FLORA MAGAZINE

ISSUE 01 | SESSION 2 2021/2022

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about NAME
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PLANT
CHARACTERISTIC

EASY PLANT CARE

"The TIPS

earth has taken 15+
excellent care
Unique
of us-let's flora

return the

favor !"

AUTHOR PREFACE

FIRST OF ALL , BY THE NAME OF ALLAH,I
FEEL SO GRATEFUL OF HIS BLESSING , I'M
FINALLY SUCCESS TO CONCUCT THIS

FLORA MAGAZINE ISSUE 01 FOR
LANDSCAPE DESIGN WHICH IS THE CODE
DCA40212.

by Hani Nabila I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THE DEEPEST
APPRECIATION TO ALL THOSE WHO
@haninabilaaaa PROVIDE ME TO POSSIBILITY TO COMPLETE
@haneesmaa THE E-MAGAZINE. A SPECIAL GRATITUDE I
[email protected] GIVE TO MY LECTURER DR. JULIA BINTI MD.
TUKIRAN AND PUAN MASITA BINTI HASSAN ,
Hani WHOSE CONTRIBUTION IN STIMULATING
SUGGESTIONS AND ENCOURAGEMENT ,
HELPED ME TO COORDINATE MY E-
MAGAZINE.

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CHECKED BY : DR.JULIA BINTI MD. TUKIRAN

SOFTSCAPE

SOFTSCAPE REFERS TO THE LIVING
HORTICULTURAL ELEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE.
SOFTSCAPING CAN INCLUDE FLOWERS, PLANTS,
SHRUBS, TREES, FLOWER BEDS AND TASKS SUCH
AS WEED/DISTURBANCE MANAGEMENT,
GRADING, PLANTING, MOWING, PRUNING,
AERATION, SPRAYING AND DIGGING FOR
EVERYTHING FROM PLANTS AND SHRUBS TO
FLOWER BEDS. WHEELED CARS AND MANUAL
TOOLS SUCH AS RAKES, SHOVELS, PICKS AND GAS
POWER TOOLS ARE COMMONLY USED. THIS IS A
TERM THAT HAS BEEN POPULARIZED IN POP
CULTURE RECENTLY (2006 ONWARDS) ON
TELEVISION SHOWS SUCH AS HOME & GARDEN
TELEVISION. THE PURPOSE OF A SOFTSCAPE IS TO
LEND CHARACTER TO THE LANDSCAPE, CREATING
AN AURA, ATMOSPHERE AND REFLECTING THE
SENSITIVITIES OF THE POPULATION.

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Table of

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i
SOFTSCAPE ii
INTRODUCTION iv

PLANTS 1
3
TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATE, (CRAPE-JASMINE) 5
FURCRAEA FOETIDA 7
9
PLECTRANTHUS SCUTELLARIOIDES 11
MANGIFERA INDICA 12
TRADESCANTIA ZEBRINA BOSSE 13
CYCAS CIRCINALIS 15
AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS 17
19
CEREUS HEXAGONUS 21
ZINNIA PERUVIANA 23
MURRAYA KOENIGII 25
PLUMERIA PUDICA 27
CENTROSEMA VIRGINIANUM
CORDYLINE FRUTICOSE
DRACAENA TRIFASCIATA
COCOS NUCIFERA

INTRODUCTION

SITE PLAN LEGENDS

NOT TO SCALE TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATE,
(CRAPE-JASMINE)
This site is located at Kamsis Ibnu PLECTRANTHUS SCUTELLARIOIDES
Sina , Politeknik Sultan Haji (COLEUS)
Ahmad Shah , Semambu , FOCRAEA FOETIDE (L) HAV.
Kuantan , Pahang. There are (MAURITIUS-HEMP)
many softscape plants out there. MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO)
It is planted along the streets at
Kamsis Ibnu Sina. Let's see the CYCAS CIRCINALIS
beautiful plants at next page ! TRADESCANTIA ZEBRINA BOSSE
(WANDERURG JEW)
CEREUS HEXAGONUS (L)
MURRAYA KOENIGLL (L) SPRENG
(CURRY LEAF TREE)
ZINNIA PERUVIANA (PERUVIAN ZINNIA)
CENTROSEMA VIRGINIANUM
(BUTTERFLY-PEA)
AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS
CORDYLINE FNETICOSA (L) (BROADLEAF
PALM-LILY)
COCONUT NUCIFERA (L) (COCONUT)
SANSEVIERIA TRIFASCIATA PRAIN
(SNAKE PLANT)
PLUMERIA PUDICA JAEQ (BRIDAL
BOUQUET)

