Image Credit : kibrispdr.org Ornamental plants are various types of plants, both shrubs and gardens, flowering plants and others, that are ...
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Ornamental plants are various types of plants, both shrubs and gardens, flowering plants and others, that are deliberately planted by humans as decoration. Ornamental plants are not only outdoors, but also indoors. Currently, there is an increase in public interest in ornamental plants because the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still not over, has caused many people to stay at home, so they fill their busy lives by planting ornamental plants. One style of growing ornamental plants for the outdoors is the tropical garden style. The tropical garden style is very suitable for the climate of our country, which has a hot climate. Tropical gardens are usually lush gardens with many plants, both tall and low-growing, and a diverse collection of plants. Here are some tips for having a tropical garden:
Decorative plants
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Before determining the types of plants that will be used in our tropical gardens, we should prepare the background for ornamental plants, namely the garden wall. We can choose the type of wall made of stone, wood, or concrete. After determining the garden wall, we can start planting plants that have tall stems first.
Taller Plants
Palm plant
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Planting taller plants first, such as red palm, yellow palm, and calathea varieties. Red palm plants are ornamental plants that are quite in demand because of their unique shape. The stems are very tall, reaching 16 meters with fiery red stems, leaves, and stems. The many stems form a very beautiful clump when used as a background for plants in a tropical garden. In addition, there is also the Yellow Palm, aka Dypsis lutescens, which is an ornamental plant that is quite popular. The appearance is beautiful because the pinnate leaves are yellowish green with a bright yellow midrib.
Calathea Lutea
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Calathea, 15-20 meters high, is very beautiful when used as a backdrop for plants in tropical gardens. From tall plants, we can combine them with medium-sized plants, such as various types of taro plants, namely skull taro, black taro, swiss cheese plant, and phillodendrum. We built some kind of layer with the plants. Start with the tall ones, then the medium-sized plants and finally the small plants. The other medium-sized plants such as skeleton and black caladium plants, taro plants, and Swis Cheese plant.
Medium-sized Plants
Skeleton and Black Caladium Plants
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Caladium is a plant that grows in the shade, but the caladium plant will grow perfectly when exposed to direct sunlight for two to four hours. It can be planted through tubers or saplings. Taro tubers can be planted in soil as deep as 5 cm and spaced about 20 cm apart.
Taro Plant
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The taro plant is in great demand by people because of its unique and attractive leaf color and shape and is easy to care for. It is easy to maintain and has different kinds of varieties. This plant needs a shade to part-shade place to grow.
The Swiss Cheese Plant
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The Swiss cheese plant is one of the most expensive plants. The shape of the leaves is perforated and unique, making this plant have its own beauty. The growth that propagates makes this Swiss cheese plant attachable to coconut fiber or fern roots so that the plant will propagate as high as the fern roots with lush leaves.
Phillodendrum
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Philodendron monstera deliciosa plants. This type of plant is very easy to grow and care for, even for beginners. The price is also fairly economical. Next, we add low-stemmed plants to our tropical garden, namely aglonema ornamental plants, such as red aglonema, aglonema lipstick, aglonema nymphs, and aglonema snow white.
Low-stemmed Plants
Red Aglonema
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The hallmark of aglonema Red Sumatra is that the leaves are maroon with a flat elongated size. In addition, the aglonema, which has the nickname "Pride of Sumatra," has a characteristic striped pattern so that it looks different from other types of aglonema. The beauty of this aglonema is undeniable. It will look more attractive when it grows thickly with its red leaves. If aglonema suksom has a green color on the edges, this red aglonema has a red or pink color around the midle of the leaf.
Coreopsis Lanceolata
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Having this yellow flower in your garden, will make your garden looks more beautiful. It is a very popular garden plant because it has beautiful flowers. It is very dependable and prolifically flowers. These plants thrive in any condition, whether it is high heat, drought, or humidity. However, it needs full sun to grow. This plant also attracts butterflies and birds, which makes your garden more beautiful.
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