Plant care - tricks, secrets and ideas

Cymbidium ensifolium
Cymbidium ensifolium - Care and characteristics
Botanical species considered as "Chinese cymbidium", together with Cymbidium sinense and Cymbidium kanran makino, Cymbidium ensifolium stands out for its compact port, small size, compared to other Cymbidium species, fragrant,... Read more...
Catasetine - Repausul de iarna
Catasetine - The winter rest of species and hybrids
The subtribe Catasetinae includes species of the genera Catasetum, Cycnoches, Clowesia, Mormodes and their intergeneric hybrids , being otherwise perhaps the most famous examples of hibernation in the world of... Read more...
Orhidee Dendrobium - Repausul de iarna
Dendrobium orchids - Winter dormancy of species and hybrids
The Densiflora section, also known as Callista, with short, thick, strongly keeled pseudobulbs, which terminally bears leathery and thick leaves, also includes species that will require winter rest, but without... Read more...
Aloe Vera comestibila
Edible Aloe Vera, medicinal plant - care and identification
Aloe vera is a resistant succulent, easy to grow, recognized and cultivated for its medicinal properties for over 2000 years. Originally from North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, but spread... Read more...
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana - care guide
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana - care and characteristics
Botanical species, dedicated to the French breeder Lueddemann, and described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1862, Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana is a native taxon in Manilla, Philippines, and impresses with its special... Read more...
Bradul de Craciun in ghiveci - Picea Glauca 'Conica'
Potted Christmas tree - Picea Glauca 'Conica'
Picea Glauca 'Conica' is a spectacular conifer all year round , easily adapted to any location. Specialists use it more and more in the arrangement of gardens and parks, and... Read more...
Replantare - repotting plante de interior
Replanting - repotting indoor plants - when and how is it done?
The reasons why we do repotting : Root bound - as the plant develops, the roots occupy more and more of the available space in the pot. In the short... Read more...
Plumeria (Frangipani) - inmultire
Plumeria (Frangipani) - propagation by seeds and cuttings
Reproduction of Plumeria species can be achieved both naturally, by seeds, and by cuttings. The plumeria obtained from seeds will have a slow growth, and flowering can appear after 2-4... Read more...
Cultura hidroponica - Hidrogranule de argila (LECA)
Hydroponic culture - Hydrogranules of clay (LECA)
Expanded clay hydrogranules or LECA - Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate/expanded clay (exclay) - are obtained by heating the clay to a temperature of 1200℃. The high temperature causes the clay... Read more...
Orhidee Dracula
Orchid Dracula - Care and characteristics
The genus Dracula belongs to the tribe Epidendreae, subtribe Pleurothalidinae, being described by Carlyle August Luer in 1978, who named this genus after the Latin word for dragon (draco), as... Read more...
Mediocalcar decoratum
Mediocalcar decoratum - Care and characteristics
Botanical species from New Guinea, described by Andre Schuiteman in 1989 (born in Amsterdam, 1960), Dutch botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, where he works as chief... Read more...
Orhidee Miltoniopsis
Miltoniopsis orchid - characteristics and care guide
Also called panseluta orchids, the species of the genus Miltoniopsis, described in 1889 by Alexandre Godefroy - Lebeuf, numbering 5-6, still form over 2000 horticultural hybrids. Although they were initially... Read more...