House Plants

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Norfolk Island PineAracauria heterophylla

● Height: 1-8’● Spread: 1-4’● Small tree with

whorled branching● Soft green needles● Moisture: Let dry

slightly● Fertilizer: 2x/month

(spring-summer) & 1x/month (fall-winter)

● Light: High

Sprengeri FernAsparagus densiflorus ‘sprengeri’

● Height: 18-24”● Spread: 18-24”● Lime green stems

with needle-like leaves

● Moisture: Dry slightly

● All-purpose fertilizer during growing season

● Light: High● Red Berries

Spider PlantChlorophytum comosum

● Height:1-3’● Spread: 1-33’● Arching leaves

that support plantlets; has a yellow or white stripe

● ½” White Flower● Reduce watering

in winter, but moist spring-summer

● Fertilize every other week

● Light: Low-High

DumbcaneDieffenbachia maculata

● Height: 6’● Spread: 2’● Elliptical thick, dark

green-yellow leaves

● Moisture: Dry slightly

● Fertilize: 2x/month (spring-summer)

● Light: Medium● Juices can

temporarily paralyze vocal cords, throat may swell and shut

Golden PothosEpipremnum aureum

● Vine● Cordate, leathery

leaves; bright green and marbled in yellow or white

● Moisture: Evenly Light: High

● Fertilize lightly throughout growing season.

PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima

● Height: 1-3’● Spread: 1-3’● Large red, pink, white

or bicolor bracts with inconspicious flowers

● Native to Mexico● Needs 14-18 hours of

dark to change color (Short-day plant)

● Moisture: Evenly● Light: high● Prune to keep plants

dense

Weeping FigFicus benjamina

● Height: 8’● Tough, leathery,

shiny leaves with wavy margins

● Fertilize monthly● Light: High● Will lose most of

its leaves if moved but will recover

Rubber PlantFicus elastica ‘Decora’

● Height: 6’● Leaves are thick,

glossy, leathery and have a maroon midrib

● Light: low● Milky substance

inside leaf.

Prayer PlantMaranta leuconeura ‘Kerchoviana’

● Height: 12-15”● Satiny foliage

with red veins or dark spots.

● Leaves curl at night

● Light: Medium

Boston FernNephrolepis exaltata

● Height: 2’● Spread: 2’● Fronds up to 3’

long with upright and arching habit

● Light: High● Outside-morning

sun and afternoon shade

Parlor IvyPhilodendron scandens

● Vining● Heart-shaped

leaves, typically with purple or brown undersides

● Stipules turn brown and fall off

● Light: Low● Vigorous climber

Swedish IvyPlectranthus australis

● Vining● Waxy, leathery

leaves with scalloped edges

● Spikes of white flowers appear occasionally

● Light: High● Good for hanging

baskets

African VioletSaintpaulia ionantha

● Height: 2-10”● Width: 2-24”● Leaves in

rosettes● Flower cluster in

shades of pink, white and purple

● Keep evenly moist

● Fertilize all year● Light: Medium● Take leaf

cuttings ● One of the most

popular house plants

Dwarf ScheffleraSchefflera arboricola

● Height: 10-12’● Width: 1-4’● 5-6 leaflets in a

palmate arrangement

● Allow to get dry before watering again

● Light: Medium - High● Stem cuttings or air

layer

Peace LilySpathiphyllum

● Height: 2-8’● Large elliptical,

shiny leaves (Basal)

● White spathe and spadix (low bloom in low light)

● Keep evenly moist

● Fertilze monthly● Light: Low - High● Divide

Purple Wandering JewTradescantia zebrina

● Height: 8-16”● Width: 10-36”● Purple, silver and

green stirped leaves

● Tiny, purple flowers

● Evenly moist● Light: High● Stem cuttings● Good for hanging

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