This plant can survive lots of neglect and growing conditions that will kill many other plants, such as substantial shade. It has arching, lance-shaped, deep green, glossy leaves that can reach around 2 feet long and 4 inches wide.

When grown outdoors, it sometimes produces insignificant cream and purple flowers near the base of the plant, but the blossoms usually do not appear when the plant is grown indoors. The cast-iron plant has a fairly slow growth rate, and spring is generally the best time to plant it.

The Cast Iron plant (Aspidistra Elatior) receives its common name for its ability to withstand neglect. A nice and easy to care for foliage house plant.

Even the worst plant neglecter can keep the A. elatior alive and well with its tolerant attitude to light, dry air and lack of watering. There are still a few conditions a grower has to provide and take care of, which are very easy. Over-watering and re-potting too often seem to be the main problems that can cause this species problems.

A native to Japan and Taiwan the Aspidistra elatior is a hardy garden plant and very easy to grow ornamental plant for indoors. It has been known to bloom tiny flowers near the base of the foliage, although this seems to be a very rare occasion for growers – so its mainly grown for its foliage.

There is a green foliage type and a variegated that displays cream colored stripes along the outer edge and/or the center of each leaf. The base of the leaves are rolled, then opens out and narrows in to a point. The linear leaves grow over a foot long and 5 inches wide – which display prominent ribs. Each of the leaves are grown from a stem that can be separated with its roots for growing new plants. You may also want to clean the leaves with a soft sponge (and water) to keep them looking attractive and dust free.

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The foliage shows compact growth and the upright stem in the later years of growth transform into climbing stem. Native to Central and South America and known for their unique arrow-like leaf shape, Arrowhead plants are easy to grow and do well in low to medium light.

The Goosefoot or Arrowhead plant is named so because of the arrow or goose feet shaped leaves when they’re juvenile. Caring is an easy task for this species and they follow the same needs and have similar growth characteristics as a Philodendorn (from the same family – Araceae).

Native to South America, this species of plant has various cultivars with different amounts of variegation, from entirely green to near white. They can be sold under the the name Nephthytis podophyllum.

An interesting growth pattern of the leaves is they begin cordate (heart) shaped then develop into the arrow shape and further on in age become palmate (similar shape to a hand). Because the plant matures into a climbing vine it will need to be cut back to prevent growth becoming wild and difficult to manage, indoors.

If you want, you can grow these on a moss stick or a type of trellis (support for the stems and direct growth) if you preferred it growing with its natural climbing nature. Growing on a moss stick or another support they can grow up to 6ft tall. Most growers will keep the Arrowhead plant as a small bushy plant and pinch out the stems and prune.c

Flowers seem to bloom more in its natural habitat and outdoors when the plant has matured. The flowers bloom within a spathe on a spadix similar to how a Peace lily and Philodendron plant does. If your pruning to keep the plant small and bushy flowers will not appear.

Monstera deliciosa likes moderate indoor temperatures of 60 to 85 degrees. It prefers high humidity, but it will adapt fine to dry indoor conditions. If you really feel like nurturing it, you can mist it occasionally to boost humidity—but it’s not entirely necessary.

The Swiss cheese plant displays the most interesting looking leaves and needs a grower to be prepared to provide some extra space within a home (it grows fairly tall when it matures).This climbing shrub is an ideal plant for a conservatory or large rooms, including a hotel or restaurant foyer.

The monstera deliciosa is primarily grown indoors for the lush green and glossy leaves. Each heart shaped leaf that appears starts of as a full leaf and then begins to form it’s slits. These leaves will grow whilst the plant is very young and only a matter of a few inches tall, although they do not produce the slits until it matures more. This species looks similar to a palm tree.

The cheese plant does flower in it’s natural habitat or somewhere that mimics it’s natural habit very well. It’s very rare to see them flower indoors. These flowers are a whitish colored spathe type with a spadix in the center.

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Foxtail Lilies bloom from spring to midsummer, producing dense clusters of small star-shaped flowers on tall, erect stems.

Eremurus are known for their distinctive, bottle brush flowers that can rise to a height of 7 feet. The blossoms open from the bottom up and are available in colors ranging from white and pink to yellow and orange. These impressive early summer perennials, also known as foxtail lilies or desert candles, tower above other plants and add excitement to any flower garden.

The foxtail lily or Eremurus is a stately flower, the tallest of which is Eremurus robustus. These plants produce star-shaped flowers, which may be a variety of colors such as yellow, pink, and orange. These tall plants are prone to being damaged by wind and should be planted in a protected area.

Eremurus stenophyllus, the narrow-leaved foxtail lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to central Asia. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, with narrow strap-shaped leaves. Racemes composed of small yellow flowers appear in summer. The flowers darken to brown from the base, forming a two-tone effect.with age.

The specific epithet stenophyllus is derived from the Greek stenos (narrow) and phyllon (leaf) to give “with narrow leaves”.

This plant is grown as a garden perennial for a sunny border, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Though hardy down to −20 °C (−4 °F), in colder areas it benefits from the shelter of a wall.

Two subspecies are listed, E. stenophyllus subsp. ambigens, and E. stenophyllus subsp. aurantiacus.

The Dutch Iris is a type of iris that produces blue, yellow, or white blooms. These plants grow one to two feet tall, and they need full sun to grow well. They don’t spread much, only about half a foot at most, and you grow them from a bulb. They need well-drained soil to grow well, and they bloom between May and June.

Dutch iris, also known as Iris hollandica, have orchid-like flowers with silky petals. Flower colors range from pale blue and lemon through deep purple, bronze, rose and gold. Unlike other types of iris that grow from thickened roots called rhizomes, Dutch iris grow from teardrop-shaped bulbs that are planted in fall.

Iris × hollandica, commonly known as the Dutch iris, is a hybrid iris developed from species native to Portugal, Spain and North Africa  (Iris tingitana × Iris xiphium).

Two varieties of Iris xiphium (var. praecox) from Spain and (var. lusitanica) from Portugal, were crossed with Iris tingitana (from North Africa). This was carried out by a Dutch bulb firm ‘Van Tubergen’ (based in Haarlem) in the 19th century.

Because the bulb could be forced in a greenhouse to flower early, it was popular with florists. Since the 1900s it has been crossed with other species to create various cultivars. After the Second World War, stocks of bulbs were imported to America. They then increased the colour range mainly the yellows.

Iris × hollandica has a bulb of about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) and can reach a height of about 60 centimetres (24 in). This bulbous iris has narrow linear green leaves and bears largish blue to yellow to white flowers. They do not have any fragrance. They mainly bloom in May–June in the northern hemisphere, and in September–October in the southern hemisphere.

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