If you’re propagating a zebra plant by doing stem cuttings, it is very important to get a nice section of leaves to start with a new plan. Applying heat to the bottom of the pot (using a temperature mat) can speed up the growth process. The ideal room temperature is about 70 ✯ (21 ✬) and fairly high humidity improves the chance of successfully propagating the cuttings.
These are propagated by taking a couple of inches long stem tip cuttings and using a rooting hormone to help them grow roots. Aphelandra Squarrosa (botanical/scientific). However, growing in any well-lit room with fairly high humidity and plenty of warmth is worth a go at growing this fussy species. The best place for them to grow well is within a conservatory or any other glass room because they usually offer more bright light and the ability to control humidity better, which is what this plant likes. I thought I would mention where it may be best for you to place and display your Zebra plant because the conditions it needs are quite strict once it has flowered. These leaves grow to about 9 inches long and a few inches wide within the center of the leaf, and they have pointed tips. FoliageĪs mentioned above the aphelandra Squarrosa displays lovely dark glossy green leaves with prominent whitish-colored veins. A grower can expect flowers after summer. The bract is the real attraction rather than the small flowers. The flower bract will last for up to about 6 weeks and the small yellow flowers that grow from the bract last for about a week. The amount of flower heads produced depends on the number of stems, which is more often than not, two – four. The flowers look similar to other bract-type flower heads and grow cone-shaped at the tips of a stem with small flowers that grow out of the bract. So if you’re looking for a flowering or a foliage plant then this is a plant for either or both. © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants.The Zebra plant is a fairly popular plant that is grown for its flower bracts and dark green leaves with prominent white-colored veins.Common Names from Plants and People Africa.© Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants.The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023.Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew.Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T.Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England. Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name: angustifolia Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. Aphelandra oostachya Wawra in Oesterr.Aphelandra louisae Pynaert in Nursery Cat.Aphelandra leopoldii Van Houtte in Fl.Aphelandra illustrata Jacob-Makoy ex T.Moore & Mast.Aphelandra chrysops W.Bull in Nursery Cat.
0 kommentar(er)