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TABERNAEMONTANA
DIVARICATE

COMMON NAME PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

CRAPE-JASMINE, THE PLANT GENERALLY HEIGHT 1.5 TO 1.8
BUTTERFLY- METERS (5-6FT)
GARDENIA, CEYLON- THE LARGE SHINY LEAVES ARE DEEP
JASMINE GREEN , LENGHT IS 15CM (6INCH) AND
WIDTH 5CM (2IN)
CATEGORY WHITE FLOWER
THE FOOWER HAS ‘PINWHEEL’ SHAPE
SHRUB WOODEN TRUNKS

FLOWERS

PLANT CARE BARK FRUITS
REQUIREMENT
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FULL SUN / PARTIAL
SHADE
KEEP THE SOIL
MOIST
THE PLANT IN
ACIDIC SOILS

BENEFITS OF CRAPE-
JASMINE

LIVER DISEASE (HEPATITIS) , PAIN
DUE TO SCARRING OF THE LIVER
(CHIRROSIS) AND ABDOMINAL
PAIN DUE TO SEVERE DIARRHEA
(DYSENTERY).
TO PREVENT STROKE , TO CAUSE
RELAXATION (AS A SEDATIVE).
TO INCREASE SEXUAL DESIRE (AS
AN APRHODOSIAC , AND IN THE
TREATMENT OF CANCER.
USED ON THE SKIN TO REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF BREAST MILK ,
FOR SKIN DISEASES AND TO SPEED
WOUND HEALING.
TO IMPROVE MOOD, REDUCE
STRESS AND REDUCE FOOD
CRAVINGS.
TO FLAVOR BEVERAGES , FROZEN
DAIRY DESSERTS , SWEET , BAKED
GOODS , GELATIN AND PUDDINGS.

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FURCRAEA FOETIDA BARKCOMMON NAME

GIANT ALSE AGAVE ,
MAURITIUS-HEMP,
AGAVE FOETIDA

CATEGORY

SHRUB

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

THIS PLANT CAN REACH 6’ FEET TALL WITH
A WIDTH 8’-10’ FEET.
THE LEAVES ARE SWORD-SHAPED, 1-1.8M
LONG AND 10-15CM WIDE.
THE FLOWERS ARE GREENISH TO CREAMY
WHITE , 4CM LONG AND STRONGLY
SCENTED.

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PLANT CARE REQUIREMENT

FULL SUN TO LIGHT SHADE.
SEMI-HUMID
ENVIRONMENTS (25º
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT).
SLIGHTLY ACIDIC SOIL.

LEAVES

BACKGROUND OF FURCRAEA
FOETIDA

FURCRAEA FOETIDA IS NATIVE TO TROPICAL
AMERICA AND ITS NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN MEXICO TO THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN COAST OF SOUTH
AMERICA AND THE SOUTH-EASTERN
ANTILLES.
IT IS WIDELY PLANTED AND NATURALIZED
THROUGHOUT THE TROPICS.
IT HAS BEEN GROWN COMMERCIALLY AS A
FIBRE PLANT IN MANY REGIONS, INCLUDING
INDIA, VENEZUELA, BRAZIL, AND ST. HELENA,
AND IN AFRICA IN MADAGASCAR, MAURITIUS
AND SOUTH AFRICA.

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PLECTRANTHUS
SCUTELLARIOIDES

COMMON NAME

PAINTED NETTLE ,
FLAME NETTLE ,
COMMON COLEUS.

CATEGORY LEAVES

SHRUB PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

IT CAN GROW 50-150CM TALL.

IT DOES NOT FORM ROOT TUBERS.

LOCAL USES AS A FOOD AND MEDICINE.

GROWN AS AN ORNAMENTAL IN GARDENS

AND AS A POT PLANT IN COOLER

CLIMATES. BARK

PLANT CARE
REQUIREMENT

THE TEMPERATURE 70-100
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
KEEP MOIST BUT NOT WET.
SUN TOLERANT CULTIVARS.

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BENEFITS OF
PLECTRANTHUS
SCUTELLARIOIDES

COLEUS IS A PLANT THAT HAS

BEEN USED SINCE ANCIENT TIMES

TO TREAT HEART DISORDERS

SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

AND CHEST PAIN (ANGINA), AS

WELL AS RESPIRATORY

DISORDERS SUCH AS ASTHMA.

