{"id":92188,"date":"2018-06-24T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/amazing-exotics-to-grow-from-seed-james-wong\/"},"modified":"2018-06-24T12:03:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T05:03:12","slug":"amazing-exotics-to-grow-from-seed-james-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/amazing-exotics-to-grow-from-seed-james-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing exotics to grow from seed | James Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWeird and wonderful houseplants can be both hard to track down and expensive. But there is an easy solution: grow them from seedAfter years of banging on about the joys of houseplants, I am so glad to see that a new generation are cottoning on to their charms. So much so in fact that certain species have achieved cult status. Few would have imagined five years ago that millennials would be clamouring to track down the rare variegated Monstera that has gone viral on Instagram, or the Pilea peperomioides, which at one point were selling for more than \u00a360 each for a tiny plug plant on internet auction sites.I believe that a significant driver for this surprising horticultural phenomenon is that large parts of the notoriously risk-adverse and slow-moving horticultural industry have simply not noticed this interest, creating a disjunct between desire and availability. Apart from those in a handful of east London independents, your average houseplant section is still the preserve of assembly-line moth orchids and boring kentia palms. Continue reading…
\n
\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…Amazing exotics to grow from seed | James Wong<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Weird and wonderful houseplants can be both hard to track down and expensive. But there...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-nYU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47731,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-houseplants-from-food-scraps\/","url_meta":{"origin":92188,"position":0},"title":"How to grow houseplants from food scraps","date":"March 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Simple ways to get really unusual, beautiful houseplants for free. All you need is a little patienceExotic houseplants are now well and truly back at the forefront of fashionAfter a long hiatus since their 80s heyday, houseplants are now well and truly back at the forefront of horticultural fashion.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":113783,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-houseplants-fit-for-the-chelsea-flower-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":92188,"position":1},"title":"How to grow houseplants fit for the Chelsea flower show","date":"January 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The UK\u2019s top gardening competition now has a houseplant category \u2013 but even beginners can nurture medal-worthy plants with a little expert adviceThere is a whole generation of people who know their Pilea peperomioides from their Monstera deliciosa and the Royal Horticultural Society has its sights set on them.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":65992,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/theyre-houseplants-but-not-as-we-know-them\/","url_meta":{"origin":92188,"position":2},"title":"They\u2019re houseplants, but not as we know them","date":"September 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Banish 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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":133044,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jungle-formula-easy-going-houseplants\/","url_meta":{"origin":92188,"position":3},"title":"Jungle formula: easy-going houseplants","date":"December 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Make room for the gesneriads and they will reward youThis week I stumbled upon a copy of a half-century-old book on houseplants at a charity shop, and was astonished about quite how cyclical horticultural trends often are. On the cover were monstera leaves, a sealed carboy terrarium, a brass\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":123073,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/two-tips-for-growing-maidenhair-ferns-as-houseplants-james-wong\/","url_meta":{"origin":92188,"position":4},"title":"Two tips for growing maidenhair ferns as houseplants | James Wong","date":"November 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I found these indoor plants tricky until I had a few growing lessons from a childhood heroHave you noticed that there are a few horticultural ideas that are ubiquitous staples in books, blogs and catalogues, yet you barely ever see in gardens? These range from outdoor aubergine plants loaded\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":115242,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/if-you-have-to-self-isolate-then-why-not-self-propagate-too\/","url_meta":{"origin":92188,"position":5},"title":"If you have to self-isolate\u2026 then why not self-propagate, too","date":"March 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Three easy ways to clone your houseplantsFor those of us who have to self-isolate in the coming months, gardening can be a great escape. A growing body of research suggests that being around plants can reduce stress and anxiety, thus gardening can provide not only a welcome distraction from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}