tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post7875916493233664673..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: List: Houseplants With Brown or Partly Brown Leavesmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-65929235014957849702010-06-14T10:22:45.463-07:002010-06-14T10:22:45.463-07:00Not a houseplant, but I planted Wild Ginger in the...Not a houseplant, but I planted Wild Ginger in the garden this year, which has strange little brown flowers. And there are Chocolate Cosmos with brown flowers also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51479275487819575632010-06-13T20:52:21.409-07:002010-06-13T20:52:21.409-07:00I came over because I thought of some of the episc...I came over because I thought of some of the episcia cv... particularly 'chocolate soldier' but I see that you have them in the list of not pictured. <br /><br />Then, I decided that I should probably go ahead and just mention that I like this post, and I always find your posts very entertaining and informative, even if I don't always comment. <br /><br />Keep up the good work.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15873955608713457862010-06-13T11:14:03.753-07:002010-06-13T11:14:03.753-07:00Any plant I get a hold of. Har har har.Any plant I get a hold of. Har har har.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63167743328618379792010-06-13T11:10:03.778-07:002010-06-13T11:10:03.778-07:00Might I suggest Sansevieria kirkii var pulchra ...Might I suggest <i>Sansevieria kirkii var pulchra</i> 'Coppertone'?Karen715https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979479537943300181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54336595780019790782010-06-13T06:50:12.696-07:002010-06-13T06:50:12.696-07:00Anonymous/Don:
I've definitely noticed Phormi...Anonymous/Don:<br /><br />I've definitely noticed <i>Phormium</i>, but no, I've never tried growing one inside. Usually with "outdoor" plants, I assume they either need more light than I have, or a cold period. A few attempts have worked out okay anyway (most notably with <i>Liriope</i> and <i>Ophiopogon</i>, neither of which are particularly fast-growing inside, but they'vemr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-67515167825103961382010-06-13T04:03:18.622-07:002010-06-13T04:03:18.622-07:00Some Kohleria also have brown leavesSome <i>Kohleria</i> also have brown leavesAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-70098231114295481212010-06-13T04:00:04.069-07:002010-06-13T04:00:04.069-07:00It's long puzzled me why several unrelated gro...It's long puzzled me why several unrelated groups of New Zealand plants (Phormiums, Carexes, Acaena, etc.) have a variety of members with brown foliage. Such pigmentation often serves as a kind of sunscreen, but why it should be more common in New Zealand than elsewhere seems to be an open question. Many of these are available for growing in mild-climate gardens in the US, and in cold gardensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com