January 10, 2025

In The Nursery - Encyclopedia of Farm Life Plants 1

This is a collection of pictures and descriptions of different things we see in the nursery. The pictures can be anything from insects to physiological problems to drought or light stress. The goal is to help our customers understand or be able to diagnose issues with the plants that we grow.

by Farm Life Tropical Foliage

POLYSCIAS PINNATA 'LEMON LIME ARALIA'

Mite Damage
Upper and lower side of leaf

POLYSCIAS PINNATA 'LEMON LIME ARALIA'

Edema Damaged Cells
Upper and lower leaf surfaces

POLYSCIA GUILFOYLEI 'BLACK ARALIA'

Revision of Foliage

SCHEFFLERA ACTINOPHYLLA 'AMATE'

Mealybugs on foliage
Mealybugs on stem

BLECHNUM 'SILVER LADY'

Mealybugs on stem.

Mealybugs on Blechnum Silver Lady

PHYLONDENDRON 'ROJO CONGO'

Spider mite damage on leaves

ALOCASIA 'REGAL SHIELD'

Scale insects on bottom of leaf

Scale insects on Alocasia Regal Shield

Dracaena Reflexa at Empire State Realty Trust, Stamford, Connecticut

Atria and Farm Life team up to create a fabulous statement using multi standard Pleomele Reflexa characters.

Rhapis palm and Dracaena reflexa at a residence in Fisher Island, Florida

Islander Maintenance and Farm Life create an amazing design with dark green Rhapis palms and Dracaena reflexa.

Marginata Water Use - Transition from Nursery to Interior

This experiment used a data logger to measure the Percent Volume Water Content, in the soil, for a 14 inch Marginata Staggard Cutback as it transitioned from growing in the nursery to installed in an interior office environment.

Further Reading

Dracaena Reflexa at Empire State Realty Trust, Stamford, Connecticut

Rhapis palm and Dracaena reflexa at a residence in Fisher Island, Florida

Marginata Water Use - Transition from Nursery to Interior

Easy Care Houseplants

Colorful Indoor Plants

Trending Tropical Plants

Tropical Plants Certified for California

Large Indoor Trees