COLEUS IS USED TO TREAT

ALLERGIES, DRY EYES, SKIN

CONDITIONS SUCH AS ECZEMA

AND PSORIASIS, OBESITY,

PAINFUL MENSTRUATION,

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

(IBS), URINARY TRACT

INFECTIONS (UTIS), BLADDER

INFECTIONS, ADVANCED CANCER,

BLOOD CLOTS BLOOD, SEXUAL

PROBLEMS IN MEN, SLEEP

PROBLEMS (INSOMNIA), AND

SEIZURES.

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MANGIFERA INDICA COMMON NAME FRUITS

INDIAN MANGO

CATEGORY

TREE

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

GROW UP TO 15-30 METRES (49-98 FT) TALL.
THE OPTIMAL PH OF THE SOIL BETWEEN 5.2
AND 7.5.
MANGOS ARE TYPICALLY 8-12 CM (3-5 IN)
LONG AND GREENISH YELLOW IN COLOR.
THE FRUITS CAN BE ROUND , OVAL , HEART
OR KIDNEY SHAPED.

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PLANT CARE REQUIREMENT LEAVES

WELL-DRAINED SANDY LOAM
WATER ONCE A WEEK

FLOWERS

BACKGROUND OF MANGIFERA
INDICA

MANGIFERA INDICA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS

MANGO, IS A SPECIES OF FLOWERING PLANT

IN THE ANACARDIACEAE FAMILY. MANGOES

ARE BELIEVED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE

REGION BETWEEN NORTHWESTERN BARK

MYANMAR, BANGLADESH, AND INDIA. FLORA MAGAZINE  | 8

VARIOUS PARTS OF THE PLANT ARE USED AS

DENRIFICE, ANTISEPTIC, ASTRINGENT,

DIAPHORETIC, STOMACH, VERMIFUGE, TONIC,

LAXATIVE AND DIURETIC AND TO TREAT

DIARRHEA, DYSENTERY, ANEMIA, ASTHMA,

BRONCHITIS, COUGH, HYPERTENSION,

INSOMNIA, RHEUMATISM, TOOTHACHE,

WHITENESS, BLEEDING AND HEMORRHOIDS.

TRADESCANTIA
ZEBRINA BOSSE

COMMON NAME

T. PENDULA ,
ZEBRINA PENDULA

CATEGORY

CLIMBER

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

ATTRACTIVE ZEBRA PATTERNED LEAVES
THE LEAVES ARE BLUISH GREEN.
THE LEAF SHEATHS ARE THIN AND
TRANSLUCENT

LEAVES

PLANT CARE BARK (SOFT STEM)
REQUIREMENT
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• GIVE IT PLENTY OF

INDIRECT LIGHT

• DON’T GET TOO DRY

BETWEEN WATERINGS

BENEFITS OF
TRADESCANTIA
ZEBRINA BOSSE

1. CULTIVATION

IT IS USUALLY AVAILABLE AND

USED AS A HOUSE CROP AND

GROUND COVER, AGGRESSIVELY

COLONIZING NEW AREAS WHEN

LEFT UNDISTURBED.

PROPAGATED BY CUTTINGS, THIS

PLANT CAN BE MOVED OR

MANIPULATED EASILY BECAUSE

ITS RUNNERS CLING LIGHTLY TO

THE GROUND.

2. MEDICATED

SKIN IRRITATION MAY RESULT

FROM REPEATED CONTACT WITH

OR PROLONGED HANDLING OF

THE PLANT - ESPECIALLY FROM

THE CLEAR AND WATERY RUBBER.

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CYCAS CIRCINALIS BARK LEAVES

COMMON NAME

QUEEN SAGO ,
SAGO PALM

CATEGORY

FERN

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

GROWING 3-5 METRES TALL
UNBRANCHED STEMS AROUND 27-43CM IN
DIAMETER
TOPPED WITH A CROWN OF LARGE , BRIGHT
GREEN , GLOSSY LEAVES 150-250CM LONG.

PLANT CARE REQUIREMENT

BRIGHT LIGHT AND FULL DIRECT
SUNLIGHT
FAIRLY WELL WATERED

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AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS COMMON NAME

COW GRASS

CATEGORY

GROUNDCOVER
LEAVES

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

THE STEM GROWS FROM 15–25 CM (6-10 IN.)
HIGH
THE PANICLE IS OPEN AND TRIANGULAR
SHAPED, 5 TO 7.5 CM (2 TO 3 IN.) LONG
LOOSELY ARRANGED ON DELICATE PAIRED
OR SPREADING BRANCHES
THEY ARE SOFT AND DROOPING.

