Ornamental foliage plants

They provide ornamental interest either through an unusually striking leaf shape (ferns, philodendrons), or through the bright coloration of their leaves in the most unexpected combinations (begonias, marantas, crotons, many acanthaceous plants). When cultivating variegated-leaved plants it is important to know their reaction to light, because with excess light the leaves of some species (begonia…

They provide ornamental interest either through an unusually striking leaf shape (ferns, philodendrons), or through the bright coloration of their leaves in the most unexpected combinations (begonias, marantas, crotons, many acanthaceous plants). When cultivating variegated-leaved plants it is important to know their reaction to light, because with excess light the leaves of some species (begonias, marantas) become pale and lose their variegated pattern. In others, by contrast, the variegated leaf coloration becomes more pronounced under bright sunny conditions (crotons).