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PLANT PORTRAITS

The plant world is enormous! I have just 0.00025 per cent of the world’s plant species. One hundred plants out of 390,900 known species makes my collection look modest and says something about how big the plant kingdom is. Here are my personal favourites, which I have found to be easy to get hold of and look after in Nordic conditions.

Aloe vera (Aloe vera)

Areca palm (Dypsis lutescens)

Asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus)

Avocado plant (Persea americana)

Banana plant (Musa)

Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

Calamondin (Citrus x microcarpa)

Calathea (Calathea orbifolia)

Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides)

Emerald palm (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)

False shamrock (Oxalis triangularis)

Fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata)

Fig (Ficus carica)

Fishbone cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger)

Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

Money plant/Jade plant (Crassula ovata)

Mother-in-law’s tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata)

Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)

Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Swiss cheese plant/Monstera (Monstera deliciosa)

Umbrella plant (Schefflera)

Waxplant (Hoya)

White bird of paradise plant (Strelitzia nicolai)