Saturday, April 13, 2013

Indoor plants: Sansevieria trifasciata OR Snake Plant



If you are lazy sort of person or don't have enough time to look after your beloved plants and still looking for some nice looking green living things inside your sweet home. Then what to do is to choose those indoor plants those required less attention. I know one of the plant which is attractive, good looking and less demanding ha..ha.. yes I am talking about Sansevieria trifasciata or commonly known Snake Plant.

 

 

Sansevieria trifasciata or Snake Plant


As a good boy snake plant will not bother you if you place him in a low light place and did not give him any water for few days. This indoor plant is good enough to use his resources to stay alive without water and light for quite some time. Sansevieria trifasciata is basically from Africa so he fall in the category of tropical plants who can bear the heat and low light for longer period of time.

It grows quickly so despite of your laziness you still need some efforts to change his pot after dividing in two almost every year. Water in a week is something that Sansevieria trifasciata required to stay alive and healthy so you need to care about it.

 

Snake plant and inner home decor


Snake plant is not a bad choice as far as inner home decoration is concerned. This plant is available in different varieties but most popular is the one with snake type leaves. The leaves of Snake plants are long and stately and make great impact with your inner home decor plan if placed sensibly. I believe that most plant lovers are sensible and good sense of beauty in many cases.

I am not a Botany man and not sure if you are but here are some details about this nice plant you may like:

Classification


Kingdom   Plantae
Clade   Angiosperms
Clade   Monocots
Order   Asparagales
Family    Asparagaceae
Subfamily   Nolinoideae
Genus   Sansevieria
Species   S. trifasciata

Friday, April 5, 2013

House Plant decor the Dracaena Massangeana

Dracaena Massangeana or Corn Plant

If you are looking for home decoration and plants are part of your plan then Dracaena plants are not a bad choice. Especially Dracaena Massangeana are widely used as home decor plants around the glob because of variety of shades, looks and size availability. Dracaena Massangeana or corn plant is one of the Dracaena plant type that decorators often used in their decorations.

Here we are going to discuss Dracaena Massangeana you can also called him corn plant. This plant has usual green look but touch of tropical presence makes it special. You can place these plants in your office, home, in the corridors and door sides. This plant is commonly known as corn plant becasue of the shape and color of its leaves.

Plant Structure and Conditions

When you take a closer look at the leaves of Dracaena Massangeana, you can find that these are green with yellow variegation. This variegation running down the center of Massangeana leaves and gives a nice look at first glance. People prefer to use Massangeana plants for inner home decor becasue these plants need low light. It is evident that mostly inside homes or offices sunlight is not available most of the time and these plants are ideal for this condition along with their nice tropical presence. The ideal temperature for this Dracaena home decor plant is around 20 degree Celsius or around seventy degree Fahrenheit, however it remains fresh at room temperature in the most parts of the world.

Cost Effective home decor plant

No doubt when you are going to decorate your office or home you like to pay money for desired results but if an item with low price and good quality is available then why not make this part of your plan. Dracaena Massangeana is cost effective you can find it around $15 or in some place in less price as well. In US and other parts it definitely available within 15 to 20 bucks however it has even more low in cost in South Asia like India Pakistan Sri Lanka and neighboring countries.

Dracaena Massangeana Care and Health

Everything has high or low points Dracaena Massangeana of course have no exception. His wide leaf can have dust that need to keep clean time to time. Also not regularly but some time pest control can come into equation as the leaves of this plant attract tiny organisms. However these insects are harmless for human but can destroy the plant if these insects remains on leaves for longer period of time. Cleaning dust is not required any skills you can simply wipe the leaf blades with piece of cloth if use some water it will make task much easier with better results.