{"id":65992,"date":"2017-09-10T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/theyre-houseplants-but-not-as-we-know-them\/"},"modified":"2017-09-10T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T05:05:22","slug":"theyre-houseplants-but-not-as-we-know-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/theyre-houseplants-but-not-as-we-know-them\/","title":{"rendered":"They\u2019re houseplants, but not as we know them"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBanish your boring old aspidistras and grow something amazingThere is no reason why the onset of autumn needs to stop you getting your horticultural fix thanks to the wonders of houseplants. But if you\u2019re looking for resilient, easycare species just a bit more exciting than the boring old aspidistra or sansevieria, here are a few super-quirky alternatives.Ant plants are a group of bizarre species from southeast Asia that have adapted to grow on the branches of trees, baked by sun and lashed by monsoon winds. Beneath a neat crown of emerald leaves lies a massively swollen, bulb-like stem, covered in spikes in many species, like something straight out of The Flintstones. They get their name as in the wild their curious swollen stem, full of a honeycomb of winding passages and air pockets, provides a home for tropical fire ants. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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