PLANT CARE REQUIREMENT

FULL SUN
ALWAYS HAVE CUT THE GRASS TO
LOOK NEAT.

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CEREUS
HEXAGONUS

COMMON NAME

BLUE CEREUS , LADY OF
THE NIGHT CACTUS ,
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT ,
SIX-ANGLED TORCH
THISTLE , TALL
COLUMNAR CACTUS

CATEGORY THORN

SUCCULENT

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

THE HEIGHT OF 50 FEET(15M)

THE BRANCHES ARE GREYISH-

BRANCHES GREEN,BLUE-GREEN TO LIGHT GREEN,UP

TO 6 INCHES(15CM) IN DIAMETER

THE MAIN STEM IS 16 INCHES (40CM) IN

DIAMETER

FLOWERS ARE WHITE , FUNNEL-SHAPED ,

AND UP TO 10 INCHES (25CM) LONG

PLANT CARE EDIBLE FRUITS ARE PALE RED , EGG-
REQUIREMENT SHAPED AND UP TO 5.2 INCHES (13CM)
LONG

• FULL SUN

• GROWN IN WELL-DRAINING SOIL

• TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 20 TO 50º

F (-6.7 TO 10º C)

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FLOWERS

BENEFITS OF CEREUS
HEXAGONUS

CEREUS IS AN HERB. PEOPLE USE
FLOWERS, STEMS, AND YOUNG
SHOOTS FOR MEDICINE.
CEREUS IS USED FOR CHEST PAIN
(ANGINA), FLUID RETENTION
ASSOCIATED WITH POOR HEART
FUNCTION (HEART FAILURE), AND
AS A HEART STIMULANT.
CEREUS IS ALSO USED FOR
BLADDER INFECTIONS AND
OTHER URINARY TRACT
PROBLEMS, BLEEDING, AND
SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
WOMEN USE IT FOR PAINFUL OR
HEAVY MENSTRUAL PERIODS.
CEREUS IS SOMETIMES RUBBED
DIRECTLY ON THE SKIN FOR
JOINT PAIN.

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ZINNIA PERUVIANA BARK (SOFT STEM)COMMON NAME

ZINNIA

CATEGORY

SHRUB

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

THE HEIGHT IS 50 CM TALL (RARELY 100CM
TALL)
THE STEMS ARE GREEN , YELLOW OR PURPLE
THE LEAVES ARE OVATE , ELLIPTIC OR
LANCEOLATE , 2.5-7CM LONG AND 8-3.5CM
WIDE
THE PENDUNCLES ARE 1-7CM LONG
FLOWER HEADS WITH 6-21 RED , MAROON
OR YELLOW RAY FLORETS (WITH S 0.8-2.5CM
LONG PETAL EACH)

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PLANT CARE REQUIREMENT

FERTILIZE AT LEAST ONE TIME
KEEP THE SOIL MOIST
CUT DEADHEAD

FLOWERS

BACKGROUND OF ZINNIA
PERUVIANA

ZINNIA IS NATIVE TO MEXICO AND CENTRAL
AMERICA. THE AZTECS ORIGINALLY CALLED
THEM “PLANTS THAT ARE HARD ON THE EYES”
BECAUSE OF THEIR COLORFUL FLOWERS.
ZINNIA IS NAMED AFTER JOHANN GOTTFRIED
ZINN, A GERMAN PROFESSOR OF BOTANY
WHO DISCOVERED THIS PLANT AND
BROUGHT IT BACK TO EUROPE IN THE 1700S.
THE ORIGINAL PLANT HAS EVOLVED IN
FLOWER COLOR AND PLANT SHAPE AND SIZE,
DUE TO ITS POPULARITY WITH BREEDERS.
THERE ARE VARIETIES WITH SINGLE OR
DOUBLE PETAL FLOWERS IN ALMOST ALL
COLORS OF THE RAINBOW.

