What is ornamental leaves?
Bonsai are plants grown primarily for their leaves, not their stems (bonsai) or flowers or fruits.
These plants are grown as ornamentals, often used to enhance the aesthetics of gardens, indoor spaces or landscapes. Learn more about garden landscape design trends.
Foliage plants are selected based on the color, shape, size, texture or style of the leaves.
Reasons why players love ornamental plants
Bonsai enthusiasts focus on collecting, cultivating, and displaying plants with beautiful, unique leaves. Unlike regular bonsai, bonsai are valued for their color, shape, pattern, and size of leaves, not just their flowers or tree shape.
Bonsai enthusiasts often use the term 'artistic tree' to refer to a tree that has taken on a shape or leaf form, and can be displayed or used in the landscape.
Unlike flowering plants, which are valued for their flowers, foliage plants are valued for the visual interest created by their foliage.
They are often chosen for their ability to provide greenery, provide interesting leaf shapes or colors, or thrive in specific environments.
Some outstanding features of ornamental leaves
- Variety of species: Foliage includes a wide variety of plants, from common ones like snake plant, aloe vera, money tree to rare and expensive ones like Monstera Deliciosa Mint, Philodendron Billietiae Var.
- Health benefits: Foliage plants help purify the air, reduce stress, and bring a sense of relaxation to the player.
- High aesthetic value: Ornamental plants bring unique beauty to the space with diverse leaf colors, from green, yellow, red, purple to leaves with spots, stripes, or impressive patterns.
- Elegant hobby: Foliage requires meticulousness, patience and knowledge of plant care techniques. Collecting, crossbreeding and propagating rare ornamental foliage is also an elegant hobby of many people.
Some popular ornamental plants in Vietnam:
- Snake plant
- Taro plant
- Peperomia plant
- Palm tree, ke
- Money tree
- Pothos
- Peace lily
- Dracaena fragrans
- Anthurium plant
- Areca palm, coconut tree
- Peacock plant
- Monstera plant
- Philodendron plant
- Fern
- Begonia plant
See more KLA's indoor plant and bonsai library.
Foliage will be the new trend!?
Foliage bonsai is becoming increasingly popular in Vietnam, especially in big cities. Bonsai groups have been set up on social networks, creating conditions for players to share experiences, interact and exchange rare plants.
In addition to the application of ornamental foliage in landscape is the trend of this year. If you are looking for an elegant hobby that brings benefits to your health and living space, bonsai is a great choice.
