PLANT
LISTING
A-C
ABUTILON
Chinese bellflower, Chinese lantern,
Flowering maple, Parlor maple
LIGHT:
Direct sun.
WATER:
Keep soil moist in growing season.
ACALYPHA WILKESIANA
Copper-leaf.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
let top inch dry out between watering.
TIP:
Cut back in spring for bushiness.
PROPAGATION:
Stem cuttings from tips.
AESCHYNANTHUS
Climbing beauty, Lipstick plant,
Pipe plant, Zebra basket vine.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Mist plant often.
AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM
Chinese everygreen, Painted drop tongue,
Snow Queen, Silver King, Treub's aglaonema.
AGLAONEMA CRISPUM
Painted Drop-tongue.
SILVER KING AGLAONEMA
Chinese everygreen.
SNOW QUEEN AGLAONEMA
Snow queen.
TREUB'S AGLAONEMA
Treub's aglaonema.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Frequent to keep soil lightly damp.
TIP:
Use 50% or more organic matter,in
soil, Will grow in water.
PROPAGATION:
By stem cutting.
ALLOPLECTUS
Miniature pouch flower.
LIGHT:
Bright, Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use same soil as african violets.
ANTHURIUM CRYSTALLINUM
Crystal anthurium.
ANTHURIUM ANDRAEANUM
Flamingo Lily.
ANTHURIUM SCHERZERANUM
Flamingo flower.
LIGHT:
Bright,Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use more organic matter in soil.
PROPAGATION:
Seeds or offsets of parent plants.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA
Norfolk Island Pine.
LIGHT:
Bright, Filtered light.
WATER:
Water when top layer is dry.
TIP:
Mist often when small.
ARBOCOLA
LIGHT:
Bright, Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
ASPIDISTRA
Cast-iron plant.
LIGHT:
Bright,filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
PROPAGATION:
By division.
AUCUBA JAPONICA VARIEGATA
Gold dust plant, Japanese laurel,
Spotted laurel.
LIGHT:
Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil lightly moist,less in winter.
TIP:
If spots fade you need more light.
PROPAGATION:
Stem cuttings.
BEGONIA
Angle wings.
LIGHT:
Bright Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Mist plant or use humidity tray.
PROPAGATION:
Stem cuttings.
BROMELIADS
Pitcher plant, vase plant.
AECHMEA FASCIATA
Urn plant
looks like power cover on leaves.
BILLBERGIA ZEBRINA
Zebra.
Striped leaves.
GUZMANIA LINGULATA
Scarlet star.
Dark green leaves.
NEOREGELIA SPECTABILIS
Fingernail plant.
Leaves tiped in red.
VRIESEA CARINATA
Lobster claws.
Light green leaves, bracts(flowers),
looks like claws.
LIGHT:
Filtered light.
WATER:
Let top inch of soil to dry in between watering.
TIP:
Don't fertilize soil, mist leaves with a weak mix,
of 20-20-20.Change the water in the cup often.
If you have trouble introducing a bromeliad to flower,
place in a plastic bag with a ripe apple for a few days.
Apple juice in your weak watering mix will also work well.
The ethylene gas from the apple will initiate flower buds.
When the flower stops flowering, the rosette starts to die,
a slow process that can last as long as 3 years,planting
the off sets that form at the base of the plant will give
you a collection of bromeliads that blooms year after year.
CALATHEA
Peacock plant, Rattlesnake plant,
Zebra plant.
LIGHT:
Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use humidity tray or mist often.
CALLISIA
Inch plant,Striped inch plant.
LIGHT:
Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
CHLOROPHYTUM
Airplane plant, Ribbon plant,
Spider ivy, Spider plant,
Walking anthericum.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Let top of soil dry out.
PROPAGATION:
Root miniatur plantlets in
a neighboring pot,in soil or water.
CISSUS
Grape ivy, Kangaroo vine,
Oakleaf ivy,Treebine.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Let top of soil dry out.
C.ANTARCTICA
Kangaroo vine, Kangaroo treebine,
Kangaroo ivy, African tree grape.
LIGHT:
Bright to filtered light.
WATER:
Let top of soil dry out before watering.
PROPAGATION:
Stem cuttings.
C.RHOMBIFOLIA
Grape ivy.
LIGHT:
Bright to Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep lightly moist.
PROPAGATION:
Stem cuttings.
CITRUS TREES
LIGHT:
Direct light.
WATER:
Daily out side,in growing season,
twice weekly in winter.
TIP:
Place outside from April to September,
place in south, window when indoors.
CLERODENDRUM
Clerodendron, Bleeding heart vine,
Glorybower.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use humidity tray or mist often.
CLIVIA
Kaffir lily.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist,in growing season.
TIP:
Use african violet soil mix.
CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM
Croton, Gold dust plant, Joseph's coat.
Some plants can reach 6 feet(180 cm).
CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM 'BRAVO'
Bravo Croton.
Deep green etched in bright yellow, red,
or ivory,copper,pink,orange,or brown.
CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM 'CRAIGII'
Craig's Croton.
Bright green with brilliant yellow veins.
CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM 'GOLD DUST'
Gold Dust.
Green leaves splashed with golden dots.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Mist plant often,
or use mist tray.
PROPAGATION:
Stem cuttings or layering.
COFFEA
Coffee plant.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use humidity tray or mist often indoors.
COLEUS
Flame nettle, painted leaf plant,
painted nettle.
LIGHT:
Bright or Filtered light.
WATER:
keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use humidity tray or mist often.
COLUMNEA
Norse fire plant.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use humidity tray, BUT DON'T MIST
Use african violet soil mix.
CORDYLINE
Good luck plant, Hawaiian ti,
ti plant,Tree-of-kings.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist from spring to fall,
let top dry, out rest of year.
TIP:
Don't mist leaves ,use humidity tray.
PROPAGATION:
Stem cuttings.
CROSSANDRA
Firecracker flower.
LIGHT:
Filtered light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Keep in six inch pot for best growing.
Use humidity tray or mist often.
CTENANTHE
Bamburanta, Giant bamburanta,
Never-never plant.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use humidity tray or mist often.
CYCLAMEN
Alpine violet, Shooting star.
LIGHT:
Bright light.
WATER:
Keep soil moist.
TIP:
Use african violet soil mix.
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