Long blade plants. These leaves may be variegated cream or white depending on the cultivar. Pinching them back periodically will keep them full and lush. The leaves are wide blades with a dark green color that is maintained even in winter. The leaves are thick and slightly fuzzy with a ruffled edge that can show as a variegated white.
As the newest leaf blades emerge they appear in a rolled up form. Many houseplants also boast sword or grass like leaves. Heres a list of the best large indoor plants for your home or officetall houseplants look fascinating and create an illusion of enlarged interior. However when you have big houseplants they not only create an impression but they also make a visual statement that is simply hard to miss.
Reply to steve morgan 3 months ago i also find some amazing flowering ideas from olmsteds nursery. Its are 2 feet long. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 10 features thin 18 inch wide blades. Most plectranthus are grown strictly for foliage which is similar to its cousin swedish ivy.
Warm season bermuda grass cynodon dactylon hardy in us. Houseplants are one of the best ways to enjoy the merits of nature indoors. If youre a gardener you have hundreds of plants from which to choose when planning your outdoor garden or picking a new houseplant. Perennial ryegrass lolium perenne also hardy in usda zones 7 through 10 produces much narrower leaf blades usually no more than 116 inch in width.
Yucca aloifolia is a thicket forming plant with very sharp stiff rough surfaced leaf blades with the old leaves browning pointing down and drying plastered against the stems in a long petticoat of dead leaves. The sea oat plant uniola paniculata is another ornamental grass with narrow sharp blades. Last edited 3 months ago by steve morgan. Native but also grows in mexico and the west indies.
Though these plants are better suited to drier regions they can thrive in most places as long as the proper growing conditions are provided. Plectranthus is a free growing bushy plant that loves damp soil. Gardening with sharp leaved plants. Steve morgan atguest9072 9072.
The blades are very coarse to the touch with topsides that are shiny. Plants with long leaves arent limited to the garden. However these plants may also be dangerous to gardeners. Tall fescue is a perennial cool weather turf grass that stands out because of its growth habit.
I was looking for a long time to plant some flower plants for my home garden. One specific type plants with sharp leaves can add a unique design aesthetic to the landscape. The plant forms nodding seed heads in summer and is hardy in usda zones 6 through 10. The spider plant chlorophytum comosum has long arching green leaves.
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