Un peu de verdure

The Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum) or “tongue of fire”, with its red inflorescence is a plant of tropical origin that we find very frequently in our interiors. Its glossy, evergreen foliage is heart-shaped and its brightly colored bloom includes a recurving, slender spadix surrounded by the spathe.

Tillandsia usneoides, also called Spanish moss, air maiden or old man’s beard, is a species of epiphytic plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It grows on the American continent where it hangs from the branches of trees, telephone wires and any other aerial support where it captures humidity from the air and nutrients in the form…

Sansevieria is a genus of 70 species of succulent plants, usually herbaceous. It belongs to the Liliaceae family (or to the Dracaenaceae family) according to the classical classification. According to the phylogenetic classification this genus was classified in the family Ruscaceae, but with the classification APG III (2009) this family became invalid and this genus…

The maranta is appreciated for its decorative foliage offering veins, spots, variously colored reverses. Its tropical origins make it appreciate a warm and humid environment, as well as a bright but subdued exposure.

The Dahlia genus includes tuberous plants of the Asteraceae family.The dahlia is native to the warm regions of Mexico, Central America and Colombia. The Aztecs called it Cocoxochitl (roughly translated as “water cane” because of its hollow stem) and used its bitter leaves and edible tubers daily to feed their animals but also for their…

Senecio rowleyanus (or string of pearls, string of pearls) or Kleinia rowleyana is a perennial, succulent, creeping stemmed flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its leaves have a very rare particularity: they are in the shape of balls, having the appearance of a pea.

The false philodendron (Monstera deliciosa) is a perennial plant of the Araceae family. It is very close to the philodendrons with which it is frequently confused by using the name of this genus as a vernacular name to designate individuals marketed as an ornamental houseplant.

Calathea zebrina, the zebra plant, is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family, native to southeastern Brazil. Under the synonym Goeppertia zebrina, this plant has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

Tradescantia zebrina ‘Quadricolor’ is a stunning variety of spiderwort with swathes of pink, purple and shimmering cream that give each emerging leaf a unique look.

The Monstera Adansonii, Monkey Leaf or even Monkey Mask, is a cousin of the Monstera Deliciosa whose leaves are also “perforated”, giving it a very graphic and unique appearance for our interiors.