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Week 8

Week 8. House Plants Hort I. Dieffenbachia maculata. Dumbcane Araceae House Plant Costa Rica. Arrangement: Alternate Type: Simple Shape: Elliptical Margin: Entire Vein: Pinnate Length: 8-12” Width: 4”. Life Cycle: Evergreen Upright Shade Growth: Rapid Zones: Tropical.

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Week 8

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  1. Week 8 House Plants Hort I

  2. Dieffenbachia maculata • Dumbcane • Araceae • House Plant • Costa Rica

  3. Arrangement: Alternate • Type: Simple • Shape: Elliptical • Margin: Entire • Vein: Pinnate • Length: 8-12” • Width: 4”

  4. Life Cycle: Evergreen • Upright • Shade • Growth: Rapid • Zones: Tropical

  5. FLOWER • White • Spathe FRUIT • Orange changing to red • 3/8” long

  6. DESCRIPTION • Leaves are dark green with spots of grey-silver on them

  7. CULTURAL PRACTICES • Propagate by cuttings or air layering

  8. Epipremnumaureum • Common Name: Golden Pothos • Origin: Southeast Asia and New Guinea • Some people mistake it for philodendron which is a totally different plant. • Other names: Devil’s Ivy • Tropical

  9. Golden Pothos • Contains aerial roots allowing it to climb on anything. • Evergreen House plant • Flowers: spathe, white (but you will never see them) • Leaves: • Cordate shaped • Alternate leaf pattern • Entire margin on juvenile leaves,

  10. Golden Pothos • This plant is suitable for growing indoorsAverage Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater • Suitable for growing in containers • Propagate from softwood cuttings or by air layering

  11. Golden Pothos • DANGER: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested and handling the plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction (not typical for the plants sold locally)

  12. Euphorbia pulcherrima cv. • Poinsettia • Euphorbiacea • House Plant • Mexico

  13. Arrangement: Alternate • Type: Simple • Shape: Typically ovate • Margin: Entire, toothed or lobed depending on cultivar • Vein: Pinnate • Length: 4-7” • Width:2-4”

  14. FLOWER • Yellow • Not the red color of the leaves

  15. CULTURAL PRACTICES • Propagate by stem cuttings • A short day plant

  16. PROBLEMS • White flies

  17. Ficus benjamina • Common Name:Weeping or Benjamin Fig • Family: Moraceae • Native: India

  18. Life Cycle: Evergreen • Classification: House Plant • Leaf Arrangement: Alternate • Leaf Shape: Ellipitical • Leaf Margin: Entire & Wavy • Vein Pattern: Pinnate • Leaf Type: Simple

  19. Flower: Insignificant • Root: Aerial • Fruit: Red • Environment: Part shade • Growth: Medium • Zones: 10-11

  20. DESCRIPTION • Weeping form with slender arching branches • Leaves are deep green with long slender points

  21. Ficus elastica ‘Decora’ • Common Name:Decora Rubber Plant • Family: Moraceae • Native: Malaya

  22. Life Cycle: Annual - Evergreen • Classification: House Plant • Leaf Arrangement: Alternate • Leaf Shape: Elliptical • Leaf Margin: Entire • Vein Pattern: Pinnate • Leaf Type: Simple

  23. Flower: None • Root: Fibruous • Fruit: None • Environment: Shade • Growth: Slow • Zones: 10-11

  24. DESCRIPTION • Large glossy green leaves • Maroon and variegated leaf cultivars available

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