Plants and flowers suitable for indoor cultivation include Kalanchoe, Chlorophytum, Tiger Orchid, Prickly Pear, Ivy, etc.
1. Kalanchoe
Sedum japonica is a perennial fleshy herb. The plant height is 10 to 30 cm, with upright stems. The single leaves are opposite, oval, with blunt-toothed edges. Cymes. The florets are orange-red to crimson. There are many seeds and the flowering period is from February to May. The leaves are dense and green, and they bloom close to Christmas. They bloom in clusters and have rich colors. They are a lovely indoor potted flower.
This flower was introduced to Europe from southern Africa by the German Potsdam. However, it was not until the 1930s that it was widely cultivated and ornamental in Europe. The Netherlands, the world's largest flower export country, ranked third in potted flower production in terms of longevity flower production in 1995.
In Denmark, potted Kalanchoe has become the crown of Danish potted flowers, with both output and value ranking first. It shows that longevity flowers occupy an important position among potted flowers and have become one of the fastest growing potted flowers in the international flower market.
2. Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum is also known as: hanging pot grass, hanging orchid, fishing orchid, blue grass, folding crane orchid, air guard. It is also called spider grass or airplane grass in Western Europe. Produced in South Africa. Chlorophytum is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant in the class Asparagaceae of the Monocotyledon class, with flat or oblique rhizomes and many thick roots. The leaves are clustered, linear, and slender, like orchids.
The flower stems are pulled out from the leaves and grow into stolons. The leaves are clustered at the top. The flowers are white, often in clusters of 2 to 4, arranged in scattered racemes or panicles. Sometimes purple petals appear inside. ; The capsule is triangular and oblate, about 5 mm long and 8 mm wide, with 3 to 5 seeds in each chamber. The flowering period is in May and the fruiting period is in August.
3. Tiger orchid
Tiger orchid is a herbaceous plant of the genus Sansevieria in the Liliaceae family. The leaves are basal, leathery in texture, upright, flat, elongated and lanceolate, with racemes of white or light green flowers, clustered every 3 to 8 flowers. It is named because there are irregular horizontal stripes on both sides, like a tiger's tail.
Sansevieria orchid is native to western Africa and has been introduced and cultivated in various parts of China. It is drought-tolerant, likes light, warm and humid places, has strong adaptability, and has no strict soil requirements. Sansevieria has thick petioles and thick leaves. Adventitious roots and adventitious buds can emerge from the leaves. After inserting the whole leaf or part of the leaves flatly or straight into the substrate, new plants can be formed under certain temperature and humidity conditions.
4. Cactus
The stem is spherical or oval, green, fleshy, with clusters of needles on the edges, yellow or tan, different lengths, radial; leaves are small, Grows in thorn bushes; the flowers are light red or pink on the side, long and trumpet-shaped, the outside of the trumpet is covered with scales, and the scale axils have long hairs; the berries are spherical or oval, without thorns; the seeds are small, and the flowering period is from May to June.
Because it is spherical in shape and is a succulent plant in the cactus family, it is named cactus. Prickly pear is native to the arid grasslands of Argentina and southern Brazil. It was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty and is now commonly cultivated throughout China. The cactus is strong and requires sufficient sunlight; it is drought-tolerant and likes warmth. Cacti are generally propagated by cuttings and grafting.
5. Ivy
Ivy is a woody vine belonging to the Araliaceae family. Woody stems, multi-branched, rust-colored scales, smooth and oily green; leaves oval-ovate, long-pointed apex, wedge-shaped base; oval, dark green; umbels with small flowers, yellow-white or green-white; fruit spherical , berry-shaped, yellow or red.
Ivy is native to Europe and North Africa, and is produced in Shaanxi, Gansu and south of the Yellow River Basin to South China and Southwest China. It is widely distributed in all provinces and regions except Northeast China, North China, Xinjiang and Hainan, and is also distributed in Vietnam. Ivy is shade-tolerant, prefers warmth, slightly cold-tolerant, prefers moisture, but is not tolerant of waterlogging. There are two methods of ivy propagation: seed propagation and cutting propagation.