The mother in laws tongue (also known as snake plant) is a flowering species primarily grown for its slick sword-like long leaves. This is a slow-growing plant that anyone can grow because of its low and high sunlight tolerance and ease of watering. The only way growers can cause this plant serious problems is if they overwater or allow the plant to reside in … [Read more...] about Mother in Laws Tongue
Succulent Plants
Jade Plant
Ok, maybe the jade plant will not show you the money, although people in the past and some cultures today believe they do. I will leave that up to the individual's beliefs. Despite the possibility of not providing a person with extra cash, the Crassula ovata (or Crassula argentea) is a great house plant that I still have fond memories of while growing up in my family home. … [Read more...] about Jade Plant
Aloe Vera Care
The Aloe Vera plant (succulent type) is well known for offering possible health and beauty benefits that I will discuss further on. This succulent is a tough species that is very easy to care for and rarely presents problems for most growers. Description Medicinal and health benefits: Aloe is available in juice for drinking (tastes good), skin care, coolant for … [Read more...] about Aloe Vera Care
Jelly Beans – Many Fingers
The Jelly Beans Sedum Pachphyllum is a popular succulent plant displaying finger shaped leaves red in color at the tips. Like many outer succulent plants this species is easy enough for even the beginner gardener to grow well and survives well when not given little attention to watering etc. Description The Sedum Pachphyllum, which is a native plant of Mexico, is a … [Read more...] about Jelly Beans – Many Fingers
Zebra Howorthia
The Zebra haworthia is also named Zebra cactus, although it's a succulent and not Cacti. It's common named is derived from the horizontal Zebra looking stripes. These differ slightly between two very similar species (H. Fasciata - H. Attenuata). Description Native to South Africa, these clump forming succulent plants have similarities with the Aloe plant and they're … [Read more...] about Zebra Howorthia
