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Plant Name |
Botanical Name |
Light |
Watering |
Description |
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AIR PLANT |
Tillandsia spp. |
Bright filtered light |
Mist frequently with distilled water |
Brightly coloured, long lived flowers; leaves absorb moisture from misting |
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ALOE |
Aloe spp. |
Bright direct light |
Allow soil to dry completely before watering |
Succulent plants with fleshy leaves, many varieties |
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ARALIA - BALFOUR |
Polyscias balfouriana |
Bright indirect light, warm |
Allow soil to dry slightly before watering |
Grown for it's attractive round variegated leaves |
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ARALIA - FALSE |
Dizygotheca elegantissima |
Bright indirect light, warm |
Allow soil to dry slightly before watering |
Delicate compound leaves with a palm-like shape and unique colour |
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ARALIA - JAPANESE |
Fatsia japonica |
Bright indirect light, cool |
Keep soil moist in summer, less so in winter |
Bright lobed, fan-like leaves, dark green |
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ARALIA - MING |
Polyscias fruticosa 'Elegans' |
Bright indirect light |
Allow soil to dry out slightly before watering |
Grown for its twisted stems and delicate foliage |
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BEGONIA - REX |
Begonia rex hybrids |
Bright indirect light, cool |
Allow soil to dry somewhat before watering |
Heart shaped leaves with rich colours and attractive patterns; small pink flowers in spring |
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BIRD OF PARADISE |
Strelitzia reginae |
Bright direct light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Large leaves on long stalks; large, colourful, orange and blue flowers, in spring |
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BOUGAINVILLEA |
Bougainvillea buttiana |
Direct light |
Allow soil to dry out before watering |
Climbing plant with woody stems, tiny flowers surrounded by colorful, papery bracts |
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BROMELIAD |
various spp. |
Bright filtered light |
Add water to cup at center of plant once/week, water soil every three weeks |
Colourful long lasting flowers and variegated leaves |
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BUNYA - BUNYA |
Araucaria bidwillii |
Bright indirect light |
Allow soil to dry slightly before watering |
Evergreen plant with small, sharp-needled shiny foliage |
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CACTUS |
various spp. |
Bright direct sunlight |
Allow soil to dry completely before watering |
Huge family of succulent plants with sharp needles, variously colored flowers possible on some species |
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CALADIUM |
Caladium x hybrids |
Bright indirect light |
Keep soil moist; stop watering in fall |
Thin heart-shaped, various coloured leaves, plant dies back in the fall; bulb can be saved over winter |
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CALATHEA |
Calathea hybrids |
Filtered or indirect light |
Keep moist in the summer, reducing in winter |
Colourful, intricately patterned leaves |
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CAST IRON PLANT |
Aspidistra elatior |
Filtered light, cool temperature |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Long, leathery, dark green leaves; low light plant |
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CHINA DOLL |
Radermachera sinca |
Bright indirect light |
Keep soil moist |
Delicate glossy green leaves on slender stems |
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CHINESE EVERGREEN |
Aglaonema commutatum |
Filtered or indirect light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Clusters of variegated, lance-shaped leaves |
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CITRUS |
Citrus spp. |
Bright direct sunlight |
Allow soil to dry almost completely before watering |
Glossy green leaves with fragrant spring flowers; small fruit. Water a little less during the winter |
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CROTON |
Codiaeum variegatum pictum |
Bright indirect light |
Keep soil moist |
Long variegated leaves in various colours and shapes |
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DIEFFENBACHIA |
Dieffenbachia spp. |
Filtered or indirect light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Variegated leaves with an oblong shape, quilted texture; sap is toxic |
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DRACAENA |
Dracaena hybrids |
Indirect light, warm |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Long lance-shaped leaves on either shrub or tree form plants |
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FERN |
spp. and hybrids |
Filtered light |
Keep soil moist |
Many varieties of shade tolerant, moisture loving plants with a delicate foliage |
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FIG - FIDDLE LEAF |
