porch in the heat of summer and then brought inside during our cooler months of fall and winter where they will continue to thrive. The following are four selections that make great houseplants according to Lisa Thompkins, landscape designer and horticulturalist at Charlotte’s Pike Family Nursery in Ballantyne.
- Aloe Vera - Spiky-yet-decorative perennials have medicinal qualities.
- Sedums (Stonecrops) and Sempervivums (Hen & Chicks) - Semps carry round or rosette shapes while the fine tecture of sedums’ five petals can fill in any area in a flower bed.
- Yucca and Agave - Yucca have variegated greens-and-whites and greens-and-yellows. Agave has aloelike greyish or green sword-shaped leaves. It only flowers once in its lifetime.
- Christmas cactus - Blooms at the holiday season with a gorgeous flower, either red, pink, white or purple. These cacti thrive in bright, indirect sunlight and create buds when exposed to six- to eight-weeks’ worth of cooler temperatures.
**Source: Charlotte Home and Garden Magazine-Fall 2007 Home Elements. Pgs. 31-35**
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