Ruellia, Samevieria, Vines, Walking Iris and Trailers

Ruellia

Pretty leaves, pretty flowers, and easy to grow-that’s Ruellia macrantha. With olive green leaves daintily marked in white and rosy-purple petunia-like blooms, it is a real eye-catcher. Propagate through cuttings inserted into light soil or other rooting media. Three or 4 months bring you plants ready for 2-inch pots. Flowers last several days; and ruellia becomes more beautiful if given monthly feedings of liquid fertilizer. Temperatures of 60 to 70 degrees, moderate light, and ordinary soil are the growth requirements.

Samevieria

Called sword plant or snake plant, this tough individual remains high on the popularity list with people who dislike the fuss and bother of caring for flowering plants. Sansevieria is also invaluable for poorly-lighted indoor areas. It grows in virtually any soil, in temperatures from 60 to 80 degrees. Improved forms of the old-fashioned snake plant are numerous. This, however, is another case of a plant in plentiful supply; so check your market first. One gardener made a considerable profit by selling these plants to residents of housing projects. Many of these folks have indoor planters and, while they like to see something growing in them, they cannot afford the more expensive green plants. For such planters a combination of sansevieria, anthericum (spider plant), and Chinese evergreen is hard to equal. All these plants can be offered at a price these householders-mainly young people-can afford to pay. Sansevieria propagates easily from 2-inch cuttings of the swordlike leaves.

Shrimp Plant (see Acanthacea)

Vines and Trailers

Potted vines and trailers, particularly those of easy culture, are among the best sellers. Several forms of cissus (treebine), closely related to the grape, are rapid growers and have good-looking foliage. The most familiar one is Cissus rhombifolia, the grape ivy. The peacock of the tribe is C. discolor-often confusingly called trailing begonia because leaves rival the coloring of Rex begonias. Foliage is green and silver above, reddish purple beneath the leaves. C. antarctica is the popular kangaroo vine. It requires some 8 months to produce salable plants from leaf bud cuttings, about 2 to 4 months from stem cuttings or basal shoots. A minimum temperature of 60 degrees, subdued light, and ordinary potting soil are the growth requirements.

Walking Iris

Another plant of most interesting growth is Marica northiana, the walking iris, whose leaf fans resemble garden iris. The flower, rather like a spuria iris, emerges from between the leaves. The “stem,” an elongated irislike blade, continues to grow. After the flowers have completed their blooming, this blade will be bent toward the earth. If it touches a growing medium, roots will soon form and dig firmly into the soil. This is an old-timer still loved by collectors. It grows in any kind of soil, in a cool to warm greenhouse, and needs little attention. Propagate through plant division.

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