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Echeveria
Echeveria (Pronounced e-CHEV-er-ee-a) is a perennial succulent plant, which typically grows in clusters. It is named after Anthanasia Echeverria Godoy, a botanical artist who accompanied the expedition under Sessé and Mociño to Mexico between 1787 and 1797. There are a huge number of different varieties of the plant, such as Echeveria Elegans, which is also…
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Eichhornia crassipes
The Eichhornia crassipes is more commonly known as water hyacinth. Crassipes literally means ‘thick foot’ and the genus, Eichhornia (pronounced EYKH-horn-ee-a) is named after a Prussian Minister, J.A. Eichorn (1779-1856). It is a floating plant, which requires soft water and can live either indoors or outdoors. Description It is an aquatic plant that has round,…
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Epipremnum pinnatum
Commonly known as Devil’s Ivy or Pothos, Epipremnum Pinnatum is an evergreen annual with glossy leaves, covered in yellow spots. The plant can also be found with white spots, a variety that is often known as Marble Queen. Epipremnum Pinnatum attaches itself easily to sticks and supports and can be grown as a climbing plant…
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Euphorbia Tirucalli
Euphorbia tirucalli produces a milky, sticky substance when damaged which has a number of uses in the modern world. One of its most notorious uses was as a way of ‘burning off’ warts and blemishes on the skin. While not recommended by medical professionals, the sap of this branch is still occasionally used to remove…
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Fatsia japonica
The Fatsia japonica is often referred to as the Japanese fatsia or false castor oil plant. It is a hardy shrub, which can survive indoors or outside. The versatility of this evergreen shrub means it has various uses around the garden, acting as either a centrepiece plant or as a wall shrub. Description The Fatsia…
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Fern
Ferns are one of the world’s oldest plants, first appearing 360 million years ago in the Carboniferous period. The term Fern refers to a very large number of species – the common names for the main groups are Maidenhead Fern, Bird’s Nest Fern, Boston Fern and Ribbon Fern. Description Ferns come in a wide variety…
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Ficus benjamina
The Ficus Benjamina is commonly referred to as the fig tree, Weeping Fig or simply as Ficus. It is a tree that can reach heights of up to 100ft in its natural surroundings, although with the right amount of pruning it can also become an indoor plant. Description This is a tree with glossy deep…
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Ficus ginseng
The Ficus ginseng is a type of Bonsai tree which is appreciated for its twisted, thick stem. It’s a variety of the Ficus Microcarpa species. ‘Ficus’ (pronounced Fiy-Cuss) is Latin for Fig and the term ginseng is a reference to the resemblance of the trunks and roots to the eastern ginseng herb. Description Ficus ginseng…
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Ficus lyrata
Ficus Lyrata is more commonly referred to as the ‘fiddle-leaf fig’ or ‘Banjo Fig’ due to the shape of its leaves, which in displaying a broad apex with a narrow middle resemble the shape of a violin. With unusually large and full leaves this is a robust plant of exotic appearance yet is suitable for…
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Fittonia
Better known as the ‘Mosaic plant’ or ‘Nerve plant’, Fittonia, (pronounced fit-tone-ee-a) has two species, the larger leaf Fittonia Superba and the smaller Fittonia Verschaffeltii. The plant is named after a pair of 19th Century Irish botanical writers, Elizabeth and Sarah Mary Fitton. Description The most common plant is the Fittonia Verschaffeltii, which is known…
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