1. House Plants
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2. Norfolk Island Pine Aracauria 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
11-15

3. Sprengeri Fern Asparagus 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
11/16

4. Spider Plant Chlorophytum 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

5. Dumbcane Dieffenbachia 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

6. Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum
Vine
Cordate, leathery leaves; bright green and marbled in yellow or white
Moisture: Evenly Light: High
Fertilize lightly throughout growing season.

7. Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima
Height: 1-3’
Spread: 1-3’
Large red, pink, white or bicolor bracts with inconspicious flowers
Native to Mexico
Needs hours of dark to change color (Short-day plant)
Moisture: Evenly
Light: high
Prune to keep plants dense

8. Weeping Fig Ficus 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

9. Rubber Plant Ficus elastica ‘Decora’
Height: 6’
Leaves are thick, glossy, leathery and have a maroon midrib
Light: low
Milky substance inside leaf.

10. Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura ‘Kerchoviana’
Height: 12-15”
Satiny foliage with red veins or dark spots.
Leaves curl at night
Light: Medium

11. Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata
Height: 2’
Spread: 2’
Fronds up to 3’ long with upright and arching habit
Light: High
Outside-morning sun and afternoon shade

12. Parlor Ivy Philodendron scandens
Vining
Heart-shaped leaves, typically with purple or brown undersides
Stipules turn brown and fall off
Light: Low
Vigorous climber

13. Swedish Ivy Plectranthus australis
Vining
Waxy, leathery leaves with scalloped edges
Spikes of white flowers appear occasionally
Light: High
Good for hanging baskets

14. African Violet Saintpaulia 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

15. Dwarf Schefflera Schefflera 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

16. Peace Lily Spathiphyllum
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

17. Purple Wandering Jew Tradescantia 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 baskets