{"id":15642,"date":"2020-02-10T11:17:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=15642"},"modified":"2020-02-10T11:17:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:17:07","slug":"bonnies-garden-did-you-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/bonnies-garden-did-you-know\/","title":{"rendered":"BONNIE’S GARDEN – Did You Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"
With February being Houseplant Month, I thought I\u2019d share some odd and interesting facts I\u2019ve discovered over years about some of my favorite plants.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re so pretty with their white flowers but did you know Peace Lilies are not lilies at all but are related to Chinese Evergreens and philodendrons?<\/p>\n
Philodendrons are everyone\u2019s favorite low-to-moderate light plants but did you know that in the wild the small berries produced by philodendrons are an important food source for bats and monkeys? Philodendron seldom, if ever, bloom and fruit indoors, however.<\/p>\n
Spider plants, with their many babies, are related to asparagus. While I love asparagus, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be oven-roasting my spider plant any time soon.<\/p>\n
The popular low-light tolerant \u201ccorn\u201d plants, etc. are named for a female dragon (Drakaina). Some wild dracaenas have a red sap which people equated with dragon’s blood.<\/p>\n
Our popular Rubber Trees, Weeping Figs, and Fiddle-leaf Figs are related to the hardy Ficus Carica\u2014the fruiting fig. Do you really want to eat that Fig Newton in front of your Fiddleleaf?<\/p>\n
Unlike most cacti, Christmas Cacti are NOT a desert cactus. Rather, they are native to the tropical rainforest in Brazil!\u00a0 In Brazil, they are called Flor de Maio\u2014or May Flowers, which is when they bloom there.<\/p>\n
The costly flavoring \u201cvanilla\u201d comes from a seedpod of an orchid. The Vanilla Orchid is the only orchid grown for anything other than the beauty of the flowers.<\/p>\n
African Violets are NOT violets at all, but Gesneriads\u2014a family of plants that includes Gloxinias, Streptocarpus, and Lipstick Vines.<\/p>\n
Did you know if you fertilize a Venus Fry Trap, it may stop producing traps? Why catch your own food if you don\u2019t have to?<\/p>\n
Those pretty succulent Jade Plants are an Asian symbol of Good Fortune. Feng Shui encourages placing Jades in east windows for family harmony, west windows for creativity, and southeast windows for wealth.<\/p>\n
Houseplants not only add beauty to your home but clean the air, too. Why not brighten your home with a lovely houseplant – or even two or three?<\/p>\n
Stop by the Greenhouse to see our great selection. We can help you select that “just right” plant for your indoor light conditions.<\/p>\n
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