. Some large-leaved ornamental plants for the tropics. Plants, Ornamental; Tropical plants. SOME LARGE-LEAVED ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 45. grown for ornamental purposes. C. papyrus L., the Egyptian paper plant, is seldom seen in Puerto Rico but is grown extensively in other tropical and subtropical regions on the margins of streams and in damp soil. Cyperus alternifolius is a perennial w^hich grows in dense palm- like tufts with numerous stiff triangular stems 1 to 4 feet high. Each stem is crowned by a spiraled umbrella-like flowering head which consists of about 20 leaf-like bracts 4 to 8 inches lo
. Some large-leaved ornamental plants for the tropics. Plants, Ornamental; Tropical plants. SOME LARGE-LEAVED ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 45. grown for ornamental purposes. C. papyrus L., the Egyptian paper plant, is seldom seen in Puerto Rico but is grown extensively in other tropical and subtropical regions on the margins of streams and in damp soil. Cyperus alternifolius is a perennial w^hich grows in dense palm- like tufts with numerous stiff triangular stems 1 to 4 feet high. Each stem is crowned by a spiraled umbrella-like flowering head which consists of about 20 leaf-like bracts 4 to 8 inches long and of varying widths. The small numerous grass-like flowers are borne in brownish compound umbels among these leafy bracts. The umbrella plant is particularly suitable for planting along the banks of pools or streams. It may also be grown in pots or in moist locations in the garden. In some areas the triangular stems are used for weaving mats and baskets. Propagation is by division of old clumps, seed, or by adventitious plants which arise from the old inflorescences. Diejfenbachia picta Schott Variable Tuftroot (fig. 30) "Rabano" Araceae Dieffenbachias are thick-stemmed perennial plants from Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands. About 25 species are known but only a few are cultivated. The stems often become procumbent at the base but are upright at the tip with a leafy top. They are grown for the ornamental effect of the leaves, which are smooth and green or variegated with creamy white and various shades of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Winters, Harold F; Agricultural Experiment Station. Washington, D. C. : Gov. Print. Off.
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