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MURRAYA
KOENIGII

COMMON NAME FLOWERS

CURRY TREE

CATEGORY

HERBS

LEAVES

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

GROWING 4-6 METRES (13-20FT) TALL
TRUNK UP TO 40CM (16IN) DIAMETER
THE AROMATIC LEAVES ARE PINNATE ,
WITH 11-21 LEAFLTES
EACH LEAFLET 2-4CM (3/4-1/1/2 IN) LONG
AND 1-2CM (1/2-3/4 IN ) BROAD
THE BERRY PULP IS EDIBLE, WITH A SWEET
FLAVOR.
FLOWER COLOR IS WHITE

PLANT CARE BARK
REQUIREMENT

• FULL SUN

• WELL- DRAINED FERTILE

• SOIL PH ACIDIC (6.4 TO 6.9)

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BENEFITS OF MURRAYA
KOENIGII

FRESH LEAVES ARE AN
INDISPENSABLE PART OF INDIAN
CUISINE AND TRADITIONAL
INDIAN MEDICINE. THEY ARE
MOST WIDELY USED IN SOUTH
INDIAN AND WEST COAST
CUISINE, USUALLY FRIED WITH
VEGETABLE OIL, MUSTARD SEEDS
AND CHOPPED ONIONS IN THE
FIRST STAGE OF PREPARATION.
THEY ARE ALSO USED TO MAKE
THORAN, VADA, RASAM, AND
KADHI. FRESH LEAVES ARE
VALUED AS A SEASONING IN
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN
CUISINES.
IN JAVA, THE LEAVES ARE OFTEN
BOILED TO FLAVOR GOULASH.
ALTHOUGH AVAILABLE IN A DRY
STATE, THE AROMA AND TASTE
ARE VERY LOW. THE OIL CAN BE
EXTRACTED AND USED TO MAKE
SCENTED SOAPS.

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PLUMERIA PUDICA FLOWERS

LEAVESCOMMON NAME

BRIDAL BOUQUET

CATEGORY

TREE/SHRUB

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

FLOWERS WHITE WITH YELLOW THROAT
SMALL TREE
LEAVES IN DISTINCT FIDDLE SHAPE WITH 2
LOBES IN THE MIDDLE

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BARKPLANT CARE REQUIREMENT

FULL SUN
LITTLE WATER

BACKGROUND OF PLUMERIA
PUDICA

IT IS KNOWN TO ALLEVIATE INFLAMMATION, HEADACHE,
BACK PAIN, AND TINNITUS. WHILE THE APHRODISIAC
NATURE OF THIS OIL RELAXES NERVES, MUSCLES, AND
BOOST LIBIDO.
IMBUED WITH STRONG ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-
INFLAMMATORY TRAITS, THE FRANGIPANI FLOWER IS
BENEFICIAL IN UPLIFTING OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING.

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CENTROSEMA
VIRGINIANUM

COMMON NAME

SPURRED BUTTERFLY-
PEA,
WILD BLUE VINE, BLUE
BELL AND WILD PEA

CATEGORY

CLIMBER

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

THE HEIGHT APPROACHING 2 METERS.
THE FRUIT CONTAINS 4-10 DARK BROWN
SEEDS.
LEAFLETS ARE LANCEOLATE OR OVATE ,1-
4CM LONG.

FLOWERS LEAVES

PLANT CARE
REQUIREMENT

FULL SUN OR LIGHT SHADE IN
SHADY OR LOAMY
DRY TO MOIST
WELL-DRAINED SOILS

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BENEFITS OF
CENTROSEMA
VIRGINIANUM

A PERENNIAL HERB WITH A WIDE
NATIVE RANGE, GROWING FROM
TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL
AMERICA ALL THE WAY TO THE
EASTERN US. IN NC, IT CAN BE
FOUND IN PINE FORESTS AND
COASTAL PLATEAUS.
IT GROWS BY EITHER TRAILING
ALONG THE GROUND OR
WRAPPING AROUND A VERTICAL
STRUCTURE.
C. VIRGINIANUM IS A MEMBER OF
THE FABACEAE FAMILY, IT IS
IDENTIFIED BY ITS TRAILING AND
TWISTED VINES AS WELL AS
STRIKING FLOWERS.

HABITAT C. VIRGINIANUM IS IN
SUNNY AREAS IN PINE SOILS, AND
IN COASTAL AREAS.

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CORDYLINE FRUTICOSE COMMON NAME

RED DRACAENA , CABBAGE TREE

CATEGORY

SHRUB

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

ABLE TO GROW
UP TO 3-5M TALL
WHITE TO
LAVENDER
SMALL FLOWERS
BORNE IN A
PANICLE
INFLORESCENCE
MEASURING
ABOUT 30CM
LONG
FRUIT IS A RED
BERRY.

