9 Plants That Start With Q: Meet the Queens of the Garden

Plants that start with Q happen to come with very beautiful leaves and flowers. Most of these plants have “queen” in their name and truly, they are the queens of the garden – examples include queen’s cup plant and queen anthurium.

If you’d love to grow these beautiful plants, read this article for the best recommendations and some growth tips.

Types of Plants That Start With Q

1. Quesnelia Quesneliana

Imagine a plant that looks so much like the pineapple plant, but instead of the pineapple fruit emerging from the center, you see a very pink and beautiful flower. This plant is the quesneliana and It originates from Southeastern Brazil but has found its way into many exotic gardens around the world.

Treat this plant like you’d treat other ornamentals; ensure that you grow it in loam soil and that the soil never runs out of moisture. As for its nutrient needs, mixing the soil with compost, coffee grounds, or other types of organic materials is simply what you need to keep your quesneliana healthy.

2. Queen’s Cup Plant

The Clintonia uniflora plant is a very special type of plant and it will surely interest you if you are a lover of weird-looking plants. It is a low-grower, so it mostly never reaches 10 inches in height. One unique feature that distinguishes the uniflora from other plants in the Clintonia genus is that each individual produces just one flower. The name “uniflora” means “one flower.”

This is a low-growing plant, so remember not to step on it if you have it in your area. It only grows in soil with consistent moisture, so if your soil dries out quickly, you should either amend it or regularly water your plants. Ensure that the soil stays very nutritious for your plants.

3. Queen’s Tears

Here’s another special plant that will surely be of interest to you. The Billbergia nutans plant is an epiphyte that originates from Brazil. It produces pink flowers and leathery leaves and is a perfect plant for you if you’re looking for plants to grow indoors.

These plants do not grow out of control, so you can grow as many as you want at a spot and their beauty will remain as it was originally for a very long time.

As epiphytes, the potting mix for your queen’s tears is different. The potting mix must be made of bark or other airy materials so that it would be as though the roots are fully exposed to the air. Water your plants once or twice weekly by either misting them or fully submerging them in water for some minutes.

4. Quaker Ladies

If you are a fan of symbolic plants, you’d love the Houstonia caerulea, as it represents our connection to the earth and mother nature. Growing this plant around you means that you are deeply in touch with nature. The beautiful plant produces blue to purple flowers from April and the meadow where they grow well goes from zero to ten in terms of its appearance.

Quakers do not like waterlogged soil but love consistent moisture. To achieve this, you’ll need to wait until a few inches of the upper soil is dry before you water them. Also, you do not need to spend much on fertilizer. Just amend the soil so that it is nutrient and humus-rich and you are good to go.

5. Quadricolor Century

If you love succulents, you’d love this work of art. The quadricolor agave plant is one with dazzling beauty, as it comes with work colors like green, white, yellow, and pale green.

The leaves are geometrically arranged just like other agaves and staring at them from a distance can keep you stunned. This beautiful plant also makes a good border plant, so you can grow it on your garden edges.

As in other succulent plants, you should reduce your watering rate for the quadricolors. Only water them when the soil is dry and make sure that the soil stays well-drained. Feed them every month or two with a half-strength succulent mix and watch them grow without problems.

6. Quaking Grass

These are beautiful grasses that would interest you, as they produce beautiful yellow heads that shake quickly when exposed to the slightest breeze. The name “quaking” comes from the shaking characteristic of the flowers. These beautiful grasses make awesome companions to the queen anne’s lace plant (Daucus carota) which is also known as the wild carrot.

These grasses are very easy to grow and will not take so much of your time or energy. You just need to plant them or place their pot in a spot with bright light and water them every two or three days. Also, fertilize them with grass fertilizer and you are good to go.

7. Queen Anthurium

Here’s one special plant that you want to grow indoors. This beautiful anthurium grows leaves that can stretch as tall as 3-4 inches. It is a suitable plant to grow indoors, as it does not like the full sun.

This plant originates from Columbia and grows best in tropical and subtropical regions. However, if you live in cooler zones outside its preferred USDA hardiness zone, you can grow it in a greenhouse.

You want to use a lot of peat moss in the potting mix of your anthurium plants so that the potting mix is well-aerated and has a very quick drainage. You can fertilize your plants either with inorganic or organic fertilizers. Just make sure that the fertilizer has higher levels of nitrogen so that the plant’s leaves can stay green and beautiful.

8. Queen Victoria Agave

Certain plants will give you every lost energy by just looking at them. This very beautiful plant has geometrically arranged leaves with white edges. It truly is a work of art and will give that finishing touch to your garden. While it is a beautiful plant, it is very easy to care for.

This is an extremely drought-tolerant plant, so it can go months without water. However, you should water it at least once monthly. Do not grow your agaves near other plants that need consistent moisture, as you may expose them to root rot. Occasionally, use a stick to remove spider webs from the leaves, as spiders love dwelling between the leaves.

9. Queensland Firewheel Tree

Australia is truly a unique country, as most of the animals and plants that originate from there are weird looking. This tree happens to have leaves that look so much like the fronds of ferns. It comes with fiery flowers that will surely cause a stare in your yard. If you leave the tree to grow, it can reach over 100 feet in height. However, it is more beautiful when you prune it often.

If you love this tree that starts with q, you’d love other q trees such as Quercus imbricaria (shingle oaks), Quercus coccinea (scarlet oaks), and queen palm.

Remember that the only similarity between these plants is the beginning of their name, so you must learn their care requirements before you plant them in your yard.

Conclusion

These Q plants are awesome, right?

Here’s a recap from the article:

• Some beautiful q plants that you can grow are Queens cup and tears, Anthuriums and Victoria, and Quaker lady plants.
• Remember that succulent plants prefer dry to wet soil, so do not overwater your succulents.
• If your q plants have stunted growth, check their environmental conditions, especially light exposure, and nutrients in the soil.
• Before making a selection, make sure that you know the USDA hardiness zone preference of your q plants.
• For flowering plants, grow them in full sun so that they can have brighter flowers for a longer time.

Now, make your choice from the beautiful plants and enjoy their look in your garden. Remember to make use of the growth tips in this article.

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