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Walls with plants growing on them are turning up everywhere. And I am not just talking about vines that cling such as Boston ivy and creeping fig. It is now possible to cover any wall, exterior or interior, with vegetation in a variety of colors, textures, and forms. Such living walls are becoming an increasingly familiar sight at airports, commercial buildings and private residences as well, where both exterior and interior walls are candidates for vertical gardens.
Exterior and interior walls of several Los Angeles homes have also served as canvases for Brenner’s horticultural works of art. There is nothing predictable about Brenner’s plant selections, which depend upon the whims of the client. These melanges of botanical species include ferns, geraniums, heucheras, coleus, orchids, parlor palms, bromeliads, and succulents, although this last category, Brenner confided, tend to become leggy when grown on walls.Cymbidium orchid flower spike.
To learn more about Gromeo, visit habitathorticulture.com. When you get there, click “shop” in the upper right-hand corner of the home page to access Gromeo wall planters. I asked readers to send me their orchid experiences. One of the responses included a photo of a brilliant, cherry red clutch of flowers from an Epidendrum orchid courtesy of Dee van Dam, who writes about it as follows: “I am not a fan of the foliage, but this plant redeems itself by blooming year around. I am in Ontario and my plant gets morning sun and afternoon shade.”
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