Ficus lyrata |
Filtered or indirect light |
Allow soil to dry somewhat before watering |
Tree or shrub form with large lobed, fiddle-shaped leaves |
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FIG - WEEPING |
Ficus benjamina |
Filtered or indirect light |
Allow soil to dry half way down pot before watering |
Evergreen plant with slender, wavy green foliage; some leaf drop periodically is normal |
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FLAMINGO FLOWER |
Anthurium spp. |
Bright filtered light |
Keep soil moist |
Oval-shaped leathery leaves with long lasting pink or red bracts |
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HOMALOMENA |
Homalomena wallisii |
Filtered or indirect light |
Allow soil to dry completely before watering |
Large heart-shaped, waxy green leaves on long stems |
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JADE PLANT |
Crassula argentea |
Bright direct light |
Allow soil to dry completely before watering |
Succulent plant with thick branching stems |
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KAFFIR LILY |
Clivia miniata |
Bright filtered light |
Keep soil moist in summer; winter dry, cool |
Narrow glossy leaves, orange flowers from April to June |
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LAUREL-INDIAN |
Ficus microcarpa nitida |
Filtered or indirect light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Upright growth habit with long, smooth oval-shaped leaves |
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MONSTERA |
Monstera deliciosa |
Indirect or filtered light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Large tropical vine with large, splitting, heart-shaped leaves. This plant is no longer classified as philodendron |
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OLEANDER |
Nerium oleander |
Bright direct light |
Keep soil moist in spring and summer |
Slender leathery leaves, fragrant flowers in many colors; POISONOUS |
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PALM |
Palm spp. |
Bright indirect light |
Soil moisture depends on species |
Many varieties of tree-form plants with feathery leaves |
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PEACE LILY |
Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa' |
Indirect light |
Allow soil to dry somewhat before watering |
White spathe forms from long stem with lance-shaped leaves |
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PEPEROMIA |
Peperomia spp. |
Bright indirect light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Several varieties of succulent plants with attractive foliage and trailing or compact growth habits |
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PHILODENDRON |
Philodendron spp. |
Indirect or filtered light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Heart shaped leaves in either tree or vine form |
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PINE - BUDDHIST |
Podocarpus macrophyllus |
Bright filtered light |
Keep soil moist |
Evergreen plant with dense, dark green needle-like foliage |
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PINE - FERN |
Podocarpus gracilior |
Bright filtered light |
Keep soil moist |
Evergreen plant with fine drooping foliage |
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PINE - NORFOLK ISLAND |
Araucaria heterophylla |
Bright indirect light, cool |
Keep soil moist |
Evergreen plant with soft, over lapping, tiered foliage |
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POLKA DOT PLANT |
Hypoestes phyllostachya |
Bright filtered light |
Keep soil moist |
Soft, bright green foliage with red or white speckles |
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RUBBER PLANT |
Ficus elastica |
Low-direct light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Large glossy green or burgundy leaves with ivory ribbing |
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SCHEFFLERA |
Schefflera spp. |
Bright indirect light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Tree or shrub form with long stems supporting 6-8 large glossy leaves |
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SENSITIVE PLANT |
Mimosa pudica |
Bright direct light |
Keep soil moist |
Compound lacy leaves that close when touched. Do not touch constantly, as it stresses the plant |
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SNAKE PLANT |
Sansevieria trifasciata |
Indirect light |
Hardy, durable plant with sword-shaped, leathery dark green leaves, some with yellow or cream edges |
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TI PLANT |
Cordyline terminalis |
Filtered/indirect light |
Allow soil to dry before watering |
Sword-shaped leaves with red variegation |
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VENUS FLY TRAP |
Dionaea muscipula |
Bright indirect light |
Keep moss moist with distilled water |
Carnivorous plant that feeds on insects; attractive foliage and red traps |
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YUCCA |
Yucca elephantipes |
Bright direct sunlight |
Allow soil to dry completely before watering |
Sword-shaped leaves; very durable plant |