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PLANT CARE REQUIREMENT LEAVES

SEMI-SHADE
FULL SUN
MODERATE WATER
STEM CUTTING

BARK

BACKGROUND OF CORDYLINE
FRUTICOSE

THE MĀORI USED VARIOUS PARTS OF
CORDYLINE AUSTRALIS TO TREAT
INJURIES AND ILLNESSES, EITHER
BOILED UP INTO A DRINK OR
POUNDED INTO A PASTE.
THE KŌATA, THE GROWING TIP OF THE
PLANT, WAS EATEN RAW AS A BLOOD
TONIC OR CLEANSER. JUICE FROM THE
LEAVES WAS USED FOR CUTS, CRACKS
AND SORES.

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DRACAENA
TRIFASCIATA

COMMON NAME

MOTHER-IN-LAW’S
TONGUE , VARIEGATED
SNAKE PLANT ,
GOLDBAND
SANSEVIERIA

CATEGORY

SHRUB

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

MATURE LEAVES ARE DARK GREEN WITH
LIGHT GRAY-GREEN CROSS-BANDING
70-90 CM (2.3-3.0 FT) LONG AND 5-6 CM
(2.0-2.4IN) WIDE
THE HEIGHT ABOVE 2M (6 FT)

LEAVES

PLANT CARE
REQUIREMENT

SEMI SHADE
FULL SUN
LITTLE WATER

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BENEFITS OF
DRACAENA

TRIFASCIATA

THE SNAKE PLANT PURIFIES

AIR BY ABSORBING TOXINS

THROUGH THE LEAVES AND

PRODUCING PURE OXYGEN. IN

FACT, THE SANSEVIERIA IS AN

IDEAL BEDROOM PLANT.

WHEREAS MOST OTHER

PLANTS RELEASE CARBON

DIOXIDE AT NIGHT (IN THE

ABSENCE OF

PHOTOSYNTHESIS), THE

SANSEVIERIA CONTINUES TO

PRODUCE OXYGEN.

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COCOS NUCIFERA BARK FRUITS

COMMON NAME

COCONUT

CATEGORY

PALM

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

GROWING UP TO 30 M (100FT) TALL
PINNATE LEAVES 4-6M (13-20FT) LONG AND
PINNAE 60-90CM (2-3FT) LONG
MATURE FRUITS , OVOID OR ELLIPSOID IN
SHAPE , 300-450MM(12-18 INCH) IN LENGTH
AND 150-200 MM (6-8 INCH) IN DIAMETER

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PLANT CARE REQUIREMENT

FULL SUN
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 85 AND
95 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

BACKGROUND OF COCOS LEAVES
NUCIFERA
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COCONUT IS ESPECIALLY HIGH IN

MANGANESE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR

BONE HEALTH AND THE METABOLISM OF

CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, AND

CHOLESTEROL. IT IS ALSO RICH IN

COPPER AND IRON, WHICH HELP FORM

RED BLOOD CELLS, AS WELL AS SELENIUM,

AN IMPORTANT ANTIOXIDANT THAT

PROTECTS YOUR CELLS.

COCONUT OIL MAY HAVE MANY

POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR THE SKIN.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IT HAS ANTI-

INFLAMMATORY, ANTIBACTERIAL, AND

ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES. COCONUT OIL IS

ALSO VERY MOISTURIZING FOR DRY SKIN.

EASY AIR
PLANT CARE
GUIDE

A Simple Guide for Healthy Plants

1 PLACE NEAR A WINDOW
Air plants like indirect light. Give them a bit
shady , not a full day of direct sun.

2 WATER AIR PLANTS WEEKLY
There's variation, but air plants need water every 1
to 2 weeks. Soak for 5 minutes only in fresh water.
Then shake the plant dry and place upside down.

3 USE RAIN OR DAY OLD TAP WATER
Air Plants can be sensitive to chlorine. Leave tap water in
a pitcher for 1 day before use. Or use rain water. Fancy !

4 KEEP IT PRUNED
Like any plant , you will need to trim away the brown. Trim near
the base in a natural pattern. Brown leaves in the center should
not be pruned. It is root rot for being overwatered.

5 SEPARATE YOUR PUPS
After your air plant flowers , it produces babies. When pups
are 1/3 the size of the mother , you can gently twist to
remove them.
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FLORA MAGAZINE

SUMMARY

PLANTS

One day is not enough to A garden is a grand teacher . It
green our earth. Planting teaches patience and careful
caring and love is also watchfulness ; it teaches
expecting our earth froum us. industry and thrift ; above all it
Do it , it will heal not only the teaches entire trust.
land but also your body and
mind.

-Author : Karthikeyan V

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PUBLICATION

DCA40212 - LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Trees and plants always look like the
people they live with , somehow .

-Zara Neale Hurston-